How to Manage Stress at Work
Her Career, Her Life
Starting a new job can be very stressful, but stress is a feature of every job and it’s not always a bad thing. A healthy level of stress can help us be at our best.
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How to be Happy at work
Her Career, Her Life
This episode is about how to be happy at work. It's a topic I was determined to include in the first season of Her Career Her Life because I feel really strongly about it and I’ve given it lots of thought throughout my 30 year career. I’m looking forward to sharing my ideas with you.
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How to build a powerful support network in your new job
Her Career, Her Life
This episode is about how to build influence in your new job. I introduce a tool I created for myself about a decade ago in my corporate career. I call this tool 'Influence Radar' and I’m going to explain what it is and how it works - and pretty soon it’ll become obvious where the ‘radar’ name comes from.
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Building influence in your new job
Her Career, Her Life
This is episode 7 and we’ve already started to address mistake number 3 - failing to build influence. In the last episode I talked about the need to get really clear on your personal brand - what people say about you when you’re not in the room. In this episode (and the next one too) I dive into the detail of 'influence'. I explain what I think Influence is (and what it isn’t) and also why it’s so important.
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Don't fail to Build Your Influence
Her Career, Her Life
In this episode we move onto mistake number 3, failing to build influence.
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Step into your authentic power in your new job
Her Career, Her Life
Power Stories capture you at your best, demonstrate what you’ve already achieved and hint at what you’re capable of.
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Is Imposter Syndrome holding you back in your new job?
Her Career, Her Life
Do you ever secretly fear you’re in over your head in your new job? Are you receiving praise that you think is unwarranted?
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How to avoid drowning in data in your new job
Her Career, Her Life
If you’ve just started a new job you’re going to meet a lot of new people and gather a ton of information in a short period of time. How can you avoid drowning amongst all this data? How can you stay sane in this intense period of learning and find the ‘signal in the noise’?
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Don't hit the ground running in your new job!
Her Career, Her Life
If you’re too keen to ‘hit the ground running’ by leaping to deliver in a new job, project or initiative you’re in danger of landing flat on your face. In this episode, I explore this mistake and give you some practical advice on how to avoid making it.
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3 mistakes to avoid when starting your new job
Her Career, Her Life
In this episode I’m diving into the 3 common mistakes we can all make when we start a new job. In the next 6 episodes I break these mistakes down and show you how to avoid making them. I’ve learned these lessons, so you don’t need to. I’ll be helping you every step of the way.
info_outlineIn this episode we move onto mistake number 3, failing to build influence.
This is a big mistake and I’ve made it several times in my career. I think it goes hand in hand with the mistake of 'playing it small' because when we play it small we tend to operate in a small world. We interact with those who'll help us get the job done, and those who we’re friends with. We tend to ‘keep our head down’ and avoid the limelight.
I can describe all of this so well because I practiced it to perfection - I used to call it ‘flying under the radar’ this might sound clever and I guess that was my way of justifying it. For years in my early career I limited my sphere of influence, because that kept me in my comfort zone, but I also wanted the career success that you only see when you move beyond your usual boundaries and get uncomfortable. And therein lies the challenge that many of us face.
If we want to be successful we have to get uncomfortable - very uncomfortable - and we have to get used to that feeling - almost learn to embrace it!