Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer

#053 - Why It Feels So Scary to Get Exactly What You Want at Work You don’t want to have power over people, you want to have power with people. You want to get to the top of your organization, but you want to do it your way. And as you’re rising through the ranks, this conflict can start to feel downright confusing. You may even start to doubt yourself or sabotage your own success. In this episode...

#052 - Why Emotional Intelligence is Non-Negotiable for Executive Leaders with Leila Bulling Towne Leila Bulling Towne is THE expert on emotional intelligence. She's been coaching leaders from startup founders to Fortune 500 leaders for more than 20 years, AND in 2018 she was named one of the top coaches for startup founders by The Information. In this episode, we dig into why emotional intel...

#051 - How to Stop Stressing Over Your Performance Review (For Good) How would it feel to not only be excited for your next performance review, but to actually get what you want, too? That’s why I’ve dedicated this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer to showing you a step-by-step guide (with examples) of how YOU can set yourself up for success the next time performance review time rol...

#050 - My Top Leadership Lessons From 12 Months of Podcasting While I originally created this podcast to teach you the strategies you need to reach the upper echelons of corporate leadership, I have also learned many lessons along the way. That’s why episode #50 is going to be a little different. In this episode, you will not only hear some behind-the-scenes stories of how I launched this podcast,...

#049 - How to Advance Your Career by Staying in a “Place of Possibility” Getting out of a career rut is 100% in your control. And one of the fastest ways to get out of your rut is to stay in a place of possibility. Staying in possibility means to focus on gratitude instead of negativity. It means dreaming big on how far you can go in your career, valuing yourself, embracing your resilience, and op...

#048 - Becoming a Sought-after Thought Leader with Eva Jannotta Join me for this conversation with thought leadership expert, Eva Jannotta. Eva helps her clients position themselves as preeminent and sought-after leaders in their industries by co-developing unique, relevant, visionary thought leadership content. Tune in as Eva and I dive into how YOU can start using thought leadership to expand yo...

#047 - Not Perceived as an Executive Leader at Work? Here’s How to Change That When it comes to climbing the corporate ladder, you need to understand this: Perception is reality. You can be an amazing leader who gets real results, but if your boss or the leadership team don’t perceive things that way, you’ll struggle to actually get the recognition you rightfully deserve. But here’s the kicker: Yo...

#046 - C-Suite Secrets Part 3: How to Think Like a Senior Executive Leader In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I show you the five most important things you need to start doing if you want to cultivate the C-Suite mindset you’ll need to scale yourself to the top. This is the final episode in a three-part series I am doing called C-Suite Secrets. In C-Suite Secrets, I dedicate...

#045 - C-Suite Secrets Part 2: How to Act Like a Senior Executive Leader This is Part #2 of a three-part series I am doing called C-Suite Secrets. In this week’s episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I reveal the secrets the executive team WON’T tell you, but want to see you do if they are going to consider you for an executive leadership position. These are five specific things you ca...

#044 - C-Suite Secrets Part 1: What your CEO Actually Means This is Part #1 of a three-part series I am doing on the Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer podcast, called C-Suite Secrets. In C-Suite Secrets, I dedicate each episode to showing you how to speak, act, and think like a c-suite leader so you can step into (and survive) an executive leadership position. In this first episode of the seri...

#043 - How To Accelerate Your Career: Real Life Examples From Three Corporate Managers On The Rise I am sure you have received a lot of advice about what it will take to break into that next level leadership position. And while some of this advice is ok, a lot of it will cause you to throw your time and energy away by heading down a path that goes nowhere. So, how can you figure out what will actu...

#042 - Why Your Organization/Boss Doesn’t Support Your Promotion (And What To Do About It) Your company isn’t hardwired to support your success. Sure, your organization may provide trainings here and there to help you perform better in the role you already have. But what they often won’t show you is how to develop the executive skills you’ll need to scale yourself to the c-suite. THAT is why you c...

#041 - How to make office politics work for YOU You may think you’re avoiding conflict by ignoring office politics, but what ends up happening is that you just create conflict within yourself instead. Because you will end up seeing other people get ahead in their careers for political reasons, while you stay in the same place. So, in this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I dive in...

#040 - How To “Brag” About Your Accomplishments The Right Way No one likes a braggart. But the problem arises when your desire to be modest about your achievements holds you back from getting promoted into a senior level executive position. So how do you “brag” about the amazing things you’ve done without coming across as annoying or self-absorbed? In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stac...

#039 - Is Promotion Entitlement Holding You Back From Landing Your Next Role? If you’ve been with a company for a long time, or you’re the hardest worker in your department, it’s kind of natural to think that means you should be up for consideration for a promotion. And it’s true. You should. But...the problem with entitlement is that it can absolutely hold you back from doing the work necessary t...

#038 - How to Embrace and Elevate Diversity in the Workplace with Minette Norman Minette Norman would spend 30 years in the software industry, but her greatest passion was connecting with people to build engaged and innovative teams who leverage their diverse perspectives, cultures, and experiences. Today, Minette is a transformational leadership consultant who helps companies develop inclusive or...

#037 - How to Build Trust at Work Using ‘15-Minute Ally’ Meetings If you want to build the kind of trust that will get you promoted into a senior level executive role AND you can no longer depend on making small talk with your CEO between meetings, you need to tune into this episode. I will give you a step-by-step process that will help you become “15-Minute Allies” with the executive leadership t...

#036 - Dialing Up Your Energy In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I share practical strategies for avoiding burnout AND ramping up your energy so you can step into a senior executive leadership position (and LOVE IT). This is part three of a three-part podcast series entitled: Executive Ahead of Time. In this series, I help you develop the essential skills you’ll need to get...

#035 - Leadership is a Learned Skill If you’ve ever wondered why you may be struggling to make a bigger difference at your company…OR you’d like practical strategies that will help you identify and execute on opportunities…then be sure to listen to this episode. This is part two of a three-part podcast series: Executive Ahead of Time. In this series, I walk you through proven strategies that will...

#034 - Leadership is a Learned Skill I’m dedicating the rest of August to my three-part podcast series: Executive Ahead of Time.  In each episode of this series, I will be focusing on one of the core things corporate leaders need if they want to get (and keep) their next big promotion: Influence, Impact, and Energy.  In this first episode of the series, I will show you the three areas you’ll need...

#033 - Leadership is a Learned Skill It’s lonely at the top. Corporate leaders who were once ambitious mentees find their opportunities for mentorship disappearing as they rise through the ranks. In today’s episode, I take a deep dive with Lindsay Kaplan of Chief to discuss key strategies senior women leaders (and men) can use to sharpen their executive skills, step into positions of power, and (m...

#032 - Leadership is a learned skill Too many corporate managers are unhappy in their roles.  Even if you’ve felt stuck for years, this episode will give you the insights you need to get out of your rut and finally get promoted into a senior level executive position. Apply for a free career strategy session at stacymayer.com/apply Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet,...

#031 - Leadership is a Learned Skill On today's episode I am going to show you how it is not only possible to get promoted during the pandemic, it's actually the perfect opportunity for it.  If you hope to be promoted by 2021, if you desire to make more impact at your organization right now and if you want to feel ready to say yes when opportunities come your way, this episode is for you...

#030 - Leadership is a Learned Skill Today I invite you to take a step out of the day to day grind and think BIGGER. I want you to really own your long term career goals. Do you have the desire to be in the C-Suite someday?  Even if it's just teeniest, tiniest desire, this episode is going to show you what it will take to make that happen. Sign up for your free career strategy session at stac...

#029 - Leadership is a Learned Skill Today's humbling and powerful conversation paints a picture of what it's like to be a woman or man of color in Corporate America.  Trudy Bourgeois shares vulnerable first hand accounts of when she had to stand up and claim her ideas in the face of microagressions.  And she did it with grace and dignity. If you are someone who strives to make a differe...