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Looking for a new job or want to move up in your company? Lesa teaches you the tools and strategies you need to land your dream job, increase your promotability, and successfully navigate your career.

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161: Interviewing Clinic for the Pandemic

Today, I’ll give you 5 action steps for interviewing in the pandemic.If you are happily employed right now, you can still get valuable takeaways from these clinics. I strongly recommend getting interview coaching from someone like me, but today my action steps will be for those of you who are going it on your own.

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164: Why the COVID Challenge is your Greatest Opportunity (with Fawn Germer)

My guest for today’s episode is Fawn Germer, and we’re talking about why the pandemic offers a tremendous opportunity for those of use willing to step up to the plate. In this episode, we discuss the following: Lessons learned about perseverance in the face of falling down – often, advice for people looking for a job during COVID, especially those who have been looking for months, how to stand out in your job during these times of uncertainty and rapid change, how to keep your skills current to remain marketable in a crowded job market, and the concept of guerilla networking – and how to do it.

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166: Moving into the Executive Ranks (with Jawad Ahsan)

My guest today is Jawad Ahsan, CFO of Axon. We are talking about how to move into the executive ranks. Here are the topics Jawad addresses on this episode:

-His personal journey into the executive ranks, including his biggest surprises

-Three strategies to make yourself the obvious choice to step into the executive ranks

-The biggest mistakes he sees others make when trying to move into the executive ranks

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169: Questions to Ask Your Manager to Improve Your Relationship

Today’s podcast is based heavily on the getlighthouse.com blog, specifically the blog titled “18 Questions to Ask Your Manager to Improve Your Relationship and Better Manage Up.” Whether you are trying to improve your relationship with your manager from bad to okay, okay to good, or good to great, you can work with your manager to improve your relationship and make work much more enjoyable for both of you.

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170: Networking Secrets for Job Seekers (with Mac Prichard)

Today, I have a return guest – Mac Prichard. Mac runs the highly successful Mac’s List for employment opportunities in the Portland area. We're talking about networking secrets for job seekers. Mac talks about the most misunderstood concept job seekers have around networking and how to network during a pandemic. He also gives us his top 5 networking secrets.

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171: How to Have a Successful 1:1 With Your Boss

For this episode, I leaned heavily on the article “7 Essential Tips for Effective 1 on 1 Meetings with Your Manager” from the getlighthouse.com blog. In a perfect world, 1:1 meetings with your boss should be something you have regularly, and actually look forward to. Done well, effective 1:1 meetings are an opportunity for feedback, coaching, relationship-building, & goal-setting. Here are some tips on how to have a more successful 1:1 with your boss.

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172: Four Times When You Need a Mentor

Today’s episode is pulled heavily from the Real Simple article “4 Moments When You Need a Mentor” in the November 2020 issue by Ronnie Koenig. We will cover why having a mentor is important, the 4 moments when they are most helpful, and even the benefits of becoming a mentor yourself.

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