The YOU Review Podcast

Join the ⁠⁠Growth Mindset Guide Community⁠⁠ . You were hired to lead, bring new ideas, and drive change—so why does it feel like your boss is shutting you down? What if the issue isn’t your leadership ability but the environment you’ve stepped into? Maybe your boss is protecting their status, or have internal politics shifted since you joined? Does your organisation only feel safe trotting out the...

Join the ⁠Growth Mindset Guide Community⁠ . Discover why 2025 is the year to rethink your career strategy. In this episode of The YOU Review, Selina Yankson dives into the transformative impact of AI, with ChatGPT at the forefront, on the modern workplace. As artificial intelligence becomes integral to organisational efficiency, professionals must proactively adapt to stay ahead. Selina explains h...

Join the Growth Mindset Guide Community . Discover why impact has become the ultimate career currency and how to position yourself for long-term success in a fast-changing world. In this episode of The YOU Review, Selina Yankson unpacks the shift from traditional hard work to measurable impact as the new benchmark for career progression. Drawing from her own experience of burnout and growth and th...

Join the ⁠waitlist⁠ for the Growth Mindset Guide, an online mentoring community for corporate professionals and leaders who want to grow, earn more and connect.  Launch end of January. _________ In this episode of The YOU Review podcast, Selina Yankson dives into the concept of the three selves and why aligning your secret, private, and public selves is essential to finding your true purpose and t...

Join the waitlist for the Growth Mindset Guide, an online mentoring community for corporate professionals and leaders who want to grow, earn more and connect.  Launch end of January. As leaders, we need to be able to effectively give and receive feedback. But how can we reframe feedback in a constructive way? In the latest episode of The YOU Review podcast, I share the four-part framework I use wi...

Join the waitlist for the Growth Mindset Guide , an online mentoring community for corporate professionals and leaders eager to grow and connect. Launching in late January. What does it mean to give value?  In this episode of The You Review, your host, Selina Yankson, delves into the complex concept of value in professional contexts. Selina discusses how value is perceived and delivered, emphasisi...

Join the You Review ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠ for exclusive content! In this episode of *The You Review*, Selina Yankson covers effective negotiation strategies for advancing your career. She challenges the idea that negotiations result in winners and losers, advocating for win-win outcomes. By sharing practical examples, Selina shows how to highlight and align your value with your company's goals. Whether yo...

Join the You Review Newsletter ⁠⁠ for exclusive content Are you a life-first leader?  In this episode, I explore a growing leadership trend, the rise of the Life-First Leader, who prioritises human connection over hierarchy and people-centred engagement over the more traditional leadership model of command and control. The pandemic highlighted the emergence of this new type of leader: one who puts...

Join the You Review ⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠ for exclusive content! In this episode of The You Review podcast, career strategist Selina Yankson unpacks the "badge of honour" mentality tied to overworking. Selina introduces a framework for evaluating your work based on company alignment, resources, and impact, highlighting the need to distinguish between work the organisation values and busy low-value work....

Join the You Review ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠   exclusive content! You don’t have a boss problem; you have a communication problem. Over 70% of professionals leave their jobs due to poor relations with their boss, often overlooking the real issue—a lack of effective communication. In this episode of The You Review Podcast, Leadership coach and career strategist Selina Yankson shares her proven three-step comm...

Join the You Review Newsletter⁠ for exclusive content! In today's episode of The You Review, Career Strategist Selina Yankson introduces a powerful framework designed to help you navigate your professional journey through four distinct career seasons. Each season has its purpose, and success comes not from resisting it but embracing the unique opportunities each season offers. By understanding whi...

How to Realise Your Potential as a Leader Are you ready to transform your approach to success? In this episode, we delve into how you can realise your potential as a leader and overcome the barriers holding you back. — In today’s episode of The You Review podcast, I explore the challenges of realising your full career potential as a leader. We'll discuss obstacles holding you back, such as unsuppo...

Are you a leader struggling to get the best out of your team? The secret may lie in creating a "safe" environment—and it's not what you think. In today's episode of the You Review Podcast, leadership expert Selina Yankson reveals the surprising truth about what employees really want from their leaders. Selina also explores the concept and effects of working with unsafe people from the book ‘Safe P...

In this episode of The You Review podcast, host Selina Yankson tackles a topic many corporate professionals struggle with - why they haven't been promoted despite their hard work.  Drawing from her own experiences of missing out on multiple promotions and those of her clients, Selina shares the seven surprising mistakes and realisations that can hold you back from securing a coverted promotion...

Welcome to The YOU Review podcast, where leadership growth starts with you. I'm Selina Yankson, your host and Career Strategist for corporate leaders. On this podcast, I'll share my journey from being overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated to becoming an impactful leader. Join me on The YOU Review Podcast, where I'll help you shift from being an overworker to impact maker.  Together, we’ll uncov...