If you are navigating a leadership change, reorganization, strategy shift, or internal restructure, you are probably wondering how to manage yourself during organizational change without damaging your reputation. This episode breaks down how to stand out at work during uncertainty, how to build influence inside your company, and how to grow your career without waiting for a promotion.

Organizational change creates instability when your reporting lines shift, priorities change, and projects lose owners. In those moments, most professionals focus on frustration or job security. Fewer people think strategically about how to get noticed at work, how to expand their role without a title change, and how to build career leverage when responsibilities are unclear.

In this episode, career expert, Julia Toothacre covers:

• How to position yourself during leadership change

• What to do during a reorganization at work

• How to stand out at work when roles are unclear

• How to build influence inside your organization

• Why career growth inside your company often happens during uncertainty

• The difference between execution and strategic positioning

• How emotional regulation impacts your reputation during change

You will learn how career leverage forms when responsibility is up in the air, why transitions accelerate reputation-building, and how to move from task execution to higher-level problem-solving within your current organization.

If you are trying to grow in your company, get promoted internally, or expand your influence at work without changing jobs, this episode will help you think differently about organizational change and leadership transitions.

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