Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer

Ep #248: Thinking at the Speed of Bias with Sara Taylor Have you ever wondered how much of your decision-making as a leader is being driven by forces you’re not even aware of? As a woman leader, you’re all too familiar with bias in the workplace. You’ve encountered it, you’ve worked hard to try to overcome it, and you’ve made conscious choices to intervene and try to create a more equitable workpl...

Ep #247: 4 Unexpected Ways My Coaching Transforms Your Leadership Growth Sometimes my clients come to me, confused, because they tried something I taught them and didn’t get the result they expected. But what if the result they “thought” they were going for wasn’t really the goal? What if it's actually part of my bigger plan for them? Here’s the thing: When I guide you to take action in your...

Ep #246: Should You Go For a Higher Title Or "Settle" For a Lateral Move? Are you stuck choosing between going for that shiny new title or “settling” for a lateral move? This is a question I hear from my clients all the time—and for good reason. On one hand, your title matters . And landing the high-level title you deserve matters, too. It’s how you elevate your resume and be recognized...

Ep #245: Elevate Your Leadership Presence with Brittney Horn Looking for a crash course on becoming an exceptional executive leader? In this episode, I sat down with my client, Brittney Horn, to explore the insights, strategies, and mindset shifts that have propelled her to higher and higher levels of leadership. Brittney is an accomplished leader and the Sales Director of Americas Automotive at o...

Ep #244: How to Turn Unwanted Labels at Work into Powerful Leadership Assets You’ve been told to avoid labels your whole life, right? Labels put us in boxes, keep us small, and limit our potential. And it doesn’t help that many of them are rooted in nasty ‘isms’—racism, sexism, and more—that work against us when it comes to advancing our careers. But what if the very labels you’ve been given—“too...

Ep #243: Ignite Exponential Career Growth by Moving Beyond ‘People Leadership’ Is your focus on your team stalling your career? Leading a team is a big milestone on your leadership journey. It can excite you, stress you out, and make you feel like a true leader for the first time in your career. But here’s where things start to go sideways: Whether you love managing people or not, your day-to-day...

Ep #242: The One Career-Sabotaging Emotion You Need To Throw In The Trash As the brilliant corporate badass that you are, you’ve probably learned that it’s healthier to make friends with your emotions than to push them down. You know that following your joy, giving yourself space to have a good cry, or channeling your anger into motivation can have a powerful impact on your career and life. But th...

Ep #241: Embodying Magic in Your Everyday Life with Eyenie Schultz What if you could walk into work tomorrow with a higher energy, a higher vibe, and even feeling like you've ascended to a whole new plane of existence? Sounds wonderful, right? This is what it means to embody your magical energy at work. And you can create this magical energy for yourself using the simplest of ingredients: a s...

Ep #240: How to Attract Supernatural Career Results with Just One Word What if you could overcome imposter syndrome, develop your executive presence, be recognized for your incredible leadership, and have an amazing network of executives in your corner ready to support you…and all it took was changing a single word? I get that this might sound too good to be true. But changing a single word is the...

Ep #239: How to Wave a Magic Wand and *POOF* Make Career Opportunities Appear Change can happen in an instant. That thing about your career that's been stressing you out for months or even years...can be completely fixed in a moment. One thought, one piece of advice, one coaching conversation…can open up amazing opportunities that seemed impossible before. And the best part is: You don’t need...

Ep #238: Using Your Inner Magic to Ignite Career Growth with Lynn Rogala Have you ever felt like there’s a hidden magic within you just waiting to be unleashed? Then this episode of Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer is specifically for you . I am smack dab in the middle of my 3rd annual Summer of Magic – a special time when women use their career magic to get promoted without more work, m...

Ep #237: 3 Reasons Why Emphasizing Your Commitment To Growth Won’t Get You Promoted There is a popular career advancement technique that is holding a lot of women back from getting the promotions they deserve. And I know many women are unfortunately still falling into this trap because three women in the past week alone have told me they’ve been using this technique in their recent job interviews....

Ep #236: Why Women's Conferences Don't Work and How to Fix Them Do you ever feel like women's leadership conferences are more about fixing us than celebrating us? It’s so common to show up to a women’s leadership conference and hear talk after talk on topics like: How to fix your imposter syndrome, how to take bigger risks, and how to find a mentor or sponsor to help you with your c...

Ep #235: Becoming a Woman of Influence with Shari Begun You can’t be what you can’t see . If you want to be a thriving executive leader, you need to learn from badass executive leaders who are claiming the title and compensation they deserve while also having an impact and giving back in big and inspiring ways. Which is exactly why I can’t wait to introduce you to Shari Begun. Not only is Shari an...

Ep #234: Lessons in Leadership from Inside Out 2 Do you ever find yourself holding back in your career, even though deep down you know you deserve more? Or on the flip side… Are you super determined to get the promotion you deserve, but there’s this nagging feeling that you constantly have to prove yourself? These may feel like completely different experiences…but they have two big things in commo...

Ep #233: My Stakeholder Interview Process for Game-Changing Feedback Feedback is the secret weapon that can propel you to your next big promotion. But here’s where things often go wrong: When you get the wrong kind of feedback, it can actually make you better in your current role instead of helping you advance to the next one. This is why you can be smarter than the rest of your team and a total r...

Ep #232: The Teacher's Guide to Changing Careers with Ashley Philipps Feeling stuck in a job that’s no longer working for you? Many corporate women leaders find themselves in the same boat, wanting to switch industries but completely lost on how to actually make it happen. (This can feel extra difficult when you’re stepping into a field where you have zero subject matter expertise.) Here’s th...

Ep #231: How to Get Promoted When There’s "No Room at the Top" I understand how demotivating it can be to know you deserve a seat at the table…but every single role seems permanently filled. And it’s doubly frustrating when your organization champions diversity and inclusion, yet every executive position is currently held by a man. So what’s a corporate badass to do? Well, you could spen...

Ep #230: How to Advocate For More Diversity in Leadership with Hady Méndez Many organizations and leaders understand the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. So why are we still so far behind? Why do women, People of Color, and other underrepresented employees continue to struggle to advance to higher levels of leadership? And what can leaders and organizations do to solve this...

Ep #229: The Danger of Less-Obvious Toxic Bosses and How to Handle Them When we think of toxic bosses, our minds jump to the obvious offenders: aggressive, dismissive, openly rude – basically bullies. But what if I told you there’s a more insidious type of toxic boss lurking in the shadows of your workplace? The kind that isn’t overtly awful or confrontational…They may even be masking their toxic...

Ep #228: How Young Girls Are Changing the Future of Leadership If we want to reshape the leadership landscape, we must begin with our young girls. That's why this episode of Women Changing Leadership is dedicated to my daughter, Elizabeth, and all the young girls out there who are learning to use their voices, push boundaries, and discover their full potential. It’s for the little girls we ra...

Ep #227: Building Your Leadership Legacy with Emily Chang What mark do you want to leave on the corporate world? How can you create a legacy that not only speaks to who you are but also inspires others long after you've moved on? And how do you accomplish all of that while also crafting a career you love , landing the high-level leadership roles you deserve , and getting paid handsomely all a...

Ep #226: How to Stop Asking for More Work-Life Balance and Actually Make It Happen You’ve been striving for that elusive work-life balance, but despite your best efforts, it still feels just out of reach, doesn’t it? Here’s the truth: You do not have to wait for your next promotion to find better work-life balance, and you don’t need to avoid promotions to protect your work-life balance, either. I...

Ep #225: Why the STAR Method Fails and My 3C's Approach to Interviewing Succeeds As you edge closer to the executive suite, are your interview techniques keeping pace? Conventional interview approaches like the STAR method probably served you well as a subject matter expert. But this strategy quickly begins to fall short as you reach the director level and above. In this episode of Women Chan...

Ep #224: How to Turn Your Big Impact into Executive-Level Influence You’ve done things at your organization that no one else could do. Yet…That impact hasn’t translated into the recognition, title, or money you want, right? Here’s the problem: When it comes to earning your seat at the leadership table, influence matters more than impact. The power of influence is that it allows you to completely s...