The Visibility Factor

The Visibility Factor

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The Visibility Factor episodes

  • 142. Do You Have a Mentor?

    142. Do You Have a Mentor?

    Today’s episode is about mentoring. A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. They are the people that have had enough time in their career to share with you what they have learned and help guide you on your journey. Having a mentor can be a game changer for your career. Mentors can share their career experiences with you and help you see a different perspective. Mentoring has played an important role in my career and in so many of the leaders that I know.

    In this episode:

    • Client story of shadowing a mentor to learn from and to see what career possibilities exist
    • Creating a mentoring program if you don’t have one.
    • Being a part of the Menttium program and how it helps leaders.
    • Having multiple mentors to help you with functional or business challenges.
    • What outcomes come out of mentoring relationships.
    • What is a mentor’s role in the mentoring relationship?
    • What do people talk about in mentoring sessions?

      • The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

      Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

      • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
      • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
      • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

        • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

        • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

          • Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

          • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
          • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
          • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

            • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

            Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

            23 min
          • 141. How Are You Being Perceived?

            141. How Are You Being Perceived?

            Today’s episode is about your perception and how that can impact your career opportunities. At a basic level your perception is how people in your organization view your leadership and your work. We used to say all the time that right or wrong, your perception is reality. If you are being viewed in the way that you want, then your perception equals the reality. However, if you are being viewed in a way that is very different than how you want, then you have to ask yourself the following questions: Will the current perception hold me back in my career? Do I want to be seen differently by my management? If the answer is yes to both of those questions, then you will need to do the work to shift how you show up so you can be seen in the way that you want.

            In this episode:

            • What do you do when you find out your perception isn’t what you thought it was?
          • Are you paying attention to your personal brand?
          • What happens if you don’t manage your perception?
          • What can impact your perception?
          • Perceptions are reality and you need to manage yours.
          • You can change the perception of your personal brand.
          • What inputs you need to create a new perception of your personal brand.

            • Resources Mentioned in the Episode:

            • "Creating a Positive Professional Image" by Laura Morgan Roberts
          • "Perception: The Silent Career Killer and How to Outsmart It" by Nancy Fredericks

            • The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

            Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

            • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
          • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
          • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

            • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

            • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

            Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

            • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
          • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
          • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

            • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

            Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

            17 min
          • 140. Embracing Your Role as a Leader

            140. Embracing Your Role as a Leader

            In today’s episode we are going to explore the question, are you embracing your role as a leader? When you step into a leadership role, it is important to be consistent, intentional and have the recognition that it is a continuous learning journey. Your team and your management want you to lead and expect that from you. Sometimes it is just a shift in your own mind that is the biggest change you need to make. Believing that you can do this and experimenting with what works best for you.

            In this episode:

            • A story about the experience of transitioning into a new leadership role.
          • Challenges that a new leader faces internally about the new role.
          • Taking on a leadership role changes your identity.
          • What shifts does the new identity require you to make?
          • Each transition requires a new level of operating at a higher level as a leader.
          • A client example of someone who is not acting as a leader but couldn’t see it.
          • Ways to embrace your leadership role and see that you are ready.

            • Resources Mentioned in the Episode:

            Episode 139 - Relationships Make All the Difference

          • Episode 117 - Managing Up

            The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

            Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

            • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
          • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
          • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

            • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

            • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

            Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

            • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
          • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
          • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

            • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

            Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

            24 min
          • 139. Relationships Make the Difference

            139. Relationships Make the Difference

            In this episode, I will be focused on how relationships can make a difference for you as a leader and being known by others. Having strong relationships are beneficial in so many ways, but I don’t think that people always think of their relationships in the way that they should. Having these connections and relationships to lean on is an asset for your professional network and reputation that you need more than you realize. You can’t do it all by yourself and the higher you go, the more important relationships become.

            In this episode:

            • How relationships in business supported me in my career.
          • The importance of having these relationships to leverage when you need them.
          • A list of ways to consider relationships and the impact they can have for you.
          • What to do if you struggle to build relationships.
          • How to apply the ideas in each of the ways that relationships can help you.
          • Consider creating a plan that will help you create stronger relationships.

            • The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

            Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

            • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
          • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
          • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

            • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

            • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

            Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

            • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
          • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
          • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

            • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

            Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

            19 min
          • 138. Are You Maximizing Your Potential?

            138. Are You Maximizing Your Potential?

            I’ve been thinking a lot about potential lately. I was digging deeper into the question, what are you giving up by not being visible? There are many answers to that question, but here are a few examples: You don’t get the opportunities that you deserve. You are unable to maximize your potential and achieve the career success you want. You don’t have what you want in your personal life either if it is driven by what your professional life could give to you. You want to do more but aren’t sure how to do something to help yourself. What if you asked yourself the question: did I maximize my potential this week? Would your answer change your actions for the next week?

            In this episode:

            • Why is maximizing your potential important?
          • What if your manager doesn’t see your potential?
          • How to navigate your own career and make your own choices.
          • Do you recognize your own potential?
          • How to lead your team and maximize their potential.
          • Don’t waste your potential and live with regret.

            • The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

            Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

            • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
          • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
          • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

            • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

            • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

            Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

            • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
          • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
          • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

            • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

            Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

            20 min
          • 137. Embrace Your Imperfections

            137. Embrace Your Imperfections

            Today’s episode is focused on how to embrace your imperfections. We have all grown up with programming and messages from our families, teachers, media, society, culture, etc. that tell us what we are “supposed” to do in our lives. Some of these messages may include: get good grades, go to a good school, get a good job, get married, have children, save for retirement, follow the rules, don't talk back, respect your elders, etc. You get the gist of the messages that we have all heard and internalized over many years. These messages, also known as stories, may instill some sort of ideal picture into your head that you have to be perfect and act in a perfect way. Why would someone strive to be perfect? Usually, it is viewed as a way to gain the approval of others.

            In this episode:

            • Brene Brown’s views on perfectionism.
          • My own experience of trying to be all things to all people, but myself.
          • Are you seeking too much external validation?
          • Choosing imperfection and being unique instead.
          • Common misconceptions of perfectionism.
          • Looking at failure in a positive way instead of only looking at a negative you want to avoid.

            • Resources Mentioned in the Episode:

            • “The Common Misconceptions of Perfectionism” by Amanda Johnson 
          • "Perfectionism is Increasing and That’s Not Good News" by Thomas Curran and Andrew Hill
          • The Visibility Factor Podcast: Episode 56 - Internal vs External Validation

            • The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

            Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

            • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
          • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
          • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

            • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

            • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

            Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

            • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
          • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
          • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

            • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

            Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

            20 min
          • 136. The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – Part Two (with Dr. Sunita Sah)

            136. The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – Part Two (with Dr. Sunita Sah)

            Dr. Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and worked as a management consultant for the pharmaceutical industry. She currently teaches executives, leaders, and students in healthcare and business. Dr. Sah is a sought-after international speaker and consultant, advisor to government agencies, and former Commissioner of the National Commission on Forensic Science. Her multidisciplinary research and analyses have been widely published in leading academic journals and media entities including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review, and Scientific American. She lives with her husband and son in New York.

            In this episode:

            • Sunita describes the five stages of defiance and to use them.
          • What conscious compliance is and how Katya, one of Sunita’s students, experienced it.
          • How safety and impact can be an important part of the decision-making process.
          • You need to decide in the moment what the cost of conscious compliance is for you?
          • What quiet defiance is and how this showed up for Matthew in his story from her book.
          • One of defiance's greatest gifts is that by enabling us to become more truly ourselves, defiance changes us.
          • You can defy in a way that is true to you and be aligned with your values.

            • Information on Sunita:  

            • Sunita's Website: SunitaSah.com
          • Sunita Sah on Linkedin (in/drsunitasah)
          • Sunita Sah on Instagram (@drsunitasah)
          • Sunita Sah on TikTok (@drsunitasah)

            • The Book that Sunita Recommends:

            Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

            The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

            Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

            • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
          • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
          • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

            • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

            • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

            Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

            • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
          • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
          • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

            • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

            Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

            31 min
          • 135. The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – Part One (with Dr. Sunita Sah)

            135. The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – Part One (with Dr. Sunita Sah)

            Dr. Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and worked as a management consultant for the pharmaceutical industry. She currently teaches executives, leaders, and students in healthcare and business. Dr. Sah is a sought-after international speaker and consultant, advisor to government agencies, and former Commissioner of the National Commission on Forensic Science. Her multidisciplinary research and analyses have been widely published in leading academic journals and media entities including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review, and Scientific American. She lives with her husband and son in New York.

            In this episode:

            • Defiance can be viewed as negative. Sunita created her own definition of defiance.
            • Messages that women received and conditioned by for so many years.
            • The concept of informed consent
            • Can you explain the concept of the term insinuation anxiety?
            • What is the defiance compass and how can you leverage it in your decision making?

              • Look for part two coming next week!

              Information on Sunita:  

              • Sunita's Website: SunitaSah.com
              • Sunita Sah on Linkedin (in/drsunitasah)
              • Sunita Sah on Instagram (@drsunitasah)
              • Sunita Sah on TikTok (@drsunitasah)

                • The Book that Sunita Recommends:

                • Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

                  The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

                  Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

                  • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
                  • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!

                    • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

                    • https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

                      • Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

                      • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
                      • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
                      • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

                        • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

                        Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

                        29 min
                      • 134. Leading Across Generations Part Two

                        134. Leading Across Generations Part Two

                        Today’s episode is part two of a two-part episode focused on the different generations in the workplace of today. A review of the internal and external generational impacts, the big events that have created shifts in each generation, how gen z differs from many other generations, and how generations can learn from each other.

                        In this episode:

                        • The internal considerations that can be impacted by generations such as leadership development, succession planning, etc.
                      • The external considerations that are impacted by generations such as connecting with customers and shifts in the markets.
                      • Large economic and world events that have impacted each generation in terms of sense of security, what they care about and concerns for the future.
                      • Specific review of how gen Z is very different than previous generations.
                      • Discussion of reverse mentoring and how that can be done.
                      • What valuable things could be learned from each generation.

                        • The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

                        Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

                        • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
                      • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
                      • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

                        • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

                        • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

                        Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

                        • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
                      • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
                      • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

                        • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

                        Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

                        21 min
                      • 133. Leading Across Generations Part One

                        133. Leading Across Generations Part One

                        Today’s episode is focused on the different generations in the workplace of today. A review of the statistics of people in the workforce by generation, how the generations differ from one another and what they are looking for from their employers and managers.

                        In this episode:

                        • The statistics of how many people are in the workforce today by generation.
                      • How the generations are going to be shifting as the older generations retire and the new generations take over.
                      • What each generation values in a company and manager.
                      • Review of each generation’s workstyles, what’s important to them and what they care about.
                      • How each generation thinks about feedback and communication varies.
                      • Some of the big things that have impacted the generations such as technology and economic changes.

                        • The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the Amplify You Program.

                        Do you have limiting beliefs that are holding you back from the success that you want for you career and your life?

                        • This 12-month program is a powerful experience that Amplify You is a unique program that will help you learn how to articulate your value and demonstrate the talent that you have so you get the opportunities you deserve!
                      • Become a leader who uses your voice, makes an impact and has the career you deserve!
                      • If you are interested in learning more visit: https://susanmbarber.com/programs/ 

                        • If you are interested in learning more, visit:

                        • susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/

                        Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast

                        • Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
                      • As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].
                      • You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

                        • If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

                        Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

                        23 min

                      About The Visibility Factor

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                      Welcome to the Visibility Factor podcast with Susan M. Barber – a show where business leaders and anyone seeking ways to raise their visibility can come to learn how to take action in their own…