The Visibility Factor

177. The Power of Transparency This episode of the Visibility Factor podcast discusses the critical role of transparency in leadership. Sue emphasizes how transparency fosters trust, psychological safety, and open communication within teams. Through personal anecdotes, she illustrates the importance of sharing decision-making processes and being open about uncertainties, especially during organiza...

176. The Impact of Not Being Transparent This episode of the Visibility Factor podcast discusses the critical role of transparency in leadership. It explores the negative consequences of a lack of transparency, including employee disengagement, trust breakdown, and increased anxiety. Sue shares personal experiences and emphasizes the importance of effective communication during organizational chan...

175. Conquering Your Inner Critic This episode delves into the concept of the inner critic, exploring how it manifests in our lives and careers. She discusses the negative self-talk that often accompanies new challenges and the impact of fear, doubt, and imposter syndrome. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing this inner voice and offers strategies for overcoming it, including naming the cri...

174. Don’t Assume People Know What You Are Doing This episode of the Visibility Factor podcast discusses the critical importance of networking, both internally and externally. Many professionals make assumptions about what their networks know about them, often leading to missed opportunities. Through practical examples and actionable advice, Sue encourages listeners to actively maintain and expand...

173. What Happens if You Choose Invisibility? This episode discusses the critical issue of visibility in the workplace. I explore the challenges faced by high achievers in communicating effectively with senior leaders and the detrimental effects of remaining invisible. I emphasize the importance of self-advocacy, effective communication, and empowering teams to ensure that their contributions are...

172. Navigating Perception in the Workplace This episode discusses the importance of perception in leadership and how it can be both a challenge and an opportunity. I share client examples to illustrate how managing workload, navigating confusion, and seizing leadership opportunities can enhance visibility and professional growth. The conversation emphasizes the need for intentionality in leadersh...

171. Mid-Year Visibility Check-In This episode is focused on a mid-year check-in on personal visibility and growth. I reflect on my own journey through podcast appearances and encourage you to evaluate your progress over the past six months. I emphasize the importance of recognizing personal growth, setting goals, and taking action to enhance your visibility and confidence. I invite you to reflect...

170. Are You Positioning Yourself for the Role You Want? In this episode, I talk about the importance of positioning yourself for career advancement. I emphasize how crucial effective communication is, particularly in one-on-one meetings and presentations, and why it's essential to present your ideas with conviction. I also highlight the need to craft a compelling business case and the importance...

169. Sustainable Ambition (with Kathy Oneto) In this episode of the Visibility Factor podcast, guest Kathy Oneto talks about her book, Sustainable Ambition. We explore the concept of sustainable ambition, emphasizing the importance of pacing one's ambitions, defining personal success, and the need for self-reflection in career development. Kathy shares her sustainable ambition method, which focuse...

168. Lead Boldly: The Role of Hard Questions in Leadership Visibility This episode of the Visibility Factor podcast discusses the importance of visibility in the workplace and how to effectively challenge authority by asking hard questions. It emphasizes the need for preparation, data-driven discussions, and maintaining composure during difficult conversations. The episode provides actionable insi...

167. Build Your Brand This episode of the Visibility Factor podcast discusses the three pillars of building a personal brand: establishing a powerful personal brand, showcasing value and confidence, and creating clear and consistent messaging. The emphasis is on the importance of self-acceptance, understanding one's unique value, and the impact of effective communication on personal visibility. Th...

166. Mindset Shifts Needed to Play Bigger This episode discusses the essential mindset shifts required for individuals to play bigger in their personal and professional lives. The importance of recognizing and challenging limiting beliefs, understanding the difference between fixed and growth mindsets, and the necessity of taking risks to foster self-belief. It highlights actionable steps listener...

165. Lead with Influence – Not Authority Today’s episode discusses the critical role of visibility in achieving career success. It debunks the myth that hard work alone will lead to recognition and emphasizes the importance of being intentional about self-promotion. The discussion offers insights on how to recognize and communicate one’s achievements, create an intentional identity, and take actio...

164. Consistent Visibility Creates Intentional Impact In today’s episode, we explore the critical role that visibility plays in achieving career success. We debunk the common myth that hard work alone leads to recognition, and we emphasize the importance of being intentional about self-promotion. The discussion offers insights on how to recognize and effectively communicate your achievements, crea...

163. Leading with Intention Today’s episode focuses on the importance of leading by intention. Sue shares her personal experiences of setting intentions for travel and life experiences, emphasizing the need for clarity and focus in achieving goals. Explores the pros and cons of being intentional, the balance between planning and flexibility, and the significance of small actions in enhancing visib...

162. How Can You Collaborate in a Bigger Way? This episode is focused on the importance of collaboration in professional settings. Leaders need to show up intentionally in collaborative environments, leverage their unique experiences and perspectives. Seek out opportunities for collaboration, whether through special projects, mentoring, or networking, and highlights the value of building relations...

161. What’s Preventing You from Being Visible? This episode discusses the importance of visibility in the workplace and how time management plays a crucial role in achieving it. You need to evaluate the value and impact of meetings, prioritize high-value tasks, and create a visibility action plan to ensure that time is spent effectively. By questioning how time is allocated and focusing on strateg...

160. Becoming the Warrior (with Jenn Donahue) Jenn Donahue PhD, was a US Navy Captain and Commodore for an 1,800-personnel Regiment. She is also a civil engineer who works on large-scale, high profile geotechnical projects. Over her military career, Jenn has built a bridge across the Euphrates River in the midst of the Iraq war, commanded an 800-personnel Battalion in Afghanistan, and constructed...

159. Are You Underselling Yourself and the Work That You Do? This episode discusses the importance of recognizing self-worth in the business world. Emphasizes that understanding one's value is essential for personal and professional growth. The conversation covers signs of underselling oneself, strategies to embrace and communicate value, and the significance of visibility in career advancement. T...

158. Choosing Likeability Over Respect This episode discusses the critical balance leaders must strike between being liked and being respected. Explore the signs that indicate a leader may be prioritizing likeability over respect, such as avoiding tough conversations and withholding constructive criticism. The conversation delves into the challenges leaders face in decision-making and the importan...

157. The Power of Leading Conversations Today’s episode discusses the significance of leading conversations effectively and focusing on the importance of overcoming internal dialogue, being intentional in communication, and fostering collaboration to showcase value. The episode also highlights the need for strategic thinking in every interaction, whether in person or through written communication,...

156. It’s Time to Empower Your Team Today’s episode is focused on the four roles that you may see someone leverage in an organization. These are not career roles, but instead the roles that you choose from in various career situations with your team or other people in your organization. The four roles are mentoring, coaching, teaching and leading. Each of these roles plays a crucial part in your t...

155. Key Skills for Leaders Today’s episode is exploring the key skills that leaders need to achieve success. I teach a class called Leadership Foundations and the intent is to open up the minds of the class to what leadership really is and what you need to be good at it. Some people have a gift of being “born leaders” but not everyone has that and it requires practice. Every experience that you h...

154. Are You Asking The Right Questions? Today we're going to talk about asking the right questions. Now, as a coach, I have seen how powerful questions can make a difference in helping a client shift their perspective about a situation or even themselves. This episode is going to be focused on helping you understand the importance of asking the right questions as a leader, whether that be in a me...

153. Creating Visibility for Your Team Today's episode is about creating visibility for your team. And by default, that automatically creates visibility for you as well. And I think many times our teams are doing great things and there's just so much going on that we forget to share it. Or we don't take some intention to have the conversation with our boss or maybe other people in the organization...