Have you ever wondered why different people work better at different times of the day? Maybe you love to do your most challenging work first thing in the morning or perhaps you’re at your best in the middle of the night. We all experience peaks and troughs over the course of a working day, but knowing how to manage them can make us more productive – and happier. This episode is a special introduction to Working It, an award-winning podcast from the Financial Times, hosted by Isabel Berwick . Wor...
Aug 12, 2024•21 min•Season 7Ep. 6
She’s experienced burnout in more than one past role. Now, after taking some time away from work, she’s gearing up to start a new position and she wants to avoid making the same mistakes. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her toward uncovering the root of her burnout and realizing how she can change the work habits that have caused it in the past. Further reading: Brené Brown on empathy, compassion and boundaries Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle On the Brink of Burnout Burnout Immunit...
May 20, 2024•54 min•Season 7Ep. 6
He’s come up the ranks and built his career working in the field, and now wants to transition to the corporate side of his company. But he’s struggling to convince senior colleagues to permanently place him in such a role. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through defining his value proposition and influencing key decision-makers to achieve his career goals. Further reading: Navigating Uncertainty About Your Role During a Reorg 4 Steps to Making a Successful Career Change Build Your Reputation as ...
May 06, 2024•53 min•Season 7Ep. 5
She’s an experienced leader who has always been highly ambitious and motivated to achieve impressive results. But now as she enters mid-life, she’s thinking about the next phase of her career and how to find a balance between striving and fulfillment. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through her concerns about aging in the workforce, finding the right challenges, and planning for her future. Further reading: From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Hal...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 4
She has moved up in her organization quickly and often feels like she’s playing catch up. But she also has gotten positive feedback from senior executives that she’s performing well. Now, as her company grows and the advancement opportunities narrow, she wants to be strategic about how to get to the next level of leadership. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader to think through how she needs to adapt to move forward. Further reading: To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How a...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 3
He’s a leader with a passion for going the extra mile and achieving results. But he’s struggling with how long he can sustain the level of effort and time required to meet the demands of his new role. Host Muriel Wilkins helps this leader unpack what drives his work habits, redefine how he demonstrates his value, and align his workload with his overall goals. Further reading: Resisting the Pressure to Overwork Why We Glorify Overwork and Refuse to Rest Hard Work Doesn’t Always Lead to Success 5 ...
Mar 25, 2024•51 min•Season 7Ep. 2
She held many positions all over the world before landing her dream leadership role. But then she took on a different position at her company to be closer to where she wanted to live permanently. Now she’s missing her previous role and hopes to return to it, but is unsure how to make it happen since the company needs her where she is. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through understanding how to articulate her career goals and navigate what’s next. Further Reading: How to Figure Out What You Want...
Mar 11, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Whether you’re a first-time manager or a high-level executive, we all need some help getting past hurdles and taking our careers to the next level. Executive coach Muriel Wilkins is back March 11 with a new season of the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of real life executive coaching conversations. On this season of Coaching Real Leaders, you’ll listen in on coaching sessions with leaders working through pressing career challenges like: How can I craft my next role to avoid burnout? Sho...
Mar 04, 2024•2 min
She’s grown her entire career at one company, but now she’s in a new leadership role and she recently felt blindsided by negative feedback from her team. She’s struggling to process the feedback and respond. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through how she can move forward with her team. Further reading: Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback Stephen Covey’s Speed of Trust How Leaders Can Get the Feedback They Need to Grow See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
Nov 27, 2023•54 min•Season 6Ep. 6
She’s a high-achiever who has defined herself through her achievements and promotions. But she’s hit some bumps in her career and she’s feeling less engaged in her work. Now she’s questioning the leadership track she’s on. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through defining what success looks like for her moving forward. Further reading: Finding Success Starts with Finding Your Purpose Why Success Doesn’t Lead to Satisfaction How to Tell Your Boss You Don’t Want a Promotion See Privacy Policy at ht...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 5
He took a less traditional career path to college and law school. Now he’s successful as a lawyer, despite several job pivots. But he is still missing meaning and connection in his work. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader through defining his purpose and how that can translate to his work. Further reading: Why Success Doesn’t Lead to Satisfaction How to Find Meaning When Your Job Feels Meaningless What Makes Work Meaningful? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 4
He’s a leader with a growing team, and he enjoys people management. But he’s struggling to influence those outside of his team and build trust with stakeholders. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through developing some of the skills he needs to gain stakeholder alignment while driving for results. Further reading: How to Increase Your Influence at Work How to Create a Stakeholder Strategy To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85% Effort The Eisenhower Matrix See Privacy Policy at https://art19....
Oct 16, 2023•52 min•Season 6Ep. 3
She’s taken a number of chances in her career and made some big pivots. Now, she’s been assigned to a senior role on an interim basis, but she’s not sure whether she should try to make the role permanent. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through the decision-making process to better understand what’s holding her back and the future she envisions for herself. Further reading: How to Turn an Interim Role into a Permanent Job Focus on Learning During an Interim Role How to Overcome Executive Isolati...
Oct 02, 2023•52 min•Season 6Ep. 2
He’s always believed in hard work and is extremely ambitious. But he’s received feedback that sometimes the way he communicates is too direct, and he wants to work on his delivery. Host Muriel Wilkins helps him understand what might be holding him back and coaches him through how he can improve his approach. Further reading: Good Leadership Is About Communicating “Why” How Great Leaders Communicate How to Give Negative Feedback to Your Peers, Boss, or Direct Reports See Privacy Policy at https:/...
Sep 18, 2023•52 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Executive coach Muriel Wilkins is back September 18 with an all new season of the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of real life executive coaching conversations. This season, first-time managers, mid-level leaders, and executives work through some of their most pressing career challenges. You’ll hear conversations around questions like: How do I know if I should make my interim role permanent? Have I taken my career as far as it will go? How do I build more effective relationships with m...
Sep 11, 2023•2 min
There are infinite ways for you to “show up” at work. So, how can you use that as an opportunity for you, your team, and your organization? On this special bonus episode, host Muriel Wilkins and Think Fast, Talk Smart host Matt Abrahams discuss strategies for creating a strong physical . By understanding and controlling your presence, you can communicate more effectively, lead more authentically, and have a greater impact on your organization. You can follow the Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast on...
Aug 21, 2023•24 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Candor and compassion at work are more important (and more difficult to cultivate) than ever. On this special bonus episode, host Muriel Wilkins joins the Radical Candor podcast to help answer a listener question: should a manager try to change an employee’s interpersonal behavior? She and Radical Candor’s Amy Sandler and Kim Scott also discuss how to meet the demands of leading in a hybrid environment. You can find more of Radical Candor at radicalcandor.com or you can subscribe on your favorit...
Jul 25, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 6
He experienced early success and a fast promotion at his organization, but then things started to shift. Now, there have been leadership changes, and his scope of responsibilities has changed, making him feel like his career is backsliding. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how he can reframe the situation and prioritize what he wants from his career going forward. Further reading: What Great Managers Do How to Handle a Demotion at Work 15 Warning Signs Your Job Isn’t The Right Fit For You...
Jun 19, 2023•56 min•Season 5Ep. 6
She loves the work she does and has effectively managed her career to gain increased responsibility over time. She’s recently started managing managers for the first time and is struggling to find the right pace to help her organization reach long-term strategic goals, amid some short-term uncertainty. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through setting goals and timelines for the long term. Further reading: How to Manage Managers Get Your Team to Do What It Says It’s Going to Do How to Make Progres...
Jun 05, 2023•58 min•Season 5Ep. 5
He’s a mission driven leader who has always found roles where he can help others. He was brought in at a high level at a new organization, but he’s feeling tension and conflict with the organization’s founder. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how to manage himself in this negative work dynamic. Further reading: Founder’s Syndrome Can Take Down a Nonprofit. Here’s How To Avoid It Make Sure Your Work Is Aligned with Your Boss’s Expectations Managing Up See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...
May 22, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 4
She’s found a career path she truly enjoys, in part because of her ability to take risks and try new things. Now, as her team is reorganized, she has the opportunity to design her next leadership position, but she’s not sure what she needs to ask for in order to be successful. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through reframing what may be holding her back and identifying the priorities she wants to focus on going forward. Further reading: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Want Using Design T...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 3
He leads a team at a large global organization and gets positive feedback on their work. But he’s having trouble leading his team amid conflicting priorities and without direction from his senior leaders. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how he can help his team have organizational impact, with or without more clarity from above. Further reading: When Managing Through Ambiguity, Develop a Clear Vision How To Lead Through Ambiguity 5 Reasons Your Employees Don’t Understand Your Company’s V...
Apr 24, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 2
She’s finally found a leadership role that feels aligned with her personal mission. But in the wake of unexpected company-wide layoffs, she’s struggling with how to plan for her team’s future amid the organizational uncertainty. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through how she can motivate and lead her team when so much feels out of their control. Further reading: How to Deal with Layoff Anxiety How to Support Your Remaining Employees After a Layoff After Layoffs, Help Survivors Be More Effective...
Apr 10, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Executive coach Muriel Wilkins returns April 10 with an all new season of tough leadership challenges and thoughtful conversations. Each episode takes you behind the closed doors of real leadership coaching sessions with executives, entrepreneurs, and managers, as they work through their hardest career challenges. Muriel helps them discover unexpected insights about themselves and actionable steps they can take to move forward. This season, episodes explore dilemmas like: How do I stay motivated...
Apr 03, 2023•2 min
She’s carved out a unique role for herself, which she loves, but worries that the pace of work is unsustainable. As she thinks about the next step in her career, she realizes that it will require her to lean on the help of others — something she’s not used to doing. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through how to get the support she needs to move forward in her career. Further reading: To Take Charge of Your Career, Start by Building Your Tribe How to Ask for Help at Work The Best Leaders Aren’t ...
Dec 12, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 6
He sees himself as a servant leader and enjoys building and supporting his teams. But over time, he’s seen behavior from more senior leaders that he doesn’t always agree with, and it’s making him feel disengaged at work. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how he can respond when executives don’t model the company’s values. Further reading: Employees Are Sick of Being Asked to Make Moral Compromises 6 Ways to Disagree with Senior Management When You Have to Carry Out a Decision You Disagree ...
Nov 28, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 5
He’s had fast success in a sales-driven industry and enjoys leading his expanding team. But as his responsibilities grow, he needs to learn how to delegate to his team more and empower his direct reports. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how to adapt his leadership style as his team grows. Further reading: Adapt Your Leadership Style to Your Situation How to Develop Your Leadership Style As Your Team Gets Bigger, Your Leadership Style Has to Adapt What Makes a Great Leader? See Privacy Po...
Nov 14, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 4
He’s had a long, successful career as an attorney, in spite of the challenges he’s faced as a neurodivergent leader. Now he wants to parlay his legal experience and interest in advocacy into a different career in diversity, equity, and inclusion, but he’s having a hard time landing the role he wants. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader through how to move forward with his career plans even when it feels like the odds are stacked against him. Further reading: 4 Steps to Making a Successful Ca...
Oct 31, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 3
She’s had a successful career leading in the corporate world and now she’s decided to venture out on her own to build a consulting business from scratch. But she’s struggling with her move into entrepreneurship and wonders if she made the right decision. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through how to make the most out of her entrepreneurial journey. Further reading: So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Starting a New Job as a Mid-Career Professional Making the Leap to Entrepreneurship See Privacy ...
Oct 17, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 2
He’s a self-professed “natural finance guy” and has shown himself to be invaluable to his company. His long-term goal is to become a CFO, but he’s gotten little feedback on what to do to get to the executive level. Now he’s starting to feel stuck in middle management. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through managing his career, even when the plan isn’t always clear. Further reading: 6 Ways to Take Control of Your Career Development If Your Company Doesn’t Care About It How to Make Progress on Yo...
Oct 03, 2022•53 min•Season 4Ep. 1
