EP18: Making Power Moves Q&A with Career Masterclass

Jul 21, 2021

This engaging conversation dives into essential career strategies like networking, mentorship, and self-advocacy. Kimberly emphasizes taking control of your career growth and transforming mentors into sponsors. Listeners will discover how to effectively navigate the workplace, overcome fears, and get noticed in their organizations. Tips on networking, especially for introverts, and the importance of aligning skills with career aspirations are also explored. Plus, insights on letting go of past mistakes to propel forward in your professional journey!

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ADVICE

Earn Sponsorship Through Excellence

Do not directly ask someone to sponsor you; let your excellent work speak instead.
Build authentic relationships with people above your target sponsor to become familiar and trusted.

ADVICE

Show Impact for Internal Moves

Make moves internally by demonstrating impact aligned to the higher role, not just time in your current job.
You get promoted and paid for impact and value, not just for time spent in a role.

ADVICE

Strategic Networking for Introverts

Introverts should target key projects and relationships selectively rather than try to do everything.
Play the career advancement game strategically and intentionally in ways that fit your style.

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Join this insightful Q&A session with your host Kimberly and Career Masterclass on how to make the best power moves in your workplace!

From networking strategies to crafting your career plan, Kimberly will share expert guidance on how to navigate and advance in the world of work. Learn to align your expertise and skills to roles and companies that will set you up to be a leader in the workplace.

Kimberly also talks about shedding old mentalities of career advancement, how to take control of your own career trajectory, and why there is no such thing as luck!

So tune in and learn how you too can make your own career power moves with Kimberly today.

KEY POINTS:

- Examples of career power moves to make.

- Taking your career advancement into your own hands.

- Strategies to overcome your fears.

- Advice on crafting and working on your career plan.

- Difference between a Mentor and a Sponsor.

- How to best approach a potential mentor or sponsor.

- The best way to get noticed in an organization.

- How to network as an introvert.

- One thing to do that will help you get unstuck.

- Is there a right stage in a woman's life to make a career move?

- How to turn your mentor into your sponsor.

- How to maintain networking in remote working environments.

- Letting go and getting over your mistakes.

- Strategies to seek out and develop work relationships.

- The motivation behind Next Move, Best Move.

QUOTABLES:

"You can manifest yourself, you can create opportunities for yourself to become the person you'd like to be, but it takes action."

"You get promoted for impact and value. You get paid for impact and value. You don't get paid for time enrolled."

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