Creating visibility for yourself is important, but it is equally important for you to do that on behalf of your team. Give them opportunities to show their value and make a name for themselves. It will help them to prepare for future roles and build their confidence. Set an intention that you will do this for them just as much as you do it for yourself. John, who is one of my clients, wanted to ensure he was giving…
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It isn’t easy to be visible. It is a choice. The choice to do the hard things, instead of the easy ones. The choice to be bold instead of playing it safe. I wanted to choose the easy options so many times. Luckily I had a manager who helped me see that choosing the safe option would have a negative impact on my career. I had to choose to take the risk and be bold. Think about the choices that…
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I was coaching two different leaders this week about how to manage up to their bosses. Think of managing up as a way to help your boss look good and leverage their help when you need it. If you’re not familiar with the term, let me share a few examples with you: Sharing information with your boss so they are prepared if they are asked for an update from their boss or others in the organization. Give your boss a…
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Launching a book requires visibility. I thought I would share my top three observations and lessons with you from the last month, I hope they help you think about your own visibility in a new way. 1. When you share information on social media about what you are doing, people actually get to see what you are doing! It isn’t bragging. In two of my posts, I shared that I spoke at two women’s groups. I talked about the groups that I…
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I have been reflecting on what it takes to be more visible. How have I become comfortable with being uncomfortable? There isn’t one thing that I can point to that helped me the most. I know that it began with the intentional way that I showed up in person and on social media, even when no one was watching. I was vulnerable and shared my stories. I connected with people who had similar experiences and helped them see what possibilities they…
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“What do you mean I need to be more visible?” That is what many leaders have heard from the managers and they are shocked. Why? They believe that they are doing a lot now and aren’t sure what it means to do even more. I thought the same until a mentor sat me down and told me it wasn’t enough. It definitely surprised me and I wasn’t prepared to hear that feedback. I wondered how I had missed the clues…
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I have had some people ask me about the book writing/publishing process and how it works. It has been a four-year journey for me to get to this point with The Visibility Factor book that I wrote. It took me a while to get things organized (thank you to AJ my developmental book editor) and figure out what I wanted to include in the book that would help people the most. I had to become more vulnerable and go through the situations…
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Sarah and I met to discuss her visibility goals. She had a big career plan that she wanted to achieve and that meant finding ways to get in front of her leadership. We went through the process and created a detailed plan for her to follow. She had everything that she needed to execute the plan and we set a date for a follow-up session a few weeks later. She called me for her session and I could tell by the…
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As I talk to leaders about how to be more visible, I notice that they choose ideas that are in their comfort zone. They haven’t had the exposure to something else or they have some fear that gets in the way. They will select ideas that will give them a little more visibility than they have now, but when I push them to think bigger, it is amazing to see what happens! My questions create thinking that generates bigger ideas. That allows them to create bigger…
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If I took a poll right now and asked leaders to share what their biggest challenge is, I bet lack of time would be near the top of the list. If I asked them what is taking up all of their time, I might hear too many meetings, bigger workload, less resources and very little time to think. Everyone gets the same 24 hours each day so how do some make it work, while others struggle? How do you want to be perceived?…
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