At work, there are many times advocating for yourself will come up.  A common misconception is it only comes up when you are feeling under-appreciated or frustrated; this is not true. You need to be able to advocate for yourself when it comes to Performance Reviews, or wanting to take on more responsibility, and even sharing your views on an important issue.  

Learning how to advocate for yourself is an important professional skill and this episode will leave you with 3 things you can do to become a better self-advocate. 

ARTICLE: 6 Tips on How to Advocate For Yourself

TASK TRACKER: Trello Board

TASK TRACKER: Asana Board

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Music by, Purple Planet. 

If you’re interested in actually sticking to your goals, building better habits, and reaching a higher level of achievement, then you’ll love this episode, because it will teach you about the link between our beliefs and our behavior. 

The mind is a powerful thing, and the stories you tell yourself and the things you believe about yourself can either prevent change from happening or allow new skills to blossom.  This episode will leave you thinking differently about the way you think about yourself. 

You’ll learn what a growth mindset is, why it will help you in your career, and what you can do today to develop a growth mindset. 

Book: Mindset: The new Psychology of Success

ARTICLE: 15 Ways to Build a Growth Mindset

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Music by, Purple Planet. 

When we think of change or change management many of us immediately go to the BIG changes, like re-orgs...and those are definitely some of the hardest and most emotionally heavy changes you can experience within a company. However, change also happens in smaller ways. You can think of change being anything-- a new manager, a new role, a new process or program or product...these all require adjusting to a new normal and change is really hard, even when it’s “small"! 

In this LIVE episode with Lisa Rambo we hear all about her tips on managing change. She shares from her own experience, and the situations she felt she managed change well and other times where maybe, not so well. You won't want to miss her tips on this topic as we all know... the only constant in life is CHANGE.

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Looking over the last 9 months working from home, there's been some peaks, but also some valleys. Two things have been particularly hard to protect amidst the barrage of information and the unpredictable distractions that show up: productivity and optimism.

Some days you may feel like a champion, while others it is difficult to feel motivated. In the last episode of the series Overcoming The Quarantine Slump, we dive into practical ways you can protect your productivity as well as your optimism. Listen to learn more!

The Do's and Don'ts of Building a Social Media Moat

Book: Big Potential by Shawn Achor
Book: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

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Have you found it difficult to switch gears while working from home?  If it's taken you time to get used to it then you are like most people. Working from home is a discipline that involves setting up transitions that help you go from rest to work and work to rest; with everything co-existing it can be difficult to find margin in your day.

This episode will give you 3 things you can do to start your day off and create the separation between work and home. Additionally, it provides tips to keep in mind with your environment to ensure you're creating a space that will motivate you and help you stay productive.

Book: Make Your Bed: The Little Things That Can Change Your Life... and Maybe the World

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It’s crazy to look back on March and think how we were asking ourselves, “how are we going to be home for 2 weeks?!” Well, 8 months later, here we are.  It feels like every week we’re having to make adjustments and figure out a new routine to thrive in this new normal.  At the end of the day we feel it.. the draining effect technology has on us, and the rapid context switching we’re needing to do to conquer our current objectives. 

We bring you the series, Overcoming The Quarantine Slump, to give you tools and strategies you can implement into your day-to-day to not only overcome the slump, but thrive. This episode focuses on the difference between relief and restoration, and will give you the chance to examine your choices to see if you are giving yourself temporary relief or bringing restoration to your mind.

ACTIVITY: Restoration OR Relief

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Have you ever believed you are a fraud? That you haven't earned your place? That all of your success is tied to luck or deception? Worried that one day you’ll wake up and everyone will realize that you’ve just been “faking it?” If you have, you probably suffer from Imposter Syndrome. Now, don’t worry too much -- most of us suffer from this to some extent. It can even creep up when you are starting a new job, or doing something for the first time. 

In this episode, we will dig into Imposter Syndrome and 3 ways to combat the ugly feelings associated with it.

Check out some wise words about Imposter Syndrome from Mike Cannon-Brookes

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Often in life, and especially at work, we fall into ruts, and taking action just feels impossible. When working toward an important goal, it sometimes feels so far away, which makes taking the first step really challenging. There can be a variety of factors that contribute to this feeling. In today's episode, we are going to focus on avoiding the trap of perfectionism. Why? Too often we stop ourselves from trying something new because we so badly want to get it right and trying to get everything “perfect” can mean you take longer to produce results. Listen to this episode for two tips on how to avoid the trap of perfectionism and instead focus on progress.

Progress Not Perfection Chart

Everything is Figureoutable by, Marie Forleo

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Join us for a chat about unconscious bias! In this episode of Houzz We Manage, we will define unconscious or implicit bias, break down a few different types (there are many), and walk through a few steps you can take today to create a more diverse and inclusive environment around you. 

Check out this video to learn more

Article: 12 Unconscious Bias Types and How To Avoid Them in the Workplace

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When it comes to driving your own development to advance your career, there is a misconception that if there is no obvious role in front of you then there is no opportunity to advance or grow. However, this is not true. There are many ways to grow and many ways to improve your readiness for the next level. 

Listen to this episode to learn three things you can do right now to drive your own development, and ultimately advance your career. 

Self Assessment Tools: 

• How to: Competency Forced Sort 
  • Using the Houzz Competency Framework for as your guide you will have the opportunity to identify the key behaviors needed to excel in your role and rank them in order or strength and areas of growth you can focus on. 
• Strengthsfinder
  • This online test (formerly named the Clifton StrengthsFinder) measures your specific order of 34 CliftonStrengths themes.
  • This is your talent DNA. It explains the unique ways you accomplish your goals by building relationships, thinking strategically, executing plans and influencing others.
• High Five Self-Assessment
  • This is essentially a free version of the Strengthsfinder test. 

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