How to succeed as a new manager
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Laura Weldy
1y ago
You’ve been promoted- congratulations! Now that you’re thinking of your first day in your new role you’re likely coming up with a million reasons you’re not ready. Impostor syndrome seems to be particularly common in women leaders, and we know that success of women at the ‘manager;’ level is crucial because it sets up your entire career promotion plan. That’s a lot of pressure, and it’s the reason I created Confident Leader Collective, my leadership incubator built to help new women leaders develop the confidence and leadership style they need to succeed in their role in the first 6 months. W ..read more
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Are you leading based on your team's strengths or weaknesses?
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Laura Weldy
1y ago
Quick question for all the managers out there: Are you a Builder or Inspector? Builders work alongside their teams to create incredible results and a safe, healthy environment. Their biggest goal is creation of results. Inspectors are hyper-focused on the deficiencies they see in their team - commenting on missed opportunities and how to make improvements. While they’re well-meaning AND the most common type of manager, Inspectors can quickly alienate their team members. Why? They’re dialed in to everyone’s weaknesses at the expense of their brilliance. We have a major crisis in management i ..read more
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Why is impostor syndrome such a big deal for women leaders?
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Laura Weldy
2y ago
Why is impostor syndrome such a big deal for women leaders? Probably because it feels like a nearly universal experience. There are a ton of reasons women seem to be more susceptible to impostor syndrome: Women are typically socialized to be more accommodating and inclusive than men, which can trigger feelings of being an outsider when in a room of leaders who are more focused on direct communication and progress. Women are statistically underrepresented in leadership roles, which can create that feeling of “otherness.” In fact, McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace 2021 Report tells us that ..read more
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What are your professional values?
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Ashley Locke
2y ago
Generally speaking, we know what our personal values are. We may not have written them down, but we know that we value things like honesty, safety or communication. Why then, do we rarely ask ourselves what our professional values are? We spend a good portion of our lives working, and knowing our professional values can help us to prioritize, work more effectively, and stay engaged with our work for sustainable career fulfillment.  What I find with my clients is that it is common for 1-3 of your top five personal and professional values to overlap. This is a positive sign that the role yo ..read more
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What makes women excellent leaders
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Ashley Locke
2y ago
I’ve been shouting from the social media rooftops for years now that women are just as capable as men of being powerful leaders in the workplace. But there’s some research that shows that women may actually be more equipped for modern leadership expectations than men are.  Modern leadership in the workplace is all about communication, empathy and modelling excellence. It’s a constructive, interactive process that prioritizes employee engagement in order to facilitate results, rather than focusing on results at the expense of employees. A few facts you may not know: Women are actually rat ..read more
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Reverse engineering your career
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Ashley Locke
2y ago
Your career isn’t something that passively happens to you. Instead, your career should be a relationship that you’re proactively managing, just as you do the other relationships in your life that help you thrive. My favorite tool to help my leadership clients take control over their career and start creating the milestones they’re wanting is to practice reverse engineering. I find that thinking about a problem from the same perspective without finding results is frustrating and exhausting. So when it comes to setting career goals, I encourage all my clients to develop a new perspective by&nbs ..read more
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3 assumptions leaders make that hurt their team’s results
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Ashley Locke
2y ago
What does mindset really mean when we talk about leadership? Mindset sounds like a buzzword that doesn’t mean much - but the truth is that your mindset is everything when you’re leading a team. You can have a great attitude and excellent leadership skills, but without the right mindset, your team and its results are limited. Mindset isn’t just your perspective but a combination of your perspective, approach and most importantly your expectations. When one of my clients has a team that’s underperforming, I immediately want to learn more about the mindset of the leader. Specifically, I’m watchi ..read more
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Emotional regulation for leaders
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Laura Weldy
2y ago
If you’re a leader at work, it’s imperative that you practice emotional regulation. Emotional regulation is simply the ability to control your emotional response to people, circumstances or expectations. We’ve all had leaders or seen leaders who lack this trait - and it quickly leads to a lack of trust from their team, uncertainty about how to communicate with them, and a general hesitation to be honest for fear of their boss’ response. Maintaining a poker face doesn’t mean you need to be a robot - rather, you need to ensure that your emotional responses are measured and appropriate. This help ..read more
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How to retain your top talent
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Laura Weldy
2y ago
Retention of top talent might seem like a problem for HR departments only - until you lose a pivotal member of your team. Losing top talent impacts team morale, systems, and results, and creates frustration at the sudden gap in team knowledge. It can also be difficult when the talented individual you lose was one you were developing in order to move into a leadership position. Of course, an individual leaving your team or company for another position isn’t always within your control as a leader. However, there are a few things you can do to lessen the likelihood of losing your top talent! Ha ..read more
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3 ways to motivate others
Laura Weldy | Women's Life Coach in Nashville, TN
by Laura Weldy
2y ago
Burnout has become somewhat of a chronic condition in the workplace these days. While not healthy, it’s not something that we have to settle for as leaders or as employees. When you’re up against a major project or deadline and your team is lacking motivation, try these 3 neuroscience based hacks to stoke their fire. Find a way to connect their current project to the bigger company vision, and then make sure that others know about it. Our values and the company values are things that matter to employees - but so is knowing that their menial tasks are part of the bigger picture. Ensure your t ..read more
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