Women Taking the Lead

As a woman leader you are constantly being sent the message to be more assertive and confident.

Confidence and assertiveness do have their place and most times I would encourage women leaders to embrace confidence and feel free to be assertive. However, never is this at the expense of honestly admitting when you don't know.

If you don't know the answer to a direct question, 'I don't know' is the beginning of a good conversation. But, balancing your confidence as a leader and owning up to a lack of knowledge or competence in a certain area can be tricky.

This episode covers how to graciously admit when you don't know and handle the situation in a way that engenders more confidence in you as a leader.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Did you know...?

• Women make just 83 percent of what men do, and that gap is wider for women of color.
• According to a new Equal Pay Day study released by Credit Karma, 31% of women say they still don't feel comfortable asking their employer for a raise.
• 66% of women say their current salary is holding them back from reaching their financial goals, including paying off debt and saving for retirement.
• 35% of women surveyed said their low salaries were preventing them from being able to afford necessities like rent.
• Nearly 60% of women never negotiate their pay at all.

• Key times in your career that impact how much money you make
• The story behind the creation of Shift Profile
• The mindset that keeps women from asking for what they are worth
• Always be negotiating!

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Are there some days when you can't seem to muster the motivation to do what's right in front of you?

First, let me state that this happens to all of us. It is common.

But some people have figured out how to tap into sources of motivation when this occurs. And this ability to effectively self-motivate oneself distinguishes high-achieving professionals from everyone else.

And, to make it a little more complicated, motivation is a personal experience. What works for one person might not work for you.

This episode covers common strategies to consistently stay motivated that work for most people.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Do you work in a fast-paced environment? Or, do you contribute to different departments or divisions?

If that's the case it can be very difficult to be confident that what you are giving your time to is exactly what needs your time attention right now.

If you're not careful pretty soon things that are incredibly important to other people become your top priority at the cost of your own goals and initiatives.

This episode covers how to prioritize your projects, initiatives and tasks so you know exactly what the priority is.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

According to an article in the Harvard Business Review, every organization has an emotional culture, even if the culture is one of suppressing emotions. "By not only allowing emotions into the workplace, but also understanding and consciously shaping them, leaders can better motivate their employees."

To dive more deeply into this topic, I reached out to a colleague of mine, Joy Stickel. Joy is an accomplished and highly motivated global human resources leader with a deep passion for work in the talent and culture space. Her HR career spans over 25 years and extends across a range of industries including hospitality, high tech, life sciences, and pharma. She is currently the Executive Director of Talent Management and Development for Sumitomo Pharma.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

There's a French cooking term mise en place that means to set in place. It is a method of preparation taught all over the world that maximizes efficiency and reduces errors.

There are 5 steps to mise en place:

1. Know your recipe — necessary ingredients, cookware, and baking times
2. Prepare your ingredients — clean, chop, mince… whatever is required
3. Arrange your ingredients — appropriate size bowls, positioned logically
4. Prepare your workstation — set the oven temperature, clean the utensils
5. Arrange your tools — similar logic applied to cookware and necessary equipment

This level of organization in advance, not only increases the chances of an optimal outcome for the recipe, it provides an easier and even enjoyable experience for the cook.

There's no scrambling around looking for that tool or ingredient. There's no disappointment after serving the dish realizing an ingredient has been missed or measured incorrectly.

This episode covers how staying organized at work increases your chances of optimal outcomes, and makes work easier and more enjoyable. Not only that, staying organized makes you look good in the process.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Do you sometimes feel like you are not being listened to? Or, that you don't have the influence you need to make an impact at work?

This is common early in our career but truth be told, this impacts women up and down the leadership ladder. And even to women who have been leaders in their company for decades.

In this episode I have an expert who is here to talk about how you can gain more influence so you can make a big impact at work.

Website: www.carlamillertraining.com

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Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Do you get stuck in analysis paralysis when trying to make a decision?

While rushing into decisions is something to avoid, putting off a decision can also be harmful to your time, energy, work performance, and those depending on you.

Putting off decisions will prevent progress, cause frustration, and can undermine how others perceive you as a leader.

This episode covers the skills to develop and the effective approach to improve your ability to make timely decisions.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach, schedule a call with me.

Are you constantly feeling like a hamster on wheel?

As though no matter how fast or how long you work, you are always behind on your to do list.

We all have the same number of hours in each day. Why is it that some people are able manage their time efficiently, while some of us cannot seem to find enough time to complete our tasks and projects on time? Not without working long hours and weekends, that is.

You may not realize it, but there are time wasters just waiting for you to fall into their grasp.

Sneak peak… beating yourself up for making a mistake is a Time Waster!!

This episode covers the impacts of time wasters and what you can do to take back control of your day.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach, schedule a call with me.

Are you pulled in so many directions you're busy all day, but when the day ends you don't feel like you accomplished much of anything?

Just like you, the women I coach are in demand. They have teams that want their attention, clients to serve, and tasks that need to get done. I've been there myself on many occasions.

There are different responses to this state of affairs. You might be in the camp of looking out at some point in the future. You convince yourself that once you get there, it will be a lot better. I did that for years and guess what? As that point in time got closer my calendar filled up and I had all new projects on my plate. This cycle perpetuated for a long time before I realized what I was doing.

You might be researching to find new strategies for time management and productivity and making a few strides but still needing some relief. Or, you might have started to give up hope that it will get any better.

Regardless of what camp you are in, you're going to get a lot out of this on-air coaching call. I'm chatting with Madison who is wearing many hats as her company is experiencing and gearing up for even more growth.

She and I talk through many of her responsibilities and strategize how to organize by priority and organize her calendar. We look at leveraging members of the team who are experienced and eager to do more.

And there's an added bonus, and what I believe may have been a pivotal point in our conversation. We also talked about what might be going on when a team member isn't changing their behavior after you've given them feedback.

If any of this is resonating with you, listen in. This is a good one!

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

One-Hour Leadership Coaching Session: This session is designed to get to the heart of the challenges you are experiencing in your new role. You'll be sent a quick questionnaire to fill out ahead of our meeting so we can make the most of our time together.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach, schedule a call with me.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.