Confident Career Woman - Ericka Spradley: Recent Episodes
Confident Career Woman
My podcast is designed to help, ambitious professional women ditch perfection, play bigger and make PowHer Moves in their career.
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In this episode, I discuss signs that will help you determine if the workplace is making you sick courtesy of the glass cliff. I also share steps you take to combat this.
In this episode, I discuss the importance of advocating for yourself at work, what it costs you when you don’t, and a framework you can leverage.
In this episode, I share steps you can take to start your Soft Career Girl Era. As we all know, the old ways of working no longer work for working women.
This episode is the audio from the bonus chapter of my latest book, Contrary To Culture.
In this episode, I share career strategies you should consider inside the organization as your employer evaluates the changes in today’s economic climate.
In this episode, I share strategies to help you navigate the job market as economists are discussing stagflation.
In this episode, I share my story as a reminder that career advancement isn’t necessarily linear. I am living proof that non-traditional paths can lead to extraordinary success. Because success leaves clues, you too should design the path that produces your best professional life.
Should you ever lose access to documents and documentation housed on your employer’s hard drive,
there’s a chance you may not be able to retrieve the information. Do yourself a favor; take a proactive approach and create a personal personnel file. This week, I share a list of items your personal personnel file should contain.
As much as you'd like to hit the ground running in your new role, it's best to take a step back and create a strategy first. This week, consider the 10 tips I share for your first 30 days in your new role.
In order for you to say yes to yourself, you have to say no to others and sometimes to work. This week, it's time to consider how you'll say no more often and why you need to.
Unpopular opinion: most of us think we don't have enough time, but in actuality we do. The challenge isn't the amount of time we lack, the challenge is our choices (how we spend our time). This week, I share a list of options so you can choose to make time for yourself going forward.
In this episode, I share the subtle ways you’re being underpaid and 3 red compensation flags you should be aware of.
If you're going to excel at work, you need to be trustworthy. Because trust is earned through your character, commitment and competence, this week I'm sharing 10 tips to help you demonstrate trustworthiness.
This week, identify your influencing style, then see yourself as an influencer and show up like one.
An aspect of managing your career includes managing your emotions so you can execute effectively. This week, I share tips that position you to perform on the next level, execute with excellence, and experience career mobility.
Because success requires strategy, organizations live by them. With this in mind, you should as well when you consider career advancement and your performance. This week, dedicate a few minutes to focus on connecting the dots.
When you have unshakable confidence, you are self-aware and secure in what you know (capabilities and expertise). This week, score yourself then leverage my unshakeable confidence strategies to better manage your career,
This episode is the replay of my most recent live session where I not only tackle 3 aspects of your career, but I also share strategic advice you can implement immediately. The 3 aspects are space so you can make self-care a priority, strategy (because success can't be achieved without it), and salary so you can receive adequate compensation for your professional contributions.
If you're feeling the negative impacts of "being on" and available, consider the 3 tips I share this week to begin to make boundaries your best friend.
If you're going to get promoted, you must be prepared for a conversation with your leader. This week, consider the 5 tips I share to start the upcoming conversation.
In this episode, I share 3 things you can consider if working hard hasn’t produced the finances and fulfillment you desire.
We’ve heard people talk about “bringing your whole self to work” but the question is how? Well, I’m glad you asked! This week, consider 10 things you can do to live your best authentic life at work.
This week, consider 5 power and presence tactics. Before you gain access to “the room” and take your seat at the table, you must control how others experience you day to day.
This week, I share 5 mindset tips for your consideration when it comes to managing your career,
As the organization continues change, being mindful of how you manage your reputation is key. This week, I share 3 tips that are advantageous to managing your reputation amidst crisis.
This week, I want you to reconsider how you approach your elevator pitch and revist the way you're framing your "who, what and why."
If you're thinking there aren't enough hours in a day, there's an opportunity to make at least one adjustment. This week, I share 10 tips to help you "create" more time and/or approach time management from a different perspective.
As a woman, you've been conditioned and socialized to sacrifice, So much so, others expect it of you and oftentimes, you execute with a smile. This week, take a few minutes to think about what needs to change in terms of how you care for yourself. Then, take action.
This week, I share 5 quick communication tips you can leverage when you're working remotely. It's one thing to do the work, it's something else to function as "The Invisible Woman."
When was the last time you planned a play date for yourself? If you're like me, something shifted when you became a responsible, working woman. The next thing you know, seriousness replaces recreation and life becomes a little less enjoyable. It's time to change that and add play to the list of priorities. One of the best things you can do to improve your personal life and professional performance is to play a little more often.
In this episode, I share a strategic approach you can take to stop perpetuating the cycle of being underpaid when you’re rewarded with additional responsibilities as a result of organizational change.
In this episode, I discuss “The Slippery Scope”, the situations that cause it, how it contributes to you being underpaid, and how you can manage it.
In this episode, I share 7 tips to help you position yourself to win when you’re the only woman in the room.
In just three minutes, I offer career strategies and advice that will change your mind about the way you manage your career.
This episode tackles the subtle, often unspoken shift in responsibilities that goes beyond the original job description, where the creep hides and what you can do about it.
In this episode, I share 10 principles from my latest book to help you win at work and achieve work-life balance.
In this episode, I share 13 mistakes you can’t afford to make during your salary negotiation conversations.
In this episode, I break down SUGAR and share key ingredients for successful career advancement.
In this episode, I share attributes of high performers vs those who classify as high potential talent and why it matters for women who desire career advancement.
In this episode, I share tips to help you become a better manager of yourself, the work and your career.
In this episode, I share steps you can take to combat Imposter Syndrome and expand your influence.
In this episode, I share tips and strategies that encourage you to define career success while considering work-life balance.
In this episode, I share 5 concrete steps you can implement that will take you from burnout to better work-life balance.
In this episode, I share strategies that will help you excel at work and know your worth as well as steps you can take to increase your salary.
In this episode, I discuss the trap of potential, how it impacts your mobility and what you can do about it if your goal is to get promoted.
In this episode, I define what cancel culture means for women in the workplace and 5 things you should consider if you’re going to cancel culture.
In this episode, I discuss invisible labor and I challenge you to examine the role you play in accepting it as “the norm”.
In this episode, I discuss the wage gap for women and share 10 tips to help you make more money at work.
In this episode, I share my mini-playbook to help you experience your best life - personally as well as professionally.
In this episode, I share 3 steps you should consider as you navigate this new normal if your ultimate goal is career success.
In this episode, I talk about “the power of the pivot” and encourage you to consider it from a different perspective.
In this episode, I discuss what contributes to the cycle of being buried under the work, becoming invisible and what you can do about it. I also share information about my new Career Club that’s dedicated to women who want to manage their careers, but who simply don’t have time.
In this episode, I share job search and self-care strategies to help you navigate your layoff.
In this episode, I share 7 personal and professional lessons I learned along my journey - prior to turning in my notice December 14th, 2020.
In this podcast, I consider Equal Pay Day for Black Women and share strategies that help you increase your salary while effectively managing your career.
In this episode, I encourage women to no longer settle in their careers but to move their ask forward.
During this episode, I share 10 tips to help you better manage yourself, better manage your career and better manage the work as a remote employee.
In this episode, I share 5 tips to help you control “the crazy” as you continue to make PowHer Moves!
In this episode, I share 10 simple strategies that help you manage change amidst chaos in our current fast-paced work environment.
In this episode, I share practical tips women can implement immediately to better manage their career.
In this episode, I discuss the downside of the “Sunday Creep” and suggest questions you should ask yourself the next time you feel compelled to work Sunday-Friday vs Monday-Friday.
Because you’re only as powerful as your programming, meaning the thoughts you accept and act upon throughout your day, I share 3 framing recommendations during this episode that will improve the way you approach your career.
In this episode, I discuss expert power and solutions geared towards demonstrating your expertise with confidence.
In this episode, I explain the importance of functioning as an intrapreneur, what you will need to do to become one as well as behaviors of intrapreneurial women in the workplace who are making PowHer Moves.
In this episode, I discuss the silent killer aka “the invisible rules” - what they are by definition and what you can do to create wins as you play the career game to make PowHer Moves.
In this episode, I share the alarming statistics of pay inequities in honor of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day as well as what Black/African-American women can do differently in their career.
In this episode, I share my experience as an introverted professional as well as 5 things you can do thrive at work.
In this episode, I discuss the definition of “ditch the downplay”, its negative impacts to your career and steps you can implement to resolve this common workplace issue for women.
During this episode, I share 8 things you should consider as you cultivate social capital and invest in relationships that will ultimately advance your career.
In this episode, I discuss external barriers, the various career stages and steps you can take to holistically take charge of your career.
During this episode, I share 5 things you’ll need beyond your potential on the road to promotion.
During this episode, I share my career story to stress the importance of authenticity to women. I also encourage you to define your “work purpose” as well as understand how awareness, acknowledgement and action leads to authenticity in this podcast.
During this episode, I discuss the advantages of considering social capital, opportunity, exposure and access as you make decisions that accelerate your professional success.
During this episode, I share 3 things that stop women from playing bigger in the workplace.
Women can be invisible in the workplace and not recognize it. In this episode, I share leadership actions that can not only increase your visibility but that can also help you advance your career.