Welcome to Arise Leadership: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader, Have you registered for our upcoming fireside chat? On February 1st, Salesforce COO, Vivienne Wei, will join us for a candid conversation on career growth, commanding respect and power in the workplace, and navigating motherhood with leadership. Save your FREE seat here. Let's spice it up more now. Shall we? “You’re an introvert. You could never be a good leader.” My...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Welcome to Arise Leadership: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader, Happy 2024! I’m glad we’re entering a new year together. 🎉 🔈 New fireside chat alert!!!! I met Vivienne Wei, Salesforce COO, 7 years ago at an HBS alum circle. Since then, she’s been a friend and inspiration. I’m very excited to announce that she’ll be joining us for a candid (virtual) conversation on February 1st. She’ll share: 🔹 Her path to Salesforce COO 🔹...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Welcome to Arise Leadership: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader, Throughout my career, I've gathered a few powerful questions that helped me attract feedback, build trust with difficult stakeholders, be seen as a team player, and get promoted faster. I recommend asking these to your manager, colleagues, and mentors at least once a month: Ques #1 "How can I support my team better?"Why it works: Positions you as someone keen on...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Welcome to Arise Leadership: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader, Two weeks ago, during our weekly Q&A with Arisers, we stumbled upon the topic of navigating mansplaining. Here's a flowchart our team found later in the day. It was created by Kim Goodwin when some of her colleagues requested her help in understanding when exactly they leave the 'being helpful' zone and enter the 'mansplaining' zone. *slow claps* An Ariser shared a...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Welcome to Arise Leadership: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader, Quick story: I once had a manager who would blatantly steal credit for my work. He would ask me for intricate details about the project and would share them with stakeholders in his own words. I was extremely frustrated and angry that I wasn't getting the recognition I deserved. But I couldn't confront him. He was my manager and it would be no good if I made an enemy...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Welcome to Arise Leadership: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader,In moments of stress, emotions and uncertainty, like in today’s world, we can quickly jump to conclusions or assume bad intentions. It happens often in written communication since tone gets lost and in remote settings where body language is hard to read. This results in frustration, poor discussion, and lost collaboration opportunities. We've all been there. A...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Arise Leadership Newsletter: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader, Performance review season is here and managers are under a lot of pressure to give effective reviews to help reports create a success roadmap. Here are three steps you need to know (Many Arisers have used these to build rapport with their reports): #1 Make yourself and your reports aware of the promotion process In most companies, details around salary...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Welcome to the Arise Leadership Newsletter: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader, Do you resonate with either of these? Under-confidence in putting forth your ideas or speaking up in meetings Not being heard when you do put forth your perspective Misalignment in expectations Not being able to build your leadership brand Here's a quick fact: All of these boil down to how you communicate your ideas. Today, I’m covering the top...
about 2 years ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Arise Leadership Newsletter: Where women learn actionable ways to have a voice at the table and get promoted faster. Hi Reader, Self-rejection is the primary reason for slow or stunted career growth and there are a lot of ways we hold ourselves back. It manifests as: “I’m not qualified enough to lead this project.” Even though you’ve been working in the domain for some years. “I’m not the domain expert on this topic so I cannot present my recommendation.” Even though you have...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read