Career Gems For The Journey

In part 3 of this series, we're tackling an important issue: women and women of color often struggle to get the recognition, compensation, and credit they deserve for their work and ideas. We'll challenge the negative perception of "bragging" and share some gems on how to turn it into a positive experience for amplifying your achievements.  Join  Leah C. Murphy  CEO, of  Career G...

Welcome to part 2 in our series “Learn To Amplify For A Thriving Career.”  May marks Mental Health Awareness Month and we will be dropping gems on how to prioritize your mental well-being.  Today we're exploring the power of language and the impact it has on our mindset and self-perception. We'll be discussing the importance of taking ownership of our own narrative and the positive effects...

Welcome to “Learn To Amplify For A Thriving Career”. May marks Mental Health Awareness Month and in the first portion of this episode, we'll be discussing how to prioritize your mental well-being. In the second half, join Leah C. Murphy CEO, of Career Gems for the Journey as she shares some insightful tips on how to confidently make an "ask" and take that next step forward. Additiona...

We had the honor of engaging in a conversation with a highly experienced Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) who imparted some truly valuable career guidance, specifically aimed towards people of color Join  Leah C. Murphy  CEO of  Career Gems for the Journey   ; Co-Host Diana Haussling a Visionary Marketing & eCommerce Leader; and Special Guest Mark Edmonson , CMO and a transformational Chief Brand...

Welcome to this empowering episode where we will be delving into the crucial issue of requesting a pay raise. Join  Leah C. Murphy  CEO of  Career Gems for the Journey  and special guest Jasmine Escalera Ph. D. CEO of Jasmine Escalera Coaching as we explore the distinct characteristics of those who confidently seek an increase in salary and those who do not, as well as provide invaluable gems 💎💎...

There are 10 pillars that are necessary to build high-performing cross-functional teams and we are down to the final two in part 6 of today’s episode! Join  Leah C. Murphy  CEO of  Career Gems for the Journey  as she closes out the series with “Developing and Communicating Vision” and “The Grace to Take Risks and Fail” Leah spent 16 years in corporate America working for large corporations across...

There are 10 pillars that are necessary to build high-performing cross-functional teams and we are tackling two more in part 5 of today’s episode! Join  Leah C. Murphy  CEO of  Career Gems for the Journey  as she illustrates the importance of  “Leadership” and “Trust”  These two pillars are the heaviest language we will discuss in this series. Tune in to find out why! Leah spent 16 years in corpor...

There are 10 pillars that are necessary to build high-performing cross-functional teams and we are tackling two more in part 4 of today’s episode!  Join  Leah C. Murphy  CEO of  Career Gems for the Journey  as she illustrates the importance of  “Measures of Success” and “Resources”  What are these pillars and why are they crucial to building a successful team? Leah spent 16 years in corporate Amer...

There are 10 pillars that are necessary to build high-performing cross-functional teams and we are tackling two more in part 3 of today’s episode! Join  Leah C. Murphy  CEO of  Career Gems for the Journey  as she illustrates the importance of  “Decision Rights” and “Stakeholder Transparency”  What are these pillars and why are they crucial to building a successful team? Leah spent 16 years in corp...

There are 10 pillars that are necessary to build high-performing cross-functional teams and we are tackling a couple more in part 2 of today’s episode!  Join  Leah C. Murphy  CEO of  Career Gems for the Journey  as she breaks down “Clarity of Purpose” and “Clear Ways of Working”  What are these pillars and why are they crucial to building a successful team? Leah spent 16 years in corporate America...

There are 10 Pillars that are found to be completely essential to building really strong cross-functional teams find out what they are in today's episode. Talent is not enough to build successful teams, there are concrete needs and strategies that going to deliver results.  Join Leah C. Murphy CEO of Career Gems for the Journey as she shows you how to step up your leadership game to the next l...

It's part 4, our final chapter and we aren't holding back! Join Leah Murphy CEO of Career Gems for the Journey as she talks about Compensation vs Salary. What is the difference and how to ask for BOTH? 💎 How to start thinking long term and about your TOTAL career. 💎 What are professional development investments and how do you get in on them? Leah is dropping really dope gems 💎 on other...

Last week we talked about how to negotiate as an internal candidate within the company. This week are diving deep into negotiations as an external candidate. Join Leah Murphy CEO of Career Gems for the Journey as she gives you the language to negotiate and how to make sure you aren’t talking yourself out of your future compensation 💎 Is talking about money taboo? 💎 Should you be talking about co...

Welcome back to part 2 of our 4-part series on salary negotiations. 💎 Do you know what your company’s priorities are? 💎 Do you know to build a reputation based on results in your performance? 💎 Do you know how to build a solid foundation of performance delivering results for the organization that gives you leverage to negotiate for better compensation? Join Leah Murphy , CEO of Career Gems for...

 💎 Are you prepared to do what is required in order to take the next steps in your compensation Negotiation? 💎 Do you want to know how YOU can get creative with your compensation when you are unable to negotiate your base salary? Join Leah Murphy , CEO and founder of Career Gems for the Journey, as she drops some DOPE GEMS on Salary Negotiation in this 4 part series!! Let’s discuss the 3 negotia...

The "trend" toward quiet quitting -- the idea spreading virally on social media that millions of people are not going above and beyond at work and just meeting their job description -- could get worse. Join Leah Murphy CEO and founder of Career Gems for the Journey and co-host Cebien Alty Corporate Strategist and CEO of CBeyond Enterprises as we unpack what “quiet quitting” is and isn’t. What...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to build a network that is working “FOR YOU?” Join  Leah Murphy  and Co-host   Meshach Cleary  for part 4 of Secrets to Career Success as we dive deep into the differences between sponsorship, mentorship, and allyship. What can they do for you and why you should have a variety in your corner. We are dropping some eye-opening gems on biases, pri...

Have you ever had the opportunity to have an “off the books” conversation with an HR professional? Do you want to know how to bridge the gap between what a leader is expecting and what you believe are reasonable and achievable goals for your next performance review; and how to navigate that conversation? Join Leah Murphy and Co-host   Meshach Cleary for part 3 of Secrets to Career Success as...

Do you wish you had a better understanding of what recruiters are looking for? Are you looking for some "cheat codes" to getting through the interview process so you can negotiate an amazing offer? If so look no further, join Meshach Cleary and Leah Murphy for Part 2 of Secrets to Career Success as we drop gems on recruiting and talent acquisition with our special guest Jillian Jones (She. Her. He...

Don't get it twisted you have what it takes to build a thriving career. There are some secrets that will help you avoid the pitfalls and accelerate your career and we want to share them with you. Join Leah Murphy and Meshach Cleary as they uncover the secrets to success for early career professionals. This is a multi-part series with some amazing resources from two dope career coaches and some exp...

Calling all managers of people! Many of us are expected to lead teams but we never taught on how to deliver performance reviews successfully and if we are honest, we don't feel great delivering them. If you want to transform those feelings and increase your confidence by delivering performance reviews that your team members will understand, receive well while rewarding or coaching performance. Joi...

Have you ever had a performance review decoded? We want you to know the difference between being valued and rewarded and potentially being managed out of the organization. A good performance review rating acknowledges your contributions to the company and indicates that you are valued. A bad performance review is a sign that performance did not meet expectations and could me you need to be plannin...

Are you doing your part this performance review season? No matter if you have a good or bad manager you still have a role to play to make sure your performance review is a win  for you. Performance reviews can help you level up in your career and earning power or they can hold you back from future opportunities. Join career expert Leah Murphy as she breaks down step by step how to decode perf...

Has anyone ever decoded performance reviews for you? Performance reviews can help you level up in your career and earning power or they can hold you back from future opportunities. Join career experts Leah Murphy President, Career Gems for the Journey and Cebien Alty Corporate Strategist, CBeyond Enterprises for a real talk conversation to decode performance reviews and make them work for you. Get...

We missed our podcast community! We've been away from the podcast for a while working on launching the e-book Salary Power Moves: Winning the Compensation Negotiation on Amazon!  The Launch was AMAZING, there is so much to share with this audience, our Gems for the Journey Day 1's. Now the book is available worldwide for digital download on Amazon. Use the link below to Grab your digital down...