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How can you be confident when you lack confidence in your capability? One of the realities for many emerging leaders, especially high-achieving people or perfectionists, is that it’s a challenge to feel confident in your capability. 

You may have a high-level of experience, you may be educated or have received specialised training, but despite all of that you still lack confidence in your capability at work. You convince yourself you’re not intelligent enough, you’re not competent enough or you’re not good enough.

Does this sound familiar? If you can relate to any of what you’ve read so far, then this episode is for you.

I talk about how you can feel confident when you lack confidence in your capability. I talk about:

• How to identify whether it’s Impostor Syndrome, or not.
• Comparing yourself to others - when it’s good and when it’s bad.
• Dealing with your inner self-talk which is almost always negative.
• How to remember your achievements when you’re always looking for the next goal to achieve.

There are a lot of nuggets of wisdom in this episode from start to finish. I know you’ll get a lot from it.

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How can you get promoted into leadership in 2022? Many of you may be wondering how you can position yourself for a promotion this year. What do you need to do so you can get promoted at work this year. That’s what I uncover in this episode!

I talk about:

• Why you shouldn’t wait to be 100% ready.
• Identify the skills you need for the job you want.
• Find out how to build the skills you need (soft skills and technical skills).
• Start networking strategically with the right people.
• Communicate your new value so people see it.

This episode is tailored for emerging leaders - people who are aiming toward leadership in their career. If that sounds like you and you want to know how to get promoted this year, I hope you enjoy this episode!

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How can you build your leadership presence? How can you stand out in the workplace as somebody with leadership potential? Leadership presence or executive presence is a quality that helps others to see you as a leader. As somebody who has great potential to become a leader and be very successful in that role.

You might know people you work with who have charisma or the “it factor”. These are people with leadership presence. And it’s this “presence” that allows them to have so much impact in their career.

If you want to have the maximum amount of impact in your career, then you need to develop leadership presence. But since it’s such an illusive quality, how can you actually build it? How can you create leadership presence? That’s exactly what we delve into in this episode.

I talk about:

• What is leadership presence.
• The importance of developing self-confidence.
• Get clear on the value you bring.
• Use confident body language.
• Communicate with confidence.
• Create a signature leadership outfit.

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How can you share your ideas in meetings? Sharing your ideas in meetings and contributing with confidence is a key skill that emerging leaders need to master.

But meetings are a time when people commonly become nervous - when you can easily lose confidence in yourself and your ideas. As a result, you might refrain from sharing your brilliant ideas with others in the room

Sharing your ideas in meetings doesn’t have to be daunting, complicated or difficult. In fact, there is a simple 5-step process that you can follow.

1. Plan what you want to say.
2. Break into the group conversation.
3. Bridge people to your idea through facts, story observation or trend.
4. Share your idea in the meeting.
5. Follow-up to see what others think of your idea.

If you follow this simple 5-step process, you will be able to share your ideas with others in the meeting with ease and confidence. 

I talk more about this framework and how you can share your ideas in meetings in this podcast episode!

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Following on from the previous episode, in this episode, I’m focusing on five essential leadership skills you need to know about.

When you’re an emerging leader, it’s critical that you equip yourself with leadership skills that will make you stand out in the workplace and help you fuel your growth in your leadership journey.

You don’t want to get stuck in a position you don’t like or that you know is beneath you simply because you didn’t have or you didn’t showcase the essential leadership skills that you needed.

But there are so many types of skills that you can equip yourself with when you’re a leader. There is communication, problem solving, critical thinking, delegation, relationship building, and negotiation to name a few. Where do you start? 

In this week’s podcast episode, I delve into the most important leadership skills that all emerging leaders should have.

I talk about:

• Networking
• Delegation
• Communication
• Motivate & influence
• Empathy

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I hope you enjoy this episode!

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Resources I Talk About:

How to Delegate Assertively at Work (Podcast Episode 029)

Why Are Leadership Skills Necessary? (YouTube video)

How to Delegate Assertively at Work (YouTube video)

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• Powerful, Confident Body Language for Women
• Leadership Presence 30 Day Challenge

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I hope you enjoyed this episode on “Five Essential Leadership Skills”.

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Leadership skills are critical if you’re an ambitious professional and you want to move into leadership at some stage in your career. 

Nowadays it’s too easy to be overlooked for leadership positions if you don’t have the necessary leadership skills you need for the position you want.

But you may have asked yourself, “Why do I even need to learn leadership skills?” Or “Why are leadership skills important?”

In this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing with you my top five reasons as to why leadership skills are important.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Employers look for leadership skills when promoting.
• Leadership skills help you develop a vision, direction and goals.
• Leadership skills move people toward a common goal.
• Leadership skills empower people to reach their full potential.
• Leadership skills fast-track your career.

Listen to this episode on the podcast platform of your choice: Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, Google and more.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

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• Leadership Presence 30 Day Challenge

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How can you be assertive on-the-spot? Being assertive when you need to and on-the-spot can be challenging, especially if you’re coming from a more passive style of communication.

It can be really difficult to think of how to respond assertively to a negative comment, in the moment.

I don’t know if this happens to you but sometimes when I’m in front of a stressful conversation, a conflict or a rude comment, I freeze. 

I can’t think of anything to say on-the-spot. I start mumbling. I get anxious. And I don’t know how to respond to this person - until 20 minutes later!

Then I think of what I “should have said” or “could have said” to that person.

This delayed response time isn’t helpful when you want to be assertive on-the-spot.

In this podcast episode, I share with you five techniques to help you be assertive in the moment. 

These are techniques that have helped me as a recovering passive communicator and they have helped thousands of my students in my Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass too.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why is it so hard to think of a response on-the-spot?
• Try to calm your stress response.
• Be prepared, if you can.
• Listen first.
• Get your key message clear in your mind.
• Re-write previous conversations.

Listen to this episode on the podcast platform of your choice: Apple Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, Google and more.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• I talked about the Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass where you can learn the foundational skills to become more assertive in your personal and professional life. Access a discount coupon for this course here.

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

• Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass
• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success
• Powerful, Confident Body Language for Women
• Leadership Presence 30 Day Challenge

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How can you build your personal brand when working remotely? Building your personal brand while working remotely or working from home might be more challenging, but not impossible. 

Over 2020 and 2021, many emerging leaders have been forced to build their personal brand, or leadership brand, without meeting people in-person. What’s important to focus on when you can’t interact with people in-person is your online, social media, phone, and email presence.

Basically think of any way that you interact or communicate with other people while working remotely and that is what you need to focus on when building your personal brand remotely.

I delve into how to build your personal brand when working remotely and share concrete steps you can take in the podcast episode and YouTube video below.

You will learn about:

• Using LinkedIn to build your personal brand including your headline, about section, content creation, and connection requests.
• Using email to build your personal brand including email greeting, closing, and email signature.
• Using phone to build your personal brand including tone of voice, greetings, and using people’s names.
• Using video conference to build your personal brand including background, outfit, and body language.
• Other tips including follow up emails after group video calls, remembering birthdays, sending research/articles, and attending online events.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• How to Create a Great About Section on LinkedIn 
• How to Lead Virtually in 2021 and Beyond!
• How to Look Good on Video Calls
• How to Start a New Job as a Leader When Working Remotely

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

• Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass
• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.
• Powerful, Confident Body Language for Women
• Leadership Presence 30 Day Challenge

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Starting a New Role as a Leader When Your Team Is Working Remotely is a challenge for many leaders in 2020 and 2021.

You cannot see your team members face to face. You cannot get to know them the way you usually would in the office. And you cannot get to know others leaders inside your organisation as easily as you normally would.

How do you build relationships with your team when they’re working remotely? How do you build key relationships with other leaders when everyone is working from home?

These are key questions that many ambitious emerging leaders want to know the answer to and I address them in this week’s podcast episode and YouTube video. 

Starting any new leadership role is challenging. But when you cannot meet and interact with people in-person, it makes it a whole lot harder. 

The seven strategies I share in these resources are to help you get to know your team, establish rapport and build trust with them while you are all working remotely.

You will learn about:

1. How to get to know your team when working remotely.
2. Help your team understand your goals.
3. Decide the best way to communicate.
4. Open up a “free talk time”.
5. Empower your team to make decisions.
6. Organise a virtual pizza party.
7. Get to know other leaders inside your organisation.

I also share an activity you can do with your team to get to know them. The questions I use in the activity are below:

Questions in the “Get to Know Your Team” Activity

1. What do we already know about our new leader?
2. What don’t we know but would like to know about our new leader?
3. What are our fears or concerns about our new leader?
4. What do we hope for with our new leader?
5. What recommendations do we have for communication, dealing with issues, meetings etc?
6. Other questions that will help you get to know your team (and vice versa).

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Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

• Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass
• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.
• Powerful, Confident Body Language for Women
• Leadership Presence 30 Day Challenge

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How do you deal with a coworker who wants to be your best friend? How do you set boundaries with a colleague in the workplace who wants to be your best friend?

The reality is, coworkers are not your friends. I know it sounds harsh. But you shouldn’t be “best friends” with your coworkers in the workplace. 

When you are best friends with your coworkers it muddies your professional relationship with them and can sometimes damage your reputation too.

Being best friends with your coworkers can:

• Prevent you from setting clear boundaries.
• Make you look unprofessional in the eyes of other coworkers (or your boss).
• Prevent you from getting your work done.

There are probably more reasons as to why you shouldn’t be best friends with your coworkers, but these are three that I touch on in this week’s podcast episode.

Of course, it’s important to maintain a positive working relationship with all of your coworkers. And I encourage you to do that. But sometimes the relationship gets too intense.

Sometimes it becomes problematic for you. It can begin to distract you from your work and damage your reputation around the office.

I know you’ve worked hard to get where you are in your career. To avoid these negative consequences, I’ve outlined 5 ways you can deal with a coworker who wants to be your friend in this week’s podcast episode and YouTube video.

These strategies are practical and will definitely help you establish a professional relationship with people.

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Send Me Your Questions

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• How to Delegate Assertively at Work 
• Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.
• Powerful, Confident Body Language for Women
• Leadership Presence 30 Day Challenge

Become Known as a Go-To Expert!

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