Podcast Episode #103: "Building Belonging in a Remote World" - an Interview with Rachel Hutchisson
Building Belonging in a Remote World
In case you missed my LIVE interview with the amazing Rachel Hutchisson (Vice President of Global Social Responsibility at Blackbaud), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared: Â
- Realize where you are in your journey; today doesn't mean that it's the direct route (of your life).
- In life, all that matters is the next step. Just take that next step and your journey will unfold.
- Sometimes the worries you spend the energy worrying about are the things that maybe you shouldn't be.Â
- What makes the world so wonderful is that we're all different. We have different skills and different views. The lived experience is deeply important.
- Worry less but also to take more risks.
- Don't ever stop learning. Have confidence that you can figure something out. Go to the people around you to help figure something out if you don't have that specific knowledge. And those two things work together.
- Relationships are really important. They are the foundation.
- P ...
Podcast Episode #102: "The Importance of Pay Transparency" - an Interview with Gavriella Schuster
The Importance of Pay Transparency
In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Gavriella Schuster (DE&I Advocate, Global Business Executive, Board Director, Strategic Advisor, and Former Corporate Vice President at Microsoft), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared: Â
- In your career growth, the first thing that you do doesnât have to be the thing that defines you. You are going to change things up multiple times throughout your life. The important thing is that youâre learning and getting experience
- Every decision in life doesnât have to determine the pathway you take in your career or entire life. You will always have the opportunity to adjust and change as you learn more
- Always learn new things and be a continuous learner
- Always self-reflect. âIf I donât want to do what Iâm doing. What is it âI do want to do?â And how am I going to define my own success doing that?â
- The importance of pay transparency is knowing your worth in the work that you do, how much y ...
4 Things to Avoid When Asking for What You're Worth
4 Things to Avoid When Asking for What You're Worth
Have you ever felt like (or had the facts) another colleague is being paid more for an equal or lesser role?
The good news is that youâre not alone. The bad news is that it can be very unfair, disrespectful, demotivating, and bad for business.
You may be thinking that this shouldnât even be an issue, and that there should not be a discrepancy. Agreed 100%.
But, until pay transparency is more regulated and more systems are in place to manage this very real problem, it may be time to speak up! If you already have, a few new tools could make all the difference for round 2.
Yes, itâs going to take time to get further down this road on pay equality, so it may be helpful to get comfortable (or I should say, confident and influential) about asking for what you are worth.
There is progress being made however for pay transparency and fairness, partially in thanks to pay transparency advocate and former Corporate VP, One Commercial Partner at ...
Getting Overlooked for a New Title or Promotion?
Getting Overlooked for a New Title or Promotion?
As the world celebrates International Womenâs Day today to honor women, their achievements, and their contributions, donât you think that itâs time for swifter real change? While weâre up against hundreds of years of cultural indoctrinations, your voice matters now more than ever, and together we can shift cultures, companies, and course correct the world for the greater good. Iâve witnessed this transformation in individual female leaders, their teams, and in their entire companies... and it's powerful!Â
As part of this Limitless Leader community, you and I are on target to empower 10,000 female leaders and emerging leaders to be heard, valued, and respected more... and to empower women to get the projects, promotions, titles, raises, and respect they want and deserve.
But, there is still much work to be doneâŚ
Iâd like to dispel one myth that may resonate with you as it has with so many others.
Have you ever felt like your work should spea...
Podcast Episode #101: "Strategies for Building Confidence in Your New Role" - an Interview with Dena Jones
Strategies for Building Confidence in Your New Role
In case you missed my LIVE interview with the phenomenal Dena Jones (Vice President, Office of the CIO at Fannie Mae), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared: Â
- You donât need to check all the boxes, a couple of the boxes are fine... and you need to go for it
- Take more risks
- Realize you don't have to do it on your own
- Build a network of people around you that can support you and guide you. Have mentors and sponsors
- Always seek to learn more and grow. That never stops. Itâs not like you get to a place and say "okay, Iâm here and I donât need to learn anymore"
- Listen to each other. Listen to different perspectives
- Do something transformational
- Verbalize what youâre good at
- If you feel too comfortable, itâs time to reassess what you're doing
- Always articulate what you want
To be notified for future interviews be sure to connect with me here on LinkedIn AND to learn more about how to build the mindset and influence f...
Podcast Episode #100: "How to Reduce Internal Churn, and Why Itâs Different for Women" - an Interview with Lauren Larson Diehl
How to Reduce Internal Churn, and Why Itâs Different for Women
In case you missed my LIVE interview with the amazing Lauren Larson Diehl (Vice President, Global Customer Success at Reputation), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared: Â
- You can have passion and purpose⌠or passion and persistence, but you really need all three, to build that solid foundation
- Be passionate about your customerâs success. Being good at that, and empowering teams to be good at that is the direct correlation to internal churn
- The fundamentals around having empathy, and how we refocus and harness that, and how do we operate more strategically⌠it's really never been more important
- Customer first? I believe it's people first. You need to invest in your people, in enabling and empowering them, and helping them to harness their capabilities. You invest in people, and then they will take care of your customers. And that's a direct and simple formula for navigating through churn
- It starts at the simp ...
Podcast Episode #99: "Part 2: Strategies to Lead in the New Normal" - an Interview with Amy Protexter
Part 2: Strategies to Lead in the New Normal
In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Amy Protexter (Senior Vice President, Marketing at Insight), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared: Â
- Be willing to roll up your sleeves, learn about a different vertical that you might want to get into
- Be an avid learner, avid reader, figure things out, and then if youâre jumping into a new role with a different vertical, see how youâre able to translate your skills into how you can help that company
- One of the most necessary leadership skill sets going forward coming out of the last couple of years is empathy
- Itâs really about that deep listening, that empathetic approach, as a leader, I definitely think those are going to be skills that will be super important... theyâre things you sort of have to nurture in yourself
- You are the CEO of your own life. And if you think about your decisions (your why, where you want to be, and what you want to do) it gives people pause â ...
She Got the Raise, the Title, and the RespectâŚ
"She Got the Raise, the Title, and the RespectâŚ"
Are you owning your value enough?
If that question made you take a pause, itâs ok. Not voicing our value or owning our worth has happened to most of us at one time or another.
But, it doesnât have to.Â
According to DiversityWomen Media, âWomen are often less assertive than men in the workplace and tend to apologize or minimize the importance of what they say when they do speak up-even female executives in meetings with their peers.â
Part of the challenge is that owning our value is a counterculture for many of us.
That was the case for Sue (not her real name:), a 1:1 Limitless Leader client of mine who is a female senior executive in finance. She had a 30-minute call scheduled for her annual review. The call was actually 10 minutes (...her boss was 10 minutes late and left 10 minutes early.)Â
She was rated as âfar exceedsâ due to the growth of her line of business and progress on major (new) initiatives that sheâs now responsible for. âFar ex...
Spoken Over by Peers or Leadership?
Spoken Over by Peers or Leadership?
Have you ever found yourself as the âonlyâ in the room (or in the Zoom room)? According to the 2021 McKinsey Women in the Workplace Report, the pipeline for women in leadership is losing ground, and the frustration and emotional tax that goes along with feeling like youâre the âonlyâ adds to burn out and the resignation of our future female leaders.
Imagine if youâre a âdouble onlyâ. The only woman AND part of a group that is further marginalized within our gender. The flame of contribution, conscious capitalism, compassion, and invaluable perspective and knowledge is likely extinguished or dimmed even more rapidly.Â
Whether youâre an âonlyâ or a âdouble onlyâ, how can your voice be amplified even more for the greater good of our cultures, companies, and the women coming after us?
Letâs start with having a bigger voice at your next meeting or presentation and empowering our female colleagues to do the same.
From a human performance perspective, hereâs h...
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If youâre feeling overwhelmed, not sleeping well, dropping off your routine or your productivity is tanking... the good news is that youâre normal!
The not-so-good news is that youâre allowing your light to be dimmed. (Woo woo translation: your purpose-driven goodness that you are able to put into our family, your company, and into the world is slowing down, and in some cases stopping altogether.)
Maybe youâre feeling stuck?Â
Not sure about a move to a new role, an internal shift where youâll challenge your leadership to âget on the busâ with a major initiative, or possibly going after a new board seat?
Purpose-driven clarity is like rocket fuel. It jolts you into action, honoring fear and doubt while not letting them get in the way of your progress.
To help you gain even greater purpose-driven clarity, Iâd like to share something crazy I did this month, and Iâm going to ask you to do the same.Â
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