Take Control of Your Career

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

Bernie Frazier – Overcoming Barriers to Achieve Success

Take Control of Your Career

12/02/21 • 30 min

Bernie Frazier is a career coach at IMPACT Group; prior recruiter; and author of Your Success Is in You!: Empowering and Equipping You to Create Your Best Career Ever!

In this episode Lauren and Bernie discuss:

Owning your own career success

Interview strategies

The negotiation process

How to work with internal recruiters as a job seeker, their role in helping you achieve your career goals, and how candidates can work through a recruiter to receive other opportunities

Key takeaways:

Determining what you want in your career is the foundation to achieving help from a career coach.

If your goal is to be on the revenue-generating side of the business, you must be careful in how you select opportunities and understand what is required to get you there.

Candidates should approach a job search by thinking like the person you are targeting, not by focusing on what sounds good to you.

For individuals to set themselves apart as a candidate, they should connect with a recruiter and create a relationship by understanding the recruiters needs and offering referrals to other candidates for jobs that may not be a good fit – this will make them want to help the candidate out as well.

Practice before interviews to ensure that you have quality answers to questions in a succinct manner.

Make sure to provide examples focused on your personal efforts (instead of team efforts) and talk about results of your actions to showcase the impact that your efforts had.

For negotiations, make sure that you are compensated adequately based on skills that you bring to the table and complete research to gain understanding of fair compensation.

“Act like a candidate, think like a recruiter.” – Bernie Frazier

Reach out to Bernie at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berniefrazier/

Get the book, Your Success Is in You!: Empowering and Equipping You to Create Your Best Career Ever! here:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3pF6WpV

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

Susan Brennan – Innovation & Sustainability

Take Control of Your Career

11/17/21 • 32 min

Susan Brennan is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Romeo Power, Inc., and previously served as Chief Operations Officer at Bloom Energy.

In this episode Lauren and Susan discuss:

How women can focus their careers in sustainability
The importance of sustainability in operations and manufacturing
The women in leadership gap and how women can move forward in their career
Supporting people who are early in their careers in moving up through the organization

Key takeaways:

The opportunities in manufacturing and operations are endless when you pursue the education; put yourself out there; and take risks.
Take on new opportunities for career advancement - your previous experience can be a safety net to go back to if things don’t work out.
When you think you are an underdog – don’t just focus on your circumstances, but how you can better the world and take advantage of new opportunities.
If you want to grow your career in sustainability, put yourself in a company that truly cares about sustainability and then find the roles, problems, and projects that are aligned in that space.

“Put yourself where you think you should fit, and the fit may come to you.” – Susan Brennan

Reach out to Susan at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-seilheimer-brennan-153a047/

Learn more about the Southern Automotive Women’s Forum: http://www.southernautomotivewomen.org/

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

Karen Tisdell – Optimizing Your LinkedIn Strategy

Take Control of Your Career

11/11/21 • 29 min

Karen Tisdell is a LinkedIn profile writer, expert, and trainer.

In this episode Lauren and Karen discuss:

Optimizing your LinkedIn strategy for a job search

How to use LinkedIn while employed for personal brand strategy, networking, etc.

Your digital footprint and why it is important to employers

Best practices for accepting connection requests

Key takeaways:

Having a great LinkedIn profile is foundational for, if and how people think of you.

Be proactive in reaching out to people and connecting with them; personalize your invitations to connect with a short message.

Be selective when accepting connections. Connect with people who are doing what you want to do, who know people that you would want to know, and who are in your community of stakeholders.

Make sure that you have a great profile by including a headshot as profile photo, background banner, and keywords throughout based on job advertisements.

Provide a synopsis of your current and past professional experience, be sure to explain what you enjoy about your position.

Scroll through your newsfeed every day; like and comment on as many posts as you can.

“If we think of ourselves in our job search as a product, people are doing their research, and LinkedIn ranks really highly. It is that important.” – Karen Tisdell

“Nobody wants to be the person or the friend that only calls when they need something or want something from you. It’s so important to ensure that you are constantly looking at how you show up on platform and how you develop those relationships ... the better the friendships and relationships that I have around me, the luckier I am in my career and my success.” – Karen Tisdell

Reach out to Karen at:

Website: https://karentisdell.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karentisdell/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karen_tisdell

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

Kelly Hoey – Connect for Success

Take Control of Your Career

11/04/21 • 25 min

Kelly Hoey is a networking expert and author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World

In this episode Lauren and Kelly discuss:

Investing in your own career development as well as building a network in your industry
Differences between men and women’s network structure
Relying on your network during a career change
How to connect with and remind your network about the value that you add to an organization
The best way to stay connected with your network when you are going about your daily life
Networking mistakes
Strategies in utilizing the various social media platforms for networking

Key takeaways:

Taking risks in the form of new opportunities can be a great way to advance your career, especially if you have a strong network to fall back on in case things don’t work out.
Men and women have different network structures, and both are important. Women typically use a narrow but deep network based on communication where they invest a lot of time in getting to know people, while men use a broad shallow network based on activity that doesn’t have same depth in getting to know people.
When creating a pitch, craft a short intro sentence followed by a pause to allow the other person to speak and say, “tell me more”. Focus on breaking up your information during delivery to allow the chance for dialogue/conversation.
Be sure to follow up with people in your network that have offered mentoring/guidance; provide them with updates on your career journey so that they feel appreciated and so you can reach back out to them in the future, if needed.
Continue to connect with your network periodically through posting/sharing information; commenting on other’s posts; remembering birthdays; sending holiday cards; etc.
Think of online networking the same as in-person networking and use each based on context.

“By following up and following through, you are moving a relationship that might have been a one-and-done into a mentor relationship or strong sponsor situation.” – Kelly Hoey

“Realize that your daily life activities are part of your networking toolkit. If we only think of networking as an activity we pick up because we are in a job search, that can be very alienating to people if you only show up when you need something.” – Kelly Hoey

Reach out to Kelly at:

Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhoey/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkhoey

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jkellyhoey/

Get the book, Build Your Dream Network here:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GleaFv

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Nails-Finding-Voice-Workplace-ebook/dp/B07MP16B53

Juanita Ingram – Rewriting Your Story

Take Control of Your Career

10/21/21 • 37 min

Juanita Ingram is a corporate attorney turned film producer who has accompanied her husband during multiple relocations around the world.

In this episode Lauren and Juanita discuss:

Transitioning to life as an accompanying spouse

The international family experience, its associated struggles, and suggestions on how to make it a successful experience

and overcoming the grief that comes with a relocation and change of identity

The unique experience of being a black expatriate in a global setting

The challenges and rewards of a dual career relationship

Key takeaways:

Look at international assignments as an opportunity and not a burden; take the time to discover or rediscover new things about yourself.

Before making the transition, leverage relocation companies and support that you can receive. Also, sit down and ask yourself what the move means for you – Where do you see yourself in the country and in the move? What kinds of things have you been wanting to do but haven’t been able to?

Give yourself permission to mourn the trajectory you thought your life was on; get a life coach, counselor, or someone that will help you manage the transition and see new opportunities.

A vision board can help you have a visual manifestation of a goal while offering inspiration and guidance.

International assignments can challenge dual career relationships, but also make them stronger – make sure to discuss what each spouse’s role will be during the assignment.

“Being abroad allowed me to expand the horizon and the scope of what I could do as an attorney. It allowed me to take a moment to discover other talents or really to reinvest in talents that I already had that I was just too busy to invest in because I was too busy adulting.” – Juanita Ingram (3:15)

“As expats or accompanying talent... we have the beautiful opportunity to really thrive and flourish and discover or rediscover new things about ourselves that we may have put a pin in for another time.” – Juanita Ingram (4:11)

“Anytime life gives you the opportunity to pause – whether it’s an international move and a career shift, or a pandemic, whatever the case may be – It gives you the opportunity to really take stock and take inventory.” – Juanita Ingram (7:32)

“Give yourself permission to mourn the trajectory that you thought you were on, and it’s ok. So often, we think we have to smile and act as though we didn’t want what we gave up. It’s ok and it doesn’t mean that you aren’t going to love where you are going, you aren’t going to love the rewrite of your life, you aren’t going to love where you are emerging from... allow yourself to fully close that chapter.” Juanita Ingram (9:11)

“Change your lens to one of seeing opportunity as opposed to seeing what you have so-called given up.” – Juanita Ingram (11:44)

“You never stop being what you are, you just lend your talents to other things.” – Juanita Ingram (12:27)

“Look at it as an opportunity and not as a burden, because it is that, it is a wonderful opportunity for your family, for yourself... remember that it’s an opportunity for everyone.” – Juanita Ingram (27:38)

“There are so many beautiful things to discover, just take the limits off and get the support that you need and not be shy about it.” – Juanita Ingram (31:21)

“Have a conversation about what does a successful international assignment look like. What are your expectations and what are your roles going to be? Not forever in your marriage, but in this assignment – because they may change once you come out of this assignment.” -Juanita Ingram (34:22)

“What does a successful family unit look like for you and your family? Define it for yourself. You do not have to do what everybody else is doing.” – Juanita Ingram (35:20)

Reach out to Juanita at:

Website: https://www.iamjuanitaingram.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamjuanitaingram/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamjuanitaingram/?hl=en

Stream The Expats International Ingrams:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/The-Expats-International-Ingrams/dp/B08NPFRKD9

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Joanne Rencher – Growth & Transformation

Take Control of Your Career

10/14/21 • 28 min

Joanne Rencher is the CEO and Founder of WGNinHR Consulting and author of the book,

Tough As Nails: Finding Your Voice as a Woman in the Workplace

In this episode Lauren and Joanne discuss:

The different elements of how women find their own voice in the workplace

How you are perceived and how you want to be perceived

The impact that COVID has had on choices people make in navigating their careers

Decluttering your mind to weigh career options and make good decisions

Shifting from fear to facts in making career decisions

Managing imposter syndrome

Key takeaways:

It’s important to lay out your possibilities and think about the steps you will have to take to achieve your goals – separate the WHAT from the HOW to review options and reduce your overall fear.

Stop saying yes to everything. Make sure that you make decisions based on your career goals and intentions while weighing the pros and cons of available options.

Plot out plans for the next 30, 60, 90 days to help you manage transitions and hit milestones.

Find a truth-teller – a coach, spouse, friend, etc. – to help you weigh options and have more fact-based ways to approach conversations.

Open yourself up to being vulnerable with someone you trust and getting feedback that you may not want to hear but need to hear.

Being overprepared in certain areas and closing gaps/being intentional in areas that you don’t know can help you gain confidence, which feeds into a sense of security and crushes feelings of imposter syndrome.

“Dream big but with deadlines.” – Joanne Rencher

“You should get used to the sound of your own voice telling the world how awesome you are.”

– Joanne Rencher

Reach out to Joanne at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-rencher-42205a33/

Website: https://www.joannerencher.com/

Get the book, Tough As Nails: Finding Your Voice as a Woman in the Workplace here:

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

ebook: https://amzn.to/3dk4Cy5

Stacy Sherman – Doing Customer Experience (CX) Right

Take Control of Your Career

10/07/21 • 23 min

Stacy Sherman is Director of Customer Experience at Schindler Elevator Corporation and Founder of DoingCXRight

In this episode Lauren and Stacy discuss:

How to leverage the voice of the customer at every interaction to make sure you are making the right decisions to meet their needs

How diversity and inclusion ties into the customer experience

The importance of having champions and mentors that embrace your beliefs or your “why”

The difference between how men and women communicate and what women need to keep in mind to ensure they shine

How individuals can exhibit their passions both in and out of the workplace

Key takeaways:

Customers expect leaders to be approachable and human; take care of them; know their needs; and make them feel valued.

To enhance the customer experience, leaders and employees must remain aware and appreciate the diversity of others to ensure they don’t fall behind.

Having a mentor will help you to build confidence, believe in yourself, know your brand, and define your purpose – you can build upon that to network and grow from individuals within your own company.

By learning the political ways of an organization, the systems and the people, you can leverage your own knowledge and experience to show and tell how your insights are valuable.

Leaders should be in tune with and encourage their employees’ unique needs, this helps build trust and loyalty that leads to employees doing customer experience right, even when the boss isn’t looking.

Women should speak up tactfully when interacting with men who treat them differently in the workplace – by doing it in the right way where people aren’t defensive and can even hear you as helpful.

“Branch out and see opportunities to break silos and work together.” – Stacy Sherman

“Be creative, because that’s what makes you shine... that’s what makes you you.” – Stacy Sherman

Reach out to Stacy at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacysherman/

Website: https://doingcxright.com/

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

ebook: https://amzn.to/3dk4Cy5

Allison Grealis – Women in Manufacturing

Take Control of Your Career

09/30/21 • 31 min

Allison Grealis is President of the Women in Manufacturing Association and Education Foundation, as well as Podcast Host of Hear Her Story

In this episode Lauren and Allison discuss:

Supporting, promoting, and inspiring women in manufacturing careers

How more women can advance to leadership/positions of power in manufacturing

How leaders in manufacturing can address important issues/policies to ensure women feel supported

The impact that Women in Manufacturing Association has made for women in the manufacturing industry

Bridging the gap between challenges for women on the floor as well as in leadership

Key takeaways:

The Women in Manufacturing Association has achieved 2% growth (from 27% to 29%) over the past 10 years for women entering the manufacturing industry and advancing women to positions of power.

Providing constructive and specific feedback is a key leadership quality that is a critical part of development and advancement for women.

Coaching is a critical accelerator for women’s careers – helps to boost confidence, understand how you are perceived, make decisions, determine visioning for your career, and more.

Having female comradery and a sense of community with others that are like you is important to managing daily personal and professional demands.

When doubting your confidence, remind yourself that you have those skillsets and abilities that just need to be harnessed.

Apply for new positions even if you don’t meet all criteria. Be willing to learn new tasks required of a role while finding resources to grow your skills and fill gaps.

“Without feedback, how can we grow as leaders and individuals?” - Allison Grealis

“People are looking for great places to work, places to work where those companies are committed to treating people well, helping the environment, being sustainable, being inclusive of people of all different backgrounds...this is challenging companies to take a look at how they do business.”

- Allison Grealis

Reach out to Allison at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-grealis-1a234919/

Hear Her Story Podcast: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/news/introducing-wims-new-podcast---hear-her-story

Women in Manufacturing: https://www.womeninfanufacturing.org

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert

IMPACT Group Website: www.impactgrouphr.com

Earn Your Worth Website: www.earnyourworthcareers.com

IMPACT Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-group/

Earn Your Worth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earn-your-worth-careers/

Get the book, Take Control of Your Job Search here:

Paperback Book: https://amzn.to/3tibaCz

ebook: https://amzn.to/3dk4Cy5

Jinny Uppal – Reflective Thinking and Strategic Inaction

Take Control of Your Career

03/31/22 • 29 min

Jinny Uppal is a Business and Technology Leader

And author of the award winning book, In/Action: Rethinking the Path to Results

In this episode Lauren and Jinny discuss:

What drives major progress

Leveraging reflective thinking and strategic inaction (inaction as a choice)

The mental health crisis and the importance of giving your mind a break

Default mode network (DMN) and supporting neuroscience research

Importance of meditation and mind wandering

Embracing delegation and how to develop this skill

Key takeaways:

Taking a pause or strategic inaction can be powerfully productive.

It is important to take time before meetings to calm nerves and reduce anxiety.

Infusing breaks throughout the day can improve mental wellbeing; reduce fatigue and burnout; and improve productivity.

Letting your mind wander to activate the DMN helps your brain “connect the dots” of information and come up with creative ideas.

Delegation is needed to move up the corporate ladder – it’s important to trust others and the process.

“As much as we like giving credit to action that gives us results, we underestimate the power of thoughtful pauses that give birth to new ideas” – Jinny Uppal

“We underestimate the power of our mind and our brain to come up with creative solutions to the problems we are facing.” – Jinny Uppal

“Delegation is the willingness to let go.” – Jinny Uppal

Reach out to Jinny at:

Website: https://www.jinnyuppal.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinnyuppal/

Get the book, In/Action: Rethinking the Path to Results here:

Paperback and Kindle: https://amzn.to/3L6vJuc

Reach out to Lauren at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenherring/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenHerringCareerExpert