A common theme I observewith female leaders is they are massive advocates,champions, and supporters for their people, 𝗬𝗘𝗧 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲.

There aremissed opportunities to this, which will hinder your career advancement.

𝗦𝗼, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀?
(and doingso in a thoughtful manner)

𝟭. 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗽. People don’t know what they don’tknow.

𝟮. 𝗕𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱. If you don't own your brand,somebody else will.

𝟯. 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. An alternative way of viewingself-promotion.

𝟰. 𝗕𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. What _specifically_ do you wantthe person to walk away with at the end of the conversation?

𝟱. 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Check in at the end of theconversation to ensure they are clear on the key points you have shared.

𝟲. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀. If your leader is an a*s orequally if you have a high turnover above you, important to have equity withothers who have influence.

𝟳. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁. You don't need to explain. Itdiminishes the power of the actual message.

𝟴. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗱𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁? Thank you HelenAppleby for the great qu.It is not a meritocracy and you will be judged on the visible.

How aligned is what you know your value is vs your leader’s perception?

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