We’re often told to follow our skills, our passions, or chase a bigger paycheck - but what if the real key to a fulfilling career is understanding your values?
Values have come up time and again throughout this latest series of The Switch, so we’ve brought in a leading expert to help you identify yours.
In this episode of The Switch from St. James’s Place Financial Adviser Academy, host Gee Foottit is joined by Dr Mandeep Rai, journalist, global development expert and author of ‘The Values Compass’.
Mandeep shares how values shape individuals, organisations, and even entire nations - and why uncovering your own values could be one of the most powerful moves you make in your career (and life).
In this episode you’ll learn:
- What values are and how they differ from skills and goals
- How national values shape culture, leadership, and working life
- Why career dissatisfaction is often a values mismatch, not a “wrong job”
- Practical ways to uncover the values that matter most to your career
- How to use values as a compass when making big professional decisions
Watch the episode here
Our guest speaker: Dr Mandeep Rai
Author of The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life and Leadership
Mandeep Rai is a global authority on values, working with companies, institutions, and individuals around the world. She has travelled to more than 150 countries and reported as a journalist for the BBC World Service and Reuters, amongst others.
She began her career in private banking at JPMorgan, and later worked for the United Nations, the European Commission, and grassroots NGOs before setting up the UAE’s first media venture capital funds.