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Conflict in the workplace happens. Continually thinking about the conflict keeps you stuck and can suck your life out. Here's out to work through it. 

In this episode, I answer listener questions on how to: 

• Flip negative thinking around your workplace, colleagues, and your Boss. 
• Determine if the conflict is HR worthy
• Leverage a 2-week intention cycle to change your perspective 
• Shift your anger about a colleague, a boss, or your workplace
• Free yourself from the anger and recenter on your work
• How to change a belief that’s not serving you
• Find a new thought that motivates you

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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One of the questions job seekers often ask is how to navigate a career change. Career transitions can be tricky without clarity and guidance from others who have done them. In this episode, I talk to Producer turned Enterprise Sales Lead Margee Hocking, who mastered her career transition. I also had an opportunity to ask her how she:  

• Built connected relationships as a remote worker
• Transferred her skills from production to enterprise sales
• Found a role model-- and the attributes she admired 
• Managed different projects and personalities with grace and ease

Show Guest:
Margee Hocking is a proven sales and marketing executive. She brings over 25 years of experience working in media and technology with many Fortune 100 companies, such as Microsoft, Walmart, Honda, AT&T, GM, P&G, and T-Mobile. She works with clients to provide comprehensive solutions that create significant business impact.
As the Head of Enterprise Accounts at CataBoom, a SaaS-based platform for engagement and gamification, Margee has driven significant new revenue. Before CataBoom, Margee led the business development in Texas for Fullscreen, an AT&T influencer marketing company. Margee’s career began as a Production Assistant on the film, Sleepless in Seattle. She then took her talents to Saturday Night Live, HBO, MTV, NBCU, and other media and production companies. She holds a B.A. from Tulane University. 

Show Notes: 

Follow Margee Hocking on LinkedIn
Learn more about CataBoom and play a game here
Follow Lauren Zalaznick, Founder & Chief Curator 

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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Recruiters are often the gatekeepers to the hidden job market; they have a lot of industry expertise and can guide you as you search for your next career opportunity. 

In this episode, I speak with top industry recruiter Susan Gygax and we talk about the following: 

• Why she made the switch from HR to recruiting
• The best way to work with recruiters
• How to be market ready
• How executive coaches and recruiters partner to create successful candidates
• Why an outcomes-based conversation is THE formula for success 
• What she'd like to see differently in the recruiting industry. 

Show Guest
Susan Gygax has been recruiting leader in the recruitment space for over 25 years, recruiting and building large, dispersed talent acquisition teams at fast-paced entrepreneurial and multi-billion dollar companies.

She is the Founder of Spectacle Talent Partners specialty recruiting firm that provides tailored, full-service recruiting. 

Susan has held a professional human resources certification for over 15 years, and she's made a reputation for herself by quickly moving within multiple industries and rapidly understanding an organization's distinctive characteristics that allow CEOs to use speed and momentum to make a great hire with ease.  You can find her on LinkedIn and her Website.

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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If you’ve been laid off, you know how it feels. There’s a mix of emotions.

If you’ve survived the lay-off, now is not the time to hold back, hide, or wallow in YOUR discomfort.

Now is the time to show up for others.

After watching layoffs, working with hundreds of clients who have shared their layoff experiences, and coaching those who have been laid off, here are the top tips for supporting your colleagues and friends through their layoffs.

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
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Kelli Thompson holds an MBA, has served as an adjunct management professor and has more than ten years of senior leadership experience in financial services and technology organizations. Her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, MarketWatch, Parents Magazine, HuffPost, and Working Mother. She is the author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck

In this episode, we talk about what she did when she realized that her first career choice was not aligned with her values

• Why she never wanted to write a leadership book, but why she ultimately did 
• Two of the most important lessons she’s learned along the way 
• How to thrive despite systemic issues in a workplace. 

Website: Kelliraethompson.com
Closing The Confidence Gap Book
 
Follow Kelli Thompson on Social media:
Instagram: @kelliraethompson 
Linkedin: in/kelliraethompson

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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Most people assume that workplace friendships lead to positive organizational and personal outcomes. Friends can drive connection and culture, plus improve morale and output. 

What we don't often talk about is when the workplace feels like a high school drama and what to do about it. In this episode, I discuss:

• Why gossip feels juicy and how not to engage 
• The social exchange theory
• The harrowing downfall of workplace betrayal
• 10 signs they are not your friend

Show notes: 

The New York Times article: The magic of your first work friends 

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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Showing up and providing value is the most obvious thing you can do to recession-proof your career. While nothing is guaranteed, in this episode, I discuss:

• Specific actions you can take today to strengthen your prospects
• What to do and NOT do when networking 
• How exactly to keep your resume and LinkedIn profile fresh 
• Why skills up-leveling can improve your LinkedIn profile and discoverability 

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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Pay disparity. The new pay transparency laws. 

How do you negotiate your next salary when you’ve never done it? Or worse, you advocated for yourself and didn't get the raise? Big woof. 

There’s been minimal transparency on salary negotiation, and navigating without a wing woman is challenging. 

Now you have one. Enter Bhavana Smith. 

Bhavana Smith the Founder of Until There Are Nine®, a network and resource group whose purpose is to give women the power to advocate for their rightful share of compensation, rewards, and professional advancement. 

In this episode, we talk about the following: 

• Negotiation tactics for closing the gap
• How to navigate the new pay transparency laws that differ by location
• What she learned about the relationship between trust and transparency
• How she managed her mind when she realized she was in the wrong role
• The free tools and resources she’s created are available to everyone, regardless of gender

Show Guest:
Bhavana Smith, the Founder of Until There Are Nine®, a network and resource group whose purpose is to give women the power to advocate for their rightful share of compensation, rewards, and professional advancement. 

Bhavana has spent 25+ years in marketing, advertising, and consulting and, speaking to her friends and colleagues, realized a support system was needed to learn how to negotiate compensation. She wanted to find a way to share lessons and experiences with other women after learning that reluctance to negotiate was one of the reasons for the gender pay gap.

Until There Are Nine
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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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It takes an inspired leader to cultivate a positive and high-performing team culture.

Rebecca Panico, senior director of global media strategy and planning at Hilton, is an incredibly talented leader known for developing high-performing teams. She is responsible for leading the global media strategy for Hilton’s enterprise and 18 trading brands. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

• How Agency life prepared her for the Brand side of the business
• Why cultivating culture is at the center of her leadership style
• Her approach to removing barriers and creating the capacity for her teams to achieve
• What she looks for when interviewing talent
• How she keeps her career fresh

Show Guest: 

As Senior Director of Global Media Strategy & Planning at Hilton, Rebecca Panico is responsible for leading the global media strategy for Hilton’s enterprise and 18 trading brands. 

Rebecca and her team are focused on building insight-driven, integrated media strategies that build brands and drive business results. 

Rebecca is a seasoned marketer with 20+ years of experience building global brands and driving performance through high-impact, omnichannel mass media across the customer journey. 

Before Hilton, Rebecca oversaw mass media strategy for Capital One, where she led several key media initiatives across the company's B2B and Consumer Bank lines of business, including the national media rollout of their digital direct bank. 

A graduate of Wagner College with a degree in Marketing, Rebecca lives in Purcellville, VA, also known as VA’s wine country, with her husband and daughter. She is an avid traveler, baker, and self-proclaimed karaoke master. Follow her on LinkedIn HERE

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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If you are in sales and want to break into sales leadership, this is the episode for you. Join me this week as I talk with Corporate Sales Leadership Trainer Rebecca Gebhardt about how she moved from the sales leaderboard to leadership and is now training corporate leaders on sales leadership. 

In this episode, we also talk about how she: 

• Realized her signs of burnout and what she did next
• Acknowledged what she doesn’t enjoy, even if it’s not a popular opinion 
• Figured out her strengths and how she leveraged them 
• Believes you can’t skip steps, but you can accelerate them
• Built her own sales leadership identity
• Created sustainable success
• Taps into her instinct and keeps her career fresh

Discussed on the show:
Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle
Kolbe Assessment
Gallup CliftonStrengths Assessment

Show Guest:
Rebecca Gebhardt is a best-selling author of Beyond the Board: How To Achieve Your Vision Board Goals in a Fulfilling and Sustainable Way. She specializes in guiding emerging sales leaders through the transition from the sales leaderboard to the leadership while helping corporate sales leadership teams strengthen their leadership pipelines. She’s a corporate sales leadership trainer who has created tremendous success with 20+ years of experience. She has led sales teams that have generated over $50 million in revenue. 

Where to find Rebecca Gebhardt
Website
Instagram
LinkedIn
Leaderboard to Leadership Accelerator 

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
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