Reframe & Reset Your Career: Job Search & Career Development Insights

Looking to understand how having vision and curiosity can help you create a strategy to progress at work and thrive in your career. I discussed this and so much more with Amanda Gibson on Episode 78 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Building your personal brand, What is strategy? Why is vision so important?, How testing and making small experiments can provide powerful insights and information to guide you, The power of building a following and a community, How strategy can be applied to your career, The value of exploring problems with friends and trusted colleagues, who can provide support and a different perspective, Why it’s important to be aware of the value you create, Strategies to help you pivot and transition in your career, and The value of sitting with uncertainty and being adaptable. Amanda is an organizational designer, growth strategist, leadership advisor, and executive coach. She helps senior leaders and organizations tackle their most complex challenges and accelerate success - particularly in times of significant change – so that they can deliver on their most critical growth, stakeholder, and leadership initiatives without burning people out in the process. Her approach uses strategy, organizational design, and stakeholder engagement as the threads that weave together purpose, vision, people, and results. This stems from 20 years of working with organizations as they adapt and expand into new capabilities and new markets, and combines with an educational background that includes a Global MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management, a Master’s in Organizational Psychology, degrees in Finance and Spanish, and several innovation, leadership, coaching, and assessment certifications. Prior to starting her own practice, Amanda led change and people initiatives across various industries and business functions, as well as multimillion-dollar strategy and innovation efforts inside a multibillion-dollar corporation. Over the years, she has worked with everyone from small founder teams to companies of all sizes and forms in over 50 countries.   Amanda has been featured in publications like Fast Company, and some of her best work is done on a trail, in the garden, or by the ocean.   People & Resources Mentioned Kintsugi Taylor Swift   Contact Amanda Website: https://amandagibson.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/1amandagibson/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 22nd May with Professor Marcus Collins.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

Looking for ideas to help you bounce back from layoff, rebuild your confidence and find career happiness? I discussed this and so much more with Soma Ghosh, award winning career coach of The Career Happiness Mentor and host of The Career Happiness podcast, on Episode 77 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Ideas for building confidence, Practical steps to manage and bounce back from lay off, The importance of self care, Not being afraid to leave a job but taking time to think through your options and create a plan, Strategies to help prepare for an interview, How to manage a difficult boss and a challenging working environment and Making a career pivot. Soma is a careers adviser who has previously worked in education and helping young people with career advice and job hunting. She has a PGdip in Careers guidance as well as and degree in Psychology and Criminology.  Soma runs her own career mentoring business where she helps ambitious women find their dream job and career and understand what their idea of career happiness is.  Soma has written for Thrive Global and Happiful magazine. As well as hosting her own podcast “The Career Happiness podcast” since 2019.  Soma has been featured in BBC work life, Yahoo Finance, Stylist magazine, All Bright collective, Asian voice, Metro and has spoken about peer pressure in linking with careers on BBC Asian network. Soma talks about women who are going through anxiety at work, workplace bullying, confidence, and the importance of wellbeing at work. As well as career change and how to build a portfolio career.    People & Resources Mentioned Susan Cain – Quiet Office Space   Contact Soma Website: https://www.somaghosh.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_careerhappinessmentor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sgcareers27    Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 8th May with Amanda Gibson.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

In this episode, we will learn about potential strategies for navigating the uncertainty, disruption and fear that comes from mergers, acquisitions and other business transformation. I discussed this and so much more with Jennifer J. Fondrevay, the founder of Day1 Ready™ and author of "Now What? A Survivor’s Guide for Thriving Through Mergers and Acquisitions", on Episode 76 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Pivoting from her initial dream to be the US Ambassador to France to a career in advertising and marketing, Building your personal brand and digital footprint with marketing principles, Being thoughtful about your appearance and respecting your audience whether at interview or presenting, Strengthening connections through finding commonalities, The lessons she learnt that helped her become a better leader, Her TEDx talk and focusing on the things we can control such as Talent, Effort & Attitude (TEA), The power of story telling, Managing the uncertainty and disruption arising from M&A and business transformation, Understanding the value you bring to any potential employer, and Don’t be afraid to move jobs if things are not working out but have a strategy to help you navigate the transition. Jennifer is the Founder of Day1 Ready™, a consultancy that advises forward-thinking business leaders, owners, and C-Suite executives on how to prepare for the human capital challenges of M&A. As a Fortune 500 C-Suite “survivor” of three multibillion-dollar acquisitions, Jennifer has been on all sides of the deal equation. She saw countless growth strategies fail due to a workforce that couldn’t pivot and adapt as quickly as leadership anticipated. When her Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “After a Merger, Don’t Let “Us vs. Them” Thinking Ruin the Company” went viral, Jennifer recognized the power and interest in a human-centric approach to business transformation, where employees are at the heart of the change. She shares her expertise as a contributor to: Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Thrive Global, American Marketing Association, Middle Market Growth; and as a frequent podcast guest and keynote speaker for HR conferences, associations, and Fortune 500 companies. Jennifer and I talked about how you can turn things round if you encounter difficulties when leading a new team. She told me "What they wanted to know is how was I going to help them in the present moment, right? They hadn't had a leader in a year and … I worked that much harder to see how can I help this team? What value do I bring to this team? It's not about what I've done in the past, but it's what I can do now to help them in the future, moving forward. It made me work so much harder … it was about what I could do to contribute to their future."   People & Resources Mentioned Dorie Clark – The Long Game Dr Robert Ciadini - Influence Jennifer’s TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQpOCeKI3oE Dr Ellen Taafe Dr Gena Cox - Leading Inclusion   Contact Jennifer Website: https://jenniferjfondrevay.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-fondrevay/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferj.fondrevay2463   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 24th April with Soma Ghosh, the Founder of The Career Happiness Mentor and host of The Career Happiness podcast.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*  

Looking for ideas to become happier at work and strategies to help your job search? I discussed this and so much more with Aoife O’Brien, the founder of Happier at Work and the Happier At Work podcast, on Episode 75 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Aoife taking the initiative to move jobs from Dublin to London, How working in Australia taught her important lessons about company culture, Ways to deal with a toxic working environment, How Leaders set the culture and tone, Not being afraid to ask for help at work, Imposter syndrome and ideas to manage it, Strategies to help your job search and Understanding your strengths and ensuring that they align with the roles to which you aspire. Aoife is the founder of Happier at Work, with the mission to solve the problem that 85% of employees are disengaged at work. Using her research-based Happier at Work framework, she partners with leaders to focus on: workplace culture; cultivating balance; and empowering leaders. Her work supports employees to thrive and to reach their full potential, and while supporting organisations increase their bottom line. Aoife has been featured by several national media platforms and public speaking events talking about imposter syndrome, fit, employee engagement, productivity, and remote working. Her award-winning podcast, Happier at Work®, features a combination of interview-based episodes as well as solo podcasting, and has a global audience of over 100k. She has lived and worked in Dublin, London, Perth, and Sydney and has a MSc in Work and Organisational Behaviour, a Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching and a Certificate in Career Coaching.    People & Resources Mentioned Amy Edmondson Carol Dweck Vanessa Patrick (Episode 64) Matt Abrahams (Episode 62)   Contact Aoife Website: https://happieratwork.ie Website: https://www.impostersyndrome.ie LinkedIn (Personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/happieratworkHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@happieratworkhq TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happieratwork   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 10th April with Jennifer Fondrevay,  the Founder of Day1 Ready™.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

How can insights from a successful career in science and engineering boost your creativity, innovation and career? I discussed this and so much more with Dr Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate at 3M, on Episode 74 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Not worrying about where your career starts and focusing on the journey, Developing creativity and incorporating innovation into your work, How learning from failure and being resilient can help your career The importance of good communication with your stakeholders and managing their expectations, The mosaic building framework, Becoming comfortable with change and uncertainty, Insights to stand out in a job interview, Strategies to develop your leadership skills and Not underestimating the impact of luck (good and bad) in your career. Jayshree is a Corporate Scientist at 3M and currently holds 80 patents for a variety of innovations, with several additional pending. She joined 3M in 1993 after an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University, New York.   Jayshree was appointed 3M’s first ever Chief Science Advocate in 2018 and is using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise and professional experience to advance science and communicate the benefits of science and the importance of diversity in STEM fields to drive innovation.   She is the author of the books, The Heart of Science – Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, and The Heart of Science – Engineering Fine Print published by the Society of Women Engineers, and all sales proceeds go to a scholarship for underrepresented minority women in STEM. She is a sought-after speaker, globally, on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership and STEM advocacy and has featured in local, national and international media. Jayshree and I talked about learning from failure and she told me: "People are not that comfortable with not knowing and if it doesn't work the way they wished for it to work, it's a failure. Emulating this scientific approach, can benefit career development because you can just adopt a mindset of continuous experimentation and learning … See, we can only learn if we act. And if we act, we can fail. Of course, if you don't act, you can fail too, because you just failed to innovate … embracing failure is part of the learning journey. You build resilience, adaptability, willingness to take risk."   People & Resources Mentioned Jayshree's TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00OXFWU28tA Jayshree’s song: https://www.playitforward.com/projects/344 Range - David Epstein Good To Great – Jim Collins   Contact Jayshree LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayshree-seth-6287b45/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 27th March with Aoife O'Brien, the founder of Happier At Work and the Happier At Work podcast.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*  

Looking for strategies and insights to help you work with anyone? Amy Gallo and I discussed this, her best-selling book Getting Along and so much more on Episode 73 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Don't be afraid to reach out to people you don't know, people are more helpful than you realise and fortunately, Amy said yes, when I asked her for this episode, How Amy played to her strengths and shaped her career to align with them, The potential benefits of facing up to and managing conflict at work, Why good relationships at work matter, Dealing with passive aggressive behaviour at work, Managing a difficult boss, especially an insecure one, Dealing with a political operator at work and how to get fair credit for your efforts on a project, The benefits of diverse teams, and Other principles for getting along with your colleagues. Amy is a workplace expert who writes and speaks about gender, interpersonal dynamics, difficult conversations, feedback, and effective communication. She is the author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) and the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, as well as hundreds of articles for Harvard Business Review. For the past three years, Amy has co-hosted HBR’s popular Women at Work podcast, which examines the struggles and successes of women in the workplace. She is frequently sought out by media outlets for her perspective on workplace dynamics, conflict, and difficult conversations. Her advice has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Marketplace, and The Austin American-Statesman, as well as on WNYC, the BBC, and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Amy and I talked about managing conflict and she told me: "It is the nature of human relationships that we are going to have conflict, we're going to have disagreements. It's not always going to be perfect, and that's okay … we are just told that conflict has to be heated and mean, and we conflate it with war and with fracturing of relationships, and I would encourage your listeners, choose the three people in your life who you feel closest to, who you trust. My guess is you have conflict with them, right? This is part of being in relationship with other people, and so we have to learn how to embrace it as something that gives us some positive benefits rather than something that should be avoided at all costs."   People & Resources Mentioned Amy Gallo TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnaLS7OE2pk Women At Work podcast: https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-women-at-work Heidi Grant Ruchika Tulshyan Modupe Akinola   Contact Amy Website: https://www.amyegallo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyegallo/     Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 13th March with Dr Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate at 3M.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*  

Interested in learning strategies to help unleash the leadership and career potential within ourselves. Sandy Seeber-Quayle and I discussed this and much more on Episode 72 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: How being consistent and taking small steps can compound over time, Growing up in Eastern Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall and how this helped Sandy build resilience, Working her way up from an apprentice in an insurance company to a leadership position, The insights and lessons from travelling the world for over 2 years, The importance of understanding your career journey and the things that make you unique, Strategies to help you build a powerful network in an authentic way, Sandy’s KUBA Pilot Strategy and how it helps to develop middle managers, Ideas to help your job search and How more distant connections can be more effective than you realise in finding work. Sandy brings over two decades of leadership experience from managing and developing insurance businesses, navigating complex technical landscapes, and fostering collaborative partnerships. With a proven track record at Apple, Aegon, and CNP Santander Insurance, she excels in steering stakeholders, mentoring teams, and achieving company goals. Throughout her career, Sandy has trained and coached professionals in key skills from product knowledge, sales methodologies, effective communication and guiding individuals into management roles. She holds a degree in Insurance, a Diploma in Organisational Behaviour from the Irish Management Institute, and certifications in Train the Trainer and Executive Coaching. Specializing in organisational behaviour, Sandy actively promotes critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication.  Outside of work, she enjoys the outdoors and creative writing.   People & Resources Mentioned The Book Of Sand - Jorge Luis Borges Robert Cialdini Dorie Clark Croissants vs. Bagels - Robbie Samuels   Contact Sandy Website (company): https://kubapilot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyseeberquayle/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandyseeber/ Newsletter: https://kubapilot.substack.com/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 28th February.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

Looking for ideas and strategies to help you gain a better understanding of yourself and discover insights to improve your career and life? Emilie West, the author of Maximum You, and I discussed this, her work and much more on Episode 71 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Gaining perspective and seeing the bigger picture, Finding roles which play to your strengths, Strategies to develop your leadership skills, Ideas to help you in your job search, Understanding what makes you unique and articulating this when applying for jobs and interviewing, Don't put too much pressure on yourself when interviewing as this may stop your authentic self coming out, The importance of being consistent during your job search and career, and How to manage a difficult boss. Emilie is an award-winning coach and speaker who helps her personal and business clients define and achieve their goals through positive change. Emilie combines her coaching experience with her knowledge as a wellness expert to provide holistic coaching supporting mental resilience, physical health and career success.  Emilie believes that the key to true inner confidence and life satisfaction lies in taking time to better understand ourselves, learning to play to our strengths and living life authentically. As well as holding a degree in Economics from Warwick University, Emilie is a qualified Nutritional Therapist and an accredited Emotional Intelligence Coach. She is the author of Maximum You, which was recently published and is a great read. Emilie talked with me about when you're looking for a new job, think about what makes you unique and how you can stand out from the other candidates and told me that. She told me "it's not always the obvious path that gets you where you want to go. Really stop and think about your strengths. You want to go and interview for a job where you are exactly what they're after. If you get very clear on what you're good at, there will be a company out there that really wants what you have to offer. So it's being very good at articulating that, both in a CV, a covering letter, and then with my clients, I will put them through interview practice, and help them get better and better at articulating what their strengths are ... So rather than comparing and despairing ... Think about what advantages do you have over the other candidates?"   People & Resources Mentioned The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer The Compound Effect - Darren Hardy   Contact Emilie Website (company): https://www.alchemycoaching.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emiliewest/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 14th February.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

The Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast is now three years old, a huge thank you to the amazing listeners and guests for their support. I have learnt so much from the guests and wanted to share some of the insights and lessons that I have picked up from them and share some of my journey for those new to the show. To help me celebrate this milestone, I invited my good friend Aoife O’Brien, the host of the Happier at Work® podcast to interview me on Episode 70 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Expanding your comfort zone and being open to new possibilities, Being honest about your strengths and trying to finding roles which align with them, Opportunities are more available than you realise, Taking ownership and control of your career management, How learning Japanese in evening classes whilst working, indirectly helped me to move departments, The value of updating your CV in real time, How stories which highlight your strengths can help you stand out in an interview, How my interest in neuroscience arose from looking at techniques to enhance decision making, How the skills that I learnt from playing top level sport, helped my career development, There are many different paths to success and not letting setbacks hinder your progress, Focus on your own journey and don’t compare yourself to others and Regularly checking your progress to see if it's in line with expectations and that you're heading towards the goal you want. Aoife O’Brien is the founder of Happier at Work, a business with the mission to eliminate toxic working environments for good. She is passionate about ‘fit’ and especially how creating the right environment can help organisations increase their bottom line while supporting individuals to reach their full potential at work. She is a self-professed data nerd, with a 20+ year career in market research in the fast-moving consumer goods industry working with clients like Coca Cola, Unilever and Heinz to solve marketing problems using data analytics. She works with business leaders and employees to focus on: workplace culture; cultivating balance; and empowering leaders. Aoife has been featured by several national media platforms and public speaking events talking about imposter syndrome, fit, employee engagement, productivity, and remote working. Her two-time award runner-up podcast, Happier at Work®, features a combination of interview-based episodes as well as solo podcasting, and has a global audience of over 100k. She has lived and worked in Dublin, London, Perth, and Sydney and has a MSc in Work and Organisational Behaviour, a Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching and a Certificate in Career Coaching.    People & Resources Mentioned Professor Thomas Curran Jeff Gothelf Alicia Ramsdell Professor Vanessa Patrick Adam Grant Dr Robert Cialdini - Influence   Contact Aoife Website (company): https://happieratwork.ie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien Instagram (company): https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie Twitter (company): https://www.twitter.com/happieratworkHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@happieratworkhq   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 31st January.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*  

Learning about philosophy may seem like a luxury in our fast paced world but it has a number of benefits for your career and life, including developing your critical thinking skills and the ability to solve complex problems.   Dr Brennan Jacoby, a philosopher and the founder of Philosophy at Work, and I discussed this, his work with Philosophy at Work and much more on Episode 69 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: How serendipity and chance can impact your career, Plato’s allegory of the cave and how this inspired Brennan’s interest in philosophy, The benefits of reframing and changing your perspective, How philosophy can help manage uncertainty and decision making, Stoic philosophy and controlling what you can control, Strategies for dealing with failure and regret, How doing philosophy can develop your thinking and problems solving skills and Ways of creating space in your schedule to have time to think. Dr. Brennan Jacoby is a philosopher and the founder of Philosophy at Work, a collective of philosophers that teach the thinking skills professionals need to think their best. Brennan holds a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D in philosophy, and his doctoral work analysed trust in the context of interpersonal relationships and corporate character.  Recent projects include helping Deloitte UK cultivate a growth mindset, supporting The Wellcome Trust to explore trust in healthcare, and enhancing curiosity across Sony Music’s global community. Brennan works across industries and sectors (examples include groups from Herbert Smith Freehills, Sky, Sony Music, Slaughter and May, Hogan Lovells, Capital One Bank, Deloitte, Media Arts Lab, Ropes and Gray, The Guardian, Nike, and The Financial Times), and with global teams, having delivered sessions in the UK, Ireland, USA, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, Spain, Australia and Taiwan. In addition to his role with Philosophy at Work, Brennan is a fellow at the Royal Society of the Arts. Originally from Detroit Michigan, he studied in Sydney, Australia and is now based in the UK.  Brennan talked with me about the benefits of philosophy and how it helps to develop your thinking and told me “complex problem solving, critical thinking and creative thinking are things that are needed for the future of work, for the fourth Industrial Revolution and that's what you get, those are the muscles that are built up when you do philosophy because you're given a tough challenge … doing philosophy is good for careers because we know that careers these days are so dependent on not just what you know but how you make sense of the data and also how you move from one thing you know to the next right or from one job to the next and so it's good not just for work but it's particularly good for careers because of careers being about how you navigate things right how you move from one point to the next.”   People & Resources Mentioned Iris Murdoch – The Black Prince Carol Dweck Alain de Botton The School of Life   Contact Brennan Website (company): https://philosophyatwork.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-brennan-jacoby-51807790/ Instagram (company): https://www.instagram.com/philosophy_at_work/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. Wishing everybody a great start to 2024!   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*  

Looking for insights and strategies to boost your job search in the new year? As we're coming up to the start of the new year, I wanted to experiment with a different format and this episode focuses entirely on job search and has bite size clips from some of the previous guests on the podcast. Now that there are close to 70 episodes, some new listeners are not sure where to start so hopefully this will help. If this is successful, I will look to create episodes on different themes including leadership, mindset, communication and building your network. Please let me know what you think. The episode will begin by looking at mindset and its importance, especially if you have been laid off and are looking to start your job search with Amii Barnard-Bahn (Episode 18) and Octavia Goredema (Episode 57). The focus moves onto how to get your job search started and some strategies that may help with Minola Jac (Episode 50), Emilie West (Episode 12), Jenny Foss (Episode 49), Dorie Clark (Episode 5) and Simon Alexander Ong (Episode 11). Following this will be insights on the interview process and ideas to help you stand out and ace that interview with Shola Kaye (Episode 14), Navid Nazemian (Episode 44) and Paul Berry (Episode 38). We finish with ideas to keep your motivation going if you're not getting the results you want and ways of managing failure with Dr Kurt Nelson (Episode 61) and Tammy Gooler Loeb (Episode 59). I hope you found these insights helpful and wishing you success in your job search in 2024!   Contact The Guests All the guests contact details, including social media will be in the individual episode show notes or can be found on my website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/category/podcast/    Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. Wishing everybody a happy new year!   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

Looking for insights into leadership, career development and job search? Tony Martignetti and I discussed this, his new book Campfire Lessons for Leaders and much more on Episode 67 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: How taking measured risk can help your career, How Tony created an environment where his team felt engaged and had agency, His interest in leadership and how good leaders are developed, Being honest with yourself and understanding what success and progress means to you, Don’t be afraid to promote yourself in an authentic way so that your colleagues and managers are aware of your achievements, The importance of long term thinking when viewing your career, Make it easy for your network to help you by being specific about your ask, Why it’s important to demonstrate  a strong business case when you’re looking to be promoted, Job Search Mindset, Learning to say no and using your time in ways that align with your values, Insights from Thinkers50 and How being a wing woman or wing man can lift others and help strengthen your relationships. Tony is a trusted advisor, leadership coach and facilitator, best-selling author, podcast host, and speaker. He brings together over 25 years of business and leadership experience and extreme curiosity to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. He has been recognized by Thinkers360 as one of the Top Voices in Leadership and by Leaders Hum as one of the Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023. Before becoming the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspired Purpose Partners, Tony was a finance and strategy executive with experience working with some of the world's leading life sciences companies. Along his journey, he also managed small businesses and ran a financial consulting company. Tony hosts The Virtual Campfire podcast and is the author of “Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to An Inspired Life" and "Campfire Lessons for Leaders: How Uncovering Our Past Can Propel Us Forward.” He has been featured in many publications, including Fast Company, Forbes, Life Science Leader, and CEO Today. Tony Martignetti and I spoke about the importance of mindset when it comes to your job search and he told me "Get your mindset right because if you show up to an interview or to a networking event and you're still feeling down about yourself, it's hard to put on that strong face. Spend some time getting yourself to build the confidence, build back your resilience and part of that is also looking back. One of my exercises I do with coaching clients is basically going back into the past, doing an inventory of who I am, what brought me here, what are the things that make me who I am, and then going into the future and saying, well, who do I want to be?"   People & Resources Mentioned Carol Dweck Amy Edmondson Robert Cialdini Judith E. Glaser – Conversational Intelligence Ruth Gotian Dorie Clark   Contact Tony Website (company): https://www.ipurposepartners.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonymartignett1/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyMartignett1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredpurposecoach/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. Wishing everybody a happy and relaxing festive period.   *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

What is mindfulness and how can it help boost your career, job search and wellbeing? Alicia Ramsdell and I discussed this and much more on Episode 66 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: How Alicia built a successful career in Investment Management, How she managed to balance work and family life by planning with and discussing her situation with her manager, Transitioning from the corporate world to start her own business, incorporating mindfulness principles, How mindfulness can help focus on the present and the process rather than worrying about the results, Her TEDx talk and the importance of career fufilment, Her top strategies for finding a new job, How sharing personal stories which demonstrate your skills can boost your chances in a job interview, and Not being shy about sharing your achievements with your boss and other insights on how to stand out at work. Alicia is a TEDx speaker and the CEO of Mindful Career Path, LLC. With over 15 years of experience in Corporate America, Alicia has crafted a career that aligns with her passions and values. As a Certified Career Services Provider, Global Career Development Facilitator, and with certifications in Organizational Mindfulness and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction techniques, Alicia brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. She not only helps individuals develop their careers but also shows them how to use stress as a tool to elevate their work and find fulfilment. Alicia's top priorities are captivating audiences as a keynote speaker, revolutionizing career development as a corporate partner, and empowering individuals to achieve career fulfillment as a coach. Her recent TEDx talk in York Beach, Maine, titled "Don't be afraid to fail in the career of your dreams. Be afraid to succeed in the career of your nightmares," is an inspiring reminder to fearlessly pursue your passions. She was named as one of Top 15 Coaches in Boston for 2023 by Influence Digest. Alicia and I talked about how can your personal stories help you stand out in an interview. She told me: "If you think about five people going into a job interview for one role, what's the one thing that's going to set you apart? It's your stories. They don't have your life. They haven't done what you have done in your career specific to the people you work with, this specific project, the numbers, the quantifiable results ... that's what's going to make you unique and stand out."   People & Resources Mentioned Jon Kabat-Zinn The Power Of Now – Eckhart Tolle   Contact Alicia Website (company): https://mindfulcareerpath.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliciaramsdell/     Twitter (company): https://twitter.com/Mindful_Careers Instagram (company): https://www.instagram.com/Mindful.Career.Path/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. The next episode is out on Weds 20th December with Tony Martignetti, leadership coach and facilitator, best-selling author, podcast host and speaker. It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding.    *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

What is perfectionism and does it lead to success and better performance? Professor Thomas Curran and I discussed this, other insights from his best selling book “The Perfection Trap”, being interviewed by Gwyneth Paltrow and much more on Episode 65 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: How Thomas has had a non-linear career but has bounced back from difficult experiences, Failure is part of life and reframing failure can help to manage its impact, What is perfectionism? Understanding your purpose and not seeking external validation to provide meaning and motivation, How both genetic and environmental factors impact perfectionism, The dangers of comparing yourself to others, Setting realistic goals which are in line with your values and enjoying the journey, Why perfectionism does not lead to greater success and performance, and Strategies for managing perfectionism. Thomas grew up in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, before studying at De Montfort University and the University of Leeds, UK, where he received his PhD in psychology. He taught at several universities in Australia and the UK before joining the Department of Psychological and Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics as a professor in 2019. He studies the personality characteristic of perfectionism, how it develops, and how it impacts on mental health. His TED talk on perfectionism has received more than three million views. His research has been featured in media ranging from the Harvard Business Review to New Scientist to CNN and he has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. He is the author of The Perfection Trap. Thomas and I talked about how becoming comfortable with failure can lead to success, he told me "What's a much more healthier way is to recognise failure as part and parcel of the learning process and actually if we can release the power of failure then we're likely to be more successful because we won't engage in those sabotaging behaviors that mean we avoid challenge and difficulty and try to choose the path of least resistance you know that might be good for success in the short term but when we're thinking about Innovation, knowledge economy and all the rest of it the modern workplace requires creativity, innovation that's where you're going to elevate yourself in those companies and above other people. I think we've got to get comfortable with failure."   People & Resources Mentioned Karen Horney Andrew Hill   Contact Thomas Website: https://www.thomcurran.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thom-curran/    Twitter: https://twitter.com/thom_curran   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. The next episode is out on Weds 6th December with Alicia Ramsdell, TEDx speaker, CEO & Founder of Mindful Career Path and one of the top 15 Career Coaches in Boston. It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding.    *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*  

Want to understand why saying no is so hard and how it can help free up time to focus on the things that really matter to you? Professor Vanessa Patrick and I discussed this, her new book “The Power Of Saying No” and much more on Episode 64 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: The importance of personal branding and sharing information that is of value for your audience, Why it’s so hard to say no, What is an empowered refusal?, How can you say no to your boss, The A.R.T. framework of saying no, What is a personal policy and how it helps you to say no, Think of saying no as a way of allowing you to spend your time the way you want rather than being dictated by someone else, A matrix to help work out which asks you should accept or refuse through assessing their relative benefits and costs, How to say no to “office housework” and other non promotable tasks, and Ways of dealing with “walnuts”, people who don’t take no for an answer. Vanessa Patrick, PhD. is the Associate Dean for Research, Executive Director of Doctoral Programs (PhD and DBA), a Bauer Professor of Marketing and lead faculty of the Executive Women in Leadership Program at the Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston. She has been recognized with a number of awards for both scholarship and teaching, including the LeRoy and Lucille Melcher Faculty Excellence award from the Bauer College of Business for Research Excellence (2011), Service Excellence (2016) and Teaching Excellence (2018). In 2012, she was named one of the top 50 most productive marketing scholars worldwide by the DocSig of the American Marketing Association. She was appointed as a Fulbright Specialist (2019-24) by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. She served in this role by visiting the Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia in November 2022. She is a regular speaker at both academic and practitioner conferences, including the Association of Consumer Research Conference, the Society of Consumer Psychology conference, the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce annual conference, the NAWMBA Annual Gender Diversity Conference and the UH Women of Color Coalition. She is a prominent scholar in her field and serves on editorial and policy boards of leading academic journals. She is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Marketing Research and the Journal of Marketing. Vanessa and I talked about building a personal brand and she told me "Marketing is about creating value. When you are thinking about yourself as a brand, you have to be thinking about how do I create value in whatever I touch? And that means that you not only have to do good work, but people need to know that you can do good work ... You can think about your brand as a function of what people talk about you, your reputation and what you do, what associations do they have with you?"   People & Resources Mentioned Melancholy – Degas Influence – Dr Robert Cialdini   Contact Vanessa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessapatrick23/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/vpatrick23     Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. The next episode is out on Weds 22nd November with Professor Thomas Curran, the author of The Perfection Trap and the world's leading expert on perfectionism. It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding.    *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

The TV industry is ultra competitive so how do you break in and build a successful career without any contacts in the media world? Kimberly Gobolt, the joint MD of executive search and staffing company Talented People discussed her journey and how she transitioned from being a Producer/ Director to building her business on Episode 63 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Forgetting your limiting beliefs and just asking: people are more helpful than you think, In high pressure situations, don’t dwell on the negative, How she got her big break by following up a random opportunity, Becoming a director in TV and overcoming people’s preconceptions, Building your personal brand by adding value and being generous, The difficulties of being a working mother and juggling her career and family, Starting a new venture and how a little naivety can be helpful, What she looks for in a candidate and their CV and Why diverse voices are so important in the TV industry. Kimberly is joint MD of executive search and staffing company Talented People – which specialises in TV production and the creative industries. She produces and hosts The Imposter Club podcast – which gives a fascinating insight into the lives of content-makers and welcomes anyone who’s ever doubted themselves in their career (all of us?!). Kimberly travelled the world as a self-shooting Producer/Director for popular factual series & documentaries on Channel 4, BBC, ITV & Channel 5 before turning her creativity and influence to the world of headhunting. She saw a way of staffing the creative industries in a more human and inclusive way and so set up executive search and freelance talent company Talented People with Rosie Turner in 2017. Together with their wonderfully diverse and experienced team, they've been placing premium talent in behind the scenes roles with integrity and a smile ever since. Kimberly's usually talking – either on Teams, on her mobile or gesticulating behind a microphone, and if she isn’t, she’s watching copious amounts of catch up to feed her insatiable appetite for great TV. Kimberly and I talked about building a personal brand and she told me "You have to work hard at giving generously in terms of content and your personality ... you need a presence because if someone wants to look you up and find out about you, or if they're wondering about whether to give you a role or not, they should be able to find something about you that helps them".   People & Resources Mentioned Radical Condor – Kim Scott Lin-Manuel Miranda   Contact Kimberly Website: https://talentedpeople.tv/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-godbolt-125022143/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalentdPeople Podcast: https://www.theimposterclub.com/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. The next episode is out on Weds 8th November with Professor Vanessa Patrick, the author of The Power of Saying No, marketing expert and the Associate Dean of Research and Bauer Professor of Marketing at the University of Houston.  It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding.    *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*    

Looking for communication strategies to boost your job search and career? Matt Abrahams, the host of the award-winning podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, shared his insights about this, his new book Think Faster, Talk Smarter and much more on Episode 62 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: How fear can inhibit communication, How small talk can help build connections and grow your network, Communication strategies to help you in a job interview, Ways of making difficult conversations at work easier, Matt’s 6 step communication model, Managing anxiety when communicating in high pressure situations by dealing with the symptoms and sources, Ways of successfully navigating the Q&A format, How to use silence and pauses in communication, Communication strategies to help you stand out at work, and Understanding the needs of your audience to tailor your content appropriately.   The edited transcript of the interview is at the end. It has been edited for clarity and ease of reading. I hope you find it helpful.   Matt Abrahams is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach. As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. He received Stanford GSB’s Alumni Teaching Award in recognition of his teaching students around the world. When he isn’t teaching, Matt is a sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant. He has helped countless presenters improve and hone their communication, including some who have delivered IPO road shows as well as TED, World Economic Forum, and Nobel Prize presentations. His online talks garner millions of views and he hosts the popular, award-winning podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart: The Podcast. He is the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot. His previous book Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting has helped thousands of people manage speaking anxiety and present more confidently and authentically. Matt talked with me talked about the importance of being able to communicate your story to the interviewer so it is easy for them to share this with the ultimate decision maker. He told me “"When you are interviewing, you are equipping your interviewer to tell your story to someone else. Most of the time, the person we interview with is not the person empowered to hire you on the spot. They have to get approval, they have to get a consensus so they need to discuss you with somebody else. So the better you equip them by having clear themes and having support and evidence that they can bring that helps."    People & Resources Mentioned Improv Wisdom – Patricia Ryan Madson Dr Carol Dweck - Mindset Dr Robert Cialdini - Influence   Contact Matt Website: https://mattabrahams.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Abrahams_Matt   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. The next episode is out on Weds 25th October with Kimberly Godbolt, MD of Talented People, a specialist TV staffing & Executive Search company, with 15 years of experience in TV programme making. It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding.    Edited Interview Transcript   Harsha: [00:00:00] Welcome to episode 62 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. Our guest today is Matt Abrahams. Before we begin, I want to thank all the supporters of the podcast. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn. Do subscribe, like and share. It does make such a difference. Please note that in this episode, we touch on mental health and wellness topics purely in general terms. If you have specific issues or concerns, please contact a suitable professional. Now back to the show. Matt is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach. As a lecturer in organizational behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. And he hosts a popular award winning podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. He's the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter, and his previous book, Speaking Up Without Freaking [00:01:00] Out, has helped thousands of people manage speaking anxiety and present more confidently and authentically. Welcome Matt. Matt: Thank you so much, Harsha. I am excited to be with you and to have a good conversation. Harsha: Thank you. Thanks so much for taking the time today, Matt. Is there a performance, song, book or film which you'd like to share, Matt? Matt: Oh, so, wow, the answer is absolutely yes to all of them. So my, my favorite book, you know, putting aside the ones I've written, which I'm very passionate about I love the book it's called Improv Wisdom by Patricia Ryan Madsen. It is, it's a nonfiction book. It's a book to help you be a better person by using and leveraging improvisation. There's a great movie that I love because it's all about communication. It's called “Thank you for smoking”, it's an older movie, but it has so much to say about persuasion and influence and that can be really impactful in terms of a performer Unfortunately, he's deceased [00:02:00] but I am a huge fan of Robin Williams, my new book is about speaking in the moment, and he was amazing at being able to come up with things quickly and, and be able to, to just get things done immediately. Harsha: That's a great list. I was just expecting one! Matt: Well, you, asked me four or five things. I'll give you three or four answers. How, how's that? Harsha: So Matt, back to the beginning. You studied psychology at Stanford. Was there a strategy behind that or did you just like the subject? Matt: That's a great question. My whole academic career was me stumbling into what I was passionate about. So I was an undergrad at Stanford. I started thinking I wanted to be a doctor and then I met chemistry and calculus and they had a different idea. And at Stanford, they had a way that you could do some of the pre med requirements. But not do the main track and it was called human biology and it was a combination of social science and biological science and the very first day of class, they brought out a [00:03:00] psychologist and he started lecturing and I fell in love. I fell in love with the subject. I didn't know that psychology as a social science existed. I thought it was only for people who wanted to be clinicians. Very important, I'm glad that people do that but it just opened up my eyes. So I immediately literally after that class changed my major to psychology. And then in psychology, I came to study communication. And I realized that communication was a field because at Stanford, they only do mass communication like journalism, television and things like that. And what I'm interested in really is interpersonal. So my entire academic career was just stumbling on to things that I became passionate about and studied. Harsha: It's interesting, sometimes you're looking at serendipity or things to go in a particular way. And a lot of us sometimes stumble upon the things that we love, love doing. Don't we? Matt: Absolutely. And in fact, I encourage the students I teach my own kids, anybody I talk to, to one, be open, locking yourself into a way of [00:04:00] thinking is it can be. Challenging and detrimental in certain ways. And I tell everybody, take opportunities, when they come, if I have had any success in my career, it's because I've been willing to say yes to opportunities. Doesn't mean I go all along the way, but if somebody says, Hey, do you want to learn more about this? I say, yes. The whole podcast I do, which has done fairly well and I, thoroughly loved doing it.  Somebody coming to me and said, “Hey, what do you know about podcasting? Do you want it? You want to try to explore it?” And I said, sure, let's do it. And, and it turned into the, be just a wonderful gift to me personally. So I think staying open to opportunity, not locking yourself into one way of seeing your career or your life unfold is really important. Harsha: That's a really interesting point you bring up, Matt, because I think life is, there are full of opportunities out there. You need to be open to them because sometimes I think people almost go around thinking I'm not getting the breaks, I'm not getting the opportunities, but actually if you open yourself up to new [00:05:00] opportunities, they are actually always there to some extent. Sometimes you're actually getting in your own way, aren't you? Matt: Absolutely. And, and I talk a lot about getting in your own way. In the new book I wrote, it's all about speaking in the moment, speaking spontaneously. And one of the things that gets in the way of us being able to answer questions well, or give feedback on the spot is the fact that we get in our own way. And we often do that. And so we have to take the time to recognize it and see what happens if, if we maybe don't say no. Thank you. And just say maybe, or not yet that, that can further us in our career and personal aspirations. Harsha: I just love that. And I think sometimes just give it a go. It might work, it might not, but what have you lost from taking half an hour to speak to somebody or half a day to try something out, go to a lecture? Yeah, I defi

How can behavioural science help boost your job search, career development and other aspects of your life? Dr Kurt Nelson, shared his insights about this, his career and much more on Episode 61 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: If you’re not happy in your current role, consider potential internal moves first, What is behavioral science? How to maintain motivation during your job search and the problem of the “middle”, The benefits of maintaining a streak during your job search such as sending out CVs and connecting with people, Reframing failure and how loss aversion is relevant to a job search, Managing your emotions during a job search, Strategies to help with job interviews, What is the "pratfall effect" and how it can help in an interview?, Be mindful of taking on tasks which don’t directly lead to promotion, The benefits of broadening your interests so it’s easier to connect with new people, Leaders need to be mindful of the power of their words and actions and Enjoy the journey, focus on the process and not the destination. Kurt is a sought-after behavioral scientist and recognized leader in human motivation and behavior change. For over 25 years, Kurt has worked with global companies to apply behavioral science principles to drive change in their organizations. He is founder and president of The Lantern Group, a communication and behavioral design agency which uses behavioral science insights to improve employee engagement and motivation. Additionally, they have created the Brain/Shift behavior change catalogue of personal products. He also is the co-founder, with Tim Houlihan, of the award-winning Behavioral Grooves Podcast, where they interview leading academic and business executives from around the world and explore how they apply behavioral science to their work and lives. All his work focuses on understanding ways to positively influence how people behave. Kurt earned his MBA from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Capella University. Kurt discussed why the concept of loss aversion is relevant to a job search and being rejected. He told me “It's an element Danny Kahneman, along with his former research partner Amos Tversky, brought us: Loss Aversion and that rejection is a loss right. We had this this idea, even if it was just an idea that I was going to get this job now that job is lost, it's gone and that pain is double of that equivalent of a similar gain would be and so every time we get a rejection that loss really hurts … So reframing that and looking at the journey and what are these many steps that I'm doing that I can be successful on, hopefully can help alleviate that it's not going to take it away but it can help alleviate that.”   People & Resources Mentioned Linda Babcock Dr Robert Cialdini - Influence Dr Daniel Kahneman - Thinking, Fast and Slow   Contact Kurt Website: https://lanterngroup.com/ Podcast: https://behavioralgrooves.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtwnelson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatMotivates  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanterngroup/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatMotivates/    Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. We will be back to the usual release schedule in October with episodes coming out on Weds 11th October with Matt Abrahams and 25th October with Kimberly Godbolt. Have a great Summer! It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding.    *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*  

Looking for ideas about how to build a successful career in tech & DEI and ways to boost your job search after a lay off? Hady Mendez, shared her insights about this and much more on Episode 60 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: Taking ownership of your career development, Opportunities are not always obvious, you have to put in the work and create them for yourself, The value of creating content, building your brand and being strategic to help you stand out, How diverse teams add significant value, Dealing with the sense of loss arising from a lay off and the importance of self care, Focus on your own journey and don’t compare yourself to others, Job search strategies, including strategically using social media like LinkedIn and How your network can help with your job search. Hady is the founder and CEO of Boldly Speaking LLC, a company that aspires to expand the conversation around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB). Through her role as a speaker and facilitator, Hady encourages employees and leaders to play an active role in creating more inclusive workplaces. With a diverse career spanning over 25 years, Hady has served as Head of Equality for a major tech firm, held multiple customer-facing roles in high tech and financial services, served as a leader across various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), volunteered as an international champion for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, and served as Community School Director at an elementary school in the South Bronx. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Manhattan College, plus graduate certificates in eBusiness and eCommerce from NYU and NJIT, respectively. She also holds a Family Development Credential from the University of Connecticut. Hady’s additional advocacy work has her serving as a member of the NY Advisory Board at Room to Grow, a nonprofit organization based in the South Bronx. Hady also serves on the Board of Pan Peru USA, an organization whose mission is to empower low income women in rural Peru. In her free time, Hady is an amateur street art photographer and an avid podcast listener. Hady and I discussed how she managed her lay off and she told me “I didn't post the same day, I probably waited a couple days and then I finally decided yeah this is going to be something that I'm going to be open and transparent about because that's very much in line with how I am. I pride myself in being very genuine and real … I think everybody has to decide for themselves what is the mourning period and also be honest, it's not like you mourn it and then you're done. There are days even when you feel you're done with the mourning that you think you had a really good interview and then you get "sorry we're going to move on with someone else or you never hear back”. “   People & Resources Mentioned Hello Monday – Jessi Hempel Dale Carnegie – How To Win Friends And Influence People Dr Robert Cialdini - Influence   Contact Hady LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hadymendez/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hadyontheweb/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. Over the Summer, I will be working on some other projects so will only be releasing 1 episode per month. The next episode will be out on Weds 13th September. We will be back to the usual release schedule in October with episodes coming out on Weds 11th October and 25th October. Have a great Summer! It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding.    *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

Looking for strategies to help your job search, develop your career and other reflections from two years of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast? To belatedly mark the 2 year anniversary of the show, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by my good friend Tammy Gooler Loeb, the host of the award winning Work From The Inside Out podcast and book, about this and much more on Episode 59 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast. In this episode, we will learn about: How I overcame my limiting beliefs to start the podcast helped by a nudge from Tammy, The value of building your network in an authentic way, The importance of life long learning, We are all more creative than we realise, Strategies to deal with the shock of being laid off and how to bounce back, Don’t be defined by your job but think about the skills you’re learning, Be open minded to new opportunities, Apply for roles even if you don’t meet all the requirements, Stay in touch with your network even once you’ve found a new role, Allocate time to do other things like create content during your job search, Simple ways to maintain your personal brand and strategically engage on LinkedIn, and Don’t take rejection personally. Tammy is an Executive and Career Coach, Speaker, Facilitator and the author of the award winning book Work From The Inside Out. She is passionate about working with clients to achieve growth and deeper satisfaction in their careers and work relationships. She does this by providing individual coaching, training, speaking programs and team facilitation in a wide variety of industries and professions. Tammy brings over 25 years of professional experience to her work and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach by the Coaches Training Institute and a graduate of the Co-Active Space Leadership Program. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hampshire College and an MBA from Boston University. Prior to establishing her practice and Tammy Gooler Loeb Coaching & Consulting, Tammy held a variety of positions in mental health services, higher education administration, public policy analysis and fundraising. Her practical knowledge and experience in organizational and leadership development, workplace communications, and change management builds a relatable relationship with clients striving for higher performance results.   People & Resources Mentioned Roger Spitz Janice Mandel Wayne Dyer   Contact Tammy Website: https://www.tammygoolerloeb.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammygoolerloeb/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammygoolerloeb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TammyGoolerLoebCoaching/   Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer  LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. Over the Summer, I will be working on some other projects so will only be releasing 1 episode per month. The next episode will be out on Weds 16th August followed by Weds 13th September. We will be back to the usual release schedule in October with episodes coming out on Weds 11th October and 25th October. Have a great Summer! It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding.    *Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*