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  • Finding Yourself and What's Coming

    Join Melissa this week for a candid and vulnerable conversation about what it can feel like when there is just a small thing that feels out of alignment and how to find that missing piece so you can feel like yourself again.

    Here's what you'll learn:

    • A peak behind the curtain of what has been happening in Melissa's coaching business
    • How to find yourself when you don’t know what’s missing
    • A sneak peak into what is coming in 2023


    Note: Navigating Your Career is taking its first season break for the month of December. We will be back with new episodes in January 2023.

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

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    26 min
  • How to Approach Your Job Search

    This week on the podcast Melissa is sharing how you can approach your job search so it is one that is empowering and even something you enjoy.

    Looking for a new job can be overwhelming and draining. Instead, make this one shift and it will become something you may even find fun.

    What you'll learn:

    • A new approach to the job search process
    • Why the job search process is overwhelming for your brain
    • A shift that will will increase your confidence and help you find the best job for you


    Mentioned:
    Episode 73: How to Prepare for Your Interview

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

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    19 min
  • Leveraging Performance Reviews

    It's that time of year again - time for performance reviews. Performance reviews aren't just a check-the-box activity - you can actually leverage them to get your next promotion, higher visibility projects, and growth opportunity.

    This week Melissa is giving you a specific strategy to use to get your management to take action on what you want to achieve next in your career.

    What you'll learn

    • How to ask for a promotion or more development opportunities 
    • The simple question you’re not asking that will guarantee the progress you are looking for
    • Why performance reviews and self-evaluations are a great time to plant the seed for your next promotion

    Mentioned episodes
    How to give and receive performance feedback
    The perfect 1-1 framework

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

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    10 min
  • Confident Decision Making

    If you struggle with analysis paralysis and overthinking, this episode is for you. Melissa is teaching a brand new workshop and you're invited so you can become a confident decision maker once and for all.

    What you'll learn:

    • Why decision making is the key to achieving your career goals
    • The reason you struggle with making decisions
    • What you'll learn and the skill you will build in the Confident Decision Making training

    Training is November 13th at 3pm (EST) on Zoom.
    Register here.

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

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    6 min
  • What You're Meant to Do

    What are you meant to do? Is there a such thing as your dream job or a perfect job? Today I'm sharing with you how to know what you're meant to do in your career.   

    You'll also know what to avoid when answering this question.


    What you'll learn:

    • How to answer the question “What am I meant to do?”
    • The trap to avoid when deciding what will make you happy
    • What the Mario game can teach you about making career decisions


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

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    20 min
  • Signs You Need to Leave to Grow

    You have good days and bad days at work and it makes it confusing to decide if you should stick it out or move on to something better.

    If you feel bored or that you want to make a bigger difference or work on more challenging projects or problems - this episode is for you.

    Today we are diving into the signs that in order to get the growth and learning you want, you are going to need to leave your company.

    What you'll learn:

    • How to know if you need to leave your job to get the growth you want
    • 4 questions to ask to know if you've exhausted all options with your current company
    • A big misconception people have about the path to get promoted

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

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    8 min
  • The Executive Presence Method

    Executive Presence. Do you have it? Do you need it? How do you get it?

    I am digging into what executive presence is and my method for developing it and sustaining it as you grow your career.

    What you'll Learn:

    • 4 Questions that will reveal your leadership positioning
    • The method to develop your executive presence
    • How to be confident and effective in any room and at any table

    Mentioned in this Episode:

    • Get Your Voice Heard at Work
    • Master Difficult Conversation

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

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    19 min
  • Coaching vs. Mentoring

    Coaching is becoming more accessible. It isn't just for Senior Leaders anymore but what is the difference between Coaching and Mentoring?

    Both are valuable to your career but they have distinct differences.

    Tune in to this week's episode to learn what those differences are and how to use them to reach your career goals.

    You'll learn:

    • The difference between Coaching and Mentoring
    • Examples of how to use Mentoring and Coaching strategically for your career
    • How using both Coaching and Mentoring can get you results (even when they seem impossible).


    Mentioned in this episode:
    Work with Melissa - Schedule a consultation for 1-1 Coaching
    What Coaching Really Is

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

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    23 min
  • How to Know if You're Underpaid

    Do you wonder if you're underpaid? This is a hot topic for some of my clients. In today's episode I am breaking down the tell-tale signs you are underpaid and providing you with resources to know your exact number and how to get that increase.

    What you'll learn:

    • The tell-tale signs you're underpaid
    • How to know the pay band for your role
    • What the law says about your right to salary information
    • What to do if you are underpaid

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Want to work with Melissa 1-1? Schedule a consultation call to learn more.

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    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
  • 8 Lessons for Your Career

    In this episode, I'm sharing 8 lessons I learned in my Corporate Career in the Pharma/Biotech industry.

    These are lessons that when you apply them to your career, you will expedite your own growth and achieve your goals faster.

    I am all about application so I'm also providing you with 2 simple questions that will help you apply these lessons to your own career.

    What you'll learn:

    • 8 lessons I learned in my Pharma/Biotech Corporate Career
    • How to apply my (and other people's) lessons to your unique situation


    Mentioned in this episode:
    5 Fundamentals of Networking
    Getting to Your Next Level with Jon Mason
    Work with Melissa

    Connect with Melissa
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    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

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…