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How to negotiate as a woman without getting penalized for it -- that is exactly what Columbia Business School professor and negotiations researcher Malia Mason breaks down in this episode of SisterSmart Leadership.Women are told to ask for more, be more assertive, and stop apologizing. But when women follow that advice, research shows they are more likely to face social backlash than their male counterparts. This is the double bind, and it is one of the biggest invisible barriers keeping women out of senior leadership.Malia Mason teaches negotiations and co-directs the Women in Leadership Executive Education Program at Columbia Business School. She has spent her career studying what the science actually says about gender and negotiation, and in this episode she brings those insights directly to women leaders working to get promoted from director to VP.Jill and Malia also go deep on non-promotable work, the invisible administrative labor that women disproportionately carry and that quietly stalls career advancement, and share specific tactics to stop doing more than your fair share without damaging your reputation.If you have ever felt stuck between being too assertive and not assertive enough, this episode will give you a research-backed framework and practical tools to negotiate smarter starting today.What you will learn in this episode:What the research actually says about gender bias in salary negotiations and workplace negotiationsWhy women are penalized more for assertiveness than men, and what to do about itThe 3 ways gender shapes how women experience, are perceived in, and behave in negotiationsWhy gender bias matters far more in self-initiated negotiations than in formal contract negotiationsWhat non-promotable work is and why women do significantly more of it than menHow to redirect non-promotable work using the Suggest Steve method without burning bridgesWhy setting boundaries at work is itself an act of negotiationHow to make your invisible workload visible to your managerThe range offer strategy that lets women make ambitious salary asks without triggering backlashWhy precise numbers outperform round numbers in salary negotiationsThe truth about softening language and when it undermines your negotiating positionWhy women's natural communication strengths are actually a negotiation advantageThis episode is perfect for you if you are a woman in a director-level role who wants to get promoted to VP, if you struggle to ask for what you deserve without feeling aggressive, or if you are carrying more than your share of work and do not know how to change it.Related topics covered: negotiation skills for women, how to negotiate a salary raise as a woman, gender bias at work, how women can overcome the double bind, non-promotable work, how to stop doing office housework, salary negotiation strategy, women in senior leadership, how to get promoted from director to VP, setting boundaries at work, negotiation strategies for executives, Columbia Business School Women in Leadership, women executives, assertiveness without backlashABOUT MALIA MASONMalia Mason is a social scientist and professor at Columbia Business School, where she teaches negotiations and co-directs the Women in Leadership Executive Education Program. She is a trainer and consultant for organizations across financial services, media, tech, telecom, and the arts, and is one of the leading researchers on how gender shapes negotiation outcomes.#WomenInLeadership #NegotiationSkills #SalaryNegotiation #WomenLeaders #CareerAdvancement #DirectorToVP—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

Have you ever wondered why you keep getting in your own way, even when you have the talent, the drive, and the dream?That is exactly where Krystal found herself when she first connected with SisterSmart. She was burned out from consulting, running from anything that looked like a corporate job, and trying to launch a business while carrying years of unprocessed career pain. She did not need another hustle strategy. She needed to meet herself where she was.In this client story episode, Jill sits down with Krystal to talk about her six months inside the SisterSmart Leadership program and how it helped her identify and quiet her saboteurs, rediscover the parts of herself she had forgotten, and transform her relationship with both corporate and entrepreneurship.If you have ever felt lost, trapped, or like you were building on a cracked foundation, this conversation is going to meet you right where you are.01:21 --- What brought Krystal to SisterSmart: the masterclass and her husband's question that stopped her cold02:23 --- Feeling lost, trapped, and anti-corporate: where Krystal was when she first joined the program04:41 --- The program elements that changed everything: the pre-work, saboteurs, and the PQ bootcamp05:59 --- Rediscovering joy and the version of herself she had completely forgotten07:39 --- The results: releasing the pressure on her dreams and seeing corporate as a tool instead of a trap10:53 --- Healing from a toxic consulting career and the corporate shift worth paying attention to—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

Emotional labor at work is one of the biggest invisible barriers holding women leaders back, and most have never even named it.As women in leadership, we often take on the invisible work of managing team emotions professionally: smoothing over conflicts, holding the team together, noticing what no one else does, and absorbing the stress of everyone around us. This invisible work takes real skill and real energy, but it rarely shows up in performance reviews or promotion conversations.In this episode, we unpack why emotional labor falls so unevenly on women leaders, what it is really costing you in terms of energy, visibility, and career advancement, and exactly how to lead with warmth and still protect yourself from burnout.You will also hear about a leader who was passed over for a VP role despite being the emotional backbone of her entire department, and how she shifted from carrying the load to leading sustainably without losing any of her warmth.01:48 --- What emotional labor actually is and how it goes far beyond the original definition04:12 --- How one leader was running two jobs and why she got passed over for VP06:30 --- The three real costs of unmanaged emotional labor: energy depletion, visibility gaps, and burnout09:15 --- Why you should not stop caring and how to lead strategically instead11:24 --- Gender socialization and the double bind women face with emotional caretaking12:45 --- Four practical moves to stop emotional labor from holding you backMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEArlie Hochschild, The Managed Heart (1983) on emotional laborGoogle's Project Aristotle on psychological safety—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

How to transition from technical leader to executive leadership as a woman in 2025. Learn proven leadership development strategies for career advancement and getting promoted to senior management.Are you a technical professional stuck in middle management? Women in leadership face unique challenges when transitioning from technical roles to executive positions. This episode reveals the exact steps one physician took to move from regional medical director to senior executive leadership.In this women's leadership podcast episode, Gretchen shares her journey of career growth and professional development. Gretchen was already a high-performing physician with a strong track record of success. Through executive coaching and leadership development, she gained the clarity, confidence and strategy needed to transition into senior healthcare leadership and advance to the next level of her career.Learn how to get promoted and advance your career with these leadership skills for women:- Building confidence as a female leader in male-dominated industries- Executive presence and leadership presence for women professionals- Career transition strategies from technical expert to strategic leader- Leadership development programs that work for working women- How to overcome imposter syndrome and step into senior leadership roles- Work-life balance and time management for women leaders- Feminine leadership style vs masculine leadership in the workplaceThis episode is perfect for: women in healthcare leadership, female physicians seeking career advancement, women in medicine, female executives, aspiring C-suite leaders, women directors aiming for VP roles, and any professional woman ready to level up their career.01:04 - Why executive coaching matters even after earning an MBA03:31 - The confidence gap holding women back from executive roles05:16 - Transitioning from hands-on technical work to strategic leadership06:35 - The ladder of conclusions: A stress management tool for leaders07:47 - Breaking free from the busyness trap and focusing on priorities10:37 - How to shift from busy to strategic in your leadership approach13:17 - Delegation strategies and team empowerment for new executives15:36 - Authentic leadership: Staying true to your feminine leadership style17:23 - Leadership training programs: Finding the right fit for your career goals19:32 - Defining your leadership values and integrity as a woman executive—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

That promotion you did not get? It was probably not decided in a performance review. It was decided on a golf course, at happy hour, or in a conversation you were never invited to.Informal networks at work are where the real career decisions get made and most women are not in those rooms. Research shows that 70 to 80 percent of promotions and high-visibility opportunities are driven by professional relationships, not performance alone. Yet women's networks are 30 percent smaller than men's, and the gap widens at every level of leadership.In this episode, SisterSmart Leadership Coaches Jill and Sara Spencer break down everything you need to know about building influential professional relationships and developing career sponsorship strategies that actually work. You will learn how to network professionally without feeling self-promotional, how to build strategic relationships when you are working remotely or in a hybrid environment, and how to identify the sponsors and senior leaders who will champion your next promotion.Whether you are trying to rise from director to VP, get noticed by senior leadership, or simply figure out how to build the kind of network that opens doors, this episode gives you a clear, practical framework to make it happen on your own terms.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:01:50 -- Why informal networks at work drive promotions more than performance and what you can do about it04:30 -- The biggest misconception women have about professional relationships building (and the mindset shift that changes everything)08:45 -- Formal vs. informal networks and which one is actually driving career advancement11:00 -- How to build the professional networking muscle with just one hour a week15:30 -- Creative, low-pressure ways to connect that do not require evening events or forced small talk19:45 -- Hybrid work networking strategies, how to stay visible and build relationships when you are not always in the office24:00 -- How to map your network and close the gaps that could be holding back your promotion28:30 -- Career sponsorship strategies, how to identify and build relationships with the senior leaders who will advocate for you33:00 -- Three action steps you can take this week to start building a network that moves your career forwardTHIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You are a woman in leadership who wants to move from director to VP or into senior executive rolesYou have been waiting for your hard work to speak for itself and it is not workingYou want professional networking tips that feel authentic, not sleazy or self-promotionalYou are looking for a career coach for women who understands the real barriers to promotionYou want to build executive presence and get noticed by the right senior leadersFREE RESOURCE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Stakeholder Mapping Guide: https://sistersmart.ck.page/fb7440c515 ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Free Passport to Promotion Private Podcast -- 7 Steps to Get Promoted from Director to VP: https://joinsistersinleadership.com/7-steps Apply for the Sisters in Leadership Program (12-month coaching for women leaders): https://joinsistersinleadership.com/ Explore Leadership Courses for Women: https://sistersmart.com/leadership-courses ABOUT SARA SPENCER:Sara Spencer is a SisterSmart Leadership Coach who specializes in networking strategy, professional relationships building, and career sponsorship strategies for senior women leaders. Sara works with women inside the Sisters in Leadership program to help them build the influential networks and executive presence that open doors to the next level of leadership. Her coaching approach is practical, authentic and designed to fit the real demands of women navigating both career and life.ABOUT SISTERSMART LEADERSHIP:SisterSmart Leadership is a coaching practice that helps women rise from director to vice president and beyond. Founded by executive coach and leadership coach Jill Avey, the flagship Sisters in Leadership program uses a proven 7-step framework to help women build the skills, visibility and networks they need to advance into senior leadership on their own terms.—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

Should I stay or should I go?This is a question many of my clients come to me with. You've invested years at your company, built strong relationships, and know how to do your job well. But something feels off. Maybe you've gotten too comfortable in your groove. Maybe the company culture has shifted. Or maybe you know deep down that you're ready for more.Our client, Dorothy, a negotiations coach herself, found herself at this exact crossroads. She was working at a large Fortune 500 healthcare organization and knew it was time to move up—but couldn't see clearly whether that meant staying or leaving.Through our work together, Dorothy overcame her fear, activated her network, and landed a VP role at a fast-growing company where she's now building a supply chain and procurement function from the ground up.The best part? Her husband noticed she doesn't look stressed anymore—even though she has more work than before. That's the power of finding work that's truly aligned with who you are.Whether you're stuck in a comfortable groove or wrestling with the stay-or-go question yourself, you'll find inspiration in Dorothy's story.02:42 — What was really blocking Dorothy from getting the recognition she deserved (hint: it wasn't just the company)04:42 — The program elements that helped Dorothy get clarity, including the networking strategy that opened up multiple opportunities09:20 — How Dorothy landed a VP role at a fast-growing company and why she feels re-energized instead of burned out14:13 — How Dorothy balances her bigger role while staying true to her feminine leadership style19:49 — The book Dorothy recommends that explains why women struggle with people-pleasing and boundary-setting (and how to overcome it)—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

Have you ever been told you need to be 'warmer' in a meeting... and then told you need to be 'more assertive' in your next review?This is what researchers call the 'likeability trap.' And it's one of the biggest reasons talented women get stuck in their careers.In this episode, you'll learn what the likeability trap actually looks like at work so you can spot when it's happening to you. Jill shares why traditional assertiveness training often backfires for women, and what actually works instead.By the end of this episode, you'll have a framework for leading authentically, one that honors who you are instead of asking you to become someone else.02:45 — How the likeability trap plays out at work4:17 — Why traditional assertiveness training often backfires for women08:15 —How to be more authoritative without losing yourself11:45 — Setting professional boundaries at work14:30 — Bossy vs. confident - navigating the double standard—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

How can we change the gender balance in traditionally male dominated fields? The tech industry is one that's been known to be male dominated. I have a lot of clients in the tech industry, and some of them feel very daunted by this problem, often wondering if they'll ever get a chance to get the recognition they deserve. So I'm so excited to have this conversation with a leader in tech that's been a change agent in this way, and to learn more about what's happened to help her be more successful in her career. 01:41 — What Sumi did to bring more gender balance to the leadership team at Microsoft 09:59 — The role Sumi’s network has played in her ability to develop a high-performing team 12:32 — How she has navigated to senior leadership levels in a competitive industry 16:20 — The biggest changes she’s had to navigate to succeed in a senior leadership role👋 CONNECT WITH SUMI Sumi Singh is a Corporate Vice President in the Collaborative, Applications & Platforms organization. She has over 25 years of experience as an engineer, leader, and customer advocate. She is known for creating a culture of inclusion and building resilient teams where people are able to do their best work and operates with a growth mindset. Her team is focused on delivering Microsoft Teams, the hub for collaboration in Microsoft 365 that connects people, content, and tools they need to be more engaged and effective everywhere.—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

Mid-career women often have an allergic reaction to how to build their network. They don't want to feel cheesy, sleazy, or like they're only out for themselves. They've seen others doing this and they don't want to be perceived in the same way. But the problem with this is it holds them back in their careers because your network is more important the higher your rise.In this episode, Jill shares how you can balance giving and taking so you can build a strategic network with people you enjoy spending time with. She’ll share how she’s created a reputation as someone people can count on and who they turn to when they need an expert.So if you've been resisting the whole idea of networking or feel lost on how to do it in a way that doesn’t just feel like you’re taking, taking, taking, this episode's for you!Tune in to hear:  01:48 — Givers vs. Takers: How to find the right balance when networking 02:50 — What to do when it feels like you don’t have anything to offer others09:26 — Who you want to focus on networking with—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/

You’ve likely heard the saying, “you can’t control the situation, but you can control how you react to the situation.” That can be easier said than done, but that’s exactly the skill great leaders are able to develop.Our client, Wendy, was initially a little resistant to the mindset work, but when she was laid off from a role she didn’t enjoy, she used that time to reflect on her unique strengths and skills that helped her land the new role she’s in now.As she transitioned into the new role, she focused on three mindsets that have helped her not only succeed in her role even when there’s conflict and challenges, but also enjoy it because her emotional response is much more balanced. If you find yourself feeling frustrated by challenges or situations in your role, tune in to hear the mindsets Wendy has developed and how they’ve supported her!02:20 — The mindset shift Wendy had after losing her job that helped her turn a setback into an opportunity to create a career she loves 10:28 — The importance of choosing an aligned coaching program so you’re surrounded the right types of leader to build your network 12:48 — One of the most important things you need to embrace if you want to evolve as a leader 15:49 — How practicing this one skill with yourself supports you in leading others more effectively👋 GET TO KNOW WENDY Wendy is a Creative Director who loves to build brands by listening to what is needed and building a strong foundation on which to develop a design system. She’s led and worked with cross-functional teams to launch and implement brands across all digital, print, social and video channels. Wendy is an engaged and enthusiastic leader unifying teams to work together through collaboration.—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —🌟 FREE MASTERCLASS: Achieve Your VP Promotion: 3 Steps to Success in the Next Yearhttps://sistersmart.com/register-sil—✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/