Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

By Stephanie DennisBusiness Careers

Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive episodes

September 12, 2019How to Navigate the Workplace Politics Game
Not a game we want to play but at some point in your career you will likely get sucked in.
Sometimes it can feel like you're navigating a mine field but there are things we can do that are within our control.
Tips:
Know the players

Find out or try to determine true motivations

Stay away from gossip / rumors / etc.

Focus on the positive

Build and cultivate relationships

Voice your questions / concerns / business case with reasoning but we ok with nothing resulting from it

Ask yourself if you are contributing or fueling the fire

Tackle the biggest / hardest tasks / conversation first

Lead with the mindset to help and be of service

Hit and exceed goals

Leverage your expertise and knowledge

Be genuine and sincere

Pick your battles

Be solutions oriented

Own up to your part

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9 min
September 05, 2019What To Do When You’re Moved Into a New Role That You Are Not Passionate About
We live in a world of mergers and acquisitions. Restructures and reorgs.
If and when this happens it's a great opportunity to do some reflecting.
Tips:
Ask yourself: do you hate this new role or just lack passion?

What did you like about your old role?

What motivated in your previous position?

What were you passionate about in your previous role?

Is there anything you like about your new role?

Is this a permanent change?

In general what are you passionate about?

What gets you excited to get up and go to work?

Can you shift the culture to make the role / team more fun?

Focus on the positive

Do other people feel the same way?

Might be time to brush the dust off your resume and adventure into a new role

Establish daily / weekly goals

Can you learn something new in this role?

Is your new leader someone you could have an open, candid conversation with?

If you stick it out, what are your career growth options? Could it be worth it?
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9 min
August 29, 2019Staying Motivated and Engaged at Work … When it’s Hard
It's not always easy to stay motivated and engaged. When it gets real, how do you stay motivated and engaged?
Tips:
Get clear on your priorities

What's your why

Dig deep to the root cause of why you are feeling unmotivated or disengaged. What changed?

What are your long term goals?

What do you like about your job?

What is your team working towards?

Break your goals down to daily actions

Focus on the positive and commit to doing good work

Take breaks and time off

Ask for feedback

Change up / makeover your workspace

Do something fun with your colleagues

Have fun outside of work

Reward yourself for your hard work / celebrate your wins

Set a time to leave / stop working everyday and stick to it

Establish deadlines even for the small stuff

Say thank you frequently

Get and stay organized

No more procrastination

Try exercise or movement during the day

Push yourself outside your comfort zone

Brainstorm new ideas

Partner with other teams and / or colleagues to get things done quicker and have a more holistic approach

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17 min
August 22, 2019How to Handle the Whiners, Complainers and Slackers at Work
Complainers / whiners
Don't fuel the fire

End conversations to get to it

Re-direct the conversation, get back on track

Is there a root cause you could solve for?

Come to Jesus conversation, is this the right role?

Ask the whiner what their solutions would be

Spin to a positive

Call them out

Sell them on the opportunity

Set expectations

See if they have voiced the concerns to their leader

Let them know you heard them

Can you find common ground with non work topics?

If its impacting you, be honest about it

Add positive, uplifting people to your day

Avoidance

Ask if they are looking for input / advice / guidance
Slackers:
Communicate

Set clear expectations

Set regular check ins / status updates

Offer to help with any roadblocks / questions

Share how their work impacts you / the team

Their lack of work is not your responsibility

You don't need to cover for them all the time

Be honest and blunt

Have a candid conversation with leadership

Focus and prioritize / stay the course

Don't let it get you down, stay positive and motivated

Use them as a don't lesson

This is not an opportunity to pick up bad habits

Don't become a complainer about your slacker

Limit your yes's to work that doesn't involve that person

Ask yourself, does this impact me? For real?

Is this person ok?

Their work does not become your work

Could be an opportunity to shine

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16 min
August 15, 2019 Ageism in the Workplace
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11 min
August 08, 2019 Email Management - How to Get Your Inbox Under Control
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16 min
August 01, 2019 How to Manage Your Workload When it Feels Like Too Much
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22 min
July 25, 2019 Let’s talk personal branding with Jennifer Ransaw Smith
Very excited to chat with Jennifer, she is amazing!
Find her at:
https://www.jenniferransawsmith.com/
We discuss personal branding, how women can be more confident in owning their self worth, why personal branding is so important and many other great topics!!
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45 min
July 18, 2019Balancing work and the meaning behind the work we do
For those of us working we are probably working for the following reason(s):
Money

Helping others

Passion

Love for what you do

Accomplishment

Responsibility

Stepping stone

Purpose
To get through the hard times generally we need a combination of those reasons!

Know your why, every single why
Why you work

Why you work for your company

Why you have the job you have

Why you work with the team you work with

Why you work for the boss you work for
Once you full understand your why you can start to understand the meaning behind it all, some examples might be:
Awesome project

Life changing mission

Huge, challenging goal

Moving the needle

Paying off debt

Supporting your family
The why or several whys may fall into different buckets or categories:
Mission

Work = income

Responsibility

Type of work

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8 min
July 11, 2019What to do when your team is not supportive
Help doesn't always have to come from our direct team!
Prep:
Get clear on the exact problem

What is causing the problem

Where did you get stuck?

What have you tried?
Did any of those action items move the needle?

Network:
Are there other teams that can help you?

If you asked your colleagues, can your boss help?

If you asked your boss, can your colleagues help?

Network: ex-colleagues?
Previous leaders

LinkedIn

Job specific meet ups

Social media platforms

Ask experts in your field

Evaluate:
Is this a company you want to stay at?

Is this a leader you want to work for and align to?

It's ok to move on if this is a long term issue vs temporary problem
Continue to be a rockstar!
Communicate progress / roadblocks / solutions

Stay consistent

Ask for flexibility

Have a plan

Understand the goals you're working towards

Take control

Can't fix or change it all, accept that

Perform well

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10 min

About Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

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Content creator, host, and editor, Stephanie Dennis, is on a mission to empower people to take control of their careers by offering holistic career advice. The goal is to provide everyone with actionable tips, knowledge, skills, and confidence to crush their career goals.