SisterSmart Leadership

How do you get established in a new department at your company? 

Meet Monica, a client of the Sisters in Leadership program who works for a large pharmaceutical company and transitioned to a new department. She shares how she’s been able to quickly gain recognition, establish relationships, and gain influence in a brand-new department so she can be seen as the next person to be promoted.

Tune in to hear how you can gain influence whether you’re in a new department, leading a new team, or working at a new company. 

01:12 — Making the decision to work with an executive coach   

03:53 — How investing in yourself influences your success 

11:12 — How to view feedback as a gift and use it to advance your career 

14:39 — Developing the ability to work with senior leaders with varying personalities 

17:44 — Prioritizing emotional balance builds resiliency  

22:29 — How to use a personal strategy retreat to create alignment 

23:29 — Navigating executive coaching as a woman of color

26:53 — How conversational intelligence supports you in navigating different personalities and working styles 

MEET MONICA 

Monica works at the intersection of groundbreaking Pharma/Biotech research and addressing the challenges (and opportunities) that come with successfully getting new products into competitive global markets. Seeing the improvement in the lives of patients is what she enjoys most. She’s led teams to further this mission at companies like Daiichi Sankyo, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, and Boehringer Ingelheim over the past 18 years.

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Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.

A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration

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✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP

Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast

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👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VP

Join Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP

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💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSES

We offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.

Sign Up for a Leadership Course

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👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 

🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 

🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

Do you feel like you have all the right skills to lead at a higher level, but you don't know what's missing for how to get promoted from director to vice president? 

Working with hundreds of clients, Jill has identified seven steps as the missing pieces that are keeping women stuck in the leadership pipeline, which she shares in this episode. 

You’ll also hear how these seven steps supported real women leaders just like you in making shifts in their career and leadership that ultimately lead to their career advancement so you can understand exactly how and why these seven steps work. 

02:19 — How to develop your emotional balance (and why that’s an important first step)

03:19 — Getting clear on your zone of brilliance and actually using it in your day-to-day

4:04 —  Your executive presence underpins everything you do as a leader

07:09 — What it takes to earn trust as a leader from your team, peers, and senior leadership

08:07 — Why taking risks is crucial to your career growth

09:16 — ​​Who to have in your network to help you rise up the ladder

11:30 — 3 pieces to reflect on to map your career path and gain clarity on where you’d like to go and how to get there

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Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.

A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration

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✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP

Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast

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👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VP

Join Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP

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💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSES

We offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.

Sign Up for a Leadership Course

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👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 

🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 

🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

It can be demoralizing when you’re not getting promoted when you feel like you’ve earned it. 

When you asked for a promotion, they say, “You're great at what you do. Why would you want to do something else?”  “Oh, you don't have enough executive presence.” We don't have the budget for that.” Or, “If I promoted you, I would have to promote everyone else at that level.”

There are so many lame excuses but the bottom line is you aren't being seen as the leader that is at the next level. 

In this episode, Jill and SisterSmart Career Success Coach, Sara Spencer, share what to do when you didn’t get the promotion you were hoping — plus how to keep your mindset strong so you can work through this. 

They also discuss a few key factors to consider to know whether it’s best to stay or leave. 

01:16 — The mistake many women leaders make after they’re not getting promoted

02:45 — How to reset your mindset so you don’t get stuck in this setback 

04:40 — A better way to ask for valuable feedback than the traditional 360 review

06:45 — The importance of mentorship and what an effective mentor relationship looks like

10:24 — How to make your brilliance more visible without feeling like you’re “bragging” 

12:44 — How do you know when it's time to move on or stay at your current company?

19:53 — 3 shifts you can take with you today to help you navigate not getting promoted and put yourself in a better position for the next round of reviews

📚MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Career Map Checklist: https://sistersmart.com/career-map

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Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.

A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration

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✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP

Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast

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👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VP

Join Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP

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💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSES

We offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.

Sign Up for a Leadership Course

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👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 

🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 

🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

Do you find yourself asking, “Why am I not getting promoted at work?” even though you’re a valuable leader? 

It took Jill Avey ten years of trial and error to finally get promoted from director to VP in her career. 

Years later, Jill is now a career success coach, and she now understands exactly what was holding her back and helps women make that move in just one year, not ten. 

In this episode, Jill shares what you need to be able to move up in your career, even if you’ve been stuck for a while, that she’s gathered from working with hundreds of clients. She also reflects on the seven pitfalls she made that kept her stuck in her career for so long so you can identify these are what is keeping you stuck as well. 

Plus, you’ll receive three simple ideas for you to reflect on to begin the process that will support you in the next step of your career.

01:17 — The four essential pieces you need in place to succeed at any stage in your career 

03:56 — Why Jill left her career and became a leadership coach 

06:05 — Not understanding the strengths the value we bring to our organization 

07:08 — It’s easy to focus on the wrong aspects of executive presence

08:02 — You have to develop your own self-image

09:45 — Our emotions are an equally important aspect of our career

10:04 — Understanding the difference between being liked and being trusted 

11:44 — The importance of leading with feminine energy 

12:55 — Women advance their careers with support — not alone 

13:13 — What do you truly want out of your career? 

14:06 — Who benefits from your full potential?

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Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.

A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration

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✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP

Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast

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👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VP

Join Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP

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💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSES

We offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.

Sign Up for a Leadership Course

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👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 

🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 

🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

Are you a woman in leadership who is tired of feeling stuck in your career? Like your work isn’t getting the recognition it deserves? Like your voice doesn’t have the influence it needs to contribute to better solutions? Like no matter what you do, you can’t get promoted?

While these challenges don’t discriminate against gender, women need different solutions to overcome them. 

It’s not enough for women to simply get leadership training and career advice. They need to learn how to lead with their feminine energy and use it as their biggest advantage. 

On this show, career success coach Jill Avey and her guests explore how women can rise from director to vice president and beyond by fully leaning into their feminine energy as their biggest advantage. 

In each episode, you’ll understand how women need to lead differently and how by doing so, women leaders gain influence and respect among their colleagues, restore balance to their role, and receive the recognition and promotions they deserve. 

Each episode will highlight real-life stories, offer practical advice, and the science of feminine leadership so you can see how women are rising up as far as they want to go, without playing by the old rules that built these male-dominated industries and systems.

It took Jill 10 years to get promoted from director to vice president. She’s here to extend her hand to other women leaders to move past that rung of the ladder in months — or even weeks — instead of years — so we can create more gender balance within leadership positions and feel the effects of women’s influence on the world. 

Jill is the founder of SisterSmart where she offers group and private coaching to help her clients find deep fulfillment in their careers, both personally and financially. You can learn more at sistersmart.com