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A FARE Update Jul 25, 2021

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S5: Ep 20

A FARE Update

In this brief episode, I give an update on what’s going on with me and what I have been up to while on a hiatus.

I had the awesome opportunity to join the ladies of the Fulltime Black Woman Podcast. If you have not checked out their show, you are in for treats and gems!!! I love Esha Belle and Aleese Real!!! They are the work BFFs we all pray for! Our episode drops today, so check it out HERE.

In the Fulltime Black Woman episode I mention the following example:

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/coke-gc-tired-of-good-intentions-wants-law-firm-diversity-now

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/coca-cola-shakes-up-in-house-legal-team-switching-out-gayton

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000021344/000155278121000235/e21249_ex10-1.htm

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Producer’s Cut: You Have To Manage Your Manager! Jul 18, 2021

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S5:Ep 19

Producer’s Cut: You Have To Manage Your Manager! (From S3:28)

In this episode, I explain why you must manage your manager. Unfortunately, this task falls on you. So today I lay out why managing your manager is very important, how to determine the type of manager you have, and how to build a positive relationship with your manager, even if you don’t like her.

I explain:

What managing up really means
The 9 types of bosses you may have and how to think through managing them
The rules of engagement you need to enact to manage your manager and build a stronger relationship
Why you never show your frustration with your boss
The eight-count laugh
Contrived Vulnerability

Remember, You got this…. now go forth and be great!!!

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Nine Types of Managers:

A brand new boss, someone you’ve never met before.
A manager you don’t see face-to-facebecause she works in another location
An insecure boss (hint: it’s important to know how to tame his ego)
An all-knowing or indecisive boss
A manager who gives you conflicting messages
A long-winded boss
A hands-off boss
A manager who isn’t as smart as you
A boss that’s actually a board of directors

https://hbr.org/2015/01/what-everyone-should-know-about-managing-up

https://hbr.org/2005/01/managing-your-boss

https://www.themuse.com/advice/10-ways-to-get-your-boss-to-trust-you-completely

https://getlighthouse.com/blog/managing-up-advice-experienced-leaders/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-right-and-wrong-way-to-manage-up-at-the-office-1523366792

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understand-other-people/201304/eight-ways-manage-effectively

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2018/05/26/why-managing-up-is-a-skillset-you-need/#76f62b1537fd

https://hbr.org/2014/12/overcoming-the-peter-principle :

Note in this article: In dealing with superiors, subordinates must navigate through a minefield of potential disasters by continually asking themselves six questions.

Is my boss interested in my welfare or does he see me as a competitor who needs to be neutralized?
Can I correctly work out what my boss wants or am I stuck second-guessing from what he’s actually saying?
Will my boss reward — or punish — me if I make improvement suggestions?
Am I capable of doing my job?
Do I want to emulate this boss, or should I distance myself from his poor example?
Should our relationship be friendly or strictly professional?

Producer’s Cut: Mid-Year Check-In: How Are You Tracking On Your Objectives? Jul 11, 2021

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S5:Ep 18

Producer’s Cut: Mid-Year Check-In: How Are You Tracking On Your Objectives? (From S3: Ep27)

In this episode, we talk about what you need to do to set yourself up for success for the rest of the year.

We are past the halfway point for the year. How are you tracking? Are you going to hit your deliverables by the end of the year? Are you working toward your next promotion? How is that going?

Even if the first half hasn’t started out so well or gone as planned. I have intentionally created 3 points of homework for you to implement this month. My goal is that you go to work with intention and a plan to thrive!

Your Homework For July:

Annual Objectives Assessment
Analyze Leadership, Influencers, and Culture Power Dynamics
Create Relationship Building Roadmap and Execution Plan

I expect that you will complete this, not for me, but for your career. I’m just the messenger. The ball is in your court. I can only bring you to the water but I can’t make you drink it.

As always, if you need some help, email me at ask@trillmba.com

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Producer’s Cut: Shift Your Energy! Jun 27, 2021

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S5:Ep 17

Shift Your Energy: Step 2 (From Season 2)

This episode picks up from where the last episode, Nuggets: A National Black MBA Recap, left off. Step 1 for winning at work is Positivity. Today we discuss Step 2 for winning at work, Shifting Your Energy

Are you up for the challenge of climbing the corporate ladder and making it to the C Suite? If you think you have what it takes, this show is here to help. This episode’s Career BPO Tip is all about Shifting Your Energy so that you can fight the good fight. I talk about why this is important and give you steps in how to do it!

If you have other ways that you shift your energy, email them to me at ask@trillmba.com. I would love to share them with other listeners.

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Sources:

https://www.nextavenue.org/black-women-entrepreneurs-news/

https://about.americanexpress.com/files/doc_library/file/2018-state-of-women-owned-businesses-report.pdf

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-words/201109/is-nonverbal-communication-numbers-game

Producer’s Cut: Setting Yourself Up For Success Jun 20, 2021

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S5:Ep 16

Producer’s Cut: Setting Yourself Up For Success

In this episode, I meet with one of my mentees who is about a year into her first job post-undergrad. She has not been set up for success in her current organization. We talk about how to turn this around and set herself up for success, regardless of the roadblocks the organization puts in her way.

Now my mentee is a go-getter! She does the most and is hungry to learn and grow. Any organization would be honored to have her on the payroll.

In her current role, she has had multiple managers and leadership changes within her first year. She has not been given clear direction or objectives, and she has not been given clear nor impactful feedback to grow her career. Now, under her current leadership, she has received less than stellar feedback, which needs to be addressed. We walk through the brass tax of addressing the feedback and navigating the performance portal to make sure she has official objectives in the system of her current company.

If this episode hits close to home and you need some coaching to set yourself up for success, schedule a free consult with me at trillmba.com/coaching

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Sources:

SMART GOALS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria

http://hrweb.mit.edu/performance-development/goal-setting-developmental-planning/smart-goals

http://www.hr.virginia.edu/uploads/documents/media/Writing_SMART_Goals.pdf

Mentorship:

http://www.blackenterprise.com/finding-perfect-professional-mentor/

**Producer’s Cut: Breaking From the Norm** Jun 13, 2021
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S5:Ep 15

*Producer’s Cut: Breaking From the Norm* with Katrina McGhee (From S2) Many of us were told, “ Go to school, Get your degree, Get a good job, Go to Grad school, Get another degree, Get a higher paying job…..” As if these were the keys to a happy and fulfilled life. But what do you do when you did that and you find yourself stuck, unfulfilled, and just tolerating life? Katrina McGhee is many of us. She comes from humble beginnings. Followed the sage advice of the elders, made everyone proud, got the MBA and Corporate Job and Salary….. but still found herself restless and uninspired. Today we talk with Katrina as she shares her story of how she created change for her life and is now fully conspiring with the universe to build a life inspired. **Need help Breaking the Norm, contact Katrina** at www.kmcgheecoaching.com where you can listen to her podcast, Break the Norm and read her blog. Also, check out Six Reasons You Need A Career Break! **You can also find Katrina on**

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmcgheecoaching

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A FARE Update: Take Your Vacation May 27, 2021

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S5 Update 2

A FARE Update: Take Your Vacation

In this short update, I want to take a minute to talk about what’s coming up after the Memorial Day holiday.

I’m creating a series of how to show up at work. Think of it as Workplace 101….but the stuff they don’t tell us.

Until June, I’m taking my vacation and I hope you are taking your vacation too.

Love,

FARE

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Coca-Cola Legal Counsel Out

Anitra K. Brown

How Speaking Can Help You Grow Your Professional Brand w/ Tricia Richards-Service May 18, 2021

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S5:Ep 13

How Speaking Can Help You Grow Your Professional Brand w/ Tricia Richards-Service

In this episode, I dive into how we can all manage our professional brands with Tricia Richards-Service, Communications Professor at Temple University and Founder and CEO of I Need A Speaker, a service that connects experts with audiences by making it easy to locate speakers.

Corporate Warrior Spotlight: Meredith Harper, VP, Chief Information Security Officer, Eli Lilly and Company

Meredith joined Eli Lilly & Company in August 2018 as their Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and as of April 2019, she transitioned to the role of Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer for Lilly’s global information security program. Over her 26-year career, she has emerged as a strategic leader who is not just interested in processes, goals and objectives but most of all she is passionate about her greatest assets…her human capital.

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Connect with Tricia Richards-Service: info@ineedaspeaker.com

A FARE Update: Q1 2021 May 02, 2021

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S5 Update 1

A FARE Update: Q1 2021

In this episode, an update about what’s happening with me, my thoughts on relationship building, and how getting to your next role is probably not going to be because you blindly submitted an application online.

I hope this is helpful. If it’s not, charge it to the game.

Love,

FARE

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