Occasionally, nearly everyone gets stuck in a rut at work. There’s too much to do, drastic staff cutbacks, poor morale, a mess in your personal life, a floundering supervisor, or countless other eventualities.

Thus, there are times a career coach can help, says Janet Steinwedel, director of leadership coaching at AstraZeneca PLC, the British drug giant. A few questions to consider:

– Do you want your work and life to be less complicated?

– Do you want or need to accelerate results at work?

– Is there a gap in your knowledge, skills or confidence?

– Are you being asked to tackle a massive project, without enough time or resources?

– Is your work and life out of balance?

– Is there a new manager or leader in your company?

– Do you need more organization and ability to self-manage?

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