Cecilia Gorman, Biography
Cecilia hails from the advertising industry, where she spent 20+ years in creative production, HR and recruiting. Her life-long love of learning plus a knack for coaching others ultimately turned her career into one as a professional speaker and trainer.
Cecilia is a certified Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team and the owner of Creative + Talent + Partners, a training consultancy. She’s also the co-founder of Empowership, a year-long training and mentorship program designed exclusively for women. It's her mission to inspire, educate and motivate people toward their greatest potential.
You can follow Cecilia on Linkedin, & learn more at www.creativetalentpartners.com
Cecilia's Secret to Success
Links to References Discussed
Y&R Advertising
Innocean
Mad Men
InDesign
John Maxwell
Warren Buffett
Empowership
The One Thing (book)
7 – Minute Workout
Daily Journal
Darren Hardy
Ceciliagorman.com
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Show Notes
2:40 Intro to Cecilia
4:58 How Cecilia began her career in Advertising
8:21 Stepping into the HR field & training & development
13:03 Knowing if a role is right for you
14:32 Stepping away from a role that’s not right for you
15:50 Learn as much as you can in the role you’re in, even if it’s not your ideal role
17:16 Learn the other departments around you, before you consider leaving the company
18:18 What leaving too many jobs too soon can me
18:53 Gig economy & learning new skills
20:02 Punch cards and opportunities in life
20:52 Focusing on helping people
22:35 Stepping away from corporate world & becoming an entrepreneur
24:30 Common failures in new managers
26:25 The one top for recently promoted managers
28:35 Advice for an employee with a new manager
30:58 Empowering programs
31:31 Women empowering and coaching
34:35 First step and setting goals
36:03 Frustrations without a plan
36:36 The set-up vs execution of a plan
37:56 Steps to setting up a plan
39:33 How consistence in one act helps success
40:57 Staying up to date on world around
43:06 Rapid fire questions including
Time Wasters
Managing social media and noise
Favorite apps for productivity
Tip for more productivity
Rising early vs going to bed late
50:45 Final thoughts for success