I'm Lucy Caldicott. I spent thirty years in leadership in the non-profit sector, including time as a CEO. I know what it's like to care deeply about your work and still feel like something isn't quite right. If you're a purpose-driven professional who's feeling stuck, I'm here to help you work out why, and what to do about it.
ChangeOut is my coaching and consultancy practice. I work with leaders in charities, public sector organisations and mission-driven teams, supporting them to think through whatever has them stuck and enjoy their career again.
Executive coaching for purpose-driven leaders
ChangeOut clients have included Comic Relief, Samaritans, The Children's Society, HomeStart UK, and Advance. I'm training with Henley Business School and working towards ICF accreditation.
Many of the leaders I coach are midlife women leading in the non-profit or purpose-driven sector: people carrying a great deal outside of work, alongside all their responsibilities inside it, who want their working lives to feel like their own again.
If that's you,
Every Friday I write with honesty about leadership, purpose, and what it actually takes to thrive at work. You can subscribe here.
Fixing the system, not the leader
Charity leadership burnout isn't a personal failing, it's a system failing. 86 mentors from ACEVO, Cranfield Trust and the Elischer Foundation told us why.
Midlife Career Change: Where to Start When You Feel Lost
Feeling lost about a midlife career change? Before you update your CV, read this. Lucy Caldicott, executive coach and founder of ChangeOut, shares where to actually start when you don't know what you want next.
The reorganisation nobody announced
Stealth reorganisation: when roles vanish or balloon and nobody explains what's happening. Why leaders should communicate effectively - even when it's hard
We're going to need a bigger canary
What Freudenberger and Maslach tell us about burnout and who is really failing.
A different kind of tired
Burnout, rest, and choosing what restores you.
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