Her Ambitious Career Rebecca Allen

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for ambitious corporate women who expect more from their careers.

My guest today is Judith Sturman, a leader with 30 years' experience, who is sharing her insights into becoming a successful introverted leader.

Despite most corporate cultures favouring an extroverted communication style (think presenting; being asked for your opinion on the spot; taking part in big group discussions), introverts can thrive professionally, and in leadership too.

Which is why Judith and I have come together for this 2-part series to discuss her thoughts and experiences around:


The bias of extroversion and introversionHow to be confident in sharing your opinions as an introvertTechniques to involve everyone in a team discussionHow rotating a meeting-Chair can be beneficial to the whole teamThe value of diversity (including both extroverted and introverted styles) and the ability to challenge thinking How collaborating and asking others for their input is a strengthThe value of managing both up and downJudith says:

"Being asked to contribute into meetings as an introvert can send your heart pounding. You might question whether what you have to say is important enough. But over my career, I had people who encouraged me to speak up and that's my advice: don't give up and share your value!"   (Judith Sturman, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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Guest Bio:

Judith Sturman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and after a number of graphic design roles, began a career spanning over 30 years in public transport.

At 45, Judith made the move to Australia where she has led teams across NSW, Victoria and ACT through change, reform and delivery of large projects. Judith works for Transport Canberra is also a director on the Public Transport Association Australia & New Zealand. 

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Host Bio:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women looking to land dream career opportunities. She has worked over the last 14 years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, NSW Transport, Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. Find Rebecca: www.illuminategrowth.com.au

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Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for corporate women who want to get promoted, be sought out for their expertise and be paid appropriately for their impact.

The name on everybody’s lips is ‘Barbie’.

If you haven’t yet seen the new Barbie movie, I’d don your bright pink top and book a ticket quick.


Barbie is fast-becoming the highest grossing movie of 2023, hauling US$1BILLION in just over 2 weeks at the box office and is already the highest grossing movie directed by a female director (Greta Gerwig).


Unsurprisingly, it has got a lot of women - and men - talking… and for good reason.


In this episode I am sharing all my (many!) observations about the story,  characters, gender stereotypes, challenging unfair expectations and THAT scene where Barbie is told to 'get back in her box'...

Join me! 
Rebecca x


P.S.
Hi, I am a Career & Personal Branding Expert and I coach corporate women to get promoted, and paid appropriately, faster.

Gender discrimination is everywhere (despite it being the 21st century). Progress is being made but in many places, it is slow.


To advance in your career - and indeed in life - it’s really important that we women don’t internalise that discrimination. In other words, that we don’t adopt those discriminatory and sexist views as our own. 


As Ken reminds us all, you are Kenough.


And you are: you’re more than qualified, smart enough and ready enough and if you aren’t getting the support you need to succeed, find other ways and opportunities to get it.


At Illuminate, we coach corporate women to see them get promoted, paid appropriately and own their value. Connect with me or download one of our most loved tools here (to help you get promoted faster).

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for ambitious corporate women who expect more from their careers.

My guest today is Arthi Rahgu who was recently made redundant from Linkedin's workforce.

Arthi says:

"Going through a layoff is like experiencing trauma. I felt ashamed, embarrassed and as if I wasn't worthy. And I decided to welcome those feelings in without going straight into problem-solving mode."  (Arthi Raghu, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

Arthi's attitude towards the redundancy is surprisingly positive - so much so, that I asked her to come onto the show to share her experience with us, along with a number of practical strategies she's employing to adjust to her new circumstance.

 In this episode... 
We are talking about accepting those feelings of rejection, uncertainty, shame and fear when you lose your jobHow to value your sense of worth, beyond your job title, "I am not defined by my job."How to help your process by looking at a redundancy positively and objectivelyLearning how to acknowledge your transferable valueHow reaching out to other people can really help you through a period of change, like a redundancyHow to address a redundancy in a future job interview  Arthi says:

"How I look at it: at my old company, I was just a piece of the puzzle and then the puzzle changed a little bit and  so I'm no longer needed there and that's okay. All those skills and experiences still come with me to my next venture."  (Arthi Raghu, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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Guest Bio:

Arthi Raghu is a former Sales Development leader at LinkedIn, part-time yoga instructor, certified mindset coach, and avid marathon runner. She resides in Colorado with her husband Tim and two dogs, Lucy and Eve.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthi-raghu-a1893a40/
Website: www.arthimeena.com
 
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Host Bio:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women looking to land dream career opportunities. She has worked over the last 14 years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, NSW Transport, Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. Find Rebecca: www.illuminategrowth.com.au

Want a promotion?
> Get this free guide: 'The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted'
> Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca
> Connect on Linkedin

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for corporate women who want to get promoted, be sought out for their expertise and be paid appropriately for their impact.

Hi there! I am Rebecca Allen and I am a Career & Personal Brand coach who works with my  clients to help them thrive in their roles and build their executive profiles as they do it...

Today I am looking at how you create opportunities within your team to celebrate both individuals as well as the team as a collective...

To build engagement with your team...

Whilst also extending your own credibility with the team, clients and senior stakeholders. It's a win-win-win-win!

Let's go beyond the obvious celebrations and get a lot, lot more creative in how we inject fun and belonging into the team culture.

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Here's something interesting I said in this ep! :)

"Celebrating specific behaviours - the behaviours you want your team to emulate - is one of the most effective ways to build a positive, engaged team-culture."  (Rebecca Allen, Career Success Coach and host of Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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Some More About Your Host:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women who want more from their lives and careers. She has worked over the last 13+ years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, Origin Energy, J.P. Morgan, PwC, McKinsey, IHS Markit and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths.

Her own ambitions include raising two beautiful, happy confident children; building a fun and impactful coaching business that empowers 50,000 women worldwide; and visiting Alaska!

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Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for ambitious corporate women who expect more from their careers.

My guest today is Sharon Ponniah, a public health and policy specialist and Health & Wellbeing Lead at PwC.

Working in a high-achieving culture can be exhausting and operating with a constant heightened sense of emotion isn't sustainable...

So how do you protect your well-being whilst also keeping up with the pace and delivering results for your company?

Sharon says:

"For everyone in a corporate environment psychological safety, fatigue and stress are all prevalent. A bit of cortisol is fine but you can't exist in a heightened state of emotion all the time because when you do, you can't process things properly."   (Sharon Ponniah, Partner PwC, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

In this episode... 
Sharon talks about how to escalate your wellbeing concerns if necessaryHow to identify stress levels and recognise the physiological and emotional symptoms of fatigueThe value of 'circuit breakers', to have a break from conversations (and people!) and to encourage objectivitySeeking out alternative solutions to a problem, when current options feel limited The essential ingredient of an effective culture: inclusive practices
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Guest Bio:

Dr Sharon Ponniah is a public health and policy specialist and has worked in both public and private sectors managing research, evaluation and population health programs at State and National level in Australia and New Zealand. 

She has held roles with the Ministry of Health New Zealand, worked for large Crown Entities and the George Institute for Global Health before entering consulting. With a PhD in public health, she is a published academic and continues to review NHMRC grants for public health and policy. 
Sharon's career has been driven by a passion to reduce inequity, increase sustainability and impact social agendas. 
Sharon is a Partner at PwC and is part of their Future of Work team, exploring the impacts of mental health and wellbeing from hybrid working. She helped Liz Broderick and the team at Champions of Change Coalition establish the first health group to drive gender equality across the industry and continues in this role as a Special Advisor. She is also a Board Director for Lifeline Australia.
She is a mother of two, of Indian Heritage, with a strong connection to country and place in New Zealand, having grown up in Wellington.

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Host Bio:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women looking to land dream career opportunities. She has worked over the last 14 years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, NSW Transport, Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. Find Rebecca: www.illuminategrowth.com.au

Want a promotion?
> Get this free guide: 'The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted'
> Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca
> Connect on Linkedin

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for corporate women who want to get promoted, be sought out for their expertise and be paid appropriately for their impact.

Hi there! I am Rebecca Allen and I am a Career & Personal Brand coach who works with my  clients to help them thrive in their roles and build their executive profiles as they do it...

Over the last 2 years we have been coming to you weekly on this show... and today marks our 100th episode!

That's 50 interviews with some incredible women leaders and experts...
That's 50 conversations where I have shared umpteen strategies with you...
That's over 35 hours of (hopefully extremely valuable) content!  :)

And to celebrate this 100th podcast episode MILESTONE...

My good friend, Dr Stefanie Leung, is interviewing me! So in this conversation, I am sharing...


How I got so hooked into coaching, leaving my corporate job to set up my own coaching business 14 years agoHow I overcome my own doubts (even coaches have doubts)! How I live my life based on my values - it's the surest way towards a fulfilled lifeI talk about the strategies that I share with clients that I use myself - I walk my talk! 
Here's something interesting I said in this ep! :)

"Everyone struggles with doubt from time to time: doubt about your ability, doubt about whether you're ready or not. But the people who make things happen in their lives are the ones who consciously recognise the internal barriers quickly and take steps to overcome them. You are not your thoughts. You can change your thoughts and therefore, you can change your outcomes."  (Rebecca Allen, Career Success Coach and host of Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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Some More About Your Host:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women who want more from their lives and careers. She has worked over the last 13+ years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, Origin Energy, J.P. Morgan, PwC, McKinsey, IHS Markit and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths.

Her own ambitions include raising two beautiful, happy confident children; building a fun and impactful coaching business that empowers 50,000 women worldwide; and visiting Alaska!

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3 FREE Ways Rebecca Can Help You Get Promoted this Year:

1. Get a copy of Rebecca's most popular download, The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted - Click here

2. Read more from Rebecca's blog - Click here

3.  Listen to more eps from this podcast - Click here

Connect with Rebecca:
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Instagram
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