Leadership Snacks: Be the person who notices. Rethinking setbacks, curiosity, and career paths.

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Discover how to turn career uncertainty into your unique advantage. Feeling like everyone else has their career figured out while you’re still trying to find your direction? You’re not alone—and not having a linear plan might actually be your greatest asset. 

In this session, healthcare leader and entrepreneur Helen Pitman shares how unexpected detours, natural curiosity, and rethinking setbacks can shape a powerful, resilient career. Moving past the pressure to have it all mapped out, this interactive session introduces a practical framework—Notice → Question → Connect → Try → Learn—to help you turn everyday observations into real career opportunities, no matter where you are starting from.

What you'll learn

In this session, Helen will show you to:

  • Reframe career setbacks: Learn how to view detours, missed goals, and unexpected shifts as valuable learning points rather than failures.
  • Master the practical framework: Discover how to apply the Notice → Question → Connect → Try → Learn model to identify opportunities and take low-risk action in your own journey.
  • Harness curiosity over comparison: Shift your focus away from comparing yourself to peers and toward leveraging your unique strengths and observations.
  • Navigate uncertainty with confidence: Build practical tools to adapt, experiment, and shape a meaningful career path even when the road ahead isn't clear.

 Our incredible guest presenter 

Helen Pitman is a healthcare leader, MBA graduate and entrepreneur. Her career has been anything but linear—and that has been her exact strength. After missing her initial VCE targets, Helen spent years navigating different fields, studying, and searching for her path. She eventually entered paramedicine, until a severe car accident redirected her life once again.

Diagnosed with ADHD at age 40, Helen unlocked a deep understanding of her natural drive to question norms, connect ideas, and spot hidden opportunities. Since then, she has built a successful regional business, led initiatives in healthcare, and is currently co-developing an innovative women’s health product in partnership with university and industry experts. Helen brings a candid, deeply relatable perspective to help students turn curiosity and unpredictability into their biggest career advantages.