Mums On Cloud Nine

Today, I wrap up the series with an episode on how to improve your confidence to change career, or indeed advance your career, choosing to pursue a promotion or change career. Up-skilling in a brand new discipline is a tough decision. As a mum, it can be really daunting and we can put up lots of barriers to even entertaining the idea.

So today I'm going to talk about the three C’s. Connection, Competence, and Choice. We’ll look at how these three C’s can help you develop your confidence to move forward as well as give you a framework to think through.

By the end of this episode my wish for you is that you go ahead and make a plan of action and your career goals for 2021.

Here are the highlights from the episode:

{2:53} Introduction to the 3 C’s

{4:45} Connection

{8:38} Competence

{13:27} Choice

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In this episode we're talking with Musidora who works at Salesforce as an area vice-president and is Head of UK Energy and Utilities.

Musidora has been named one of Yahoo Finance Heroes, Top 100 Female Future Leaders of 2020, and has also been recognised as one of the UK's 50 leading lights of kindness and leadership 2020. She's an equality and diversity champion at Salesforce.

Here are the highlights from the episode:

{1:22} Introduction to Musidora

{7:55) What a sales role is really like

{8:40} Finding mentors and inspiration in your career

{11:28} Ambition, Motivation and having to focus on family

{14:34} The importance of having support

{19:16} Recognising sabotage

{26:04} Setting boundaries and juggling responsibilities

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

This podcast is sponsored by Enfamil https://www.enfamil.com/

In this episode, we're talking about the power of self-employment. Many of our super mums who've taken our admin courses have become self-employed contractors and secured clients through their own means.

This is what I did when I started out in the Salesforce ecosystem. So I wanted to explore what it can take to set yourself up as self-employed, what the pros and cons are. And so you can really think about whether self-employment is an option you'd like to pursue.

I’m excited to be exploring this opportunity in more depth with special guest, Megan Himan, CEO and principal of Bright Step Partners.

Here are the highlights from the episode:

{5:17} The emotional journey of an entrepreneur

{7:18} The difference between being a freelance contractor and being a consultant

{11:09} Having the confidence to run your own business

{15:42} The benefits and downsides of working for yourself

{20:03} What to do if you don’t already have a network

{24:29} Growing your team to support your growth

{30:22} Developing your own app for sale

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

This podcast is sponsored by Enfamil https://www.enfamil.com/

In this episode, we’re talking with Guilda Senior Manager of Product Marketing at Salesforce and a community thought leader.

We talk about the power of building relationships, how do you find the time to build relationships online and how to build those relationships.

Here are the highlights from this episode:

{2:13} Guilda’s approach to building relationships

{6:18} How you’ll attract your own tribe that resonate with your values

{6:36} How building relatonships can be empowering

{10:20} How to find the time to build relationships using social media

{18:55} How to balance your networking with being a parent

{24:20} How our children can’t be what they can’t see

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

This podcast is sponsored by Enfamil https://www.enfamil.com/

In this episode I am talking about this notion of flexible working, which has only really been embraced by HR departments and businesses since the pandemic.

In many cases, companies are now adapting to the growing demand for flexibility in the workplace, but is this really a good thing for you, the employer?

In a recent poll, many people who work from home admit to working more hours than they would if they were in the office. Not only are you doing work for free, but you risk damaging your work-life balance and increasing the risk of burnout.

I am going to talk you through how you can approach flexible working with your employer, and how you can embed it successfully.

This series of Mums on Cloud Nine is all about how we can adapt our mindset to step into leadership roles, and in doing so break through the gender inequality which permeates the technology industry.

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Highlights from this episode:

(00:44) The Great Resignation

(04:38) What does flexibility mean to you?

(07:58) You are entitled to ask for flexible working

(11:50) How flexible working can go wrong

(14:18) Get clear on how you are spending your time

(17:01) You need the right support network

Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit www.supermums.org

Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/

Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on Cloud Nine https://supermums.org/screensavers/

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