Congrats on that promotion. Are you sure you want it?

“I wish I had slowed down to reflect more deeply on this opportunity before saying yes.” That’s what Tanya told me in a coaching session. Even though she had just been promoted, she was close to burnout. Tanya was only a few months into her director of client management role at the technology-focused consulting firm where she’d spent 15 years. She was overwhelmed and exhausted at a time when she expected to feel accomplished. While she said yes to that promotion, she wished she had slowed dow...