Why do you need to have difficult conversations? Many people shy away from challenging or difficult conversations. They avoid them or make excuses as to why they don’t need to have that difficult conversation.

Instead, they may try to leave “clues” in the hope the other person will pick up on those clues and change their behaviour. This rarely works.

Difficult conversations are a necessary part of your personal and professional life. As a leader, rather than avoiding them, you need to tackle them head on. 

When you do, you feel empowered. Because you’re no longer taking a passive approach to life allowing a difficult situation to continue. You’re dealing with it in an assertive way.

There are many reasons as to why you need to have difficult conversations. In this episode, I talk about the top 3 reasons that push me to have difficult conversations when I need to.

You will learn about:

• People won’t pick up on your clues.
• It reduces your stress and anxiety.
• It helps you set boundaries for the future.

If you’ve ever had difficulty addressing problems in your work life or personal life and you want reasons as to why difficult conversations are important, this episode is for you.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• How to Approach Difficult and Stressful Conversations When You Don’t Like Conflict
• Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass
• Difficult Conversations YouTube Video

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• 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 can you use LinkedIn to become known as a go-to expert in your field? LinkedIn is a powerful platform where you can grow your personal brand and have more impact and influence as an emerging leader. 

I have used LinkedIn strategically since 2020 to develop my reputation as a go-to expert in the area of leadership development for emerging leaders. I’ve learned a lot of techniques about how to use LinkedIn when growing your professional reputation and I share those techniques with you in this week’s podcast and YouTube video.

If you are an emerging leader and you want to develop your reputation as a go-to expert in your field, then these resources will help you.

You will learn: 

• Tips for writing articles on LinkedIn.
• The importance of creating videos for LinkedIn.
• My #1 tip which is to comment on other people’s posts.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Why You Need to Become Known as a Go-To Expert
• How to Become Known as a Go-To Expert
• Download your “How to Become Known as a Go-To Expert” 21 idea guide.
• Episode 008, How to Craft a Great About Section on LinkedIn
• How to Look Good on Camera
• How to Increase Your Visibility on LinkedIn in 10 Minutes a Day
• How to Increase Your Visibility on LinkedIn in 20 Minutes a Day

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

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

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How to become known as a go-to expert. Becoming known as a go-to expert in your field or industry is incredibly important for emerging leaders and high-achieving professionals. 

You want to become known in your area of expertise. You want to build your brand and reputation. You want to rise higher than the rest. You want to have everyone know who you are, what you do, what you’re an expert in, and how you can help them.

Becoming known as a go-to expert is helpful whether you’re an employee or an entrepreneur. When you become known as a go-to expert as an employee, it makes promotions easier. Your boss and colleagues inside your company already know that you’re a go-to expert so you become an easy hire.

When you’re a go-to expert as a consultant, coach or other business owner, it makes finding clients easier because people trust go-to experts.

There are so many positive impacts on your career and business when you develop a go-to expert reputation. And in this episode, you will start to learn “how” you can develop a go-to expert reputation now.

In this episode, I talk about:

• The pre-requisite for becoming a go-to expert.
• Impostor Syndrome for go-to experts.
• Working out your area of expertise you want to be known for (niching down).
• Creating great content for social media platforms (including LinkedIn).
• Speaking at events (yes, public speaking!).
• Writing guest posts and articles.
• Getting interviewed on podcasts.

After each of the five ideas, I share with you an action step to help you know where to start.

If you have ever wondered how you can become known as a go-to expert, then this podcast episode and YouTube video are for you.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Why You Need to Become Known as a Go-To Expert
• Download your “How to Become Known as a Go-To Expert” 21 idea guide.

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

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

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Why do you need to become known as a go-to expert? Why is it important for your career? 

Becoming known as a go-to expert in your field or industry has so many positive knock-on effects for you as a professional. It helps people listen to you more in meetings because they know what you have to say is intelligent. 

It helps you build trust with others leading to stronger business relationships. And it helps you grow your network significantly, compounding your leadership brand and reputation.

There are many more benefits to developing a go-to expert reputation in business. In this episode, I share with you eight reasons why you need to become known as a go-to expert.

If developing your go-to expert reputation is something you want to work on then this episode is definitely for you.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• How to Speak With Confidence and Clarity in Meetings 
• How to Increase Your Visibility on LinkedIn in 10 Minutes a Day
• How to Increase Your Visibility on LinkedIn in 20 Minutes a Day
• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.
• Download your “How to Become Known as a Go-To Expert” 21 idea guide.

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

• Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass
• Powerful, Confident Body Language for Women
• Leadership Presence 30 Day Challenge

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What are the top soft skills for 2021? What soft skills are important for the future of work? Given the rapid change we have experienced in the world of work throughout 2020 and 2021, some soft skills have become more important than others.

The typical soft skills that we think of such as communication or creativity are still necessary for the future of work. However other soft skills such as decision making, productivity and change agility are becoming more important for leaders to equip themselves with.

Most emerging leaders know that soft skills are important. I don’t go into that in this episode. But I do expand on what I class as the top 3 soft skills for the future of work: decision making, productivity and change agility.

If you’re an emerging leader and you want to prepare yourself as best you can for the future of work, then take a listen to this insightful episode. I’ve also weaved in research I’ve come across from various sources to help you understand the full picture.

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

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• EP007 Top Soft Skills for Future Leaders https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/3158803-007-top-soft-skills-for-future-leaders
• EP043 Top Soft Skills in a POst-Pandemic World https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/6714082
• McKinsey Global Institute (2020) “Reimagine decision making to improve speed and quality” https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/the-organization-blog/reimagine-decision-making-to-improve-speed-and-quality
• McKinsey Global Institute (2021) “The future of work after Covid-19” https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-after-covid-19
• DISCOUNT LINK FOR Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.
• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

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

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What words make you sound weak in the workplace? If you’re an emerging leader, it’s likely you’ve asked yourself this question at some stage in your career.

Communication is an incredibly important part of your leadership presence. Sometimes a simple change in the words that you use can have a dramatic impact on the way you are perceived in the office.

There are a number of commonly used words that easily make leaders sound weak. These words can make you sound uncertain, hesitant and unsure of yourself. This is certainly not the image you want to portray when you are an emerging leader.

In this podcast episode, and YouTube video below, I share with you three words that you want to avoid because they make you sound weak in the workplace.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• 3 Ways to Communicate Confidently and Show Up Powerfully in Meetings https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/4164983
• How to Sound Smart and Confident at Work https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/6821449
• How to Get Your Ideas Across Clearly in Meetings https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/6922085
• DISCOUNT LINK FOR Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.

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

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How to speak like a leader at work. As you advance into leadership, you’ll be required to use a different style of communication in the workplace. You will need to move away from the style of communication you used early on in your career and adopt a more assertive and confident style of communication.

Speaking like a leader and sounding like a leader in workplace conversations is critical if you want to advance into a leadership position. You must know how to delegate to your team confidently and effectively. You will need to know how to share your opinions with conviction. And you will also need to learn to be okay with disagreeing, and disagree assertively.

Whether it’s delegating, sharing your opinions or disagreeing, these are not communication styles that people commonly use when they are entry level in their career. However as you advance into leadership, these communication techniques are what will make you stand out, get noticed and get promoted.

In this podcast episode and related YouTube vide (below), I delve into these three communication techniques to help you speak like a leader at work.

If you’re an emerging leader and you feel your communication needs improving because people don’t listen to you at work, you get overlooked in meetings, or you don’t have the impact you want, then this episode is definitely for you.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• 5 Reasons Why You Should Speak Up in Meetings https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/005-5-reasons-why-you-should-speak-up-in-meetings/id1500219829?i=1000468536530
• How to Get Honest Feedback When You’re the Boss https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/3693103
• How to Approach Difficult and Stressful Conversations With Confidence https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/4063769
• How to Disagree Assertively With Someone at Work https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/6046801
• DISCOUNT LINK FOR Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.

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

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How to end a conversation at a networking event. Ending conversations at networking events is challenging for many emerging leaders. You don’t want to sound impolite. You don’t want to be rude or offend your conversation partner. But at the same time, you don’t want to be stuck with a rambler or in a pointless, boring conversation. 

Ending conversations is challenging but it’s not impossible. For leaders, it’s incredibly important that you’re able to end conversations when you need to. 

Your time is precious. You need to make sure that the time you spend networking is with people who matter for your career or business. 

In addition, being able to confidently end conversations makes you look like a leader. It shows that you’re taking control of the conversation and taking control of your time.

When I started networking, I didn’t know how to end conversations gracefully. I thought it was rude and impolite so I would just let the other person talk. I ended up wasting a lot of time at networking events, not meeting people I wanted to meet and missing out on business opportunities.

Since then I’ve learned how to end conversations gracefully at networking events and I’ve built the courage to do so. And in this podcast episode and related YouTube video, I share my strategies with you.

If you want to know how to end conversations at networking events, listen to this episode below to get my eight strategies you can follow. I share both nonverbal and verbal cues you can use to indicate you’re ending the conversation.

I also share many sentence examples that you can say to your conversation partner to end the conversation gracefully.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

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

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How to stop procrastinating and get work done! If you’ve ever asked yourself, “How can I stop procrastinating”, you’re not alone. Procrastination happens to all of us whether you’re an employee or an entrepreneur. 

I’ve dealt with procrastination as a content creator and entrepreneur. I’ve learned how to beat procrastination and stop procrastinating so I can get the work done. And in this week’s podcast episode and YouTube video, I share with you ten techniques I use to stop procrastinating.

These techniques have helped me become more productive and I’m sure they can help you too.

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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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Episode 007 Top Soft Skills for Future Leaders (2020 episode)
• Episode 043 Top 5 Soft Skills You Need in a Post-Pandemic World
• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.
• Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass Video Course that I mentioned in this episode.

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

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

Get Your Leadership Evaluation Toolkit!

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In the current business environment, many professionals are asking themselves, “How can I lead virtually in 2021”, or “how can I be successful at virtual leadership”. If you’re an emerging leader and you’ve asked yourself these questions while you’ve been working from home, this week’s podcast episode and YouTube video are for you.

Virtual leadership requires a shift in your leadership skillset. You don’t have regular in-person contact with your team which makes communication, and other essential leadership skills, much more difficult. 

On top of that, stress levels are high. People are frustrated. Your team may be losing motivation or they may be overwhelmed. 

As a leader, it’s really important that you keep on top of all of these issues so you can continue to move projects along and achieve your leadership goals.

In this episode, I share seven tips to help you stay on top of your leadership game in 2021 and beyond.

You will learn: 

• Look at it as a learning opportunity.
• Ways to adapt your communication.
• Check in regularly with your team, and how to ask if they’re okay.
• A good guideline to make meetings shorter.
• Use an authentic background for video calls.
• Don’t be intimidated by technology.
• Take care of yourself (the most important!)

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Episode 040: Your Professional Image When You Work From Home: https://www.buzzsprout.com/882046/6378784
• How to Look Good on Video Calls for Work: 

Other Learning & Development Video Courses!

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

Get Your Leadership Evaluation Toolkit!

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