reher*sal 2026 Talk
Navigating a Career in Transition
Speaker
Tania Abanina
Team Lead & Coach
Team lead, coach and educator who helps individuals, teams, and organisations grow and navigate change through purpose-driven leadership. After a 20-year professional journey at the intersection of frontend engineering, UX/UI design, product delivery, process design and team development, I have transitioned into people-focused work. The common thread from technology design to people is shaping work culture, maintaining quality, and building safe, resilient environments where people can learn, adapt, and thrive.
Abstract
In public, a career change is often spoken about as if it’s a leap; in reality, it’s a long negotiation between internal and outer worlds. Over the past six years, I’ve moved from frontend engineering to people-focused work, learning that this shift isn’t a single decision but a system of experiments.
This talk distils that journey into principles anyone navigating change can use: how to recognise when learning plateaus, how to test new directions without collapse, and how to keep self-respect while everything is shifting. It’s not about reinvention – it’s about learning to stay present while your next professional shape emerges.