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The YOU Review PodcastS03:E05 - How To Manage Yourself In Tough Times | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community_________Connect with Selina Yankson:LinkedInNewsletterWebsite2025-06-1920 min
The YOU Review PodcastS03:E04 - How To Find Your Hidden Edge | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community_________Connect with Selina Yankson:LinkedInNewsletterWebsite2025-06-0518 min
The YOU Review PodcastS03:E03 - The One Habit That Rebuilt My Confidence | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community_________Connect with Selina Yankson:LinkedInNewsletterWebsite2025-05-2916 min
The YOU Review PodcastS03:E02 - Why Your Network Is Not Your Net Worth | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community_________Connect with Selina Yankson:LinkedInNewsletterWebsite2025-05-0819 min
The YOU Review PodcastS03:E01 - Why You Need To Embrace Your Options | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide CommunityWelcome to The YOU Review podcast, I'm your host, Selina Yankson, Career Strategist for corporate leaders.In this episode of The YOU Review, I encourage you to embrace the power of choice in your career and reject feeling ‘stuck’. I discuss the counterproductive results from excessive job-related worry and why I emphasise the importance of proactively creating a fulfilling professional career path that aligns with who you are becoming at every stage of your career journey.I discuss strategies for setting boundaries, prioritising your needs, and cultivating the confidenc...2025-05-0121 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E12 - Autonomy, Time And Freedom: The Modern Measure Of Career Success | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide CommunityWelcome to The YOU Review podcast, I'm your host, Selina Yankson, Career Strategist for corporate leaders.In this episode of The YOU Review, I explore the importance of autonomy, time, and freedom in the professional lives of seasoned professionals and why these three factors often become more valuable than money or job titles as your career progresses.The discussion highlights the desire for trust, flexible work arrangements, and control over your time, contrasting it with the frustrations of micromanagement and the inef...2025-04-1726 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E11 - Facing The Fear Of Career Change: What's Next? | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide CommunityWelcome to The YOU Review podcast, where I'm your host, Selina Yankson, Career Strategist and Leadership Mindset Coach.In this episode of The YOU Review, I share thoughts on navigating career uncertainty and figuring out what's next for you in your professional journey.I introduce strategies to help you embrace change, recognise your transferable skills, and move towards a career that aligns with who you are and your aspirations. Discussion Points: What challenges do you face...2025-04-1020 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E10 - Is The Status Loop Keeping You Stuck In Your Career? | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide CommunityWelcome to The YOU Review podcast, where I'm your host, Selina Yankson, Career Strategist and Leadership Coach for corporate leaders.In this episode of The YOU Review, I introduce you to the concept of the ’Status Loop’ a challenging career phase where senior professionals, despite achieving significant success, high earnings, and a comfortable lifestyle, increasingly find themselves feeling trapped in golden cage by a job the provides status and material rewards but is soul sucking and often overwhelming in its demands. I delve into how the Status Loop...2025-04-0317 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E09 - Are You Irrelevant In Your Job? | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide CommunityWelcome to The YOU Review podcast, I'm your host, Selina Yankson, Career Strategist for corporate leaders.In this episode of The YOU Review, I share the new and imminent danger for leaders, particularly for seasoned professionals with a track record of over 12 years of experience, on the fear of becoming irrelevant in their jobs. I delve into what irrelevancy means for leaders in today’s work context, what strategies you should implement to ensure you are seen as having relevant val...2025-03-2723 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E08 - How To Become Your Own Executive Sponsor | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide CommunityWelcome to The YOU Review podcast, where I'm your host, Selina Yankson, Career Strategist for corporate leaders.In this episode of The YOU Review, I delve into the concept of workplace sponsors and their crucial role in career advancement. I explore how to attract the attention of influential senior executives who can advocate for your career growth and open doors to new opportunities. I discuss practical strategies for becoming your own sponsor, including delivering consistently in your "zone of genius", facilitating collaboration across departments...2025-03-2021 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E07 - 7 Essential Lesson In Self-Leadership | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community\Welcome to The YOU Review podcast, where I'm your host, Selina Yankson, Career Strategist for corporate leaders.In this episode of The YOU Review, I share the seven essential lessons of self-leadership and why self-awareness is crucial for effective leadership. I introduce strategies to help you set boundaries, avoid false loyalty, and cultivate authenticity.Discussion Points:Why is self-leadership a prerequisite for effective leadership?Why setting boundaries in your personal and professional interactions is essentia...2025-03-1330 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E06 - What Do You Want From Your Career? | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community.Welcome to The YOU Review podcast, where I'm your host, Selina Yankson, Career Strategist for corporate leaders.In this episode of The YOU Review, I ask the question that can be both liberating and terrifying. ‘What do you want from your career?’. I explore why we avoid this critical question of self-inquiry and how to manage your fear of confronting your dissatisfaction by acknowledging that you have the power to turn wasted years in a job or career into one that can...2025-03-0625 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E05 - How To Make A Continuous Impact At Work | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community.Join the Growth Mindset Guide Community. (Link here)Are you overwhelmed with work but struggling to see real career growth? Do you feel like you're constantly busy yet not making the kind of impact that gets recognised?Selina Yankson shares her Continuous Impact Framework in this episode of The YOU Review. This six-part strategy helps leaders reduce the noise and focus on the work that drives career success. She explains why many professionals get stuck in tasks that don’t move the bottom line and how to shi...2025-02-2722 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E04 - What Does It Mean To Be The Best Version Of Yourself | Selina YanksonJoin theGrowth Mindset Guide Community.Are you holding onto an outdated version of yourself? Do the people around you truly see who you are today—or are they stuck in a past version of you?In this episode of The YOU Review, your host, Selina Yankson, explores the power of personal transformation and why evolving into the best version of yourself is essential for growth and happiness. She discusses how life experiences change us over time and why many of us still cling to old identities or allow others to define us based on past v...2025-02-1320 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E03 - Why You Need To Stop Asking Your Boss For Career Advice | Selina YanksonJoin theGrowth Mindset Guide Community.Discover why relying on your boss for career advice may limit your career growth—and what you should do instead.In this episode ofThe YOU Review, your host Selina Yankson, challenges the common belief that your boss is the best person to guide your career. While managers provide valuable feedback on job performance, they may have biases, conflicting priorities, or lack the expertise of a qualified coach to help you navigate long-term career success.Selina shares why seeking external coaching or mentorship can offer a more objective, strategic appr...2025-02-0616 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E02 - Why Your Boss Won't Let You Lead | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community.You were hired to lead, bring new ideas, and drive change—so why does it feel like your boss is shutting you down?What if the issue isn’t your leadership ability but the environment you’ve stepped into? Maybe your boss is protecting their status, or have internal politics shifted since you joined? Does your organisation only feel safe trotting out the same old methods rather than encouraging innovation despite what they told you in the interview?In this episode of The YOU Review, your h...2025-01-3026 min
The YOU Review PodcastS02:E01 - Why You Need a Career Plan in 2025 | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community.
Discover why 2025 is the year to rethink your career strategy.
In this episode of The YOU Review, Selina Yankson dives into the transformative impact of AI, with ChatGPT at the forefront, on the modern workplace. As artificial intelligence becomes integral to organisational efficiency, professionals must proactively adapt to stay ahead. Selina explains how a well-structured, flexible career plan can help you identify your unique value, outsource repetitive tasks, and focus on your role's high-emotional-intelligence (EQ) aspects that will be harder to replace with AI. ...2025-01-2318 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E12 - Why Impact Is The New Career Currency | Selina YanksonJoin the Growth Mindset Guide Community.
Discover why impact has become the ultimate career currency and how to position yourself for long-term success in a fast-changing world.
In this episode of The YOU Review, Selina Yankson unpacks the shift from traditional hard work to measurable impact as the new benchmark for career progression. Drawing from her own experience of burnout and growth and those of her clients, she introduces the Impact Equation—a practical formula for aligning your efforts with organisational goals while maximising your skills and value. With in...2025-01-0117 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E11 - How to Align with Your Purpose | Selina YanksonJoin the waitlist for the Growth Mindset Guide, an online mentoring community for corporate professionals and leaders who want to grow, earn more and connect. Launch end of January.
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In this episode of The YOU Review podcast, Selina Yankson dives into the concept of the three selves and why aligning your secret, private, and public selves is essential to finding your true purpose and the pathway to happiness and fulfilment.
Highlights and Themes in this episode:
The Struggle with Alignment: Many feel disconnected, trapped by societal expectations, and unaligned with their true purpose.
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The YOU Review PodcastS01:E10 - A Leaders Guide to: Delivering and Receiving Feedback | Selina YanksonJoin the waitlist for the Growth Mindset Guide, an online mentoring community for corporate professionals and leaders who want to grow, earn more and connect. Launch end of January.
As leaders, we need to be able to effectively give and receive feedback. But how can we reframe feedback in a constructive way?
In the latest episode of The YOU Review podcast, I share the four-part framework I use with my private 1-2-1 coaching clients to help them distil and reframe feedback effectively. We'll explore the four types of f...2024-12-1817 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E09 - Understanding the True Meaning of Value | Selina YanksonJoin the waitlist for the Growth Mindset Guide, an online mentoring community for corporate professionals and leaders eager to grow and connect. Launching in late January.
What does it mean to give value?
In this episode of The You Review, your host, Selina Yankson, delves into the complex concept of value in professional contexts. Selina discusses how value is perceived and delivered, emphasising that aligning your offerings with the recipient's needs is essential to raise your value in their eyes. Last but not least, I explore the significant impact of personal brand o...2024-12-1218 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E08 - Effective Negotiation Strategies to Advance Your Career | Selina YanksonJoin the You Review Newsletter for exclusive content!
In this episode of *The You Review*, Selina Yankson covers effective negotiation strategies for advancing your career. She challenges the idea that negotiations result in winners and losers, advocating for win-win outcomes. By sharing practical examples, Selina shows how to highlight and align your value with your company's goals. Whether you want a pay raise, flexible hours, or more responsibilities, she provides insider tips that can make a difference in getting what you deserve.
Highlights & Themes in this episode
- Ditch the "hard wo...2024-12-0424 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E07 - The Rise of the Life-First Leader: Adopting the New Leadership Model for Life and Work | Selina YanksonJoin the You Review Newsletter for exclusive content
Are you a life-first leader?
In this episode, I explore a growing leadership trend, the rise of the Life-First Leader, who prioritises human connection over hierarchy and people-centred engagement over the more traditional leadership model of command and control.
The pandemic highlighted the emergence of this new type of leader: one who puts people first, making them feel valued and empowered. I look at the benefits of adopting the life-first leader model, how organisations can benefit when we bring our b...2024-11-2721 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E06 - How to be Productive at Work (Without Burning Out) | Selina YanksonJoin the You Review Newsletter for exclusive content!
In this episode of The You Review podcast, career strategist Selina Yankson unpacks the "badge of honour" mentality tied to overworking. Selina introduces a framework for evaluating your work based on company alignment, resources, and impact, highlighting the need to distinguish between work the organisation values and busy low-value work.
Selina stresses that there are no prizes for burnout and that effective leadership depends on strategic task management and smart completion-focused work as a life-first leader.
Highlig...2024-11-2019 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E05 - How to Communicate for Impact | Selina YanksonJoin the You Review Newsletter exclusive content!
You don’t have a boss problem; you have a communication problem. Over 70% of professionals leave their jobs due to poor relations with their boss, often overlooking the real issue—a lack of effective communication.
In this episode of The You Review Podcast, Leadership coach and career strategist Selina Yankson shares her proven three-step communication framework. This approach has helped many clients transform their leadership communication with their teams by improving emails, making meetings more productive, and strengthening their leadership style.
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The YOU Review PodcastS01:E04 - Managing Your Career Seasons: When to Pause, Pivot or Push Forward | Selina YanksonJoin the You Review Newsletter for exclusive content!
In today's episode of The You Review, Career Strategist Selina Yankson introduces a powerful framework designed to help you navigate your professional journey through four distinct career seasons.
Each season has its purpose, and success comes not from resisting it but embracing the unique opportunities each season offers. By understanding which career season you are currently in, you can make more informed strategic decisions.
Career seasons are dynamic and honouring your current cycle and adjusting your ex...2024-11-0616 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E03 - How to Realise Your Potential as a Leader | Selina YanksonHow to Realise Your Potential as a Leader
Are you ready to transform your approach to success? In this episode, we delve into how you can realise your potential as a leader and overcome the barriers holding you back.
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In today’s episode of The You Review podcast, I explore the challenges of realising your full career potential as a leader. We'll discuss obstacles holding you back, such as unsupportive people and unaligned environments, and how to overcome them. We’ll also dive into important behavioural issues such as the "Crab Theory," self-accountability, and th...2024-10-3020 min
The YOU Review PodcastS01:E02 - The Surprising Leadership Skill Most Bosses Overlook | Selina YanksonAre you a leader struggling to get the best out of your team? The secret may lie in creating a "safe" environment—and it's not what you think. In today's episode of the You Review Podcast, leadership expert Selina Yankson reveals the surprising truth about what employees really want from their leaders.
Selina also explores the concept and effects of working with unsafe people from the book ‘Safe People’ by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend and the need for diverse teams with complementary skills to foster safety, creativity, and innovation.
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The YOU Review PodcastS1:E01 - 7 Reasons Why You Haven’t been Promoted (and what to do about it) | Selina YanksonIn this episode of The You Review podcast, host Selina Yankson tackles a topic many corporate professionals struggle with - why they haven't been promoted despite their hard work.
Drawing from her own experiences of missing out on multiple promotions and those of her clients, Selina shares the seven surprising mistakes and realisations that can hold you back from securing a coverted promotion and strategies you can use to ensure this doesn’t happen to you.
Tune in to learn from Selina's experiences and unlock the strategies to propel your career forward.
In this...2024-10-1422 min
The YOU Review PodcastThe YOU Review Season 1 TrailerWelcome to The YOU Review podcast, where leadership growth starts with you. I'm Selina Yankson, your host and Career Strategist for corporate leaders.
On this podcast, I'll share my journey from being overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated to becoming an impactful leader. Join me on The YOU Review Podcast, where I'll help you shift from being an overworker to impact maker.
Together, we’ll uncover how you can lead with purpose, take back your time, and design a career where you're a life-first leader. Your leadership journey starts here.
Stay in touch with Selina Yan...2024-10-1401 min
Developing The Leader Within PodcastEpisode 212: Career Compass: Navigating Success and Fulfillment with Selina Yankson.I spoke with Selina Yankson (Executive Coach & Career Strategist) about "Navigating Success and Fulfillment."
You will learn the following:
1. How aligning personal career aspirations with organizational goals can lead to success. 06:07
2. Methods or frameworks to assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. 10:37
3. How to cultivate and leverage your professional network to advance your career. 16:06
4. Approaches to identify and develop the skills needed to progress in your career. 24:02
5. Advice for individuals striving for both immediate success and lasting satisfaction. 28:42
To get...2024-03-1836 min
Own Your Lane™ Personal Branding PodcastHow Self-leadership is the Secret to Leveling Up Your Personal Brand for Career Opportunities with Selina YanksonHow well do you know the person behind your personal brand? It's often ignored, but your inner thoughts and outer image play a critical role in your professional presence.This concept of self-leadership is needed for a confident and aligned personal brand in your career and business. That's why this week's episode features Selina Yankson, an Executive Self-leadership Coach at Mid-Career Mentor, who brilliantly shares how to start your self-leadership journey to personal and professional success.LEARNExploring the 'Three Yous': Understand the concept of the 'Three Yous' – how you...2023-12-0116 min
The HR Uprising PodcastThe Mid Career Mentor - with Selina YanksonSelina Yankson is a certified career coach and sales and marketing consultant with over 20 years experience, and the founder of The Mid-Career Mentor, which helps experienced professionals fulfil their potential by providing real-world and practical career guidance. Selina joins Lucinda to talk about the fascinating topic of people's mid careers, what it truly means and how engagement and fulfilment in this demographic can be key when it comes to retention. KEY TAKEAWAYS Many believe they are in their mid-career from around 25 to 35, and then they subsequently enter their later career. The entire corporate structure...2022-04-1137 min
The Career Happiness PodcastEpisode 105 - What being a WOC is really like living in the UK and how as it impacted on my careerIn this episode I talk about what's it like being a WOC living in the UK and how it's impacted my career.
I also share some tips on what to do if you have been affect by this.
The main things I spoke about include:
What was it like for me growing up as someone who was born her as a brown person and my lessons from this.
How covert racism and unconscious bias can happen at work.
How being a introvert can also affect you when you are person of colour.
Ageism at work an...2021-10-0836 min
The Career Happiness PodcastEpisode 44 - Racism in the WorkplaceIn this episode I speak about racism in the workplace. What is racism and how does it impact you at work.
I gave some examples of subtle racism and assumptions that are made.
I also shared some finding from Manchester university you can read the full post I mentioned here https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/racism-is-still-a-huge-problem/
Please see a link to some resources about anti-racism here https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliawuench/2020/06/02/first-listen-then-learn-anti-racism-resources-for-white-people/#4b435f9116ee
Please also go and listen to the interviews I did with Selina Yankson...2020-06-0432 minThe Career Happiness PodcastEpisode 41 - How can you progress in your career and build a multifaceted career (Interview with Selina Yankson)In this episode, I spoke to Selina Yankson. Selina is a career coach, with a vast experience in different fields including sales and marketing.
In this episode, we spoke about a lot of really interesting themes.
1. Career progression
2. Being a BAME women
3. Having a portfolio career
4. Starting a side hustle
5. Being yourself in the workplace and showing your true personality
It was really wonderful doing this interview with Selina because it's great to have a raw guest who is honest, humble, and just herself.
To fol...2020-05-0753 min
#BirkbeckVoicesEpisode 9: The career of Selina Yankson, Birkbeck Alumna, Career Coach & Digital Marketing ManagerWelcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources.
On this episode, we welcome Selina Yankson, Digital Marketing Manager, career coach and Birkbeck Alumna. We talk through all things marketing and we look at the idea of going freelance. Selina discusses the importance of continuously upskilling yourself to remain competitive and grow your career.
Birkbeck Futures is a one-stop...2019-09-2742 min