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How women succeed in leadership
Women in leadership positions have made great strides in recent years. However, there is still a gender gap in business and women often face various challenges in becoming successful leaders. Here are some of the biggest challenges women face in leadership positions and five career tips that can help overcome them. A 4-week e-mail series and this blog will give you inspiration and support.
Communication - Get out of the female trap!
Female communication can become a success factor - if thought patterns from childhood are broken down and you have found your own expression. Unfortunately, many women have already heard beliefs like "girls don't do that" at a very young age. It is worthwhile to work with coaches here to clear your own way out of the girl trap because anyone who communicates is constantly sending signals. And it would be a shame if they are the wrong ones. A 4-week e-mail series and these four tips will give you quick help.
Why it is important to know your strengths for your career
In my opinion, leadership is not about being particularly hard or particularly soft - but about leading authentically and putting people first. Regardless of whether we work in a traditional, very hierarchical environment or in a small, flexible start-up, in the end people come together everywhere who want to make a difference together. Leaders are NOT characterized by assertiveness, toughness and ambition. Your individual mix of strengths makes you a leader. This weeks blog focus on answering the question why it is worth knowing your strengths for your career.
10 tips how ambitious women have fun at work despite having a micromanaging boss
Coping with a micromanaging boss can be tough, but ambitious women have a variety of tools at their disposal to overcome this challenge. By utilizing effective communication, anticipating expectations, and managing upwards, ambitious women can maintain control of their projects and achieve their career goals. Seeking feedback, finding allies, focusing on the positive, and practicing self-care are also essential to remaining productive and creative in the face of micromanagement.
Why do women more often have impostor syndrome and 7 tips on how to handle this
Impostor syndrome is a phenomenon where individuals doubt their accomplishments and fear being exposed as a "fraud." While it is not a diagnostic term and can affect anyone regardless of gender, race, or background, research suggests that women, particularly women in male-dominated fields, may be more likely to experience impostor syndrome. There are some ways to handle impostor syndrome and increase your confidence at work from a female perspective.
7 Tips on How To Develop the Confidence to Create Your Career
Are you looking for valuable tips on how to strengthen your self-confidence and thereby gain self-confidence? Do you want to stand up for yourself more and be able to clearly express your opinion in business without thinking too much about whether it is the right thing to do? You want to be confident and self-assured with people who have a higher position in your job than you do, and you want to shine with your expertise without hiding it? Then check out my 7 tips here. You'll learn why good self-confidence is so important and what you can do to boost your self-confidence.
Remember: There is only one person that creates your career: YOU!
4 Phases to prepare your promotion
There are 4 phases when preparing your promotion.
Why do you want to be promoted?
Why should you be promoted?
How do you SHOW UP?
Go for it!
You can also apply these steps when preparing for your next salary round, your next performance interview, a job interview.
There is only one person that creates your career: YOU!
5 tips on how to SHOW UP! with your next presentation successfully
You want to make a career? To be successful, they also need to be visible. However, if you do a very good job, you will not automatically be seen. However, if you don't like talking in front of or with other people, this stands in your way. That is why I am giving you 5 tips today to make your first presentation in 2023 a success and SHOW UP! confidentially.
Your Elevator Pitch: Present yourself perfectly in 60 seconds
The Elevator Pitch uses the opportunity to make an inspiring statement, a short speech or presentation in around 60 seconds that arouses curiosity and stays in the memory. How does it work? Find out here: With proven tips and examples for the structure of an elevator pitch...
The blog looks at the Structure of the Elevator Pitch to answer the questions: How do you convince in just a few sentences? When is the elevator pitch used?
At the end you get 5 steps to structure an elevator pitch and a template to kick-start your next elevator pitch: Whether you need an elevator pitch template for a job interview or to introduce your business: This handy template is suitable for almost any scenario you will encounter during your professional life. Remember: You should tailor your elevator pitch template to suit you and your professional experience. If you want to develop your perfect elevator pitch, sign up for SHOW UP!
Self-marketing instead of the diligence trap – 3 strategies to position yourself without pretending
Many achievers cringe at the thought of talking about their successes. This reluctance can backfire quite badly. Performance is one thing. Talking about it and making it visible is the other, a form of promotion.
It is not enough to be diligent and deliver We are allowed to help bosses see our successes and achievements more quickly and not have to search for them in hidden messages and documentation.
Three strategies to position yourself without pretending:
Start your book of success, Communication is Key and Convince Yourself!
Impostor syndrome is a real thing. Confidence really is crucial and will help get you noticed. Understand your skills and what you bring to the table. While recognizing areas needing growth is essential, be sure not to underemphasize your current strengths. Work Smart
It is crucial to communicate your desire to your leadership team, know and recognize your worth, and work smart to get promoted at work.
I want to help you achieve that goal. If you want to develop your concrete plan, sign up for SHOW UP!
A certain reputation always precedes us - What do you want to be known for?
Ask yourself this question: Does your personal brand take you to the places you want to go in your career? How do people see you at work? Maybe you have a reputation as a problem solver, organizer or deal maker - but does it serve you well? One of the most important questions you can ask when building your personal brand and looking at what's next in your career, what do you want to be known for?
3 Challenges of women to get into leadership roles and how to overcome them
With global disruption at an all-time high, it’s critical that organizations prepare their female leaders to navigate challenges successfully.
Regardless of their functional areas of expertise, women who aspire to senior leadership need to achieve significant accomplishments that demonstrate their mastery of both hard and soft skills and their ability to make meaningful and indispensable contributions to organizational success. Read more about performance, potential, “executive mindset” and the need to SHOW UP! in the article.
Do I really need goals for 2023? 8 questions for your career and life planning!
Now the time is drawing near to look ahead to the new year. But first, look back before you look forward. I share with you the why and how you start to reflect on the past year before we move into the. The reflection question brings you very close to possible new goals. It contains the power for growth. The focus in on how to set goals and how to make them come true. In the Masterclass on 28.12 Make 2023 your year - Your personal annual plan for career clarity, focus and success I will take you by the hand and guide you through the process.
How to develop a vision for yourself and your career
You might be wondering why you should go to the effort of creating a personal vision statement, especially if you’re already driven and goal-oriented. What’s in it for you? Will the benefits outweigh the time and effort?
Personal vision statements bring a lot of benefits to the people who have them. There’s not enough space to cover all the benefits you’ll get from creating your own vision statement, I share the top three.
A vision board is a good tool, you can use it for yourself and your goals, create your own vision board and integrate it into your daily life, so that it supports you to set the focus right.
In 5 steps to success -Achieve your goals and dreams with a vision board.
3-step strategy to prepare a salary negotiation and ask for the pay that truly reflects your value
Negotiating a pay rise can be daunting, even at the best of times. During a recession, it can become even harder. You don't want to seem greedy, insensitive or ungrateful, and at the same time, you want to advocate for yourself, be fairly compensated for your work and make progress to your vision of what living life on your terms means to you. If you're not happy with your current salary, you have 4 choices:
1) Not do anything and continue to be unhappy and resentful, appreciating the impact of both on your performance, relationships, self-worth etc.
2) Take control and ask for what you're worth
3) Make peace with putting a salary negotiation on hold for now and any consequences of that choice
4) Find other ways of building wealth/generating income (e.g. investing, property rental, building an online course).
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to negotiating a raise. But, as the old saying goes, “If you don’t ask, you don’t get.”
So – should you ask for a salary increase during an economic downturn? If yes, is there a better time to ask than not? And if so, how should you do it? Read my blog here. BTW negotiating is as well part of the program MOVE UP!
It is wrong when your thoughts about yourself impact your career success – overcome your limiting beliefs
Are limiting beliefs holding you back? I know that they have with my clients, and they certainly have with me. The thing is they can be changed SO quickly, yet we just drag them around with us everywhere we go, and they stop us from achieving all we set out to achieve.
From an early age, we are shaped by the thought patterns of other people.
Many of these beliefs have never helped us, but apparently have not harmed us either. But in adulthood at the latest, they are no longer beneficial in any way, but rather hindering or even harmful, because under stress and pressure they drive us even further and make us doubt ourselves.
The Belief Set Detector shows you in three steps how to dissolve old thought patterns and transform them into new constructive beliefs. Read more in the blog and get your workbook to identify your limiting beliefs.
7 Leadership Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Many new leaders jump into their role without considering the mistakes they may be making. Leadership comes with responsibilities that include setting good examples and handling issues within the workplace. Once they recognize the mistakes they are making, leaders grab the chance to learn and grow to become a better leader. The article describes 7 common mistakes many leaders make and how you can avoid them.
Leadership isn’t about being a manager. It’s about setting a good example, guiding and helping others and inspiring others to do their best.
Goals – Why They Are Important And How To Stay On Track
People spend more time planning their vacations than they do their lives! - FORTUNE What do you think about that quote above?
I remember the first time I saw that, I thought it was both sad and true. And the perfect point to hopefully help get people's attention?
You see, I’m preparing for my Make 2023 your year - Your personal annual plan for career clarity, focus and success workshop. And I’m getting some great ideas. 💡Goals provide us with a great target, a destination, an experience we long for. In my blog I share 5 Things that Will Happen Without Goal Setting, 5 Reasons Setting Goals is Important in Every Area of Life and 6 Ways to Stay on Track with Your Goals
Goal setting is part of my career and leadership coaching. In my course MOVE UP! it is at the very beginning, it is part of the foundation for the full course the pre-course this is how important it is for sustainable success. The next MOVE UP! program starts in December. Book your place now.
5 steps out of a leader-ship trap
As a leader, you’re in a position of high visibility and you set the tone for the rest of the organization. Your employees look to you for guidance and support. Therefore, it’s important to arm yourself with the right tools and skills to be the leader your business deserves. And how do you get out of your personal leadership trap?
I recommend 5 steps to get out of the leadership trap, more details in the blog.
5 Steps to use role models to facilitate career goals achievement
Male and female role models play a crucial role in bringing more women into leadership positions.
Gender stereotypes and gender-typical role expectations of women (and men) continue to be commonplace in all organizations.
The right role models can help women to achieve their goals.
Generally, there are two types of role models: positive role models, who serve as examples of what we "should" do, and negative role models, who serve as examples of things we "shouldn't" do.
As a career coach, I can help you find the role model that inspires and motivates you to achieve your personal career goal. Let´s keep in mind: The best role model is the one who has already achieved the goal you have in mind. For example your goal could be that you want to be able to present your projects in an interesting and lively way so that others can see what you have achieved. My tried and proven 5-step approach is in the blog.