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You are the CEO of your career
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned since leaving corporate and becoming an entrepreneur is that nobody is coming to save you. Nobody is managing your growth plan. [...]
How to interview like a VP (even if you’ve never been one)
One of the things I love most about the work I do is helping women land their first Sr. Director, VP (or even C-level) role. And what I’ve [...]
The Room You're In Is Shaping The Leader You're Becoming
For most of my corporate career, I was the most ambitious woman in every room I was in. And at the time, I wore that like a badge [...]
What comes up when your name comes up?
When I was a director in biotech, I didn’t think visibility was my problem. Because on the surface, it wasn’t. I was part of the senior leadership team. [...]
You Can't Fix What You Can't See
When I was in my director role, I felt as though I was doing VP work without the title. I was running the whole commercial function: sales, marketing [...]
The hard part of growing that nobody talks about
There's a topic that keeps coming up with women I meet, in coaching calls or side conversations, but no one is really talking about it. And today, I [...]
The feedback you're getting isn't real feedback
When I was a director, trying to get to VP, I asked my boss what I needed to work on. He said, “Katy, you need to be more [...]
3 Myths About Professional Development That Are Keeping You Stuck
Here's a little Saturday morning bluntness for you: If your entire professional development strategy lives inside your laptop, it’s probably not working the way you think it is. [...]
These 5 behaviours are blocking your promotion
Most of the women I meet are doing the wrong things to get promoted, and even doing things that they don't realize are blocking that promotion! If this [...]
Why you need a personal board of directors
When most people think about growing in their careers, they focus on developing technical skills and leadership traits. This makes sense because at the beginning of your career, [...]
You’re achieving a lot. So why doesn’t it feel better?
You can be doing really well on paper and still feel like something is missing. You’re hitting goals. You’re making progress. You’re moving forward in your career. Heck, [...]
5 Upgrades That Instantly Change How Senior Leaders See You
If you're like so many women I know, and you feel like you’re doing everything right… But they are still not being seen as ready for that next [...]

