Advice To My Younger Me: Recent Episodes
Sara Holtz
A podcast drawing on the wisdom of those who have gone before to help younger women achieve career success.
After 7 years and almost 140 episodes, this is the final episode of the Advice to My Younger Me podcast. You’ll hear:
- My 6 most valuable takeaways from almost 140 interviews.
- What I learned from producing the podcast that may be of value to you.
Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women Website: www.tomyyounger.me Contact information: holtz@tomyyounger.me
Lise Vesterlund, co-author of The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work, discusses what a non-promotable task is, and why women should avoid them. You’ll hear:
- How to identify a non-promotable task
- Why women do more than their fair share of non-promotable tasks
- How to turn down a request to do a non-promotable task
Book: The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work Carolyn Webb’s book, which contains more information on the “Positive No.” Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women can be purchased here. Sara can be reached on LinkedIn.. Leave a review!
In this episode, Carole Robin, author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, discusses how to give actionable feedback and how to accept all feedback as important data. In this episode, you’ll learn about:
- A helpful mindset to have about feedback
- Why most feedback is not as helpful as it could be
- How to give actionable feedback
- How to receive feedback, whether you agree with it or not
Article – Giving Feedback: How to be honest without being hurtful. Book: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues Website: https://connectandrelate.com Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women can be purchased here. Sara can be reached on LinkedIn.. Leave a review!
Sara Holtz, host of this podcast, is interviewed by Jo Ifield, CEO of Incite to Leadership, about career advice for various stages of your career In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- How to discover your “Right Work”
- My two biggest career mistakes
- The need to be both good at your job and good at your career
- The importance of visibility while working remotely
Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women Website: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on LinkedIn. Leave a review!
Carole Robin, author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, discusses how to take your work relationships from functional to exceptional.
In this episode, you learn about: * What are the elements of an exceptional relationship at work. * Why you should only deepen relationships in 15% increments. * Why you should indicate your intent when you disclose information, ask questions, or give feedback. * How to identify and share your feelings.
Book: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues Relationship Assessment mentioned in the episode can be found here. Website: https://connectandrelate.com Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women is available here. Sara can be reached on LinkedIn here. Leave a review here.
In this episode, Laureen DeBuono, Managing Partner of FLG Partners, interviews me about several topics addressed in my new book, Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women You’ll hear advice about:
- Being good at your job and your career
- The importance of doing your Right Work in your Right Work Environment
- How to evaluate career risks, including whether to leave the workforce
Video of the entire interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T6SRxQbJrgFy
Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women: https://amzn.to/3rtq5ui
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Five previous guests share the advice they would give to their younger selves.
You’ll hear advice about:
- Finding your dream job
- The importance of leaving a job gracefully
- The best way to create your “to do” list
- The skill you need to develop in your 20s that you may not have thought about
- How long of a maternity leave you should take
Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women
https://amzn.to/3rtq5ui
Website: www.tomyyounger.me
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Sara is interviewed about the origin and content of her new book, Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women.
You’ll hear:
- A decision I made early in my career that I regret
- The mindset you need to have your most successful career
- How to discover what your Right Work is
Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women
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Website: www.tomyyounger.me
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Before you start setting professional and personal goals for 2022, here are 12 questions to ask yourself about what happened this year.
The questions:
What were your most significant professional accomplishments this year?
What were your most significant personal accomplishments this year?
What did you do that contributed to the success of those accomplishments?
What are you most excited about at work and in your personal life in the coming year?
What you are most grateful for right now in your professional and personal life?
What did you learn about yourself during the pandemic?
Which of these learnings do you want to carry forward in the future?
What do you want more of in your life?
What do you want less of in your life?
What are you most concerned about?
What is one major work-related project that you want to focus on in 2022?
What’s one major personal project you want to focus on in 2022?.
My book, Advice to My Younger Me, Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women, will be available on January 18th on Amazon.
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Five previous guests share the best advice they ever received.
You’ll hear advice about
- How to handle bad news
- How to measure what your salary should be
- Whether being liked should be a goal
Guests who shared the best advice they were given:
Emilie Aries – Episode 84
Nora McInerny – Episode 48
Andie Kramer – Episode 102
Cara Hale Alter – Episode 41
Emily Esfahani Smith – Episode 32
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Tiffany Dufu, author of Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less, and founder and CEO of The Cru, discusses figuring out what’s important to you and then enlisting people to support you in achieving that.
You’ll hear:
- How to figure out what is really important to you at work and at home.
- A powerful way to deal with Home Control Disease
- How to get others to agree to let you “drop the ball” on less critical tasks
- The value of a peer mentoring group
Book: Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less Unapologetically
The Cru: www.thecru.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanydufu/
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Demetra Liggins, host of the Corporate Homie podcast and an accomplished lawyer, provides wide-ranging advice on how to have a successful career in the corporate world as a woman and as a person of color.
You’ll hear:
- The importance of focusing on learning your craft
- How to get the most out of company off-sites
- The best way to be an ally to women of color
Podcast: Corporate Homie - https://www.corporatehomie.com
Website: https://www.corporatehomie.com
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In this episode, Christy Noel, author of Your Personal Career Coach: Real-World Experiences for Early Career Success, talks about how to ask for a raise, how to be a valued employee and how to be a better manager.
You’ll hear:
- Important steps to take when asking for a raise
- Why you should be focused on making your boss’ job easier
- The most important questions to ask on your first 30 days in a new role or job
Books: Your Personal Career Coach: Real-World Experiences for Early Career Success
Your Career Survival Guide: How to Get and Keep a Job in Times of Crisis
Website: christynoel.com.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christynoel/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/christynoelauth
Additional Resources:
8 Simple Things that Will Get You Promoted: christynoel.com/getpromoted
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Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do and More Life to Live, discusses the inequality in how couples share household responsibilities and what to do about it.
You’ll hear about:
- Why household responsibilities “shefault” to women
- A system to redesign how household tasks are more equitably shared.
- Toxic mindsets that are getting in the way of fairly dividing household tasks.
Book: Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do and More Life to Live
Website: FairPlayLife.com
Social Media @EveRodsky and @FairPlayLife
Additional resources:
The Fair Play Deck: A Couple's Conversation Deck for Prioritizing What's Important
Articles:
Harper’s Bazaar: Everyone is Home Right Now, But Who is Doing all the ‘Home’ Work?
WSJ: Article: Fairness in Housework Doesn’t Mean 50/50
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Nancy Davis Kho, author of The Thank You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time, discusses the importance both to you and to others of expressing gratitude.
You’ll hear:
- The myriad benefits of expressing gratitude
- Why expressing gratitude increases your sense of self-worth
- The importance of specificity when saying thank you.
Book: The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time
Website: www.DavisCho
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @midlifemixtape
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Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, discusses wide-ranging topics from her perch covering women in the workplace and at home since 1970.
You’ll hear:
- What we can learn from the suffragettes
- When the right time is to have a baby
- Why you need to have end of life conversations with your parents now
The Conversation Project Starter Kit: https://theconversationproject.org/get-started
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Shellye Archambeau, author of Unapologetically Ambitious, discusses what she’s learned during a trailblazing career.
You’ll hear:
- The importance of being vulnerable about your aspirations
- How to handle being the “only” in a meeting or on your team
- Why you should make good childcare your #1 budget priority
Book: Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
Website: https://www.shellye.com
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Hoping to find your dream job? Carson Tate, author of Own It. Love It. Make It Work: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job, discusses how to turn your current job into you dream job.
You’ll hear:
- How doing work that draws on your strengths can turn your current job into your dream job
- How to ask your boss to do work that draws on your strengths
- How to find more meaning in your job
Book: Own It. Love It. Make It Work: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job
Website: https://www.carsontate.com
Additional resources: https://carsontate.com/podcast/
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Want to get ahead? Pay attention to the dynamics in your workplace. Bonnie Marcus, author of The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, discusses the importance of being politically savvy about your work environment.
You’ll hear:
- The importance of paying attention to the dynamics in your work environment
- How to figure out what your unique value proposition is
- Why you need to figure out the unwritten rules in your workplace
Book: The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead
Website: www.BonnieMarcusLeadership.com
Additional resources:
Political skills assessment
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Suffering from burnout? Eileen McDargh, author of Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters, discusses the causes and cures for burnout.
You’ll hear:
- What the most significant sources of burnout are
- Why it’s important to look at your job with fresh eyes and pay attention to what you see
- The questions to ask when you are doing a task that gives you no joy or provides no value to others
Book: Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters
Website: www.eileenmcdargh.com
Social media:
https://www.facebook.com/speakereileen
https://www.facebook.com/eileen.mcdargh/
https:// twitter.com/macdarling
https://www.instagram.com/mcdargh/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileenmcdargh/
Additional resources:
Sign up for The Resiliency Report and receive an excerpt from Burnout to Breakthrough and the eBook “Talk AIn’t Cheap, It’s Priceless.”
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Host Sara Holtz suggests four question to ask yourself before developing your 2021 goals.
You’ll hear:
- Why it’s valuable to reflect on what you accomplished in 2020
- The importance of focusing on the “why” of what you accomplished
- That even though it may not seem so, you learned a lot of important lessons in 2020
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AmyK Hutchens, author of Get It: Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want, discusses how to successfully navigate difficult conversations.
You’ll hear:
- The importance of being clear about what you want the outcome of a difficult conversation to be
- How to prepare for a difficult conversation
- Why it’s important to step into the other person’s shoes when preparing for a difficult conversation
Book: Get It: Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want
Website: www.amyK.com
Social media: @AmyKHutchens
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Kate McGuinness, author of Confidence Lost/Confidence Found, discusses how building confidence is an “inside job.”
You’ll hear:
- Why mindfulness is the first step in building your self-confidence
- How perfectionism undermines self-confidence
- The importance of pride in your accomplishments
Book: Confidence Lost/Confidence Found
Website: katemcguinness.com
Twitter: @k8mcguinness
Instagram: author.kate.mcguinness
Facebook: Author Kate McGuinness
Pinterest: Kate McGuinness
Additional resources:
Mark Coleman. Making Peace with Your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Your Inner Critic. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2016.
Carol Dweck. Mindset: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential. New York: Ballantine, 2006.
Barbara Fredrickson. Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2009.
Linda Graham. Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2013
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In this episode, Gail Golden, author of Curating Your Life: Ending the Struggle for Work-Life Balance, discusses the attainable alternative to work-life balance.
You’ll hear:
- Why work life balance is unattainable
- Why it’s important to figure out what you want to be great at in your life
- Why you should strive for mediocracy is many aspects of your life
Book: Curating Your Life: Ending the Struggle for Work-Life Balance
Website: www.gailgoldenconsulting.com
Additional resources:
Assessment https://www.gailgoldenconsulting.com/time-management-book-curating-your-life/
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Nancy Halpern, a nationally recognized expert about office politics, discusses why “office politics” shouldn’t be a “dirty word,” and how to get better at navigating them.
You’ll hear:
- Why curiosity is critical to successfully navigating office politics
- How to read the “organizational chessboard”
- The importance of taking responsibility for your mistakes
Website: www.nancyhalpern.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhalpern/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nhalpern
Additional resources:
E-books and articles: www.nancyhalpern.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhalpern/
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Mori Taheripour, author of Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly, discusses how your mindset is a critical part of effective negotiations.
You’ll hear:
- Where power comes from in negotiations
- How the stories we tell ourselves effect our negotiations
- Why preparation is key to being an effective negotiator
Book: Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly
Website: https://www.moritaheripour.com
LinkedIn: @moritaheripour
Twitter: @moriTaheripour
Additional resources: Amy Cuddy’s power pose video:
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en
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Lois Frankel, author of Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out, discusses what words to use when asking for a raise or a promotion, how to increase your visibility in meetings, and how to enlist allies to support your proposals.
You’ll hear:
- How to ask for a raise or a promotion
- How to come across as powerful in meetings
- How to solicit allies to support your proposals
Book: Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out
Website: www.drloisfrankel.com
LinkedIn: @Dr. Lois Frankel
Facebook: @DrLoisFrankel
Twitter @drloisfrankel
Additional resources:
The companion workbook to Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out is available for free at www.drloisfrankel.com
Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus
Episode 14: Bragging 101 with Peggy Klaus
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Lois Frankel, author of Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out, discusses how to communicate crisply and confidently.
You’ll hear about:
- A “template” for communicating your position succinctly and powerfully
- The importance of numbering the points you make in support of your position
- How to build rapport with those you work with
Book: Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out
Website: www.drloisfrankel.com
LinkedIn @Dr. Lois Frankel
Facebook: @Dr Lois Frankel
Twitter: @drloisfrankel
Additional resources:
The companion workbook to Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out is available for free at www.drloisfrankel.com.
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Anne Devereux-Mills, author of the Parlay Effect, discusses discovering your superpower, nixing perfectionism, and leading a multi-dimensional life.
You’ll hear:
- How to discover your superpowers
- Why you shouldn’t be a perfectionist
- Why you should pay attention to what you envy
Book: The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World
Instagram: @annedevmills
Twitter: @annedevmills
Facebook: Anne Devereux-Mills
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Brenda Bernstein, author of How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile, discusses how to use LinkedIn to maximum advantage.
You’ll hear:
- How LinkedIn can be of benefit, even if you aren’t looking for a job
- How to build your connections on LinkedIn
- What you need to include in your profile to make it stand out
Book: www.killerlinkedinprofile.com
Free excerpt of the book at www.theessayexpert.com/blog
Social media:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendabernstein
https://www.facebook.com/TheEssayExpert/
Website: www.TheEssayExpert.com
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Jennifer Brown, author of How to Be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive, discusses what each of us can do to support a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
You’ll hear:
- The business case for diversity and inclusion
- How to use your voice, your access and your listening ear to support a more inclusive workplace
- Why it takes intentionality to be inclusive
Book: How to be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniferbrown
Instagram: @jenniferbrownspeaks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferbrownspeaks/
Additional resources:
Inclusive Leader Assessment: - inclusiveleaderthebook.com
First chapter of How to Be An Inclusive Leader (free) - inclusiveleaderthebook.com
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Sara Holtz discusses two previous episodes that talk about networking through email and social media.
Episodes about remote networking:
- Reach Out and Build Your Network with Molly Beck
- Staying in Touch with Weak Ties with Karen Wickre
Books about remote networking:
- Reach Out: The Simple Strategy to Expand Your Network and Increase You Influence by Molly Beck
- Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count by Karen Wickre
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In this episode, host Sara Holtz, shares some resources to help you deal with job loss due to the pandemic – whether it’s because you’ve been laid off, fired or work has dried up.
Resources:
Podcast: Surviving Being Unemployed (Episode 60) with Stephanie Brown - https://tomyyounger.me/tag/stephanie-brown/
Book: Fired: Why losing your job is the best thing that can happen to you by Stephanie Brown
Book: Managing Transitions by William Bridges
Book: Designing Your Life by Dave Evans and Bill Burnett
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Robin Farmanfarmaian, author of The Thought Leader Formula, discusses how you can become a thought leader – even if you work in a corporate environment.
You’ll hear:
- How to pick a topic on which to be a thought leader
- How being a thought leader can propel your career
- Why it’s important to invest you own money in your career
Book: The Thought Leader Formula: Strategically Leverage Your Expertise to Drive Business and Career Goals
Thought leadership workbook: https://robin-farmanfarmaian.mykajabi.com/Thought-Leader-Formula-Workbook
twitter: @Robinff3
Instagram - @Robinsf3
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Robinff
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinfarmanfarmaian/
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It’s a stressful time for all of us. It’s not easy to feel happy. But guests from three previous episodes share tips for feeling happier, regardless of our circumstances.
Carolyn Webb – How to Have a Good Day - https://tomyyounger.me/tag/caroline-webb/
Nataly Kogan – Being Happier at Work - http://tomyyounger.me/episode-59-being-happier-at-work-with-nataly-kogan/
Lori Schwanbeck – Finding Joy at Work - http://tomyyounger.me/episode-43-finding-joy-at-work-with-lori-schwanbeck/
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Jamie Brown Hantman, author of Heels in the Arena, shares her experiences working at the highest levels of government in Washington. Interestingly, those lessons are equally applicable to your work in the private sector.
You’ll hear:
- How being a woman in a male-dominated environment can be an asset
- Why relationships are more crucial to getting things done than data or arguments
- Why you shouldn’t be the one to take notes in meetings
Book: Heels in the Arena: Living Purple in a Red/Blue Town
Website: jamiehantman.com
Instagram: @jamiehantman
Twitter: @jebella
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Rachel Stewart, author of Unqualified Success: Bridging the Gap from Where You Are Today to Where You Want to Be to Achieve Massive Success, discusses how your mindset is critical to your ability to achieve your goals and how you can consciously change your mindset.
You’ll hear:
- How your mindset is critical to your ability to achieve your goals
- How to change your mindset to support achieving your goals
- How to deal with the fear that invariably arises when you pursue a big goal
Book: Unqualified Success: Bridging the Gap from Where You Are Today to Where You Want to Be to Achieve Massive Success
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelS88846816?lang=en
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unqualifiedsuccess/
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-stewart-84101014/
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Andie Kramer, author of It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace, discusses the real sources of conflict among women in the workplace.
You’ll hear:
- How gender bias contributes to women’s conflict with each other at work
- Why having a limited number of “seats at the table” for women sets up unhealthy competition among women
- Why friendship should not be a prerequisite to supporting other women at work
Books:
It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1473697263/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_swlUDb6NZT2F5
Breaking Through Bias: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1629561045/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_axlUDbGW3Y5TX
Website: AndieandAl.com
Facebook: @BreakingThroughBias
Twitter: @AndieaandAl
Additional resources:
- Change This: "Overcoming Women’s Workplace Conflicts Because of Different Social Identities”
- Fast Company: "This is what it takes to get more women leaders in the workplace”
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Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network, answers networking questions from a live audience.
You’ll hear:
- How to audit your network
- Why you need a diverse network in this economy
- How social media has democratized access to people and influencers.
Book: Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World
Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkhoey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuildYourDreamNetwork/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhoey/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkellyhoey/
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Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network, discusses what a dream network looks like and how to go about building it.
You’ll hear:
- Why it is important to have a diverse network
- How casual relationships are an important part of your network
- The two different types of networks you need
Book: Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World
Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkhoey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuildYourDreamNetwork/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhoey/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkellyhoey/
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Sara Holtz, host of the Advice to My Younger Me podcast, lays out 10 questions to ask yourself about what happened in 2019 as you set your goals for 2020.
You’ll hear:
- The questions you should ask yourself about what happened in your personal and professional life in 2019
- The importance of aligning your goals for 2020 with your insights from reflecting on 2019
Questions to reflect on:
- What were your most significant professional accomplishments in 2019?
- What were your most significant personal accomplishments in 2019?
- What are you most excited about right now?
- What are you most grateful for in your professional life?
- What are you most grateful for in your personal life?
- What do you want more of in your life?
- What do you want less of in your life?
- What are you most concerned about? (No more than three)
- What is one major work-related project that you want to focus on in 2020?
- What is one major personal project that you want to focus on in 2020?
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I’m taking a short break to celebrate the New Year. I’ll be back on January 15. In the meantime, perhaps you’d like to listen to any of the 97 episodes in our podcast archive that you may have missed.
A special thanks to my listeners, my guests and the Advice to My Younger Me team – Liz Smith, Noelle Mena, Samantha Tirado and Mallory Bischof.
Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and career success!
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Carla Bass, author of Write with Influence, discusses how to make your business writing clear and concise, so that it has maximum impact.
You’ll hear:
- The most common mistakes made in business writing
- How to structure your memos and email for maximum impact
- How to write a performance review that will get you a raise
Book: Write to Influence
Additional resources:
How to Get Yourself Promoted (CareerWarrior Podcast)
Website: www.writetoinfluence.net
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carladbass/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarlaDBassWrite
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/write_to_influence/
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Dana Look-Arimoto, author of Stop Settling, Settle Smart, discusses why we should stop trying to achieve work-life balance. Instead, we should focus on what’s important to us and make conscious decisions to spend our time on those things.
You’ll hear:
- Why you shouldn’t strive for work-life balance
- How to spend your time by design, not by default
- How tracking your time can help you make better decisions about where to spend your time
Book: Stop Settling, Settle Smart: Rethinking Work-life Balance, Redesign Your Busy Life
Website: www.settlesmart.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danatothe5th/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Danatothe5th
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danalookarimoto/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Phoenixtothe5th/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzQ7xdwK60hp6fQHZMgNtg
Additional resources:
Settle Smart quiz: https://www.settlesmart.com/settlesmartquiz
Vanderkamm episode: https://tomyyounger.me/episode-19-finding-time-for-what-matters-with-laura-vanderkam/
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Susan Packard, author of Fully Human: 3 Steps to Grow Your Emotional Fitness in Work, Leadership, and Life, discusses the importance of becoming self-aware.
You’ll hear:
- Why it’s critical to your career success that you become self-aware
- The importance of doing an inventory of your strengths and developmental opportunities
- How others can help you see yourself more clearly
Books:
Fully Human: 3 Steps to Grow Your Emotional Fitness in Work, Leadership, and Life
New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace
Website: www.susanpackard.com
Twitter and FB: @PackardSusan
Instagram and LinkedIn: @SusanPackard
Additional resources:
EQFitness quiz. https://susanpackard.com/eqf-test/
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Rachel Cossar, an expert in non-verbal communications and founder of Choreography for Business, discusses the messages you unconsciously send with your body language and how to consciously choose to tailor your body language to have the impact you want.
You’ll hear about:
- The non-verbal messages we send through our body language
- Tips to appear confident in a job interview, invite input from others and defuse conflict through our body language
- Common non-verbal actions that undermine our credibility
Website: www.choreographyforbusiness.com
Twitter and Instagram: @rachelonpointe
Facebook: Choreography for Business
Additional resources:
Rachel’s newsletter: Choreography for Business Newsletter
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Esther Wojcicki, author of How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results, shares her formula, which she calls TRICK, for empowering others to be successful.
You’ll hear:
- How to make your team more productive and creative
- The importance of trusting and respecting your colleagues
- What de-motivates your team
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In this episode, Mary Abbajay, author of Managing Up, discusses how you can improve your relationship with your boss by figuring out their workstyle and then adapting your workstyle to better match his or hers.
You’ll hear:
- How to tell whether your boss is an introvert or extrovert – and what to do with that information.
- What the four common workstyles are – and how to work with each.
- How to improve your relationship with your boss by adapting to his or her workstyle.
Email: mary@careerstonegroup.com
Twitter: @maryabbajay
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mary-abbajay-managingup/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/maryabbajay
Instagram: @maryabbajay
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryabbajay (@maryabbajay)
Websites: www.careerstonegroup.com | www.managingupthebook.com
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Kathy Davies, founder of Designing Your Life for Women, discusses a process for discovering a career that you find satisfying and meaningful.
You’ll hear:
- Why you shouldn’t try to find your one, true calling
- Why you should prototype careers you are considering
- How to develop three alternative Odyssey Plans for your career
Find out about the Designing Your Life for Women workshops: http://designingyour.life/women
Additional resources: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
Website: http://designingyour.life/women
LinkedIn : Kathy Davies
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Annie Duke, a professional poker player and author of Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, discusses common pitfalls in making difficult decisions and approaches to use to make good decisions.
You’ll hear:
- Why you shouldn't use pro and con lists in making decisions
- The first thing you should do before making an important decision
- How you should ask other people for advice when you are making a difficult decision
Books: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts
Website: AnnieDuke.com
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In this live show, Shasta Nelson, author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen and Frientimacy, discusses how to maintain friendships while juggling the demands of work.
You’ll hear:
- How to cancel plans with a friend when you have to work
- How to react when someone always cancels plans with you
- How friendships affect your health
Books: Friendships Don’t Just Happen, Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness
Website: www.shastanelson.com
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In this live show, Shasta Nelson, author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen and Frientimacy, discusses how to handle some of the tricky situations that arise when your friends are also your co-workers.
You’ll hear:
- Why it's important to have friends at work
- The ingredients of a genuine work friendship
- How to handle it when your friend becomes your boss
Books: Friendships Don’t Just Happen, Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness
Website: www.shastanelson.com
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Lori Mihalich-Levin, author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave and founder of Mindful Return, discusses how to navigate your return to work after a maternity leave.
You’ll hear:
- What to include in your maternity leave plan
- How to deal with "mommy guilt"
- How to set boundaries when you work a flexible schedule
Book: Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave
Additional resources:
- Transitioning Back to Work After a New Baby? Now There's a Class for That
- Course information: www.mindfulreturn.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimihalichlevin/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mindfulreturn
Twitter: @mindfulreturn
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Susan Burnett discusses how you can use design-thinking to intentionally design a day that honors your priorities (whatever they may be) and leverages your energy.
You’ll hear:
- Why your goal should not be to achieve work-life balance
- How re-sequencing tasks can make you more productive
- Why it is important to share your priorities with others
Additional resources:
- How to Build a Well-Lived and Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
- Stick with It: A Scientifically Proven Process for Changing Your Life-for Good by Sean Young, PhD
- Designing Your Life Workshop for Women - July 27-28 in San Diego and October 5-6 in NY. More information on the DYL Website.
- Worksheets: Good time journal log, Energy log
- Website: http://designingyour.life/women/
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Karen Wickre, author of Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count, discusses why you need to stay in touch with the “weak ties” in your network and how to do it.
You’ll hear:
- Why it's important to stay in touch with your "weak ties"
- How you can network effectively using social media
- That building a robust network requires long-term, cyclical, ongoing activity
Book: Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count
Suggested books and articles: https://karenwickre.com/resources/
Article: Why You Need a Network of Low-Stakes, Casual Friendships
Website: www.karenwickre.com
Twitter: @kvox
LinkedIn: @karenwickre
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Emilie Aries, author of Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sht Together* and the Founder & CEO of Bossed Up, discusses why it is important to put yourself in the driver’s seat of your career and how to do that.
You’ll hear:
- Why it is important to take a proactive approach to your career
- How to react to criticism
- The steps to take to be seen as a leader
Book: Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sht Together*
Additional resources: How to be an Overnight Success at 53
Website: www.bossedup.org
Podcast: Bossed Up
Social media: @emiliearies and @bosseduporg
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J. Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network, discusses critical elements of success – having a network, getting career advice, and self-promoting effectively.
You’ll hear:
- The value of peer mentors
- How to ask for advice from a mentor
- Why you shouldn't have a Plan B
Book: Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World
Additional resources: How to be an Overnight Success at 53
Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/
Twitter: @jkhoey
Facebook: @BuildYourDreamNetwork
LinkedIn: @kellyhoey
Instagram: @jkellyhoey
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Frances Taplett, a diversity and inclusion consultant at BCG, discusses how individuals and companies can address the challenges that dual career couples face in balancing their work lives and their home lives.
You’ll hear:
- How to structure a work day that works for you and your company
- Some innovative approaches to sharing household and childcare responsibilities
- The importance of picking a partner who shares home responsibilities equally
Additional Resources:
- Making the Workplace Work for Dual Career Couples
LinkedIn: @francesb1
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Amy Stanton, author of The Feminine Revolution: 21 Ways to Ignite the Power of Your Femininity for a Brighter Life and a Better World, discusses the benefit of bringing your feminine qualities to the workplace.
You’ll hear:
- Why your feminine qualities are strengths, not weaknesses in the workplace
- How sensitivity, intuition, mothering and agreeability can all be strengths in the workplace
- Why apologizing can be a powerful thing to do
Book:
- The Feminine Revolution: 21 Ways to Ignite the Power of Your Femininity for a Brighter Life and a Better World
Twitter: @amykstanton
LinkedIn: @amykstanton
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Lori Gottlieb, therapist and author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, discusses picking a therapist, dealing with things not turning out as expected, and how to stop comparing yourself to others.
You’ll hear:
- When it's time to see a therapist
- Why you should focus on your envy
- How to navigate a career pivot
Book:
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Twitter: @lorigottlieb1
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Lois Frankel, career coach and author of Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office, discusses the “nice girl” behaviors that may be getting in the way of your successful career.
You’ll hear:
- How "nice girl" behaviors don't serve you well in the workplace
- How to discover the unwritten rules in your workplace
- The importance of having clarity about what you want
Books:
- Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office
- Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich
- Nice Girls Don't Get It
- See Jane Lead
Facebook: drloisfrankel
Twitter: @drloisfrankel
Website: www.drloisfrankel.com
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Melanie Vetter, founder of Wellfleet Circle, discusses how you can use brief writing exercises to craft your personal mission statement.
You’ll hear:
- Why having a personal mission statement is important
- How to craft a personal mission statement
- How to implement your mission statement in "baby steps"
LinkedIn: @melanievetter
Facebook: Wellfleet Circle
Website: Wellfleet Circle
Additional resources: Values worksheet and 5 Easy Steps to Writing A Great Thank You
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Kathryn Sollmann, career coach and author of Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn’t Work for Every Woman and What to Do Instead, discusses the real costs of leaving the workforce, even if just for a few years, and what your other options are.
You’ll hear:
- How much it actually costs to leave the workforce
- What some of your options are for combining work and being there for your kids
- How to ask for a more flexible schedule
Book: Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn’t Work for Every Woman and What to Do Instead
Twitter: @kathrynsollman
Instagram: @kathrynsollman
LinkedIn: @kathrynsollman
Facebook: 9 Lives for Women
Additional resources: Costs of leaving the workforce calculator
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Brande Stellings, an expert on women’s career advancement and workplace inclusion, and founder of Vestry Laight, discusses how to discover the unwritten rules of your workplace and other important uses of your network.
You’ll hear:
- How to learn what the unwritten rules are in your workplace
- Why it is so important to build your network
- What you should be doing instead of spending long hours at work
Additional resources: ,My Career Toolkit, Unwritten Rules, Making Mentoring Work, and Career Pathways.
Website: Vestry Laight
Twitter: @bstellings
Instagram: @brandestell
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Molly Beck, author of Reach Out: The Simple Strategy to Expand Your Network and Increase Your Influence, discusses using email to build your network efficiently and effectively.
You’ll hear:
- How to clarify your short-term career goals
- Where to start building your network
- How to reach out to people you don’t know for career-enhancing advice
- The importance of letting people know how you used their advice
Book: Reach Out: The Simple Strategy to Expand Your Network and Increase Your Influence
Website: messy.fm
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn: @msmollybeck
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Tonya Dalton, productivity expert and founder of inkWELL Press, discusses how to be a better delegator and the unappreciated benefits of procrastination.
You’ll hear:
- How to delegate effectively
- Why you need to check in regularly when you delegate
- Why procrastination is not always a bad thing
Website: http://www.inkwellpress.com
Twitter: @inkwellpress
Facebook: @inkwellpress
Instagram: @inkwellpress
Podcast: Productivity Paradox Podcast
Core Values Worksheet: Available here
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KJ Dell’Antonia discusses why to stay in the workforce after having kids, how to sanely juggle work and family and how to approach a career pivot.
You’ll hear:
- Why you should stay in the workforce after having kids
- How to think about childcare expenses
- What your mindset should be if you’re contemplating a career pivot
Book: How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life and Loving (Almost) Every Minute
Website: http://www.kjdellantonia.com
Twitter: @KJDellAntonia
Facebook: @kjdellantonia
Instagram: @kjda
KJ's tinyletter: http://tinyurl.com/followkj
Podcast: #AmWriting with Jess & KJ
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Kate White, author of The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success, discusses why you must take risks in your career and how to make those risks “smart risks”.
You’ll hear:
- Why it’s important to take risks in your career
- How to feel more comfortable taking risks
- Why you need to stop worrying so much
Book: The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success
Website: http://www.katewhitespeaks.com
Twitter: @Katemwhite
Facebook: @KateWhiteAuthor
LinkedIn: @katemwhite
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We’re taking a short break until the New Year. In the meantime, happy holidays.
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Anne Bogel, author of Reading People, and creator of the popular blog, Modern Mrs. Darcy, discusses how personality assessments can help us better understand ourselves and use that understanding to help us thrive at work.
You’ll hear:
- How personality assessments can help you know who you are and what you need to be successful
- The workplace implications of being an extrovert or an introvert
- How to approach your job based on your personality type
Books: Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything
I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
Facebook: @ModernMrsDarcy
Twitter: @annebogel
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Anne Elkin, Vice President of Human Resources at Qualcomm, discusses how the StrengthsFinder assessment tool can help you identify your strengths, better understand your co-workers and be happier and more productive at work.
You’ll hear:
- Why it is important to focus on your strengths rather than to try to overcome your weaknesses
- How to figure out what your natural strengths are
- Why it is important to understand your co-workers’ strengths
StrengthsFinder 2.0 https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/home/en-us/strengthsfinder
Books mentioned:
Now Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton
StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Twitter: @anne_elkin,
LinkedIn: Anne Elkin
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Host Sara Holtz discusses how paying attention to your activities at work can help you discover your natural strengths.
You’ll hear:
- Why it’s important to know what your natural strengths are
- Why it is difficult to know what your strengths are
- Questions to ask yourself to help you discover your strengths
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Sally Helgesen, co-author of How Women Rise: Break 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion or Job, discusses how some of the behaviors which you think are serving you in your career may actually be holding your career back.
You’ll hear:
- How you may not be making the most of your network
- Why you need to say “oh well” more often
- Why you should stop doing some of the things that have made you successful
Book: How Women Rise: Break 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion or Job
Website: sallyhelgesen.com
Twitter and LinkedIn: @sallyhelgesen
12 habits you need to break:
- Reluctance to claim your achievements
- Expecting others to spontaneously notice and reward your contributions
- Overvaluing expertise
- Building rather than leveraging relationships
- Failing to enlist allies from day one
- Putting your job before your career
- The perfection trap
- The disease to please
- Minimizing
- Too Much
- Ruminating
- Letting your radar distract you
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Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace, authors of The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know about Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life, discuss important decisions to consider when crafting a career
You’ll hear:
- The role money should play in career decisions
- How intertwined your career is with that of your spouse or partner
- Why “finding your passion” may put an unrealistic burden on choosing a career
Book: The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know about Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life
Social media: @hanaschank @lizardwallace
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Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace, authors of The Ambition Decision: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life, discuss the three predictable career paths that women experience and the consequences that follow as a result of each choice.
You’ll hear:
- What the three career paths are that ambitious women choose
- Which path resulted in the highest level of satisfaction
- What the consequences are of a career break
Book: The Ambition Decision: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life
Their social media: @hanaschank @lizardwallace
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Joanne Lipman, author of That’s What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together, discusses what’s not working in the workplace today and what’s needed to fix it.
You’ll hear:
- Why it’s important to enlist men in the quest for gender equality
- Why women “leaning in” is only part of the solution
- Why it’s important to have mixed gender working groups
Book: That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together.
Website: joannelipman.com,
For Twitter, Instagram and Linked In: @joannelipman
Additional resources:
Implicit bias test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
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Lauren McGoodwin, CEO of Career Contessa, shares practical tips on how to negotiate for a raise.
You’ll hear:
- The mindset you should have when negotiating your salary
- How to get information about what others are earning in comparable jobs
- How to prepare for asking for a raise
- Why you need to follow up after your “raise conversation”
Website: www.careercontessa.com
LinkedIn: @careercontessa
Facebook: @careercontessa
Instagram: @careercontessa
Articles:
A step by step guide to negotiating your salary
https://www.careercontessa.com/advice/negotiate-salary-step-by-step/
How to ask for a raise https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/magazine/how-to-ask-for-a-raise.html
How to Be an Ace Salary Negotiator (Even if You Hate Conflict)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/smarter-living/how-to-negotiate-salary.html
Host Sara Holtz and 5 guests share a big mistake they made early in their careers, how they recovered from it, and what they learned as a result.
You’ll hear:
- The important lessons we learn from mistakes
- How even major mistakes are not career-limiting
- Why you shouldn’t beat yourself up about mistakes you make
Let’s keep the conversation going!
What mistakes have you made and what did you learn from them?
Sara can be reached on Twitter and Facebook and on LinkedIn.
Jessica Lahey, author of The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, talks about the importance of owning and sharing your mistakes and how to bounce back from failure.
You’ll hear:
- Why you need to own your mistakes
- How to think about the mistakes you’ve made
- Why it’s important to share your mistakes
Book: The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed,
Website: http://www.jessicalahey.com/
FB: jessicapottslahey
Twitter: @jesslahey
Instagram: @teacherlahey
Additional resources:
Podcast: #AmWriting with Jess & KJ
Let’s keep the conversation going!
Sara can be reached on Twitter and Facebook @tomyyoungerme, and on LinkedIn.
Stephanie Brown, author of Fired: Why Losing Your Job is the Best Thing that Can Happen to You, shares how to make the most of the experience of finding yourself out of work.
You’ll hear:
- what to do right after you lose your job
- the importance of maintaining a schedule while out of work
- how to make the most of your time between jobs
- why you should have a side hustle, even if you love your job
Book: http://amzn.to/2pXfeMj
Website: http://lifeafterfired.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-brown-7ba86025/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifeafterfired/
Additional resources:
First chapter of book available for free: http://bit.ly/2luYLg7
Article - The key phrase I used that unlocked interviews with Google, and Facebook, amongst others: http://read.bi/2DlaIcQ
Let’s keep the conversation going!
Sara can be reached on Twitter and Facebook @tomyyoungerme, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomyyoungerme and on the Advice to My Younger Me website – www.tomyyounger.me
Nataly Kogan, author of Happier Now, shares the practices you can use to be happier at work (and in life).
You’ll hear:
- That happiness is a skill that you can cultivate
- The five practices that will make you happier at work (and in life)
- Why you should take a midday break from work
Website: www.happier.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalykogan/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/happier
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/happierinc
Additional resources:
Video of 5 Core Happier Skills: https://www.happier.com/happier-skills
Happier app: www.happier.com/app
Laura Vanderkam, author of Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, shares tips on how to spend your time so you feel more relaxed and less frazzled.
You’ll hear:
- The actions that differentiate people who feel more relaxed about time from those who feel more frantic
- Why it’s valuable to plan “mini-adventures” into your week
- How interacting with friends rather than social media will affect your time perception
Website: LauraVanderkam.com
Books: Off the Clock;
I Know How She Does It
168 Hours
What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast
Podcast: https://lauravanderkam.com/category/podcast
Additional resources:
Podcast: Finding Time for What Matters - Episode 19 - http://tomyyounger.me/episode-19-finding-time-for-what-matters-with-laura-vanderkam/
Article:Track your time for 30 days: What you learn may surprise you
https://hbr.org/2018/04/track-your-time-for-30-days-what-you-learn-might-surprise-you
Download a time tracking worksheet:
http://lauravanderkam.com/books/168-hours/manage-your-time/
Caroline Webb, CEO of Sevenshift and author of How to Have a Good Day, shares brain-based research on how to have the best workday possible.
You’ll hear:
- How to share bad news so you get the best response possible
- How your expectations can affect your reactions
- Why multitasking doesn’t work
- How to end your day so you have a great evening
Websitecarolinewebb.co
Book - How to Have a Good Day
Social media
Facebook (facebook.com/carolinewebbauthor)
Twitter (@caroline_webb_).
Additional resources
Good Day Index quiz
Manar Morales, President and CEO of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance, discusses how to craft a flexible schedule that works for you and your employer.
You’ll hear:
- Why it is important to get clear on what you want from a flexible schedule
- How to prepare to negotiate for a flexible schedule
- How to keep your career on track while working a flexible schedule
Don’t assume a flexible schedule is not possible
Website: www.dfalliance.com
Email: manar@dfalliance.com
Cait Flanders, author of The Year of Less, shares what she learned about mindful spending (and living) from her “shopping ban” year.
You’ll hear:
- Why you should track your spending
- The difference between buying things for “you” vs. “the idealized you”
- How you can become more mindful in your spending
Be a mindful spender. Don’t spend money unconsciously.
Book: The Year of Less: How I stopped shopping, gave away my belongings and discovered life is worth more than anything you can buy in a store
Twitter: @caitflanders
Instagram: @caitflanders
Additional resources: Save Money and Reset Your Financial Life with a Shopping Ban https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/smarter-living/year-of-less.html
Svetlana Saitsky, life coach and artist, discusses how you can bring your authentic self – whether it is a creative, an entrepreneur or a storyteller - to your corporate job.
You’ll hear:
How bringing your authentic self to work can make you better at your job
An exercise to do each day to help you tap into your authentic self
How to decide if it’s time to leave your job.
Website: www.svetlanasaitsky.com
linkedin.com/ svetlanasaitsky
Facebook: @svetlanasaitsky
Twitter: @Svetshop
Olivia Christian, Own Your Story workshop leader, shares advice on how to craft a personal story that can help others understand who you are and what you do.
You’ll hear:
- Why you need a personal story
- Why it’s important that your story touch both heart and head
- How to develop your personal story
Instagram: Own Your Story via Instagram
Additional resources:
The Game Last Night via YouTube, via Facebook, via Instagram, and via Twitter
Liz O’Donnell, author, and founder of WorkingDaughter.com, shares a realistic picture of what it’s like to care for aging parents and gives advice on how to manage it all.
You’ll hear:
- The importance of building career equity early in your career
- Why you need to talk with your parents about what they want in the future, before a crisis happens
- How to juggle taking care of aging parents, kids and your career
Book: Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman
Website: WorkingDaughter.com
RentASister.co – Liz O’donnell’s service company for caregivers
Facebook:: @LizODonnellAuthor/
Twitter: @LizODTweets
Additional resources:
Caregiver Bill of Rights.http://www.workingdaughter.com/caregiver-bill-rights/
Working Daughter Manifesto: www.workingdaughter.com/downloadables/
AARP Caregiving Guide - https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/home-and-family/caregiving/2012-10/PrepareToCare-Guide-FINAL.pdf?intcmp=AE-HF-CAR-P2CGD-ENG
Caregiver checklist – http://www.workingdaughter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Caregiver-Checklist-Medical-Forms.pdf
Marion McGovern, an expert in the gig economy and author of Thriving in the Gig Economy, shares advice on how to succeed as a gig worker.
You’ll hear:
- What personal qualities are needed to succeed as a gig worker
- How to position yourself to succeed in the gig economy
- The importance of your digital presence to success in the gig economy
To be a successful “gig worker”, you need to be resilient, tolerate ambiguity, communicate effectively and have basic business skills
Book: Thriving in the Gig Economy Website: www.marionmcgovern.com
Facebook @gigmaven.
Twitter: @marionmcgovern
Additional resources:
Getting to Like: How to Boost Your Personal and Professional Brand to Expand Opportunities
www.freelancersunion.org
www.peers.org
Mary Cranston, trailblazing lawyer, law firm CEO, and public company and non-profit board member, shares the five most important things that women can do to achieve career success.
You’ll hear:
- Why it’s important to have “authentic” goals
- How to overcome fears that get in the way of your success
- How taking risks can lead to unexpected benefits
Additional resources:
Now Discover Your Strengths by Buckingham and Clifton
Susan Bird, CEO of Wf360, shares how to have a conversation with anyone.
You’ll hear:
How to have a conversation with your boss
What the key to a great conversation is
Why to approach conversations with “beginner’s ears”
Facebook: Susan W. Bird
Twitter @susanwbird.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanwbird
Conversation 360 podcast: http://conversation360podcast.com/
Nora McInerny, host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and author of It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) shares her advice about how to deal with life’s inevitable losses and setbacks.
You’ll hear:
- How to respond when bad things happen to you and others
- How to deal (and not deal) with mistakes you make
- How to stay focused on the present
Additional resources:
Podcast episode mentioned
Link to book: It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too)
Website: www.noraborealis.com/
Podcast: http://www.noraborealis.com/podcast/
Still Kickin: https://www.stillkickin.co
Twitter: @noraborealis
Instagram: @noraborealis
Facebook: @hellonoramcinerny
Melissa Hereford shares advice on how to successfully negotiate for what you want – at work and in life.
You’ll hear:
- How to prepare for a negotiation
- How your mindset affects how you negotiate
- Why being curious is an important part of negotiating successfully
Website
YouTube channel
Additional resources
Negotiating on your own behalf with Carol Frohlinger http://tomyyounger.me/episode-2-negotiating-on-your-own-behalf
Host Sara Holtz shares the questions she asks herself before she makes her resolutions for the new year.
Questions for reflection:
- What were your most significant professional accomplishments in 2017?
- What were your most significant personal accomplishments in 2017?
- What are you most excited about right now?
- What are you most grateful for in your professional life?
- What are you most grateful for in your personal life?
- What do you want more of in your life?
- What do you want less of in your life?
- What are you most concerned about? (No more than three)
- What is one major work-related project that you want to focus on in 2018?
- What is one major personal project that you want to focus on in 2018?
Ted Marsden, millennial filmmaker, shares the advice – both good and bad - he’s gotten from his Mom (Sara Holtz) and others
You’ll hear:
- Why all advice can be valuable
- The questions to ask yourself if you’re having an awful day
- The fashion advice his Mom gave him
Pull quote: Take care of yourself before taking on the world’s challenges.
Website: www.tedtedtedted.com
Ashley Milne-Tyte, host of The Broad Experience podcast, talks about what she’s learned from talking to the all the women she has interviewed over the years.
You’ll hear:
- Why you need to “rock the boat”, at least a little
- That working hard is not enough
- How important it is to be protective of your time
Podcast: www.thebroadexperience.com
Twitter: @ashleymilnetyte
Lori Schwanbeck, a mindfulness-based psychotherapist, coach and trainer, shares how you can bring more joy to your workday.
You’ll hear:
- How you can cultivate joy throughout your day
- How you can become more joyful in just three breaths
- The benefit of giving your complete attention to what another person is saying
Morra Aarons-Mele, author of Hiding in the Bathroom: An Introvert’s Roadmap to Getting Out There (When You’d Rather Stay Home), talks about how ambitious introverts can succeed in their careers.
You’ll hear:
- Why you need to understand who you are and accept it.
- How charting how you feel during the day and throughout the week can help you craft a happier work experience
- Tips for surviving networking events
"Advice to introverts: understand who you are and accept it."
Book: Hiding in the Bathroom: An Introvert’s Roadmap to Getting Out There (When You’d Rather Stay Home)
Website: Womenandwork.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morra.aaronsmele
Twitter: https://twitter.com/morraam
Additional resources http://bit.ly/morraam-surviving
Cara Hale Alter, author of The Credibility Code, shares how you can come across as confident, capable and credible in the workplace by employing behaviors you can learn.
You’ll hear:
- Specific behaviors that will increase your confidence and credibility
- How you can tame the adrenaline you feel in challenging situations
- Why its important to be both authoritative and approachable
Book: The Credibility Code
Website: www.speechskills.com
Twitter: @CaraHaleAlter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CaraHaleAlter/
Additional resources available: www.tomyyounger.me
Alexis Krivkovich, a partner at McKinsey & Company, discusses the findings from the 2016 Women in the Workplace study which show that women are promoted less often and receive less valuable feedback than men. She also discusses what’s lacking from many women’s networks.
You’ll hear:
o The facts showing that women receive fewer promotions and get less valuable feedback than men
o How to get career-enhancing feedback
o Where women’s networks fall short
Additional resources:
2017 Women in the Workplace report – www.womenintheworkplace.com
2016 Women in the Workplace report - http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/women-in-the-workplace-2016
Article –Are Female Only Networks Hurting Women in the Workplace http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/are-female-only-networks-hurting-women-in-the-workforce/77321
Lisen Stromberg, author of Work, Pause, Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career, debunks the myth that women who “pause” to raise children never return to satisfying careers. She also provides concrete tips on how to plan for and manage your “pause”.
You’ll hear:
- Statistics show that most well-educated mothers paused their careers, returned to the workforce and didn’t regret their pauses
- The importance of nurturing your career, whether you’re in the paid workforce or not.
- The optimal length for your ”pause”
Jenny Blake, author of Pivot: The Only Move that Matters is Your Next One, talks about her four step process for deciding whether you should “stay or go” in your current job. Along the way, she asks thought-provoking questions we all should be asking about our careers.
You’ll hear:
- A process you can use when you are deciding whether to “stay or go” at your current job
- Questions you should be asking yourself about where you want your career to go
- How friends can help you identify your strengths
Caren Ulrich Stacy, CEO of the Diversity Lab, shares the some somewhat surprising strategies that top performers use to get to the top.
In this episode you’ll learn:
How focusing on your strengths can be a great strategy for success
Why you may not want to use your company’s formal flexible work program
How high performers maximize their time at home and with their families
Website: diversitylab.com
Manar Morales, President and CEO of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance, discusses how to craft a “no brakes” vision for your work and personal life
You’ll hear:
- How to develop a vision for your work life, your home life and your life in the world
- Why it’s important to “take the brakes off” when fashioning your vision
- Why you shouldn’t work on articulating your vision at home or in your office
Email: manar@dfalliance.com
Website: www.dfalliance.com
Christine Lane, a financial coach who works at the intersection of money and psychology, shares advice on how to spend your hard-earned money so that it will increase your happiness.
You’ll hear:
- Why certain purchases are unlikely to make your happy in the long-term
- What to spend your money on to make your happier
- Why it’s important to review your old credit card bills
Hillary Wicht, an executive voice coach, shares tips on how you can speak with confidence – and maximize your influence and impact.
You’ll hear about:
- The unconscious habits that undermine your authority
- How your delivery can be as important as your content
- How to appear more powerful as you go into high-stakes conversations
Valerie Young, an internationally recognized expert on the impostor syndrome, and author of The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It, talks with me about how to recognize when the impostor syndrome is getting in your way and how to overcome it when it does.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- The negative impact that the impostor syndrome can have on your career
- The surprising ways in which the impostor syndrome shows up at work
- How expecting to feel confident all the time is getting in your way