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  • Winning vs. Losing Strategies

    As a high achiever, you have been taught the winning strategy which is that you must work hard for success. However, this will make you have exceptionally high standards for yourself and you may become a people pleaser.

    This strategy has its merits since it allows you to live a very decent life. But at what cost? For instance, women in the pharma/biotech world achieve success and have good jobs with high pay. However, they get stuck or are unhappy because they approach their career problems with what they think is a winning strategy. 

    In today’s episode, I will talk about the true winning strategy that is beneficial to you. You will learn how to choose the correct strategy. You will understand what living a winning strategy makes you be and feel in both your career and your life.


    What you’ll learn:

    • The difference between a winning and losing strategy for your career
    • 3 losing strategies that are winning strategies and how to use them
    • A shift in how to think about your goals


    Mentioned in this episode: 

    • The Stand Out Leader Incubator Episode
    • Join the Stand Out Leader Incubator

    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    19 min
  • Tips to Get Promoted

    Tune in to this week's episode to discover strategies you can use to get promoted and take your career to the next level.

    I'm breaking down what to do before you decide to go for the promotion and then once you do, how to make it happen.


    What you’ll learn:

    • The 2 things you need to do before asking for a promotion
    • 9 tips to get promoted
    • The secret sauce to make your promotion an easy yes


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Join The Standout Leader Incubator
    • Mistakes People Make When Trying to Get Promoted
    • When Promotion Isn’t the Answer


    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    21 min
  • The Stand Out Leader Incubator

    In today’s episode, we are diving into the Standout Leader Incubator. This coaching program is specifically for people managers and women like you in the pharma biotech industry. We prefer to call this a leadership development revolution since it is much more than a coaching program.

    Why is this a revolution? First, we are changing the landscape for women in the industry. This program is going to give you a competitive edge over your peers. It's also going to help you get to higher levels in your career and diversify the leadership table. Secondly, this is a leadership development program that works. It isn't just concepts or tools where we leave you alone to figure them out. 

    Find out what the Standout Leader Incubator offers, the secret leadership weapons in the program, and how it will help you and many other women in the industry. Listen to this important episode for you and your career.


    What you’ll learn:

    • Why you need to develop from people manager to people leader
    • How we are changing the experience that women have in the Pharma/Biotech Industry
    • Answering all of your questions about The Stand Out Leader Incubator
    • How you can get first access to enroll in The Stand Out Leader Incubator on February 20th


    Mentioned in this episode:
    Join the waitlist for The Standout Leader Incubator


    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    27 min
  • Leading Your Career: Making Big Moves

    What are you planning this year? Do you know what you want to create for yourself? Have you started implementing the things that you said you were going to do? 

    It is getting farther into the new year, and maybe some people are starting to lose motivation for the things they set out to do, either in their careers or their personal lives. But what about if you consider yourself someone who has analysis paralysis? This is where you never feel like you have enough information to feel sure about your decisions. You may wait a long time to decide or worry about the what-ifs. 

    If this resonates with you and your plans for big moves are halted due to feeling like you don't know or deserve what you want, join me for today’s episode. I want to talk to you about decision-making and implementing your big decisions.  


    What you’ll learn:

    • The key skill you need to be massively successful
    • A proven framework to get you stop overthinking and into action
    • Busting common brain traps that keep you stuck (and what to do instead)

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Join the waitlist for The Standout Leader Incubator


    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    30 min
  • Influencing Skills 101

    Why is it important to be an effective influencer? Because it is your job to know what you want and to communicate it in a way that inspires others to act. This is self-serving but is so important in your career and personal life.

    Today we're going to talk about a nuance of communication skills, and that is the ability to influence. 

    This is a skill you can learn at all levels. You'll always have new opportunities in your career to practice; new bosses, new stakeholders, people you're working with internally and externally, and new teams. You can also use this in your personal life as well.


    What you’ll learn:

    • What it means to be an influencer and how it impacts your career
    • The 3 things you need to influence effectively
    • What to do if you fail at influencing your boss or other stakeholders

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Join the waitlist for The Standout Leader Incubator


    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    13 min
  • Your Leadership Philosophy

    Do you consider yourself to be a leader? Does your team trust you as a consistent and reliable leader?

    You might be surprised that some people with leadership titles don't even consider themselves leaders. They think of the executives or senior leadership team as the true leaders in their organization. This is a great disservice to you if you think you are not a leader or need to be at a high level to achieve it. Believing that you have to be something other than who you are is only hurting you. 

    In this episode, we'll talk about the leadership development concept called leadership philosophy. We're going to dig into this advanced concept including what to consider to help you define yourself as a leader.


    What you’ll learn:

    • What a leadership philosophy is
    • Why you should have a leadership philosophy regardless of level
    • 5 elements to consider that will help you define your unique philosophy


    Mentioned in this episode:
    Join the waitlist for The Standout Leader Incubator


    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    12 min
  • Secrets from a Recruiter

    Do you ever wonder what recruiters think when they’re looking at your resume? Are you unsure how to talk about your career break? Is the hidden job market real, and how can you break into it?

    All these questions will be answered in my interview with Jeff Caskey, Recruiting Manager for Workforce Genetics. He is here to peel back the curtain on talent acquisition in the life sciences industry.

    What you’ll learn:

    • Why the hidden job market is real and significant, and how to tap into it
    • Answers to the hot topics you wish you could ask a recruiter in the life sciences industry 
    • Expert advice and practical tips on resumes and navigating interviews


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • BioBuzz
    • Women In Bio
    • ISPE
    • Women in Pharma


    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    1 hr 5 min
  • How to Manage a Team

    84% of workers say poorly trained people managers create a lot of unnecessary work and stress and 50% of employees quit their boss NOT their job. (SHRM, Gallup)

    In today’s episode of Your Worthy Career, we're going to talk about managing a team. I'm going to talk about some of the issues that exist with industry management training, and I’ll share five specific things that you need to manage a team effectively and be a standout leader.  

    Stay tuned, because I'm going to announce a brand new way that you can master these five things that I'm going to talk about so that you can overcome the challenges that prevent you from being as effective as you could be from the very beginning of your leadership journey.

    What you’ll learn:

    • 5 things you need to become a standout leader
    • Issues with leadership and management training and how to address them
    • What life looks like as a standout leader


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Episode: The 1 Leadership Behavior You Need
    • Join the waitlist for The Standout Leader Incubator



    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    22 min
  • New Year New Us

    You might have noticed some changes. In the last episode of 2022, I talked about finding ourselves and a pivot I was going to make in my business, and I'm going to share more about that pivot in today's episode.

    You're also going to hear from one of my clients because I think her experience is going to be really eye-opening for you, and it's very relevant to why I'm making this shift. 

    Finally, I'm going to let you in on an exciting party invitation that is just for you. 

    What you’ll learn:

    • The inside scoop into why Navigating Your Career has changed and what you can expect from me and my business in 2023
    • The unexpected results you achieve in coaching through the lens of my client, Rachel N. Global Brand Planning, Vaccines & Immunotherapy
    • A special invitation to celebrate the new year and what we have achieved as a collective in 2022

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Episode 114: Finding Yourself and What’s Coming
    • Sign up for the New Year, New Us Launch Party

    Head over to Your Worthy Career for full show notes.



    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

    Love the podcast?  Share your feedback by leaving us a review. Thank you!

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    23 min
  • Welcome to Your Worthy Career

    Welcome to Your Worthy Career. This is a podcast for women who desire to have a career they love on their terms. Not just the woman who wants to be promoted to figure out their best career move or be more effective as a leader,  but who wants to feel good,  eliminate the inner critics who you can not only be in a career worthy of you and your gifts, but also build the self-confidence to shatter your own glass.

    Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

    Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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    3 min

About Your Worthy Career

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Welcome to Your Worthy Career, a podcast with Melissa Lawrence, a Career & Leadership Coach and former Talent & Development leader inside Pharma that helps women in Pharma and Biotech…