Ep #221: How to Use Leadership Storytelling to Be Seen as an Executive Leader The fastest way to be recognized as an executive leader is to start communicating like one. That’s why executive communication isn’t just a leadership skill… It’s actually the entire foundation for every single other leadership skill you’ll need to master as you advance to the executive suite. And the easiest way to start showing off your executive communication skills TODAY is to start telling better stories . Better ...
Mar 26, 2024•29 min•Ep. 221
Ep #220: My New Definition of Selfishness and How to Use It to Get Promoted The women inside my programs are incredibly empathetic, compassionate leaders who are lifting others up and making a huge impact at their organizations. But in order to do that, they first had to become incredibly selfish. And I’m not talking about the run-of-the-mill selfishness that leads to so many a-holes being in executive leadership. I’m talking about the kind of selfishness that will allow you to do things like: L...
Mar 19, 2024•27 min•Ep. 220
Ep #219: The Problem with Corporate VIPs and How to Become an MVP Instead Are you on the path to becoming an MVP or a VIP at your organization? The difference may seem small, but focusing on the wrong path can create huge problems in your career. VIPs are the high-level leaders you may be looking up to at your organization right now. They have power and influence and they’re often respected and even revered. But here’s the problem: As you advance to higher levels of leadership...you may come to ...
Mar 12, 2024•21 min•Ep. 219
Ep #218: How Working Less Will Help You Get Promoted More You know that person at work who has a seat at the table, gets paid well, has lots and lots of influence, and continues to get promotion after promotion…but they also seem to put in less hours, deliver less projects, and maybe even care less about the organization than you do? You may be annoyed with this person, but I actually want you to follow their lead. At the executive level, you’re not getting paid by how many hours your butt is in...
Mar 05, 2024•28 min•Ep. 218
Rerelease: How to Create a Workplace Where Everyone Can Belong with Minda Harts In each episode, I have rereleased carefully selected podcast episodes that will help you nail your next executive-level job interview and land the high-level leadership role you already deserve. While this final episode in the series isn’t specifically about interviewing, it does touch on one of the most important parts of my Executive Interview Strategy: Belonging . Because the best thing you can do when you walk i...
Feb 27, 2024•35 min
Re-release: How to Nail Executive-Level Job Interviews By Staying Curious There is a powerful career tool I’ve been coaching my clients on for years that directly influences their ability to get promoted to executive leadership. But I’ve barely ever mentioned it on this podcast. And that something is: Curiosity . Or as I like to call it: The Curiosity Index. So in this episode of Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer, I’m doing a deep dive into how you can use your curiosity to generate hig...
Feb 20, 2024•21 min
Rerelease: 3 Advanced Interview Skills to Help You Land a Higher Leadership Role Here’s a little-known truth about job interviews: The way you show up can completely transform – or totally stall – your career. I’m not talking about whether or not you land the role. I’m talking about whether or not you’re seen as an executive leader. Because the reality is: The way you show up to an interview can keep you trapped in a technical role…or set you up for the career of your dreams. A career where you’...
Feb 13, 2024•21 min
Ep #217: Get Promoted Faster By Co-Writing Your Career Development Plan Has your boss ever created a career development plan for you…and nothing really happened? Months or even years go by and you still don’t have the promotion or pay you want. Does this mean your boss doesn’t care about you ? Nope. It just means that 1. It’s YOUR job to make your promotion happen, and 2. Relying on your boss to do all the work to get you promoted is usually a career dead end . So in this episode of Women Changi...
Feb 06, 2024•33 min•Ep. 217
Ep #216: Speak Up and Stand Out with Jessica Chang Irish It’s not enough to have a seat at the leadership table. You need to have a voice . But let’s be real: Leading a presentation, introducing yourself at a networking event, or speaking on stage can not only feel stressful …it can feel downright dangerous . So how can you consistently put yourself out there when the idea of speaking into a microphone sends you into fight or flight mode? I’ve invited public speaking coach Jessica Chang Irish on...
Jan 30, 2024•52 min•Ep. 216
Ep #215: The Gender Pay Gap and Why It's Time for a New Conversation The current discourse around the gender pay gap and how we’re going to fix it is in desperate need of an overhaul. Telling women to create boundaries, have a better work-life balance, and delegate their work is actually pretty useless unless we’re also giving women a practical, step-by-step guide for what it’s really going to take to advance themselves to higher levels of leadership. Here’s the thing: The corporate badasses I w...
Jan 23, 2024•30 min•Ep. 215
Ep #214: Become Your Boss's Favorite on Your Terms If you want to be your boss’s successor, it can feel super demotivating when they have a favorite – and it isn’t you . On the other hand, it can also feel icky and super inauthentic to become your boss’s ‘yes’ person in the hopes of winning their favor and getting the promotion you want. But there’s a middle way. You can become your boss’s favorite on your terms, while also: building trust that you can lead at a higher level by including your bo...
Jan 16, 2024•33 min•Ep. 214
Ep #213: The Goal Delusion Problem and How to Set Better Career Goals for 2024 Are your goals for 2024 achievable ? Or have you fallen into the goal delusion trap? Goal delusion is so insidious, because it not only stops you from advancing your career…but it can also sabotage your attempts to: build meaningful relationships with executive leadership, advocate for the raise you already deserve, and show up like the corporate badass you are to executive-level interviews. So if you struggle to achi...
Jan 09, 2024•33 min•Ep. 213
Ep #212: Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors with Erica Anderson Rooney. Welcome to 2024!!! I’m coming to you today with the perfect episode to kick off the new year. It’s with keynote speaker, author, Chief People Officer and gender equality crusader, Erica Anderson Rooney, and I’m so excited to share it with you because we dive into two topics that are near and dear to my heart: 1. This episode is going to arm you with the tools and knowledge you need to overcome your sticky floors (AKA: the thin...
Jan 02, 2024•42 min•Ep. 212
Ep #211: How to Advance Your Career as a Woman in Leadership You’re a corporate badass. You’re great at what you do. And in 2024, I want you to be rewarded handsomely for it. In this episode of Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer, I’m bringing you a training I did recently where I laid out exactly what it’s going to take to get the executive-level promotion you deserve (not to mention the recognition, money, and influence) in the new year. This is a back-to-basics episode packed with the ...
Dec 26, 2023•38 min•Ep. 211
Ep #210: Women in Politics with Mary Hayashi Mary Hayashi is a former California State Assemblymember and the author of Women in Politics: Breaking Down the Barriers to Achieve True Representation . And in our interview together, she shares that 100% of the women she interviewed for her book were motivated to use their positions of power and influence to advocate for others and make the world a better place. Sounds familiar, right? I know you want the title, recognition, and $$$ you deserve. But...
Dec 19, 2023•44 min•Ep. 210
Ep #209: Reorgs and 5 Unexpected Ways to Use Them to Your Advantage Reorgs suck. And they also offer incredible opportunities. But if your organization is going through massive layoffs…or your mentors and allies are all jumping ship…or that promotion you were promised just disappeared before your very eyes…I get that you may have a super hard time seeing – let alone acting on – these opportunities right now. So in an effort to help you get your career back on track OR help you be better prepared...
Dec 12, 2023•29 min•Ep. 209
Ep #208: Boost Your Value at Work Using These 3 Steps You deserve to be rewarded highly for the value you bring to your organization. But…the leaders at your organization might not see things that way. Super frustrating, right? Here’s the good news: You have control over how you’re valued at work. And you don’t need a new job or to work even harder to receive the voice, influence, $$$, and title you deserve. There are small shifts you can make to completely change how you are valued. And in this...
Dec 05, 2023•26 min•Ep. 208
Ep #207: Management Skills Made Easy with Corina Walsh One of my favorite things about the corporate badasses I work with is their commitment to making their organizations a better , kinder , and more equitable place. So it doesn’t surprise me that, after getting promoted to higher and higher levels of leadership, they come to me with questions like: How can I be a better role model for my team ? How can I coach the leaders I manage to become better leaders for their teams? What tools and strate...
Nov 28, 2023•39 min•Ep. 207
Ep #206: 4 Steps to Freeing Yourself from Toxic Relationships at Work I love helping corporate badasses create beautiful, inspiring, and positive visions for the things they are going to accomplish and receive over the course of their careers. And because I have a glass-half-full approach to executive coaching, I usually avoid getting in the weeds about all the gross, negative, and frankly sh*tty things that can happen in the corporate world. But here’s the truth: Many women are dealing with a l...
Nov 21, 2023•37 min•Ep. 206
Ep #205: The Right (and Wrong) Way to Approach Performance Reviews Friendly reminder: Your performance review is NOT the time to negotiate a pay raise or a promotion. In fact, 100% of the women I work with knew they were getting promoted before their performance review. But with that in mind, you may be wondering: ‘What the heck am I going to do/talk about/say in my performance review if I’m not advocating for a promotion???’ Your performance review is actually the perfect time to showcase your ...
Nov 14, 2023•30 min•Ep. 205
Ep #204: My Best Salary Negotiation Tips You know you deserve more money, right? The gender pay gap is real. You’ve experienced it first hand. But what you may not know is how to actually go out and get it. Or you may be under the false belief that you need to leave your current company, or come armed with a laundry list of numbers and accomplishments to prove your worth. But you don’t. And I know this because I help my clients successfully negotiate higher salaries, bonuses (and more) Every. Si...
Nov 07, 2023•33 min•Ep. 204
Ep #203: Driving Change Through Community with Dr. Marielena DeSanctis If you’re the type of corporate badass who’s ready to move the needle for your organization while also creating far-reaching, important and positive change for your company and the world …then you need to listen to this super inspiring conversation with Dr. Marielena DeSanctis. Marielena is the President of the Community College of Denver, and in this episode of Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer, she shares how you c...
Oct 31, 2023•42 min•Ep. 203
Ep #202: How to Stop Being Nervous Around People in Authority So many women leaders struggle when they’re face-to-face with a person in authority. You may have experienced this before. The anxious, bumbling, blood-pressure-spiking feeling you get when in the presence of a high-level leader – even when you’re just having a regular conversation and even if that leader happens to be the nicest person in the world. If you’re struggling with this, you’re not alone. I’ve literally been dealing with th...
Oct 24, 2023•32 min•Ep. 202
Ep #201: 2 Truths and a Lie About Executive-Level Promotions Which one of these statements is a lie? To get an executive-level promotion, you should focus your energy on: 1. Owning that you are an executive leader already, 2. Becoming an amazing subject matter expert, 3. Being more visible to the leadership team. These questions come from a game of ‘2 Truths and a Lie’ that I played recently during a free workshop with my community. (And in case you were wondering, the answers are: Truth, Lie an...
Oct 17, 2023•25 min•Ep. 201
Ep #200: Celebrating My Nonlinear Career Path Welcome to the 200th episode of Women Changing Leadership!!!! 🥳🎉🎉🎉 In celebration of this major milestone, I want to talk about the power of nonlinear career paths. I want to celebrate and share my own nonlinear career path from working as an improv performer in New York City to becoming a Promotion Strategist, Executive Coach and podcast host helping badass women leaders get promoted to the executive suite. And I also want to celebrate your nonl...
Oct 10, 2023•31 min•Ep. 200
Ep #199: Build Your Wealth with Tess Waresmith You’re probably going to be doing fine financially when you retire, right? But…what possibilities would open up for you if you were expanding your wealth outside of work? How would this change your ability to retire early, leave a toxic job, take a break from the workforce, or spend more time with your kids? Sounds good, right? I’ve invited Tess Waresmith onto this episode of Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer to show you how. Tess is a fina...
Oct 03, 2023•45 min•Ep. 199
Ep #198: The Secret to Career Happiness Big, exciting changes in your career can bring a whole bunch of happiness into your life… temporarily . You’ve experienced this cycle before. Over time, we go from being incredibly happy about a new role, a new organization, a new team…only for the work to eventually feel like, well… work. Here’s the problem: Working for an organization is never going to be enough to create long-term, meaningful happiness for you. So what will? Teaching . But not necessari...
Sep 26, 2023•27 min•Ep. 198
Ep #197: How to Create More Meaning in Your Career Let’s be real. Even when we’re showing up as our most strategic, powerful, corporate badass selves…our work can still feel a little empty sometimes, right? I’ve had women come to one of my coaching calls in tears because they just realized they’ve spent years pouring their heart and soul into a career they didn’t love…only to be completely thriving and fulfilled a few months later. The difference? Meaning and purpose . In this episode of Women C...
Sep 19, 2023•29 min•Ep. 197
Ep #196: Your Next Promotion is NOT About You Recently, a lot of corporate women leaders have been telling me that they’re tired of pushing so hard for their next promotion. And my question to them was: Why? Why wouldn’t they want to keep going? Why wouldn’t they want to do hard things ? And then I realized the reason: They think their next promotion is all about them . But when you can let go of the belief that your next promotion is all about you and own that you can be the change you want to ...
Sep 12, 2023•25 min•Ep. 196
Ep #195: How 4 Corporate Badasses Created Magical Promotions As part of 2023’s Summer of Magic, I’ve been on a mission to celebrate 108 corporate badass women leaders both inside my community – and out – who used their career magic to make big promotions happen for themselves this summer. That same career magic is available to YOU. And I’ve brought together 4 amazing leaders to show you how to use it. In this episode of Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer, you’ll hear from Kathryn Pitcher...
Sep 05, 2023•50 min•Ep. 195
