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SisterSmart Leadership43: Meeting Yourself Where You AreHave 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...
2026-03-1227 minSisterSmart Leadership42: The Cost of Emotional LaborEmotional 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...
2026-03-0514 minSisterSmart Leadership41: How Women Can Move from Director to Vice PresidentHow 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...
2026-02-2522 minSisterSmart Leadership40: How to Build a Professional Network for Women LeadersThat 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...
2026-02-1931 minSisterSmart Leadership39: How to Decide: Should I stay or should I go?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—bu...
2026-02-1223 minSisterSmart Leadership38: The Likeability Trap: What’s Really Stopping Women from Getting PromotedHave 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...
2026-02-0516 min
The Diary of a CFOExecutive Presence Explained: Why Top Performers Still Get Overlooked, with Executive Coach, Jill AveyExecutive presence is often cited as the reason leaders don’t get promoted, but rarely explained.In this episode of The Diary of a CFO, Wassia Kamon sits down with executive coach Jill Avey to unpack what executive presence actually means, why high performers get stuck at the Director or VP level, and how promotions really happen at senior levels.00:00:00 – Welcome back!01:16:00 – What is executive presence? Jill’s model for understanding and building it07:50:00 – The challenges women face in leadership roles and how to overcome them10:35:00 – How to balance c...
2025-12-1836 min
S.M.A.R.T. Performance "A Leaders Blueprint to Sustainable Success!"S.M.A.R.T.-Performance Podcast with Jill Avey focused on Executive PresenceSummaryIn this episode of the Smart Performance Podcast, Walter, the Dutch Mentor, engages with Jill Avey to explore the nuances of leadership, particularly focusing on executive presence and the unique challenges faced by women in leadership roles. They discuss the importance of first impressions, the impact of virtual settings on presence, and strategies for women to assert themselves in professional environments. Jill emphasizes the need for a strong support system and the significance of mentorship in achieving success. The conversation is rich with practical advice and insights for anyone looking...
2025-12-1020 min
This Is How She Does It! Helping Corporate Working Moms Move from Burnout, Overwhelm and Mental Load to Balance and AbundanceEP 31: How to Get Seen, Heard, and Promoted: Career Growth Strategies for Working Moms with Jill AveyWelcome to another episode of This Is How She Does It with your host, Angela Lee. Today, Angela sits down with Jill Avey, executive career coach and founder of Sister Smart, a program designed to help high-achieving women get seen, heard, and promoted.
After 25 years in corporate, Jill turned her focus to helping women, especially working moms, break through career hurdles and rise from middle management to senior leadership. In this inspiring and tactical conversation, Angela and Jill unpack what it really takes to balance ambition with family life, and how to step into your next level...
2025-11-1348 min
Loud & LiftedQuick Lift: Flipping the Script on Self DoubtThis Quick Lift episode recaps the game-changing takeaways from our conversation with Jill Avey.In less than 10 minutes, we break down:Why confidence is a skill, not a personality traitHow to shut down limiting beliefs with a simple phrase: “That’s not like me.”The truth about executive presence and how to start cultivating itWhy being busy isn’t the same as being impactful—and how to reclaim your timeA simple daily habit that builds long-term confidence and keeps imposter syndrome at bayWhether you’re eyeing your next promotion or simply trying to show up more full...
2025-08-0708 min
Loud & LiftedOvercoming Limiting Beliefs with Jill AveyIn this episode of Loud & Lifted, host Betsy Hamm sits down with Jill Avey—leadership coach and founder of SisterSmart—to get real about the inner work required to rise in leadership. Jill specializes in helping high-potential women reach Director and VP-level roles, and her insights are both practical and transformative.Together, they unpack:The invisible impact of limiting beliefs and internal saboteursWhy executive presence is often the missing link between where you are and where you want to goThe busyness trap and the pressure to be “helpful, pleasing, and nice”How to build daily confidence through...
2025-07-3130 min
The Warrior Poet#94: Lead to Succeed w/ Jill Avey"Your work does not have a voice. You have to share what you're doing." —Jill AveyGet the results you deserve — not the ones you hope for. Sri and Jill Avey discuss how to lead in complex corporate environments -- in ways that are authentic, moral, yet tangibly rewarding. Topics: How to self-promote (in a non-cringy way 😬)Gender differences in leadershipPositive intelligence theory Navigating office politics Networking productivelyHow to build confidence'Mental saboteurs' that hinder your progressJill is a successful corporate marketing executive formerly at Timberland and Propet USA. She has an MBA from Columb...
2025-06-1056 min
School of HiringExecutive Presence Without Compromise: Women Leading Boldly with Jill AveySend a textLeadership isn’t about a title — it’s about influence, impact, and the ability to empower others. But for many talented leaders, especially women, climbing the leadership ladder comes with unique challenges: navigating bias, building executive presence, and leading without compromising authenticity.In this episode of The School of Hiring, Konstanty Sliwowski is joined by Jill Avey, executive coach and founder of SisterSmart Leadership. Jill shares transformative insights on how women can break through leadership barriers and step confidently into VP and C-suite roles. From strategic self-advocacy to building high-performing teams, this conver...
2025-05-2336 min
Aarna's News | Inspiring and Uplifting Stories of Women In STEM098 Jill Avey: How Your Soft Skills Shape Your EnvironmentIn Episode 98 of Aarna's News, host Aarna Sahu welcomes Jill Avey, a leader in women's empowerment, who helps women advance to Director and VP levels through her SisterSmart Leadership Programs. Jill shares her expertise on how women can develop their strengths, enhance their influence, and improve team performance while navigating the complexities of gender bias. With a foundation in research, applied behavioral science, and her own executive experience, Jill is dedicated to helping women find both personal and financial fulfillment in their careers. Tune in for an insightful conversation on the power of women’s leadership!
2024-08-1929 minSisterSmart Leadership37: Rising Up & Creating More Gender Balance in Male-Dominated Industries with Sumi Singh of MicrosoftHow 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.
2024-08-1526 minSisterSmart Leadership36: How Leaders Network Without Being a “Taker”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 wi...
2024-08-0814 minSisterSmart Leadership35: Handling Challenges as a Leader Without Getting Caught Up in Mind Drama with WendyYou’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 in...
2024-08-0130 minSisterSmart Leadership34: How to Find a Mentor as a Leader and Be a Great MenteeEvery leader with an eye on a senior role needs to understand how to find a mentor. When you seek out the right mentors, they become an advantage that will help you rise into senior leadership roles more quickly and easily. In this episode, Jill and SisterSmart Career Success Coach, Sarah, share how to determine what you want to get out of a mentorship, find the mentors that are right for you, and nurture those relationships to position yourself in the best way.They also share a few of the traps you’ll w...
2024-07-2521 minSisterSmart Leadership33: How to Design a Personal Board of Directors That Will Help You Rise into Senior ManagementEveryone's heard the phrase, your network is your net worth. Then why do so few mid-career women have the robust network that will get them into senior management? According to McKinsey, even female CEOs have networks that are several times smaller than their male colleagues and the numbers get even worse the farther down the ladder you go. So if men have this all figured out, why is this still something that women shy away from? In this episode, Jill explores the misconceptions that women have about networking and why a personal board of directors ca...
2024-07-1816 minSisterSmart Leadership32: How to Prepare Yourself for Failure and Build Your Resiliency as a Leader with Jessica BacalWhat happens when you have a failure? Like when you make a mistake at work — big or small — or you get rejected for something that you thought was a sure thing. It’s tempting to hide away or play small after a failure has happened. Sometimes people let it derail them or even end their career. But what happens when you use failure to propel you forward? That’s what Jessica Bacall, editor of two top 10 books, Mistakes I Made at Work and The Rejection That Changed My Life, explored in her books and her work...
2024-07-1127 minSisterSmart Leadership31: How Senior Leaders Bounce Back From FailureAre you afraid of taking risks because you don’t know how to bounce back from failure? You’re likely nervous that if you fail, you’ll be “marked” forever or side-tracked for a promotion because of it. This is a common fear that women can hold, and for good reason. Women are criticized for not taking enough risks and being held back from further success because of it. A lot of this has to do with the way that we are raised, because there can be little latitude for anything besides perfection.This follo...
2024-06-2713 minSisterSmart Leadership30: Three Mental Challenges that Are Holding You Back from a Senior Leadership RoleYour mental skills are likely what’s holding you back from being a senior leader. Our inner emotional life is like a governor for our success, and we need to work through our mindset limitations to avoid getting stuck behind outdated ways of thinking. Our growth gets stunted and our potential gets cut off unless we work to expand our mindset into new territory.The mental game is every bit as important as being good at your technical skills when it comes to moving up the ladder, and it gets more important the higher you go...
2024-06-2021 minSisterSmart Leadership29: How Nadia is Designing a Path to Executive Leadership With Work-Life Balance Built inSenior and executive leadership roles bring more responsibility, but that doesn’t have to mean taking on more work and sacrificing your personal time or well-being in the process.In fact, prioritizing work-life balance and self-care becomes more critical as you rise through the ranks because you need the capacity to navigate more challenging situations, lead more people, and make more prominent decisions. When Nadia joined the Sisters In Leadership program, she wanted to gain clarity on where she wanted to be 3 roles from now and what opportunities she would need to take to bri...
2024-06-1342 minSisterSmart Leadership28: How Getting Comfortable with Failing Will Get You Into Senior Leadership RolesYou need to get comfortable with failure to be a successful leader and rise into more senior roles. We all make mistakes and we all have failures, even big ones.Women often take failures hard and it can be debilitating and even derail your career if you don't recover effectively from it.In this episode, you’ll understand why you need to be failing if you want to earn senior leadership roles and how you can overcome failures — big or small — when they inevitably so you can learn from them and be a better l...
2024-06-0616 minSisterSmart Leadership27: How to Find the Right Support at Every Level to Become a Senior Leader with VP Chumi KhuranaAs women, we easily fall into the mentality of “we have to do it all.” But we can’t rise up without the right support. (Or if you somehow muster up the determination to do so, you’ll end up burned out and unsatisfied pretty quickly juggling all those responsibilities).In this episode, Chumi Khurana, vice president of sales and marketing at J& J Oncology, joins Jill to share how she leaned on support systems from getting started in her career all the way up into senior leadership. She shares insights about how...
2024-05-3029 minSisterSmart Leadership26: What to Do When You Don't Feel Like You've Earned a Promotion (But Want One or Got One)Whether you received your promotion recently or you want one in the next few months, have you ever felt like you didn't really deserve it? This is a common feeling that leaders have,While men certainly feel this way at times, the problem tends to be bigger for women and underrepresented groups because this feeling of being an imposter can come from feeling like an outsider. Plus, women often have to raise their hand to be considered for leadership positions, feel like they shouldn't need to do that, especially when their male co...
2024-05-2319 minSisterSmart Leadership25: Why Women Have More Fear of Making Mistakes at Work and How it Affects Your Leadership AbilitiesDo you ever feel like all the eyes are on you and you have more and more fear of making mistakes as a leader and pressure to work harder? The higher you go, the higher this pressure becomes, especially for women due to gender bias and socialization.Many leaders in this situation just work harder and harder, without it ever feeling like enough. This might get you to the director level because of your performance, but it won’t help you get into leadership levels. That’s because the bes...
2024-05-1612 minSisterSmart Leadership24: How to Develop the Skillset to Navigate Any Career Setback and Turn it Into Opportunity with SallyAs ambitious leaders rising up in our careers, it’s inevitable to encounter career setbacks along the way. Sometimes you have to restart your career because you had kids or you moved to another country. Or maybe you've done everything right and that promotion you were looking for doesn't pan out or you get laid off right on your way up the ladder. Many leaders let these kinds of situations get them down. But if you can learn how to use your career setback to your advantage, you might find it to be mor...
2024-03-2136 minSisterSmart Leadership23: How to Create More Psychological Safety at WorkAn employee is only as good as their team.There have been studies that show this. So why is the team dynamic so important?No one gets to the top alone. Even in roles that might seem like they're solo endeavors like sales. We feed off one another and we have a human need to belong to a larger group. And when these interpersonal dynamics are missing, we simply cannot be our best selves. In this episode, you’ll discover the most overlooked element of leade...
2024-03-1415 minSisterSmart Leadership22: The Neuroscience Needed to Create a High-Performance EnvironmentIf you want to improve your ability to create stronger relationships, not only with your team but also with your peers and senior leaders, you're going to want to listen to this episode because we are going to let you in on the secret to how your physiology could actually be holding you back from being the best that you can be.In this episode, SisterSmart coach, Sara Spencer joins Jill to share the latest in neuroscience to help you open up your conversations in order to come to decisions quicker, problem solve more effectively, and discover...
2024-03-0716 minSisterSmart Leadership21: 8 Conversation Skills for WorkUnderstanding how to develop your conversation skills for work is one of the skills that will allow you to confidently navigate any situation you encounter as a leader. So many conversations don't go anywhere or worse — they create a negative situation between two people or different factions. These types of situations are exactly what can get your team stuck or underperforming.In this episode, you'll learn how to create teams that are fast, innovative, and interdependent. You’ll discover the five conversation killers that you'll want to stay away from and three secrets that are key to...
2024-02-2917 minSisterSmart Leadership20: Why SMART Goals Don't Work for Women & How to Set Goals Better (with Lisa)Setting SMART goals can lead you to feel like you’re on a “goal treadmill.”Set a goal. Check it off. Set another one. Repeat.This usually results in goals that are good for the company, but not necessarily good for you. Many women we’ve talked to who set SMART goals share they end up feeling unfulfilled and not in alignment with their purpose. In this episode, Jill and SisterSmart Coach Lisa Kollish, guide you through how to think differently about setting goals so they’re both in alignment with your organi...
2024-02-2226 min
Help! My Business is GrowingThe impact of HR investigations in small businesses, with Jill AveyComments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Handling HR investigations can be a potential minefield for any business, especially those that are smaller but currently growing. It’s natural to feel overwhelmed when faced with employee complaints, wrongful termination claims, or accusations of workplace bullying and harassment. Yet these investigations matter because they can make or break your business. If resolved successfully, they'll protect your business and your employees.If you ignore or mishandle them, it could cause you legal problems and h...
2024-02-1647 minSisterSmart Leadership19: Resolving the Unpaid Labor of Women at Work Through an Intersectional Lens with Moriah Johnson and Ashley RidderIt's been proven that companies prosper more when diversity increases and we improve gender balance. Yet the workplace is the same experience for all women. In fact, white women are at a distinct advantage in terms of promotions, pay, and dealing with microaggressions.When we can understand how our experience is similar and different from women of color, we can work together towards a future where all women can rise to create a truly diverse workplace that creates prosperity for all. Jill is joined in this episode by Mar...
2024-02-1555 minSisterSmart Leadership18: How to Say No At Work Without Making Enemies with Sandy ReynoldsIt can feel difficult to set boundaries with your coworkers, but learning how to say no at work without making enemies is the very thing that will make you more successful — not saying “yes” to everything. When you set boundaries at work, the way you spend your time, your money, your energy will all become in line with what you really want and you’ll experience how saying “no” helped you go farther and faster towards your goals. If you're tired of always bumping up against burnout, feeling anxious, tired, and stressed, and maybe even a little...
2024-02-0834 minSisterSmart Leadership17: How to Develop Your Career PlanIf you're like most people, you've taken career opportunities as they've come rather than intentionally thought about how to develop your career plan to get you where you want to go and what you'll need to get there before setting your goals.When you simply take opportunities as they come, you can end up in a place that you never wanted to be by the end of your career, and it's disheartening to think that you worked so hard only to end up in a place that's unfulfilling because it's not aligned with your values and your...
2024-02-0113 minSisterSmart Leadership16: How to Stop Working Too MuchFor most women leaders, learning how to stop working too much is one of the most difficult tasks they face in their career. There are social and psychological reasons that you stay stuck in a busyness trap unless you understand these influences and create a plan about how to work through them.If you've ever struggled with feeling like you have too much on your plate, wondering why you can't get more budget or the headcount to be successful, or even feeling like you don’t want the promotion because you’d have new respo...
2024-01-2516 minSisterSmart Leadership15: How to Recover from Work Burnout with JennyWhen you’re feeling burned out at work, the initial thought tends to be, “If only the company would change their behavior, then I could change my own behavior.”But recovering from work burnout is an inside job.SisterSmart client, Jenny, found herself completely burned out, so when she eventually got a new dream job, she wanted to approach it differently to make sure that wouldn’t happen again. Tune in to hear how she changed her working style to recover from work burnout and how she went from overworking to becoming...
2024-01-1842 minSisterSmart Leadership14: Taking on More Responsibility at Work Won’t Get You PromotedIt seems like every woman we talk to is taking on more responsibility at work and working harder and harder in hopes of getting a promotion. They keep their head down and wait for their work to speak for them, except this isn't how it works. This only leads you to burnout. If you're tired of doing more and more and not getting the promotion you're looking for, you're going to want to stay tuned because in this episode we're going to be talking about why this doesn't work and what you can do...
2024-01-1216 minSisterSmart Leadership13: 4 C’s of Rising to the Top of Your Career with One of Fortune's Most Powerful Women, Beth DiPaoloVery few people reach the highest positions in their career, and even fewer women achieve that feat. But Beth DiPaolo, one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women and the Women Business Leaders in Healthcare, has risen all the way to serve on the Group Operating Council as the Global Head of the Professional Scientific Services, Eurofins, a leader in testing for life with over 60,000 employees in 60 countries. She’s here to share the 4 most important C’s that have helped her achieve such notable success in her career so you hear first-hand what it takes t...
2023-12-1429 minSisterSmart Leadership12: Five Qualities of Executive PresenceHow can you tell if you possess the qualities of executive presence? If you have ever felt like your ideas aren't being taken seriously or that you aren't being heard when you speak up in meetings, you might be lacking executive presence. Executive presence is all about having influence — it’s that something special about you that tells people that you're in charge. It's often hard to define and even harder to develop as a result. Our clients have often heard that they need to develop executive presence, but their manager can't de...
2023-12-0716 min
Salary Negotiations Made SimpleStrategic Career Navigation for Women Leaders with Jill Avey"I have tried everything - and I still don't know what I am doing wrong. My ideas are not being picked up. What's missing? If you have wondered this, then this episode is a must. Jill Avey is an extremely talented executive career coach who is on a mission to help women get promoted to the executive ranks! In this episode we talk about: How to be assertive without being aggressive. Getting your message across as intended. Navigating double standards and double binds. Impacting your audience in the way you want. Why you need a...
2023-12-0724 minSisterSmart Leadership11: Preparing for a Promotion When You Don’t Feel Quite Ready with NicolleIf you’re overwhelmed or burned out in your current role, you might not feel ready to go for a promotion. This is what our client Nicolle was experiencing before she started working with us. She wasn’t sure if she was ready for the next level up and was feeling anxious and burnt out as she tried to prepare herself for a promotion.In this episode, Nicolle shares how she gained the skills she needed to gain clarity what she could contribute to the company, improve her executive presence, and develop her team so sh...
2023-11-3027 minSisterSmart Leadership10: What is Executive Presence And How it Differs for WomenMost women don't fully know what executive presence is and how they need to develop it to advance in their careers. And since it's hard to explain, managers can have a challenging time helping them to understand what it is and specifically what they need to change. Women also don't fit into traditional male leadership models, so it can be hard for people to understand what feminine executive presence looks like, even if they might understand it a little better from a traditional male model.In this episode, Jill shares exactly what execu...
2023-11-1617 minSisterSmart Leadership9: How Women Need to Lead Differently (And Why We Need to Stop Acting Like Men to Earn Promotions) with Mary ShapiroIf you're a female leader in the corporate world, you have undoubtedly noticed that things are different for you than they seem to be for men — it's not your imagination. There's social science that explains how we got here and how we can move forward into a new future. Mary Shapiro, a Fellow at Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership, is a leading expert on gender in the workplace and she joins us in this episode to discuss the research and science behind leadership, how it’s different for women, and the ways in which women need to...
2023-11-0945 minSisterSmart Leadership8: Uncovering Your Inner Desires to Find Your Dream Job with CharissaHow do you know if you should stay at your current job and try to work things out when things aren't quite working the way you want them to, or whether it's time to move on to another role?This is the exact same question that our client Charissa was facing when she joined the Sisters in Leadership Program.Tune in to hear how Charissa gained the clarity to know whether it was time to leave or stay, how she got her dream job, and the surprising things that she found once she got there.
2023-11-0223 minSisterSmart Leadership7: The Research-Backed Tools That Will Help You Know Your GeniusLeadership experts like me will tell you that one of the most important skills as you rise up into senior leadership is self-awareness. Yet, how much time have you actually spent getting to know yourself? For most of us, we really haven’t spent that much time. If we want to play to our strengths, we have to get to know ourselves better than we do now. In this episode, you'll learn the 12 tools of self-awareness that will help you know your genius better. You’ll hear how other leaders use this knowledge to build...
2023-10-2615 minSisterSmart Leadership6: Stop Trying to Turn Your Career Weaknesses Into Strengths“Turn your career weaknesses into strengths,” is common advice you can find when you’re trying to move up in your career. But it’s that very advice to focus on your career weaknesses — rather than your strengths — that keeps many women stuck in their careers, unable to earn that next-level title (and the salary to go with it).Here, Jill and Sara, a SisterSmart Career Success Coach, share why you shouldn’t focus your energy on fixing your weaknesses, what to do when you can avoid your weaknesses in your role, and how to leverage your st...
2023-10-1920 minSisterSmart Leadership5: How Your Lack of Confidence At Work is Blocking Your Career GrowthIf you’ve ever felt a lack of confidence at work, you’ve likely come across the advice, “fake it ‘til you make it.”That hasn't worked for you, has it? That's because, for many women leaders, confidence doesn't work that way. Women want to feel confident first from the inside before they can show it on the outside. So that advice that usually works for men often falls flat for women.In this episode, Jill shares a seven-step framework for how to build confidence at work from a well-rounded perspective so you can feel th...
2023-10-1213 minSisterSmart Leadership4: How to Gain Influence as a Leader in a New Department with MonicaHow do you get established in a new department at your company? Meet Monica, a client of the Sisters in Leadership program who works for a large pharmaceutical company and transitioned to a new department. She shares how she’s been able to quickly gain recognition, establish relationships, and gain influence in a brand-new department so she can be seen as the next person to be promoted.Tune in to hear how you can gain influence whether you’re in a new department, leading a new team, or working at a new company. ...
2023-10-0534 minSisterSmart Leadership3: 7 Steps For How To Get Promoted From Director to Vice PresidentDo you feel like you have all the right skills to lead at a higher level, but you don't know what's missing for how to get promoted from director to vice president? Working with hundreds of clients, Jill has identified seven steps as the missing pieces that are keeping women stuck in the leadership pipeline, which she shares in this episode. You’ll also hear how these seven steps supported real women leaders just like you in making shifts in their career and leadership that ultimately lead to their career advancement so you can understand exac...
2023-09-2813 minSisterSmart Leadership2: How To Deal With Not Getting PromotedIt can be demoralizing when you’re not getting promoted when you feel like you’ve earned it. When you asked for a promotion, they say, “You're great at what you do. Why would you want to do something else?” “Oh, you don't have enough executive presence.” We don't have the budget for that.” Or, “If I promoted you, I would have to promote everyone else at that level.”There are so many lame excuses but the bottom line is you aren't being seen as the leader that is at the next level. In this episode, Ji...
2023-09-2123 min
The Impostor Syndrome FilesPushing Past the Upper LimitIn this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the upper limit. Just as homeostasis keeps our bodies in a state of equilibrium, our minds tend to do this as well. Often, we set up an upper limit of what we think we’re capable of, or what we think we deserve, which becomes our own glass ceiling. My guest this week, Jill Avey, shares strategies for how we can push past this upper limit to better utilize our strengths and more confidently achieve our goals. About My GuestJill Av...
2023-09-1939 minSisterSmart Leadership1: “Why Am I Not Getting Promoted At Work?" Why it Took Me 10 Years to go from Director to VPDo you find yourself asking, “Why am I not getting promoted at work?” even though you’re a valuable leader? It took Jill Avey ten years of trial and error to finally get promoted from director to VP in her career. Years later, Jill is now a career success coach, and she now understands exactly what was holding her back and helps women make that move in just one year, not ten. In this episode, Jill shares what you need to be able to move up in your career, even if you’ve been stu...
2023-09-1417 minSisterSmart LeadershipJoin Us to Advance Women's Leadership by Using Our Feminine Energy Our Biggest AdvantageAre you a woman in leadership who is tired of feeling stuck in your career? Like your work isn’t getting the recognition it deserves? Like your voice doesn’t have the influence it needs to contribute to better solutions? Like no matter what you do, you can’t get promoted?While these challenges don’t discriminate against gender, women need different solutions to overcome them. It’s not enough for women to simply get leadership training and career advice. They need to learn how to lead with their feminine energy and use it as t...
2023-09-0401 min
Plan Simple with Mia MoranBeing Enough with Jill Avey“You live feeling like you're not enough because you really aren't being enough.” –Jill AveyAre you diluting yourself? Spreading yourself thin and feeling like you aren’t doing enough, because you aren't being enough? I’m talking with Jill Avey about saying no, second acts, and stepping up to the next level.Jill helps women who are at the director and VP levels get promoted to the next level up—and you can’t do that if you are diluting yourself. Whether you are looking to step up to a new level or step into a...
2023-05-1844 min
The Beauty of ConflictHow Women Can Get Promoted to VP with Jill AveyClimbing up the ladder is about working smarter, not harder.
In this episode of the Beauty of Conflict, Susan and CrisMarie interview Jill Avey about her work supporting women who want to reach higher in the corporate world while navigating gender bias. Jill also breaks down the benefits of healthy conflict and networking for women’s influence, confidence, and assertiveness at work.
Listen to this episode and learn tips to boost your corporate career as a woman!
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2023-05-1125 min
The 7-Step Passport to PromotionThe Importance of MentorshipFor this episode, we're talking about the final step of the 7 Step Passport to Promotion: the importance of mentorship. We'll be exploring how mentorship will give you the support system that you need to get to where you want go. This is the last step in our passport to promotion because up to now, everything has been designed to build your confidence so that when you go out to build your support system, you'll be putting your best self forward and you'll also reach for the people who can help you the most. ...
2022-11-0711 min
2022-11-0711 min
The 7-Step Passport to PromotionStories of SuccessIn this episode, you'll hear from stories from other women in leadership who have used the 7 Steps to Promotion to get promoted in their roles. I hope their stories will inspire you to believe that you too can have the same kind of success they've experienced and see how many different types of roles, organizations, and stages of careers this framework is effective for. 👩💻Ready to Get Promoted? 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 prom...
2022-11-0609 min
2022-11-0609 min
The 7-Step Passport to PromotionEmbrace Taking RisksIn this episode, we're talking about step number six of the to promotion, Embracing Taking Risks. As I talk to women in my research for creating the Sisters in Leadership program, I heard a common theme.The women told me that they took it hard when they failed, and then it held them back from trying new things. They found themselves to be more risk-averse than what they saw in their male colleagues. But if you want to rise in your career, you need to be willing to take some calculated risks.
2022-11-0508 min