The Maverick Files

 
Advancing Your Career In a Changing Environment - Demystified business women career development how to get promoted navigating change women leaders Oct 25, 2019

Every time I read a report about women in business like the one that came out last week from McKinsey and Lean In, it occurs to me that women need to take their advancement into their own hands.

Regi...

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What's the right lead time to start getting in shape for your next promotion? career advice career management career strategies empowered mindset how to get promoted promotion process women in business women leaders Oct 03, 2019

Imagine you’d like to take on more responsibility, complexity, scope, impact, and/or be promoted to the next level in your organization. How much time is enough time to start your promotion planning b...

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What’s one thing you can do today to put yourself in a stronger position for advancement and/or promotion? career development career planning how to ask for feedback how to get good feedback how to get promoted path to leadership Sep 10, 2019

Strengthening your ability to request and graciously receive direct feedback to build your awareness of your strengths and weaknesses will serve you well as you work to expand your career possibilitie...

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Eight errors to avoid when honing your leadership capabilities build leadership skills high potential how to get promoted navigate organizational life seven signposts top talent Aug 26, 2019

You might use the less-successful career development strategies below when focused on surviving the day-to-day demands of your current role. We’ve all at one point or another succumbed to these defaul...

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Can understanding your company's Talent Management process prepare you to advance your career?   drive your own development growing your leadership high potential high performing promotable how to get promoted leadership development position yourself as high potential women's careers Aug 14, 2019

When I think about the executives I interviewed to learn more about the promotion and talent processes from their vantage point, one quote sticks out for me.

“Do not assume you’re doing a good job—fi...

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Reverse engineering your advancement: first steps accelerate advancement high performing high potential leadership development promotable promotion process Aug 06, 2019

Understanding the criteria for advancement and emphasizing your aligned attributes accordingly, or working hard and expecting to be recognized for your contributions. Which strategy do you prefer? Man...

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Creating win-win solutions, or how I figured out I was ready to be somebody's wife advancement accelerator conflict resolution tool extraordinary relationship partner with your manager win-win solutions Jul 30, 2019

I’m at school getting ready to participate in a negotiation role play. The exercise is part of my practicum course in conflict resolution and mediation.

We’ve had to mediate several different kinds o...

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What do the women who manage to get promoted to senior levels do that’s different from the other hard-working, smart women in corporations? career advancement promotion preparation top talent best practices women business leaders May 24, 2019

Working to answer this question has been a recurring theme for me given the disproportionately low representation of females in senior roles in most companies. Figuring out what the senior women have ...

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How to use a disastrous experience to your advantage, or how I learned to lead a team learning by doing strategic learning experiment the debrief is key May 13, 2019

It’s about 2001 and I’m facilitating a Diversity Council session at a big New York bank. About 30 of us meet monthly to plan and execute initiatives that will drive our our part of the company to be m...

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Why you might not be learning in college the thing that you need most for your career growing your own capabilities learning agility learning experiments strategic learning experiences the debrief is the thing top talent driver May 06, 2019

College is amazing. You learn great stuff. Yet they don’t teach you one of the most important things to get you ready for your career. The thing that would make an easily crossable bridge to your firs...

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How I help smart, courageous women build careers they love a career you love adults learn by doing business women career advice career strategies diversity and inclusion drive your own development leadership learning Apr 28, 2019

I’m walking home from the bus.  I realize I’m about to do something radical. I’m going to leave my cushy change consultant job and start a non-profit. I want to do something that makes a real differen...

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