The Curriculum

Imagine embracing your instincts and beliefs about your talents, remembering that success is your own definition.   It is too easy to fall short in recognizing your strengths because you've been in your  role or function for so long. Getting comfortable being your own publicist and vetting your career portfolio where you are clear on your results can easily get swept under the rug, yet are the driver to people hiring you and keeping you in mind for new opportunities.

In this module, you're going to get clear and OWN your unique value and then self-promote that given the intersection of your experience, results and natural personality - your personal charm factor.

Transition from "Worker Bee" mode buried in the details as an individual contributor to leading as a strategic decision-maker.  Learn how to develop a road map around any project or initiative and how to communicate  your vision  / end-state effectively. If you don't yet have that major program at your fingertips, we will take one you know you are ready for, or work off an ideal job description and act as if you are in that role already so we can map it out.

Are you about to face off to senior management and need to ease into a more senior role AND stay there, remaining visible?  We're  going to cover how to be a strategic thinker and sell yourself as a competent leader where you are looked upon for how you think  no longer as a contributor but for your ideas, and as a service provider who consistently delivers and communicates RESULTS. 

The word “No” can feel like a defeating word because it tends to influence so much of our behavior. Yet when you are owning your authority you are making better decisions doing what matters to support your goals; That requires having targeted priorities that are aligned with your purpose and having clarity so that those decisions line up with your purpose. 

Communicate where you need help. Learn to secure buy-in and handle conflict easier when someone disagrees with you or pushes back. Asking for the yes is also negotiating what you need. Because who else is going to ask on your behalf, except YOU? You could be missing out on key opportunities by not reaching out to others and asking for support, or resources. 

Owning your authority is expanding your network to make meaningful connections. A strengthened revived network leads to a diverse group of champions, new and exciting people and professional prospects. You can expand regionally or nationally to be recognized as an expert in your field, using all of your resources.  Find peers to advocate for you, beef up your internal trusted connections to keep you abreast of unpublished opportunities. 

Build key relationships, partner with influencers, create a space to build trust – all of which will plant the seeds for YOU to remain connected with THOSE who can support you in your career for a lifetime. Not with “in your face” methods which can leave you feeling desperate and uncomfortable.

Speak without apology. Engage others making them your best clients and team, creating collaboration.

Embrace first-class poised communication that develops executive presence even if you are not seeking an executive role. This is about presenting yourself confidently in meetings, communicating your results and metrics, feeling comfortable in front of senior levels, in the elevator, in front of clients. Owning your authority is being vocal with your recommendations and opinions and consistently speaking up in your day to day.

You raise your profile in business when you find your voice and share your expertise, your knowledge, your know-how, your lessons learned with those who most need to learn from you.  Here you are speaking your processes, best practices, seeing your blind spots and stepping out in a bigger way with everyone whom you do business with.

We're also going to go dive into storytelling, taking all of your results and metrics and using techniques that wrap a story around your value,  leaving you memorable. 

Bonus: Receive the exact formula on how to land a Ted Talk or any high-profile speaking opportunity to be seen as a leader in your industry.

Don't fall prey to thinking: If I just wait another year to gain the right skills, become certified, or wait for the next opportunity I will be ready.  There's a price tag to taking a “wait and see” approach. You lose precious time, while your environment weighs on you, in spite of your instinct telling you that you are in fact ready.

How do I tell compelling stories that command attention and result in lucrative job offers?

How can I have more courage? 

How can I take calculated risk, weigh out different options and have strong confidence in my abilities and decisions?

When do I stop playing it safe?  

When is it time to leave a job for a new opportunity, not knowing what the future may bring?

How do I overcome the feeling that I do not deserve success?

"Owning your authority is a powerful cycle because the results keep building on top of one another but really feeding into one another. I’ve used it over and over as a tech executive and again as a business owner and my students have used it over and over." - Marisa Santoro

How does the course work?

If you do the work and don’t receive value, we will happily issue you a refund – guaranteed. Our guarantee honors us both. We want this program to work for you, just as much as you want it to work for you. We will ask you for your completed assignments demonstrating that you have went through the program not half-heartedly, but in earnest, with commitment and dedication. If you can show that you really worked the program, and you still didn't get results, then we will be happy to refund you, no questions asked.  

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