If you regularly listen to my podcast, it's either because you know me personally and want to help me out (thanks, I appreciate it) or because you found me because you are looking for advice on how to position yourself for a promotion. I hope that you find my advice targeted and actionable while being presented with simple clarity.
But, I'll also be the first to tell you that you should listen to multiple people and synthesize your own plan about the best course forward because no one else lives in YOUR personal situation. The advice on my podcast comes from my personal experience or from conversations I've had with others that I have either worked with or lead. Even when inspired from another source, I still try to put my own spin on the content. But the factors that come into play in your life may not line up with my suggestions because they have been filtered through my lens and generalized for a wider audience.
There are quite a few famous names such as COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg, author Brene Brown, entrepreneur Seth Godin, or several other authors, coaches, or executives that you can follow, and if their approach speaks to you, you should certainly do so. But, this week, I wanted to highlight several less well-known public voices that you might also want to follow to hear different takes on similar topics. Combining what you learn from me as well as any of these other people can help you figure out the best option for your personal circumstances.
The first voice I want to mention is Jackie Simon of Jackie Simon Coaching. I mentioned her in Episode 012 - Receiving Effective Feedback as that episode was inspired by one of her posts. Jackie posts daily on LinkedIn with information targeted at people leaders, but as evidenced by my podcast episode, you can extrapolate the information to people of all levels. I find her posts to be inspirational driving me to want to be a better leader for my team.
The next person that I follow is Jayme Edwards from Healthy Software Developer. Jayme is someone that I actually know personally and respect highly. He and I worked together for several years. Jayme's podcast and YouTube content is targeted toward helping software developers maintain a healthy work life balance driven by a lot of personal stories. But, I would argue that his content applies to ANYONE because work life balance is crucial for everyone.
For those in a position of leadership with a goal of reaching the executive level, take a look at the content of Ethan Evans of EthanEvans.com. Ethan is a former VP from Amazon who offers deep knowledge of what it takes to move into the executive ranks. Learning...
