142. Do You Have a Mentor? Today’s episode is about mentoring. A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. They are the people that have had enough time in their career to share with you what they have learned and help guide you on your journey. Having a mentor can be a game changer for your career. Mentors can share their career experiences with you and help you see a different perspective. Mentoring has played an important role in my career and in so many of the leaders that I know. In...

141. How Are You Being Perceived? Today’s episode is about your perception and how that can impact your career opportunities. At a basic level your perception is how people in your organization view your leadership and your work. We used to say all the time that right or wrong, your perception is reality. If you are being viewed in the way that you want, then your perception equals the reality. However, if you are being viewed in a way that is very different than how you want, then you have...

140. Embracing Your Role as a Leader In today’s episode we are going to explore the question, are you embracing your role as a leader? When you step into a leadership role, it is important to be consistent, intentional and have the recognition that it is a continuous learning journey. Your team and your management want you to lead and expect that from you. Sometimes it is just a shift in your own mind that is the biggest change you need to make. Believing that you can do this and...

139. Relationships Make the Difference In this episode, I will be focused on how relationships can make a difference for you as a leader and being known by others. Having strong relationships are beneficial in so many ways, but I don’t think that people always think of their relationships in the way that they should. Having these connections and relationships to lean on is an asset for your professional network and reputation that you need more than you realize. You can’t do it all by...

138. Are You Maximizing Your Potential? I’ve been thinking a lot about potential lately. I was digging deeper into the question, what are you giving up by not being visible? There are many answers to that question, but here are a few examples: You don’t get the opportunities that you deserve. You are unable to maximize your potential and achieve the career success you want. You don’t have what you want in your personal life either if it is driven by what your professional life could give to...

137. Embrace Your Imperfections Today’s episode is focused on how to embrace your imperfections. We have all grown up with programming and messages from our families, teachers, media, society, culture, etc. that tell us what we are “supposed” to do in our lives. Some of these messages may include: get good grades, go to a good school, get a good job, get married, have children, save for retirement, follow the rules, don't talk back, respect your elders, etc. You get the gist of the messages...

136. The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – Part Two (with Dr. Sunita Sah) Dr. Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and worked as a management consultant for the pharmaceutical industry. She currently teaches executives, leaders, and students in healthcare and...

135. The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – Part One (with Dr. Sunita Sah) Dr. Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and worked as a management consultant for the pharmaceutical industry. She currently teaches executives, leaders, and students in healthcare and...

134. Leading Across Generations Part Two Today’s episode is part two of a two-part episode focused on the different generations in the workplace of today. A review of the internal and external generational impacts, the big events that have created shifts in each generation, how gen z differs from many other generations, and how generations can learn from each other. In this episode: The internal considerations that can be impacted by generations such as leadership development, succession...

133. Leading Across Generations Part One Today’s episode is focused on the different generations in the workplace of today. A review of the statistics of people in the workforce by generation, how the generations differ from one another and what they are looking for from their employers and managers. In this episode: The statistics of how many people are in the workforce today by generation. How the generations are going to be shifting as the older generations retire and the new generations...

132. Being Prepared for Opportunities Today’s episode is about the importance of being prepared for opportunities that come up so you can show up in the best way. In today's rapidly changing world, the need for leaders who can anticipate and capitalize on opportunities has never been more critical. Leaders are experiencing organizational changes, layoffs, mergers, acquisitions, transformations, etc. in companies right now. Are you prepared if one of these situations happens to you at your...

131. Take the Opportunity to Show Your Value Today we're going to talk about how to take opportunities to show your value. I will be sharing a client example with you and what I did to help her. This client needed to present information to their senior leadership team. When a client has a big presentation, we will talk about how it could help their visibility. These are great opportunities to get in front of senior management and help you stand out from your peers. It needs to show your...

130. Unlocking Your Ordinary Resilience (with Luis Vasquez) Luis Velasquez MBA, PhD, is a Silicon Valley Executive Coach and Stanford University Graduate School of Business facilitator. He is the Founder and Manager Partner of Velas Coaching LLC. He is the author of the award-winning book “Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive. He coaches leaders around the world to turn challenges into opportunities and advocates for resilience. His strategic thinking is...

129. The Power of Clarity in Your Job Search (with Angie Callen) Angie Callen began as a civil engineer and now owns her own company called Career Benders. She is passionate about helping people achieve career and business satisfaction, realize their true potential and marketability, and deliver that with confidence to reach new heights. She founded Career Benders because she wanted to help people grow into their full potential, whether it’s a new job, growing into a leadership position, or...

128. What is Your Identity? Today’s episode is about your identity. It is a word that we all know, but have you considered in terms of how you define it for yourself? Think about a situation when you meet someone new and introduce yourself. If you are in a professional setting, you give your name and then you talk about your profession and the company you work for. In a personal setting, you may use other ways to identify yourself, mother, father, wife, husband, sister, brother, son,...

127. The Power of Success Stories (with Dana Owens) Dana Owens is the founder of Next Level Copy, Inc. After more than two decades of writing copy in all of its many forms, Dana now specializes in her biggest copy passion: case studies. She conducts juicy client interviews and writes from a story-based approach to make the case studies she creates compelling, engaging, and highly effective at closing sales. She believes there’s not a business on the planet that can’t benefit from sharing the...

126. Design Your Life (with Melissa O’Hara) Melissa is an experienced business professional who is passionate about inspiring others. After a successful career in business and HR, she founded the O’Hara Solutions Group to help organizations solve complex problems. As an expert facilitator and coach, Melissa has a distinctive style and holistic approach to working with her clients. She helps them see new possibilities, find flexible solutions, and achieve accelerated results. Creator of the...

125. Own Your Career: Stand Up, Show Up and Speak Up (with Lisa Gillette) Lisa Gillette is an equal pay activist, speaker, podcaster, and ICF certified women’s leadership coach. Before starting her own business, Lisa spent 25 years in Entertainment Media; the last 10 as an executive in Sports Television. Lisa’s company,  BIGSKY Coaching & Consulting is a natural extension of her desire to guide, support and encourage more women to ascend up the leadership ladder all the way into the “C”...

124. Being Undervalued In today’s episode, we are going to talk about how leaders can feel undervalued and what they can do about it. There are examples of leaders who have gone through the experience of feeling undervalued in this episode, so you can see where it may be happening for you without realizing it. It is important to build awareness of what your value is so you can share it with others. We all have a responsibility to share our value with others, every single day. In this...

123. Believe in Yourself to Achieve Success In today’s episode, we are going to talk about the importance of believing in yourself to achieve success. Believe in yourself. Trust that you have what it takes to achieve success and that you will figure out how to solve any challenges along the way. John Maxwell, author and leadership expert, shared, “You may succeed if nobody else believes in you, but you will never succeed if you don’t believe in yourself.” Simply put—if you want to succeed,...

122. What Makes You Unique? This episode is about what makes you unique. Do you celebrate your uniqueness or hide it to fit in and conform? So many people are trying to be like everyone else, but that doesn’t help you stand out. Let’s talk about examples of how you can see your unique gifts as a strength instead! In this episode: Uniqueness is celebrated until someone gives an opinion that isn’t positive. Wearing a mask to be able to fit into what others want you to be. Every person has their...

121. Leading with Vulnerability This episode is about leadership vulnerability. I will share some of my own experiences of vulnerability, explain what vulnerability is, why it is important and why you should consider being a more vulnerable leader. In this episode: One of my first experiences seeing a senior leader be vulnerable. What I used to believe vulnerability was and how I started to implement it. A CEO’s viewpoint of how he leverages vulnerability in his company. What will happen if a...

120. It’s Not Burnout, It’s Betrayal (with Lora Cheadle) Lora Cheadle, JD, Cht is the founder and CEO of Life Choreography® Solutions and is a recognized expert on burnout, betrayal, and self-expression. Her passion is empowering women to define and express themselves authentically in any situation, so they can feel calm, confident, and resourceful inside, no matter what happens on the outside. Whether reclaiming what was let go of along the way, rebuilding self-trust and self-worth, or...

119. Where Are You Spending Your Time? Today’s episode is about where you spend your time each day. Are you spending it on things that are valuable and make an impact or on the easy things? Today I am going to share some of those insights with you and have you think about your time and how you spend it. In this episode: Is your calendar completely overloaded right now? You can do anything, but you can’t do everything. Three questions to help you determine if your time is getting a good return...