Are people undervaluing your contribution? Do you feel like your expertise goes unnoticed or under appreciated? Despite being excellent at what you do, do you sometimes feel invisible while others get credit for your ideas? 

If you’re tired of being passed over for promotions, or people not perceiving you as the valuable strategic leader that you are, this is the episode for you.

In this episode of The Career Rx we’ll discuss:

• What it means to “audition” for a role you already have
• Charmaine McClarie and her Executive Success Principles
• Common mistakes you need to quit, and what to do instead
• Three ways to transform how people perceive you as a leader

I recently had the opportunity to virtually attend the Pennsylvania Conference for Women and it was really enlightening. As I was listening to the speakers one in particular stood out to me because she got me to think about one of my favorite topics in an entirely new way. You know I’m all about professional branding - how others perceive you, and ultimately, promote you. This session was an excellent take on the same overall topic.  

The speaker was Charmaine McClarie, an executive coach focused on helping leaders get more visibility and get promoted. She was presenting her paradigm of 6 “Executive Success Principles” but there was one specifically that captured my attention. She said “stop auditioning for the role”. Essentially, she was making the case that lots of folks who get passed up for promotions and recognition at work aren’t fully owning their roles, and instead come across as if they are “auditioning” to be a leader.

As I was listening I couldn’t help but think of ways that you could stop auditioning and start showing leadership in your role. If you want more responsibility, opportunity, and visibility for your contributions, you’ve got to show up in a different way.  

Listen in to hear three ways that you can show yourself as a leader in your role. I’m sharing why you need to stop waiting to share your opinions, why you need to stop apologizing for those opinions, and how you can take control of your opportunity universe and show that you are ready for more. 

“Do the thing that you are already charged to do and do it fully.” - Marjorie Stiegler

In this Episode:

[01:28] Why you should attend a variety of events that aren’t specific to your career (hello, Pennsylvania Conference for Women!).

[02:25] What Charmaine McClarie means by “stop auditioning for the role”

[04:00] Why it’s so important that you stop auditioning for the role you already have.

[04:22] You’re the expert. Why are you waiting to be asked for your opinions?

[5:56] If you’re doing this, you aren’t actually behaving like a strategic thought partner.

[07:02] What your language actually says about you.

[8:10] How to upgrade your word choice so you sound like a leader.

[09:17] Expand your  universe of professional possibilities. Here’s how.

[11:29] Strategies for taking charge of your network and build your expert reputation.

[13:14] Reality check - if you’re being passed over, you probably aren’t doing what you’ve already been hired to do!

Links and Resources:

Pennsylvania Conference for Women

Charmain McClarie - Executive Success Principles

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