How to become a better leader in the workplace to get that promotion

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Danielle Cobo, a Career Coach focusing on helping professionals discover their vision, recognize the power within and create the life they desire. She shares top qualities people need to become a great leader in the workplace and strategies on how to get promoted if you feel stuck with where you currently are in your career.

QUOTES

• “When it comes to wanting to transition from individual contributor to a leader, it really starts with you, and investing in yourself and your development as well as maybe leaning into discomfort, and knowing that you get to take risks.” - Danielle Cobo [13:07]
• “Servant leadership is really understanding who are the individuals on your team, so one of the recommendations I do for anybody that’s in a leadership position, is sit down with your team, with each individual person and look at their individual development plan.” - Danielle Cobo [16:00]
• “The higher you go up, the more you’re not only implementing the current, you are also looking further out as to where the direction of that company is going to go.” - Danielle Cobo [31:12]

TIMESTAMPS

• [1:21] Meet Danielle
• [3:11] Talking about the job search, applying online and why sometimes people don’t apply for roles they are interested in
• [8:46] The importance of diverse teams
• [10:01] Leadership qualities companies look for when hiring
• [13:40] Advice on being stuck as an individual contributor but want to move up to a management role with no prior management experience
• [15:44] Overview of the Servant Leadership style and why this leadership style is the future to building and retaining talent
• [22:48] Disconnect between company offerings in educational and professional development opportunities and the lack of employees taking advantage of them
• [26:19] The importance of companies creating a roadmap for their employees to provide direction for their career at the company to retain them
• [29:16] Different leadership qualities you need to develop to start moving up the corporate ladder
• [32:30] How to show executives that you have the potential to succeed at the next level
• [33:51] Cross-functional leadership
• [35:03] The importance of active listening as a leader
• [38:04] Whether to continue to try to get promoted at a company after being rejected multiple times or time to look elsewhere
• [40:45] Biggest career lesson Danielle learned, to get to where she is today
• [42:51] Shifting your mindset to become more confident in order to achieve your goals
• [46:31] Contacting Danielle
• [47:20] Outro

RESOURCE & RELEVANT LINKS

• Danielle Cobo
• Chan With A Plan
• Chan With A Plan Facebook Group