Talking Leaders

If Kirsten Campbell has learned anything in her career it’s not to limit your expectations of what you can achieve. In this episode Kirsten shares her experiences of promotion, from shoe shop assistant to noted leadership consultant and all without a degree. As a former manager said to her once “Don’t go through life waiting for permission.”

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David was born in Trinidad. He is an IT professional in the finance sector. Several years ago he moved to the UK to further his career. By a number of measures David has had a successful career. Feedback from all directions has always been strongly positive and he was well paid, both in terms of base pay and performance bonuses. However, over time it became clear that one aspect of career success was eluding him. Promotion. And it's pretty clear why.

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THE KEYS TO PROMOTION – VISIBILITY AND GROWTH

Gisele Tavares is clear if a new role is not going to be a stretch why take it? In this episode, Gisele explains that growth is something she has pursued throughout her career. Combined with building networks, not being afraid to ask for help and silencing the doubting voices in her head it’s an approach that has served her well, taking her all the way to VP.

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Even though the arrival of digital had a huge impact on journalism, as UK journalist Sirena Bergman explains, when it comes to building a career much remains the same. Sexism, racism and class privilege are still factors to contend with. Plus, as in many professions, journalists have the dilemma that in order to get recognition and achieve financial security they may need to take on roles that actually draw them away from doing what inspired them in the first place, writing. All that said, Sirena still loves her job and gets a huge kick from writing a piece that has an impact and maybe makes a real difference.

Find Sirena here:

https://www.insider.com/culture

https://www.instagram.com/the.twigg/

On Twitter she is  @sirenabergman

For more on data on proportion of senior journalists attending private schools: https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/study-reveals-drop-in-privately-educated-journalists-at-top-of-media-over-last-five-years/

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Like his colleagues, noted environmentalist and co-founder of Sound Matters, Mike Edwards, started out wanting to climb the academic ladder. Then he went into the Australian bush. And there his perspective on life and what success meant to him changed. Mike explains how getting close to the more-than-human world, learning about the aboriginal ways of connecting with the land, and becoming an accomplished didgeridoo player had a profound effect on his perception of what it means to him to be successful in one’s work.

Mike would not discourage others who are looking to get promoted, but he does have some suggestions for important questions they might ask themselves about their motivation. And he has a call to action for newly promoted leaders to use their new positions to challenge corporate norms for the greater good of the environment and the world as a whole.

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Is it possible to be an effective leader of experts in a highly technical field when you are not an expert in that field yourself?

Karin Wingstrand thinks so and the evidence of her highly successful career leading experts in a number of disciplines concerned with drug development is proof. In this episode Karin to talks through her career as a leader of experts and shares advice distilled from her experiences.

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It’s one thing to be successful in getting promoted, but what about making a success of the new role once you’re doing it?

Business Psychologist Katie Humes believes that you can enhance your chances of success by properly understanding yourself: your motivations, your preferences, your strengths and weaknesses.

This knowledge will increase your chances of taking a promotion that is truly right for you and help you tackle the challenges that will come your way, including bolstering your resilience when things get tough.

The Big Five Personality Traits: https://www.simplypsychology.org/big-five-personality.html

If you would like to find out more about Katie and her work go to her website http://www.bizpsych.co.uk

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What are your motivations for seeking promotion?

Jeffrey Skolnik is a physician and senior VP in the pharmaceutical industry specialising in Oncology. Jeffrey’s  career has advanced to the point where he could quite probably leverage his experience and expertise to significantly enhance his income and his overall benefits, but in my conversation with Jeffrey one thing that came through is that while he does expect to be properly compensated for what he does there are other things that drive his interest in promotion, and that’s what this episode of focuses on, starting with the question what does the term promotion mean to Jeffrey.

20 mins 47 secs

All views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals themselves and are not offered to reflect the stance or opinion of any current or former employer.

 

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Deborah Litman-Goch is a senior HR professional with an extensive career in the field. Coming from HR Deb has a well-rounded perspective on the topic of promotion. In this conversation which is an extract from a much longer discussion we had, we concentrated upon her personal experiences of being promoted.

Things to listen out for:

• How Deb’s reasons for seeking promotion have changed over time
• Why she turned down a promotion
• The negative effects being promoted can have on relationships with colleagues and friends.
• Plus, her excellent advice to others on how to make a success out of going for promotion.

28 mins 44 secs

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Season 2 of the Talking Leaders podcast “Conversation about promotion” is all about, not surprisingly, promotion:

• Why we seek it
• How reality matches expectations
• What can be learned from listening to the experiences of others.

3 mins 20 secs

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