06/07/2021
HOW CAN WOMEN FIND POWER TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR CAREER.
Today on Dash Media was talking on this key important topic of women finding their power and being able to create influence. As a woman you need to know how you can become emotionally and mentally strong that will help you identify that power. Over the years women have been looked at as the minority in the society which is totally obsolete.
I put together these 5 key strategies that will help you increase your influence and get your career on right path.
1. Think bigger and aim higher
You are better than you know! It is easy to stay in your day-to-day activities because you "already have more than enough to do." Reflect! If you knew you could not fail what is it you truly want to do? Write it down and act accordingly! Explore new areas of your company. Take on tasks or projects that are completely outside your comfort zone.
2. Develop your executive presence
This is much more than a great wardrobe. How do you "show up" in your daily interactions? Do you respond confidently...concise and to the point? Do you keep your cool in demanding situations?Executive presence is vital and requires focused attention!
3. Create your career scaffolding
No one can do it alone these days. Do you mentors that will guide you in what you do? Do you have sponsors to help you navigate leadership and look out for career opportunities? Do you have a personal network to rely on when times get tough? Do you have a truth teller who will "give it to straight?" Be strategic and think about your career as building a skyscraper. You need a solid foundation to get you started, but then you need champions, advocates, friends, and family to build a successful, long term career. Relationships are as critical (if not more) than just being smart and working hard! Work smart!
4. Seek feedback
Research tells us the higher you go the less feedback you receive. Seek feedback early and often in your career. You don't know what you don't know and we all have "blind spots." On a related note, be sure you ask for strengths. Most of us focus on what is wrong and try to fix it! Do it, but also use your strengths and leverage these more effectively to overcome development areas. We created a task list of who she needed to meet and set targeted deadlines. when you create that network, leverage on it.
5. Develop or refine your professional brand
We all think we know our brand; but often this is our resume, or "what we do every day!" Brand needs to focus on who you are, what differentiate you from others. You have strengths. You have a personality. You have accomplishments. You have passions. Reflect, again! What do others say about you (colleagues, clients AND friends?) Why do people choose you? Create brand bites or themes that describe you and then share stories.
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