The Career Development Playbook: What To Do Each Quarter to Advance Your Career Year-Round

If you’ve ever started the year with big career goals—only to lose steam by spring—this episode is for you. Career coach Michelle Schafer shares her quarterly career playbook : a simple, structured approach to keep your professional growth on track all year long. Learn how to break your goals into manageable chunks, build momentum each quarter, and stay accountable to your future self. You’ll learn: How to create a quarterly framework that keeps your career goals realistic and sustainable The right way to initiate career development conversations with your manager Simple ways to stay visible, build new skills, and celebrate progress—without burning out Show Notes Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: Guest Resources: Self-marketing episode: LinkedIn: Website: Free offer : A free chapter from my book - sign up here: Order my book Cultivating Career Growth: Navigating Transitions with Purpose here: Free offer : Download the reflection tool Career Focus Framework here: Email me here: michelle@mschafercoaching.ca Book a complimentary 30 min discovery call with me here: Career Contessa Resources Book 1:1 career coaching session: Take an online course: Get your personalized salary report: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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The Career Development Playbook: What To Do Each Quarter to Advance Your Career Year-Round is an episode from The Career Contessa Podcast by Lauren McGoodwin.

This episode is 00:29:08 long.

This episode was published on Jan 20, 2026.

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