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Sep 2024
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307: Own Your Boss By Preparing Like THI...

Laura Camacho
About this episode

You may be unknowingly sabotaging your own career by letting performance reviews and 1:1 meetings slip through your fingers.

As a highly-conscientious, high-performing leader, you know that success isn’t just about doing the work—it’s about getting noticed for the impact you’re making.


But if your 1:1s and performance reviews feel more like routine check-ins than opportunities to shine, you’re not leveraging them to their full potential. It’s time to take control of these meetings and transform them into strategic career accelerators.


By the end of this episode you’ll know:


🏆 The secret to consistently positioning yourself as the go-to leader in your 1:1s, even if you’re not feeling 100% confident.


🗝 How to subtly but powerfully align your daily work with your company’s top goals to make your value unmistakable.


🚀 Find out how to navigate the tricky waters of promotion conversations with a proven method that keeps you on your boss’s radar without coming off as pushy.


Play this episode now and unlock the strategies that will turn your everyday meetings into powerful levers for career growth—don’t leave your success to chance!


It’s also helpful to know your own signature communication orientation is essential for authentic and confident executive presence. Discover here your own signature communication style (free assessment) so your voice can begin to be heard and respected in meetings, you gain more influence, and understand better how to reach key stakeholders.


Did you know filler words make you sound unprepared? Break the habit with Credible. Credible's real-time alerts help you become aware of your speech, making you sound polished and professional. Download Credible from the app store today.


In Speak Up communication training, teams and individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.

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