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Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerBuild Your Wealth with Tess WaresmithEp #199: Build Your Wealth with Tess WaresmithYou’re probably going to be doing fine financially when you retire, right? But…what possibilities would open up for you if you were expanding your wealth outside of work? How would this change your ability to retire early, leave a toxic job, take a break from the workforce, or spend more time with your kids? Sounds good, right? I’ve invited Tess Waresmith onto this episode of Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer to show you how. Tess is a financial coach who went from losing 80K in bad invest...2023-10-0345 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerTap into Your Leadership Magic to Create Unimaginable Career ResultsEp #186: Tap into Your Leadership Magic to Create Unimaginable Career ResultsHave you experienced 🔮 magical results ✨ in your career and life? I have. There are times when I have created life-changing, seemingly-out-of-nowhere opportunities for myself – as if by magic. And…I’ve also spent about 90% of my life trying to recreate those magical moments and failing. But I’ve doubled down on my magic over the last six months and here’s what I’ve learned: Magic is all around you, you just need to learn to use it on purpose. And once you learn how to harness your magi...2023-07-0433 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerBig announcement! This is the last episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy MayerBig Announcement! Say goodbye to Maximize Your Career with Stacy MayerAnd say hello to Women Changing Leadership! In this short bonus episode, I share some big and important changes happening with the Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer podcast. And don’t worry: if you want to advance to the executive suite, have a powerful voice at the table, and change the way your organization is run from the C-Suite out – then you’re going to love these changes! I share all the details inside this bonus episode.Join us inside my group coaching intens...2022-11-0302 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Accelerate Your Executive Presence in Just 15-Minutes a WeekEp #146: How to Accelerate Your Executive Presence in Just 15-Minutes a WeekHave you been told you need to work on your “executive presence”? I’ve spent most of my career avoiding this term because ‘You need to work on your executive presence’ often translates to ‘You need to act more like the rest of the people in the room’. (And spoiler alert: the rest of the people in the room are men.) But I’ve been reflecting on this word lately, and I’ve come to realize that I DO believe in executive presence…but not the way you've been...2022-10-1128 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy Women Need to Go For the ‘BIG, Happy, Holy WOW Money’ with Serena HicksEp #145: Why Women Need to Go For the ‘BIG, Happy, Holy WOW Money’ with Serena HicksWhile you’re out there being a complete badass and changing the way business is run from the C-Suite out, I want you to remember two things: 1. You deserve an incredible title to match the incredible leader you are becoming. 2. You deserve to be paid handsomely for it, too. That’s why I invited my very dear friend, Serena Hicks, onto this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer. Serena is an exceptional human being, a smasher of the patriarchy, and an a...2022-10-0451 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy Overcoming Adversity is More Important than Landing the PromotionWhat The New Dawn of Executive Leadership Means for YOULet’s be honest. Getting passed over for a promotion frickin’ sucks. But what if you could get passed over for a promotion…and know that you have what it takes to get right back on track? Sure, you can still feel disappointed when you get passed over. There may still even be tears. But what if you could build an incredible kind of resilience that allowed you to experience these setbacks, dust yourself off, and then simply think: NEXT! No more spiraling. Just a deep sense of know...2022-09-2022 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow Working Remotely Actually Helps You Build Better Executive RelationshipsEp #142: How Working Remotely Actually Helps You Build Better Executive RelationshipsThere’s a popular idea out there that it’s harder to collaborate, build key relationships, and get promoted when you work remotely. And I’m calling BS. Getting promoted to the executive suite has nothing to do with how much face time you put in around the water cooler. But it has everything to do with getting intentional about your career. So in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’m going to show you how working remotely can actually be the key to g...2022-09-1326 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerSolving Complex Problems as a Leader with Everett HarperEp #141: Solving Complex Problems as a Leader with Everett HarperIt’s a total understatement to say that we’ve been living in uncertain times the last few years, right? How have you been dealing with that uncertainty? For me, I look for corporate badasses who are bringing new and exciting ideas to the table. And whenever I find a leader like this, the first thing I do is invite them onto this podcast. So that’s exactly what happened when I was introduced to the work of Everett Harper. Everett is an incredible CEO and the author...2022-09-0648 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWorking with Assholes Part 3: How to Stop Being an Asshole to YourselfEp #140: Working with Assholes Part 3: How to Stop Being an Asshole to YourselfWelcome to Part 3 of Working with Assholes! In each episode of this series, I deal with a different group of assholes who may be making things hard for you right now and I’ll give you strategies on how to deal with them. And I am closing out this 3-part series by sharing strategies and inspiration to help you deal with the most pervasive, rudest, jerkiest, most downright difficult asshole to work with: Yourself. The truth is, we put up with a lot of cr...2022-08-3027 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWorking with Assholes Part 2: How to Free Yourself from Your Asshole BossEp #139: Working with Assholes Part 2: How to Free Yourself from Your Asshole BossAre you dealing with an asshole boss at work? A lot of women come to me for help because their asshole boss is literally the #1 thing standing between them and their next promotion. But there is a way out. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’ll show you how learning how to swim in your own lane is the best way to take back control of your career and escape your terrible boss. Plus, I’ll show you how buil...2022-08-2331 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWorking with Assholes Part 1: How to Stop Stressing About Jealous PeersEp #138: Working with Assholes Part 1: How to Stop Stressing About Jealous PeersWhen you get in control of your career and start actively going for your next promotion, your relationship with some of your peers will start to shift. That shift can lead to a lot of judgment and jealousy on the part of your peers, and a lot of fear and anxiety on yours. And this sort of negative attention stops a LOT of ambitious women dead in their tracks. But not you. Because in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I dive...2022-08-1619 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerStories and Strategies from 3 Corporate Badasses Who Are Transforming the Future of LeadershipEp #137: Stories and Strategies from 3 Corporate Badasses Who Are Transforming the Future of LeadershipWant a front row seat to the magic that happens when you become the Executive Ahead of Time? In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I am bringing you three incredible corporate badasses who are achieving big things in their careers right now. Things like: growing and absolutely transforming their leadership, claiming their voice at the table, stepping up, asking for, and advancing into incredible executive leadership roles that allow them to show up as the full badasses they truly...2022-08-0939 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerThe Myth of Mentorship (and Why You Need Allies Instead)Ep #136: The Myth of Mentorship (and Why You Need Allies Instead)Having a mentor can help you get promoted. But only if you look like everyone else in the room. So in this week’s episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I debunk the myth that you need a mentor to get promoted into senior executive leadership positions and I share how building 15-Minute Allies is not only more effective, but will make it so much easier to build a career and life you love.Join us inside my group coaching intensive, Executive Ah...2022-08-0225 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer5 Magical Ingredients for Landing a Promotion This SummerEp #135: 5 Magical Ingredients for Landing a Promotion This SummerIn the first two weeks of July alone, five different corporate badasses have emailed me to celebrate that they were being promoted to VP positions. Want to know the best part? Each and every one of them received their promotion while on (or about to start) their summer vacation. I’ve dubbed this summer: The Summer of Magic. The summer where out-of-the-blue opportunities come unexpectedly into your life. So, how can YOU participate in this Summer of Magic? By stirring a few enchanting ingredients into your caldron. No, I’...2022-07-2631 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerMy 30-60-90 Day Plan for Killing It In Your New RoleEp #133: My 30-60-90 Day Plan for Killing It In Your New RoleThe first 90 days in your new role is the perfect time to put your head down, check all the boxes on your to-do list, and really prove yourself, right? WRONG!! I call this approach the ‘being-a-good-employee’ mindset. But remember: corporate badasses don’t settle for being a ‘good employee’. We show up to our new roles thinking, communicating, and performing like the executive leaders we already are. And what do executive leaders do? They nail the expectations for the role… And they also don’t waste any ti...2022-07-1222 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer5 Women's Leadership Tips You Can Use to Advance Your Career Right NowEp #132: 5 Women's Leadership Tips You Can Use to Advance Your Career Right NowEarlier on in my career, I was a cookie cutter leadership coach for corporate women. And this experience of training women to be amazing leaders is the foundation for all of the work I do today. But…It has its downsides. I’ve seen first hand how the standard women’s leadership advice could help women get better at their jobs…but not actually help them advance to the executive suite. That’s why the work I’m doing on this podcast, in my book, and in...2022-07-0526 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerMy 3-Year Plan for Advancing to the Executive Suite AND Making a Massive ImpactEp #131: My 3-Year Plan for Advancing to the Executive Suite AND Making a Massive ImpactRight now, as you read this, you are three years (or less) away from really, truly loving your job, having way more autonomy at work, being happier in your career and life, being able to make a bigger impact than you ever thought was possible before, AND using your position as a high-level executive to transform the way business is done from the C-Suite out And all you need to achieve all of the above and more is my 3-year plan. No...2022-06-2829 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow Women are Redefining the Economy with Katrine MarçalEp #130: How Women are Redefining the Economy with Katrine MarçalThere’s a belief in economics that self-interest is the thing that motivates economic activity. But what if that’s…wrong? I know YOU want the title, the pay increase, and the recognition. And sure, that IS self-interest. And that’s great. But we both know that you want so much more than that. You want to land the promotion AND you want to be the corporate badass who brings more diversity to the leadership table. Because women like you aren't interested only in self-interest. You’re interest...2022-06-2139 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow Your Fear of Micromanaging is Stopping You from Leading like an ExecutiveEp #129: How Your Fear of Micromanaging is Stopping You from Leading like an ExecutiveYou are not micromanaging your team enough. Now before you say, “But Stacy you told me to get out of the weeds?!” Yes, that is true. BUT part of the reason you are in the weeds is because you are not micromanaging your team enough. Now hear me out. I know you cringe at the idea of being called a micromanager. But…it’s precisely because you’re so afraid of being seen as a micromanager that you aren’t acting like an executive lea...2022-06-1425 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerThe REAL Reason Why You Need to 'Go for the Promotion'Ep #128: The REAL Reason Why You Need to Go for the PromotionIf you’re getting lots of accolades, landing promotions, securing higher and higher pay raises, you may start to look around and wonder…what’s all this REALLY for? The truth is, a lot of women stop advancing in their careers once they hit the senior manager level. And it’s not because they don’t have what it takes to advance to upper levels of leadership. But it is because they don’t always like what they see. The women I work with want the title, t...2022-06-0723 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Paint a Vision that Makes Your Next Promotion INEVITABLEEp #127: How to Paint a Vision that Makes Your Next Promotion INEVITABLEThere is so much more to getting promoted than the ‘how’. The how is the nuts and bolts that gets you there. But your vision? Your vision gives you the inspiration and commitment you need to reach your big goals and uplift every area of your life in the process. And when you have clarity on your vision for your career AND you can clearly communicate that vision to the leadership team, your next promotion will become inevitable. So in this episode of Maximize Your Care...2022-05-3124 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Embody Self-Awareness as a Leader with Jay FieldsEp #126: How to Embody Self-Awareness as a Leader with Jay FieldsJay Fields is an embodiment educator who has devoted her life to helping people manage their emotions more effectively so they can have their own backs at work and in life. And she does so in a way that is grounded, playful, empathetic, and intelligent. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, Jay and I discuss how you can tap into a new level of power by embodying your self-awareness as a leader. We also discuss the #1 thing that got Jay to where...2022-05-2436 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Transition into Executive Leadership by Treating it like a New Career PathEp #125: How to Transition into Executive Leadership by Treating it like a New Career PathIf you are trying to advance into executive leadership but you feel stuck, you need to do THIS: let go of your OLD career. The career you had as the subject matter expert with all the skills and responsibilities that went along with it. This is where we draw the line in the sand. The line between the technical career you had…and the incredible leader you are becoming. And becoming this leader takes a totally different skill set. That’s why one o...2022-05-1721 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Overcome the ‘Aggressive’ Label at WorkEp #124: How to Overcome the ‘Aggressive’ Label at WorkDo you worry about receiving feedback that you’re too aggressive at work? This is a topic that came up on a panel I was presenting on recently, and the way the women in the audience fixated on this problem was a big red flag for me. Because, how are you going to raise your hand, speak up more, share your opinions, ask directly for that promotion or pay increase, and build relationships with the executive team when you’re constantly monitoring how “aggressive” you’re being at work? Nope. No...2022-05-1029 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow Bad Feedback is Killing Your CareerEp #123: How Bad Feedback is Killing Your CareerYou’re going to get a lot of feedback over the course of your career, about all kinds of things, and from all kinds of people. And the ability to solicit golden nuggets of feedback – while avoiding the types of feedback that are simply distractions or, worse, career landmines – is going to become increasingly important as you make your way to the top of your organization. So in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’m going to give you some super practical shifts you need to make...2022-05-0327 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerReach Your Peak Performance WITHOUT Burning Out with Julia ArndtEp #122: Reach Your Peak Performance WITHOUT Burning Out with Julia Julia Arndt is passionate about helping others reach their peak performance without having to burn out, sacrifice, or compromise. On this episode of Maximize Your Carer with Stacy Mayer, Julia shares the peak performance and stress management strategies that will help YOU thrive at a whole new level of your career and life. Let's get started.Join us inside my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2022-04-2638 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerA Behind-the-Scenes Look at My Executive Reboot ProcessEp #121: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at My Executive Reboot ProcessI’m always looking for ways to get better and better results for my Executive Ahead of Time students. Recently, I noticed that in addition to the trainings and modules inside of Executive Ahead of Time, there were a lot of really cool things happening on our weekly coaching calls, too. We were taking the teachings from my program and diving even deeper. And the strategies we were using on these deep dives hadn’t been captured into a teachable process before. This was my lightbulb moment. I have...2022-04-1926 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow Being ‘Irreplaceable’ is Sabotaging Your CareerEp #120: How Being ‘Irreplaceable’ is Sabotaging Your CareerThe fact that you’re irreplaceable in your role is ruining your chances of getting promoted. Look at it this way: When you are irreplaceable, it’s easier for your organization to hire someone NEW to fill the role you want than it is to promote you and find a replacement (or, let’s be real, three replacements) to take over the work you are doing right now. So what do you do instead? You start grooming your successor starting now AND you communicate this to the executive team so they kn...2022-04-1232 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer3 Promotion Strategies Your Boss Will NEVER Tell YouEp #119: 3 Promotion Strategies Your Boss Will NEVER Tell YouRight now, your boss is probably giving you advice on how to manage your team better, hit your deliverables, and manage your time...but these aren’t the skills the leadership team is looking for when deciding whether or not to promote you to the executive suite. But that totally-against-the-grain work I love to do? That kind of advice sets you up to reach and flourish at the executive level (while still nailing the role you have now). So that’s why I’m dedicating this episode of Maximi...2022-04-0526 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Get Multiple Job Offers with My Executive-Level Interview StrategyEp #118: How to Get Multiple Job Offers with My Executive-Level Interview StrategyOne of the most popular things I teach inside my Executive Ahead of Time program is my Interview Mastery course. As a direct result of this training, my students are getting multiple job offers for high-level leadership positions from multiple organizations on the regular. So if you want to follow suit, if you want to set yourself to receive an executive-level interview and nail it once you get there, I have just the thing. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I...2022-03-2925 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy Titles Matter (And ALSO Why Titles Don't Matter At All)Ep #116: Why Titles Matter (And ALSO Why Titles Don't Matter At All)Titles DO matter when it comes to taking charge of your own career. But…they also DON’T matter, too. Because, yes, you don’t need a higher title to start having the impact you want to be making right now. But on the flipside… Your title can open doors for you. It can help you have a seat and a voice at the table, so you can be the change you want to see in your organization. And it can provide you with the bonuses...2022-03-1530 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Get Exactly What You Want at Your Performance ReviewEp #115: How to Get Exactly What You Want at Your Performance ReviewWhat if, instead of walking into your performance review filled with dread or feeling pretty ‘meh’ about the process…you could instead walk in feeling confident because you know exactly what you’re going to get? No guessing. No doubts. You’ve already planted the seeds of your next promotion, you’ve nurtured them, and now it’s time to collect your harvest (and it’s going to be so good). This is exactly what’s happening with my Executive Ahead of Time students right now. They’re receiv...2022-03-0828 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerMy Unconventional Strategy For Pulling Yourself Out of the WeedsEp #114: My Unconventional Strategy For Pulling Yourself Out of the WeedsGetting out of the weeds has 0% to do with getting better at managing your time. All it really requires is a 5% shift in how you are communicating to your boss, to the executive team, and around the leadership table. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I'm breaking down exactly how you can start to pull yourself out of the weeds AND I’ll be sharing some secret strategies that are really going to surprise you.Join us inside my group co...2022-03-0124 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerThings I Suck At Part 3: Managing My EmotionsLearning how to manage my emotions is the best thing I have done for my career and life in the past few years. But, I used to really suck at it. So today I am sharing the tips and tricks that have had the biggest impact for me. This is the final episode of a three-part series I’ve lovingly named: Things I Suck At. In each episode, I focus on something I am terrible at and share practical advice so you can stop sucking at this too. In this episode of Maximize your Career with Stacy Mayer, I am...2022-02-2229 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerThings I Suck At Part 2: My Rocky Road To Becoming An Influential Strategic ThinkerEp #112: Things I Suck At Part 2: My Rocky Road To Becoming An Influential Strategic ThinkerThis is part two of a three-part series I’ve lovingly named: Things I Suck At. In each episode, I’m focusing on something I am terrible at and sharing practical advice so you can stop sucking at this too. In this episode of Maximize your Career with Stacy Mayer, I'm getting super raw and vulnerable about the challenges I faced on my path to becoming a better and more influential strategic thinker. Join us inside my group coaching intensive, Execut...2022-02-1528 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow To Reach The Executive Suite By Tapping Into Your Authentic PowerEp #110: How To Reach The Executive Suite By Tapping Into Your Authentic PowerTapping into your authentic power is a game changer for you and your career. That’s because there are so many knock-on effects of stepping into your authentic power, and once you fully embrace this state of being, everything else becomes almost effortless. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I'll show you what it means to tap into your authentic power so you can reach those higher levels of executive leadership and bring yourself along with you.Join us...2022-02-0125 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhere You Need Straight A’s (and B-’s) In Your Professional DevelopmentEp #109: Where You Need Straight A’s (and B-’s) In Your Professional DevelopmentThis week on Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’ll reveal how to use the traditional grading system to figure out where you need a higher grade in order to advance your career and where it would actually benefit you to go for a lower grade.Join us inside my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2022-01-2526 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Escape a Toxic Workplace By Focusing on YourselfEp #108: How to Escape a Toxic Workplace By Focusing on YourselfDo you work in a toxic environment? Chances are if you work with other people, you are going to experience some form of toxicity. That’s because all human beings have some form of unconscious bias. And once you understand that toxic environments happen at work – that it’s the nature of us as inherently flawed human beings to bring our personal biases to the table – then you can transform your experience to create the change you want to see at your organization. In this episode of Maxim...2022-01-1825 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow To Be Recognized For Your Powerful, Executive-Level DecisionsEp #107: How To Be Recognized For Your Powerful, Executive-Level DecisionsCorporate badasses like YOU are already making big, bold decisions that make a serious impact at your organization All. The. Time. Yet…you’re still struggling to be recognized for it. Why? It’s because making executive-level decisions are meaningless unless you are able to COMMUNICATE them with the leadership team. But, I have a solution for you, and I am sharing it in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer. In this episode I reveal how you are making powerful executive-level decisions right now at you...2022-01-1122 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerRe-Release: 5 Things Executive Leaders Do Differently Than YOURe-Release: 5 Things Executive Leaders Do Differently Than YOUIn today’s re-release episode, I am sharing the five key differences between what senior executive leaders are doing to advance their careers, and what leaders like YOU are doing right now. Now, I want to make this super clear: You have so much in common with these senior executive leaders. But, there are a few tweaks you could start making today to unlock massive growth in your career. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I will show you exactly what they are.Jo...2021-12-2830 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerOur Most Exciting Breakthroughs in Women’s Leadership in 2021Ep #105: Our Most Exciting Breakthroughs in Women’s Leadership in 2021Oh, the things we have accomplished this year! As we approach the end of 2021, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on everything we have done to help powerhouse corporate women (like you) advance to a higher level of leadership this year – and I want you to use these wins as inspiration for what is possible for you in 2022. So in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I am sharing the amazing results, inspiring stories, and hard numbers we are seeing in the work...2021-12-2127 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhen Women Earn, We All Win with Eleanor BeatonEp #104: When Women Earn, We All Win with Eleanor BeatonEleanor Beaton is on a mission to 2X the number of women entrepreneurs who generate over $1 in sales by 2030. But before she worked solely with women entrepreneurs, she worked with very influential women CEOs of major corporations. And do you want to know what she noticed? These senior executive leaders had missions, too, and they were out-donating and out-supporting their male counterparts as a result. What Eleanor discovered (and what is at the core of everything I teach) is that women earning money, power, and influence uplifts...2021-12-1444 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerThe Feminine Principles of Advancing Yourself to Executive LeadershipEp #102: The Feminine Principles of Advancing Yourself to Executive LeadershipYou want to change the way business is run from the C-Suite out. You are committed to unleashing a new era of diversity and inclusion. And you want to bring your whole dang self to the leadership table. THIS is what your career will look like when you lean into the feminine principles that are already inside you – right now. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I am celebrating the release of my brand new book, Promotions Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to th...2021-11-3031 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerBecoming a Resilient Corporate Athlete with Pam BortonEp #101: Becoming a Resilient Corporate Athlete with Pam BortonPam Borton is one of the nation’s top women’s basketball coaches who now helps executive leaders become resilient corporate athletes. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, Pam and I dive into the lessons inside her new book, The Crooked Rim, AND we lay out inspiring and practical strategies that will help you become a resilient, high-performing corporate athlete today.Join my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2021-11-2535 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow I Used This Podcast to Uncover My Unique Leadership Brand (and How You Can Too)Ep #100: How I Used This Podcast to Uncover My Unique Leadership Brand (and How You Can Too)Welcome to episode #100 of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer! Producing this podcast has also been the perfect exercise for me to refine and communicate my own core values and what I stand for as a leader. And in this episode, I will be sharing both inspiring and highly practical ways that YOU can begin to own your own leadership brand. Because when you understand what you truly stand for and how you want to lead, it’s going to be...2021-11-1830 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerPromotions Made Easy: A Sneak Peek Into the Strategies Inside My BookEp #99: Promotions Made Easy: A Sneak Peek Into the Strategies Inside My BookAs I get ready to celebrate the 100th episode of this podcast and the release of my first book, one thing is absolutely clear to me: Promotions are easy. I know you might have a strong reaction to this statement, but it’s true. Advancing your career can be so much easier than you think. Because you’re not struggling to get promoted because you’re unworthy. You’re struggling because you’re focused on the wrong things, you’ve probably received bad advice at work, and...2021-11-1125 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Land Executive Level Promotions by Managing Your EmotionsEp #98: How to Land Executive Level Promotions by Managing Your EmotionsWant to be top of mind the next time an executive-level promotion opportunity comes up? Then start managing your emotions now. I dedicate an entire week of my Executive Ahead of Time program to equipping my graduates with the tools to manage their emotions as they advance into higher levels of leadership. And in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I am sharing some of these secrets with you by showing you the two ways in which your emotions are preventing you from...2021-11-0428 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerUse This Blueprint To Get Promoted By the End of the YearEp #96: Use This Blueprint To Get Promoted By the End of the YearWant to land a promotion before the end of 2021? It’s 100% possible for you right now. You just need my promotion blueprint to get there.In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’m going to set you up to get promoted by the end of the year using the exact promotion blueprint I usually only share with my Executive Ahead of Time students.Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2021-10-2129 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy the ‘Great Resignation’ Is the PERFECT Time For You to Get Out of the WeedsEp #94: Why the ‘Great Resignation’ Is the PERFECT Time For You to Get Out of the WeedsThe Great Resignation is here – and it probably means one BIG thing for you: You’re more in the weeds than ever before. That’s because: half your direct reports are already out the door. members of the leadership team are moving on to opportunities elsewhere, and YOU feel like you’re the one who has to hold everything together. But if you want to release the overwhelm you are feeling right now (AND make major progress in your career at the same...2021-10-0725 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerForget the Corporate Ladder to the C-Suite and Climb Up this Way InsteadEp #92: Forget the Corporate Ladder to the C-Suite and Climb Up this Way InsteadThe corporate ladder is super problematic. Why? Because it seriously limits the vision you can have for your career. And I don’t want YOU to have limits. I want you to have endless opportunities available to you instead. And your belief that the ladder is still there, and that it’s your best option, is the reason why you’re struggling to reach that next level of leadership. That’s why I’m dedicating this entire episode of Maximize Your Career with...2021-09-2324 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow Having a Beginner’s Mindset Will Help You Get Promoted FASTEREp #91: How Having a Beginner’s Mindset Will Help You Get Promoted FASTERRight now, you are just at the beginning of the amazing impact you are capable of making at your organization (and the world). And being at the beginning of this impact, of your potential as a leader, is a good thing. And to really take advantage of this, I not only want you to own that you’re at the beginning, but I want you to lean into a beginner’s mindset, too. So on this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I will...2021-09-1627 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Stop Overthinking and Trust Yourself with Melody WildingEp #90: How to Stop Overthinking and Trust Yourself with Melody WildingOne of the core teachings inside Executive Ahead of Time revolves around trust. In order to advance into executive level positions, it is essential that the leadership team trusts you are ready to lead at the senior executive level. And you must also trust in yourself that, yes, you CAN really thrive in an executive leadership role. That’s why I was sooo happy to discover Melody Wilding’s brilliant book: Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. On this episode of M...2021-09-0933 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer5 Things Executive Leaders Do Differently Than YOUEp #89: 5 Things Executive Leaders Do Differently Than YOUThere are five key differences between what senior executive leaders are doing to advance their careers, and what leaders like YOU are doing right now. Now, I want to make this super clear: You have so much in common with these senior executive leaders. But... there are a few tweaks you could start making today to unlock massive growth in your career. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I will show you exactly what they are.Join the next cohort of my group...2021-09-0229 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy You Need to Add FUN to Your Professional Development PlanEp #88: Why You Need to Add FUN to Your Professional Development PlanI used to believe that fun was something that happened after work...but I was wrong. And once I realized my mistake and committed to having more fun at work, I realized how injecting a bit more fun into the process of being promoted into senior executive leadership will actually unlock new growth in your career. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I show you how.Join the waitlist for the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive...2021-08-2628 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Turn Your ‘Meh’ Leadership Conversations Into Golden Nuggets of WisdomEp #87: How to Turn Your ‘Meh’ Leadership Conversations Into Golden Nuggets of WisdomHaving engaging conversations with the leadership team is one of the fastest ways to build trust that you are ready to lead at the senior executive level. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’ll show you how to transform those ‘meh’ conversations into golden nuggets of wisdom so you can start having effective, influential conversations at your organization today.Join the waitlist for the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2021-08-1926 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerCase Studies from 3 Corporate Badasses on How They Became the Executive Ahead of TimeEp #86: Case Studies from 3 Corporate Badasses on How They Became the Executive Ahead of Time In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’ll give you a behind-the-scenes look at how my Executive Ahead of Time students have transformed their careers – and their lives – for good. Each of these three guests is an absolute corporate badass AND a perfect example of what YOU can accomplish when you deliberately manage your career. Join me as I sit down with three of my powerhouse Executive Ahead of Time graduates: Laura McFarland: Head of Higher Education Sales; Coleen...2021-08-1233 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerBecoming a Corporate Badass Part 3: Executive DiscernmentEp #85: Becoming a Corporate Badass Part 3: Executive DiscernmentIn this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’ll show you how tapping into your executive discernment will make you unstoppable at your organization (and beyond). This is part three in a three-part series I’m calling Becoming a Corporate Badass. In each of these three episodes, I will show you a different set of skills you need to master to become an even bigger corporate badass than you already are.Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2021-08-0529 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerBecoming a Corporate Badass Part 2: Executive CommunicationEp #84: Becoming a Corporate Badass Part 2: Executive CommunicationIn this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’m sharing executive communication strategies you can begin implementing this week so you can finally get the recognition you deserve. This is part two in a three-part series I’m calling Becoming a Corporate Badass. In each of these three episodes, I will show you a different set of skills you need to master to become an even bigger corporate badass than you already are.Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of T...2021-07-2932 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerThe Difference Between ‘Speaking Up More’ and Actually Being HEARDEp #82: The Difference Between ‘Speaking Up More’ and Actually Being HEARDAll too often, ‘speaking up’ simply means adding more noise to the conversation. But when you implement strategies that will actually help you be HEARD, you: A) Ensure the leadership team actually hears you, and… B) You build powerful, impactful relationships along the way. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I am skipping the usual “speak up” rhetoric and diving straight into actionable advice that will help you have a real voice at the leadership table.Join the waitlist for the next cohor...2021-07-1530 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer5 Pieces of Career Advice You Should Avoid at All CostsEp #81: 5 Pieces of Career Advice You Should Avoid at All CostsAre there certain tips, strategies, or mindsets you’ve been told you need to adopt in order to advance your career...but they just never sat right with you? It’s because…they don’t actually work. In today’s episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’m going to share 5 pieces of career advice that you need to avoid at all costs. I’ll also break down exactly why this career advice is holding you back from landing a promotion and building a career (and li...2021-07-0834 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerOwning Your Mess with Scott J. Miller#80: Owning Your Mess with Scott J. MillerI am SO delighted to be bringing back my podcast guest, Scott J. Miller! Scott has worked with FranklinCovey for 25 years, where he has served as Chief Marketing Officer, Executive Vice President of Business Development, A Senior Advisor on thought leadership, AND he is the host of the world’s largest and fastest-growing leadership podcast, Leadership with Scott Miller. On this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, Scott and I dig into the lessons behind his new book Marketing Mess to Brand Success and how you can start us...2021-07-0139 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow Career Interdependence Will Unlock What is REALLY Possible for YouEp #79: How Career Interdependence Will Unlock What is REALLY Possible for YouInterdependence is defined as the dependence of two or more people or things on each other. But Career Interdependence is much more specific. It is the interdependence between you and your job, between you and your leadership, and between you and the work you're meant to do in the world. When you have Career Interdependence, it allows you to embody your executive leadership, to have powerful conversations at work, to be seen (and see yourself) as a high-level leader, to be confident, bold, and unstoppable. I...2021-06-2421 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhat the Summer Exodus Means for You, Your Team – AND Your CareerEp #78: What the Summer Exodus Means for You, Your Team – AND Your CareerThere is a major shift happening in the corporate world right now, and in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I will be giving you practical strategies and advice on how to navigate these changes AND still set yourself up for an exciting change of your own. I’ll show you how to use this summer to re-evaluate what’s important to you in your career, to position yourself for a big promotion in the fall, and how to powerfully lead your t...2021-06-1724 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerThe 5 Biggest Career Lessons I’ve Learned from Running My Executive Ahead of Time ProgramEp #77: The 5 Biggest Career Lessons I’ve Learned from Running My Executive Ahead of Time ProgramWhen I first started my coaching career many years ago, I was focused on giving my students the tools they needed to become better leaders. And it worked! My students developed their skills, became time management experts, and were better able to have difficult conversations with their teams. But… While they were becoming amazing leaders and getting pats on the back, they weren’t actually getting promoted. That’s when I discovered that getting promoted didn’t just happen because you’re a great l...2021-06-1036 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerBS Business Speak (and Other Nuggets of Career Wisdom) with Jill and Bob WiltfongEp #76: BS Business Speak (and Other Nuggets of Career Wisdom) with Jill and Bob WiltfongBob Wiltfong is a corporate consultant and the author of a best selling book on Amazon called The BS Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak. Bob joins me today alongside his wife, Jill Wiltfong, who is the CMO at Korn Ferry and a total corporate badass. On this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, we sit down for a fun, honest, and insightful discussion that’s filled with wisdom and inspiration that you can use both in...2021-06-0339 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow Tolerating Your Own Bad Behaviors is Holding You Back From Your Next PromotionEp #75: How Tolerating Your Own Bad Behaviors is Holding You Back From Your Next Promotion Whenever someone reaches out to me for help, it usually goes something like this: They’re stuck in their careers and they’re blaming it on external issues like a bad boss or their organizational structure. But what if instead of placing all the blame on the things happening around us, we looked inward and considered that perhaps we are being our own worst enemy? And what if this realization was...good news? Because, if you are the problem, you are also the s...2021-05-2720 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerExecutive Relationships Part 3: Building Your Personal Board of DirectorsEp #74: Executive Relationships Part 3: Building Your Personal Board of DirectorsNo, advocating for a promotion does not mean that you do not deserve it. I see so many corporate women leaders with this mindset, and they’re playing small as a result. They think that if they need to ask for a promotion, they must not be ready for it in the first place. But that’s not how it works. I’ve talked to countless C-Suite leaders about what it took to get to where they are now…and guess what? Exactly zero of them said they got...2021-05-2029 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerExecutive Relationships Part 2: Advanced Networking Secrets#073 - Executive Relationships Part 2: Advanced Networking SecretsThe networking advice that got you to this point in your career were just the basics. You need advanced networking strategies to make it to that next level. That’s why I’ve dedicated this episode to revealing the next-level networking secrets that you definitely don’t know. These are secrets I’ve given my clients so they could advance into higher level leadership positions, so I know they’ll work for you too. On this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, you’ll discover how to grow your network...2021-05-1335 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerExecutive Relationships Part 1: The Fastest Way to Build Trust with the Leadership Team#071 - Executive Relationships Part 1: The Fastest Way to Build Trust with the Leadership TeamWant to know one of the fastest ways to get a competitive edge in your organization? Schedule a 1:1 meeting with a member of the leadership team. Not only is it a great way to really step into the driver’s seat of your career, it’s also one of the absolute best ways to immediately establish trust and position yourself as a senior executive leader-to-be. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I explain exactly how to do it.Joi...2021-04-2932 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerSeven Beliefs Holding You Back from Your Next Promotion#070 - Seven Beliefs Holding You Back from Your Next PromotionI’ve discovered these beliefs after years of working with brilliant corporate leaders (like you) who have all the potential in the world to get themselves into higher level leadership positions, but are missing key strategies that are right in front of their faces. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I reveal seven beliefs that will not only help you get promoted, but will help you have more fun, more energy, and more time freedom at work.Join the next cohort of...2021-04-2230 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Get Promoted by NOT Focusing On Yourself#069 - How to Get Promoted by NOT Focusing On YourselfA lot of people fear that trying to get ahead in their careers requires them to be selfish. But guess what? Getting ahead for selfish reasons doesn’t work anyway. So if you want to get ahead, you need to really tap into those other desires you have. The desire to make a greater impact. The desire to have a voice at the table because you have brilliant ideas to offer your organization, your team, your community. So in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy May...2021-04-1523 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerBeing Unapologetically Ambitious with Shellye Archambeau#068 - Being Unapologetically Ambitious with Shellye ArchambeauShellye Archambeau has cracked the code on what it takes to get to that next level of leadership, and she has recently poured everything she’s learned into a book on the subject called Unapologetically Ambitious. On this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, Shellye joins me to explain exactly what unapologetic ambition is AND how YOU can unlock new growth in your career (and life) by putting it into practice.Join the waitlist of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2021-04-0848 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWant to advance your career? Stop focusing on the WRONG person#067 - Want to advance your career? Stop focusing on the WRONG personBuilding a relationship with a good boss can help you make major progress in your career. But a bad boss? Well...not so much. The reality is, you may be focusing all your time and energy on a boss that is never going to help you get ahead. That’s why I’ve dedicated this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer to showing YOU how to identify if you’re focusing all your time and attention on the wrong person AND what to do inst...2021-04-0125 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerPassed over for a promotion? Here’s how to move forward#066 - Passed over for a promotion? Here’s how to move forwardIn this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I'm going to show you why getting passed over for a promotion has the potential to be the most amazing thing that’s ever happened to you. AND I'll break down how to get back up, dust yourself off, and do things better after being passed over for a promotion.Join the waitlist of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2021-03-2527 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Manage Your Time Like a Senior Executive Leader#065 - How to Manage Your Time Like a Senior Executive LeaderThere are very specific things you can do in your career to free up more time, and I’m diving into each of them in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer. I’ll show you how to think about and manage your time like a senior executive leader (starting today) AND I’ll also give you practical time management tips that will help you think more strategically, strike a better work/life balance, show the leadership team you’re ready to scale, AND (most impo...2021-03-1830 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerExecutive Essentials Part 3: How to BECOME the Executive Ahead of Time#064 - Executive Essentials Part 3: How to BECOME the Executive Ahead of TimeI’ve invited my client, Jennifer Fisher, onto this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer to show you what becoming the Executive Ahead of Time looks like in real life. In this episode, we’ll take a peek behind the curtain to see exactly what Jennifer did to become the visionary leader she is today AND how she is making a greater impact at her organization (and the world) by becoming a thought leader in her industry. Jennifer is a global sales executive who w...2021-03-1143 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Communicate to the Leadership Team that You’re Ready for Growth#061 - How to Communicate to the Leadership Team that You’re Ready for GrowthIn this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’m giving you the tools you need to stand out from the pack and show the leadership team that you’re ready to do what it takes to grow. I’ll also dive into the reasons why you haven’t landed your next promotion already (even though you’re a talented, qualified professional who deserves it!) and I’ll give you a practical, step-by-step path to make it happen.Join the waitlist fo...2021-02-1825 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerBecoming the Author of Your Career (and Life) with Brig Johnson#060 - Becoming the Author of Your Career (and Life) with Brig JohnsonBrig Johnson is a friend and colleague, an absolute force to be reckoned with, and a mindset coach for high achieving Black women who has had the honor of being dubbed the “Beyonce of life coaching.” In the latest episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, we dig into the power of being the author of your career and life, why you need to be showing up in the corporate world as your authentic self, and how to build your career from a pla...2021-02-1129 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy You Need to Surround Yourself with Leaders Who Inspire You#059 - Why You Need to Surround Yourself with Leaders Who Inspire YouHaving a strong group of role models and supporters who can help you advance your career needs to be a top priority for you if you want to step into a senior executive position someday. Not sure how to find them? You’re in luck. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I show you how to start building these connections starting today. PLUS, I’ll reveal the reasons why you don’t have powerful role models already.Join the waitli...2021-02-0425 min
Women Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Stand Out as a Leader with Netflix’s Naphtali Bryant#057 - How to Stand Out as a Leader with Netflix’s Naphtali BryantIn this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I sit down with Netflix’s Naphtali Bryant to discuss how to stand out as a leader by focusing on adding value. Naphtali is a thought leader and innovator in the learning and development space and he is showing up as a leader in a big way at work, on stage, and online. Naphtali's career in Learning and Development and Human Resources spans 17+ years with global industry experience in high tech, entertainment, transportation, and in t...2021-01-2125 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Never Get Passed Over For a Promotion Again#056 - How to Never Get Passed Over For a Promotion AgainIn this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I will be revealing strategies and insights that I usually only give out to my paid clients. You’ll learn content from Module 3 of the Executive Ahead of Time group coaching program that’s designed to help you manage your emotions so you can think and communicate like a senior executive leader AND land that next-level promotion as a result. If you never again want to feel the frustration that comes from being passed over for a pr...2021-01-1423 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerMy Biggest Career Takeaways From 2020 (With Real Life Examples)#055 - My Biggest Career Takeaways From 2020 (With Real Life Examples)In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I reveal the top career lessons I learned from my clients over the course of 2020. These are clients who committed to their professional development last year, said ‘yes’ to growth before they said ‘yes’ to feeling safe, and accomplished HUGE things as a result. So whether you want to land a big promotion in 2021 or simply get back in control of your time and feel amazing at work, this episode is for you.Join the January...2021-01-0728 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerMy Simple Process for Hitting All Your Goals Next Year#054 - My Simple Process for Hitting All Your Goals Next YearWhen it comes to building your career, are you moving forward, falling behind, or staying stuck? In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’ll show you a simple process for elevating how well you did at achieving your goals over the last 12 months, how to determine where you are in the process of advancing your career now, AND how to lay out a plan that will help you achieve break-through success over the next year. I’ll also show you how you can...2020-12-3120 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy It Feels So Scary to Get Exactly What You Want at Work#053 - Why It Feels So Scary to Get Exactly What You Want at WorkYou don’t want to have power over people, you want to have power with people. You want to get to the top of your organization, but you want to do it your way. And as you’re rising through the ranks, this conflict can start to feel downright confusing. You may even start to doubt yourself or sabotage your own success. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer you will learn why challenging situations will come up for you as y...2020-12-2429 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Stop Stressing Over Your Performance Review (For Good)#051 - How to Stop Stressing Over Your Performance Review (For Good)How would it feel to not only be excited for your next performance review, but to actually get what you want, too? That’s why I’ve dedicated this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer to showing you a step-by-step guide (with examples) of how YOU can set yourself up for success the next time performance review time rolls around.Get on the waitlist for my 6-week group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.2020-12-1024 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Advance Your Career by Staying in a “Place of Possibility”#049 - How to Advance Your Career by Staying in a “Place of Possibility”Getting out of a career rut is 100% in your control. And one of the fastest ways to get out of your rut is to stay in a place of possibility. Staying in possibility means to focus on gratitude instead of negativity. It means dreaming big on how far you can go in your career, valuing yourself, embracing your resilience, and opening yourself up so you can see all the possibilities in front of you. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I wi...2020-11-2624 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerNot Perceived as an Executive Leader at Work? Here’s How to Change That#047 - Not Perceived as an Executive Leader at Work? Here’s How to Change ThatWhen it comes to climbing the corporate ladder, you need to understand this: Perception is reality. You can be an amazing leader who gets real results, but if your boss or the leadership team don’t perceive things that way, you’ll struggle to actually get the recognition you rightfully deserve. But here’s the kicker: You can create a new reality. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I reveal four practical strategies you can use to shift the perc...2020-11-1225 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerC-Suite Secrets Part 3: How to Think Like a Senior Executive Leader#046 - C-Suite Secrets Part 3: How to Think Like a Senior Executive LeaderIn this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I show you the five most important things you need to start doing if you want to cultivate the C-Suite mindset you’ll need to scale yourself to the top. This is the final episode in a three-part series I am doing called C-Suite Secrets. In C-Suite Secrets, I dedicate each episode to showing you how to speak, act, and think like a c-suite leader so you can step into (and survive) an executive leadership po...2020-11-0521 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerC-Suite Secrets Part 2: How to Act Like a Senior Executive Leader#045 - C-Suite Secrets Part 2: How to Act Like a Senior Executive LeaderThis is Part #2 of a three-part series I am doing called C-Suite Secrets. In this week’s episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I reveal the secrets the executive team WON’T tell you, but want to see you do if they are going to consider you for an executive leadership position. These are five specific things you can start doing TODAY. No more guessing and wondering what you’re supposed to do. In this episode, I lay it all out.R...2020-10-2926 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerC-Suite Secrets Part 1: What your CEO Actually Means#044 - C-Suite Secrets Part 1: What your CEO Actually MeansThis is Part #1 of a three-part series I am doing on the Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer podcast, called C-Suite Secrets. In C-Suite Secrets, I dedicate each episode to showing you how to speak, act, and think like a c-suite leader so you can step into (and survive) an executive leadership position. In this first episode of the series, I break down the six things that, at some point in your career, you will hear from the executive team AND show you exactly what they actually mean...2020-10-2227 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow To Accelerate Your Career: Real Life Examples From Three Corporate Managers On The Rise#043 - How To Accelerate Your Career: Real Life Examples From Three Corporate Managers On The RiseI am sure you have received a lot of advice about what it will take to break into that next level leadership position. And while some of this advice is ok, a lot of it will cause you to throw your time and energy away by heading down a path that goes nowhere. So, how can you figure out what will actually work for YOU? I’ve dedicated this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer to showcasing three corporate ma...2020-10-1538 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy Your Organization/Boss Doesn’t Support Your Promotion (And What To Do About It)#042 - Why Your Organization/Boss Doesn’t Support Your Promotion (And What To Do About It)Your company isn’t hardwired to support your success. Sure, your organization may provide trainings here and there to help you perform better in the role you already have. But what they often won’t show you is how to develop the executive skills you’ll need to scale yourself to the c-suite. THAT is why you can’t wait around for your organization to support your professional development. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I'll share exactly ho...2020-10-0823 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to make office politics work for YOU#041 - How to make office politics work for YOUYou may think you’re avoiding conflict by ignoring office politics, but what ends up happening is that you just create conflict within yourself instead. Because you will end up seeing other people get ahead in their careers for political reasons, while you stay in the same place. So, in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I dive into how to play office politics in a way that feels fun, authentic, AND helps you land the role you want.Apply for a free ca...2020-10-0124 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow To “Brag” About Your Accomplishments The Right Way#040 - How To “Brag” About Your Accomplishments The Right WayNo one likes a braggart. But the problem arises when your desire to be modest about your achievements holds you back from getting promoted into a senior level executive position. So how do you “brag” about the amazing things you’ve done without coming across as annoying or self-absorbed? In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I explain why modesty isn’t always the best way AND give you practical strategies for promoting your achievements without losing a part of yourself.Apply for a free c...2020-09-2428 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerIs Promotion Entitlement Holding You Back From Landing Your Next Role?#039 - Is Promotion Entitlement Holding You Back From Landing Your Next Role?If you’ve been with a company for a long time, or you’re the hardest worker in your department, it’s kind of natural to think that means you should be up for consideration for a promotion. And it’s true. You should. But...the problem with entitlement is that it can absolutely hold you back from doing the work necessary to land the promotion that you so rightfully deserve. So, in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I will be discussi...2020-09-1727 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Embrace and Elevate Diversity in the Workplace with Minette Norman#038 - How to Embrace and Elevate Diversity in the Workplace with Minette NormanMinette Norman would spend 30 years in the software industry, but her greatest passion was connecting with people to build engaged and innovative teams who leverage their diverse perspectives, cultures, and experiences. Today, Minette is a transformational leadership consultant who helps companies develop inclusive organizations in which diverse teams can leverage their differences to achieve breakthrough success. On this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, Minette and I discuss practical strategies for cultivating a more inclusive workplace, as well as tips and tricks...2020-09-1036 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerExecutive Ahead of Time Part 3: Dialing Up Your Energy#036 - Dialing Up Your EnergyIn this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I share practical strategies for avoiding burnout AND ramping up your energy so you can step into a senior executive leadership position (and LOVE IT). This is part three of a three-part podcast series entitled: Executive Ahead of Time. In this series, I help you develop the essential skills you’ll need to get (and keep) your next big promotion.Sign up for my free webinar at stacymayer.com/csuite2020-08-2728 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow to Become a Walking Billboard for Your Desires#003 - Leadership is a Learned Skill.Stop feeling like you have plateaued in your career and get back to work. I am Stacy Mayer, a leadership coach and communications expert and today I will walk you through part 3 of my proven step-by-step process to get you to that next level of leadership, so you can start making a noticeable impact at your organization, without "working on yourself".Book your free discovery call offered in this episode at:http://www.stacymayer.com/apply2020-01-0218 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerWhy You Should Stop Doing What You're Good At#002 - Leadership is a Learned Skill.Stop feeling like you have plateaued in your career and get back to work. I am Stacy Mayer, a leadership coach and communications expert and today I will walk you through part 2 of my proven step-by-step process to get you to that next level of leadership, so you can start making a noticeable impact at your organization, without "working on yourself".Book your free discovery call offered in this episode at:http://www.stacymayer.com/apply2019-12-1919 minWomen Changing Leadership with Stacy MayerHow a Promotion is NOT a Reward for your Hard Work#001 - Leadership is a Learned Skill.Stop feeling like you have plateaued in your career and get back to work. I am Stacy Mayer, a leadership coach and communications expert and today I will walk you through part 1 of my proven step-by-step process to get you to that next level of leadership, so you can start making a noticeable impact at your organization, without "working on yourself".Download my free promotion roadmap offered in this episode at:http://www.stacymayer.com/roadmap2019-12-0209 min