How many of you have moved in other ways than up? Most people have, but very few have shared their story about doing so.
It is through sharing what we’ve gone through that we get to help others have the leverage they need in both life and at work.
Both our ups and downs play roles in the success we’re living at this point.
Dr. Beverly Kaye’s contributions for the past four decades have not only positively influenced clients and industry colleagues but have facilitated respect for the learning and performance industry overall. She is the author or co-author of five books on engagement and development, which include the Wall Street Journal best-seller Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em, now out in its 6th edition. Beverly's books also include Love It, Don’t Leave It as well as Hello Stay Interviews, Goodbye Talent Loss (all co-authored with Sharon Jordan Evans).
In this episode, Dr. Beverly talks about career leverage and how you can achieve that along with your colleagues. She also shares a great acronym – leverr – and mentions what each letter means in accordance to walking your path towards success.
What you will learn from this episode:
Discover why up is not the only way in achieving leverage at work; Understand the power of speaking your story; and Find out how you can have career leverage through a name she’s formulated – leverr.
“If you're going to lose somebody, let them know how sorry you are to lose them, and for heaven's sake, stay in touch.”
– Dr. Beverly Kaye
Valuable Free Resource:
● Up is Not the Only Way:
https://bevkaye.com/books/up-is-not-the-only-way/
Topics Covered:
02:07 – Challenge is women haven’t realized all the career options they really have, and if they do, they haven’t had an idea of other alternatives they can do to move up.
03:18 – Not thinking outside the barriers they put on themselves; limiting themselves with “I can’t do that” because of “this is my life” thinking: the common mistake business women leaders make when finding their way towards having career leverage.
05:38 – One free and actionable tip you can do to help junior women achieve leverage in their career: If you're a leader and you're sitting down with somebody junior to you, write the word leverr. They can move laterally. They can enrich right where they are. They can still move vertically. They can explore options. The first R is realignment. Maybe you said yes
to a mistake, so how do you go back to what you truly loved? The last R is relocation meaning maybe this is not the right company for you.
09:40 – Q: What's the hardest obstacle you've had to overcome and how did you overcome it? A: Facing your greatest fear like “what if I stutter?” and owning it like “I'm a stutterer.” I have been all of my life a terrible stutterer and I still stutter. Sometimes the stuttering comes back, but it doesn't stay forever.
Key Takeaways:
“You can grow in many ways, and not growing is the way to not move.” – Dr. Beverly Kaye
“For all you senior leaders who are afraid to say, ‘Go forth outside of this company and find your dream’, know that the secret is an elegant exit in order to get a respectful return. If you're going to lose somebody, let them know how sorry you are to lose them, and for heaven's sake, stay in touch.” – Dr. Beverly Kaye
“Ask everybody you talk to for their story of what they had to conquer, because it is within the story that we teach.” – Dr. Beverly Kaye
Ways to Connect with Dr. Beverly Kaye:
● Website: https://bevkaye.com/
Ways to Connect with Sarah E. Brown:
● Website: https://www.sarahebrown.com/
● Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowguides?lang=en
● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd/
