Coaching Real Leaders

How Do I Stay on the Fast Track to the Next Level of Leadership?

Apr 8, 2024

Experienced leadership coach, Muriel Wilkins, guides a leader on strategic advancement, emphasizing the importance of clear objectives, self-awareness, and balancing personal perspectives. They explore finding a 'North Star' in leadership, aligning actions with outcomes, and seeking validation through leadership coaching sessions.

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Muriel Wilkins

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Clarifying expectations and aligning with senior leaders' priorities is crucial for advancement.

Establishing hypotheses and seeking validation help in making informed decisions and building conviction.

Being purposeful in interactions with senior leaders and understanding office dynamics are key strategies for leadership growth.

Deep dives

Identifying Expectations and Priorities

Rachel realized she wasn't fully aligning with her senior leaders due to lack of clarity on their expectations. She identified a need to understand their priorities and sought to clarify what success would look like for her role and function.

Seeking Input on Articulating Goals

00:31

Evolution is essential for progress

00:22

Finding Conviction Through Rootedness

00:24

Introduction

2min

Navigating Career Growth Challenges

6min

Navigating Self-Doubt in New Leadership Roles

21min

Rooted Convictions and Flexible Perspectives

4min

Finding Your North Star in Leadership

20min

Aligning Actions with Outcomes and Seeking Validation

8min

Leadership Coaching Session for Advancement

4min

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.

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Coaching Real Leaders

How Do I Stay on the Fast Track to the Next Level of Leadership?

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Identifying Expectations and Priorities

Establishing North Stars

Leveraging Time with Senior Leaders

Probing Dynamics and Relationships

Embracing Clarity and Preparation

Seeking Input on Articulating Goals

Evolution is essential for progress

Finding Conviction Through Rootedness

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts