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Her Ambitious Career
Ever wish you had the insight, strategies and encouragement of an executive coach, with over 14 years experience, coming straight to you every single week? That’s exactly what you’ll get when you tune into 'Her Ambitious Career', with your host and personal brand expert, Rebecca Allen! What you'll get from Rebecca: Step-by-step, practical strategies to help you build your executive profile, manage up and establish yourself as that sought out expert. Set yourself up on the fast track to senior leadership. Articulate your value with confidence. Be more influential. This podcast is here to help you take the guesswork (and stress) out of proactively managing your career, building credibility and visibility and having a lot more fun in the process! Tune in, get inspired, and discover how hundreds of corporate women have achieved promotions, pay rises and dramatically grown in confidence by following Rebecca. Whether you're a female leader who feels unrecognised, are unsure of your direction, wish you were better at articulating your value or are ready to step into our own light and showcase your personal brand - we've got you! Each week Rebecca comes to you with ideas to help you take fresh action on the most important strategies you need to enjoy the career success and fulfilment you deserve!
Her Ambitious Career
Ep 206 - Safety at Work Isn't Optional: What 6 Women Need to Truly Thrive
What does it mean to 'feel safe' at work? I interviewed 6 different women to find out!
In today's episode I am exploring the complexities around feeling safe at work. I have spoken to six different women in their 30s and 40s, from a range of different industries, to understand better how they define the concept of 'safety'.
Feeling safe and feeling free go hand in hand. Because if we’re not safe to speak, lead, challenge, or just exist — then we’re not free to succeed.
To deliver at your best, both for you and your organisation, it’s essential that you also feel secure: that people have your back, that you’re supported no matter what, and that the office is genuinely a place to learn and grow.
And critically that you can come to work feeling physically and emotionally safe to express yourself without judgment, penalty or harassment.
Here are the 6 themes that emerged from my conversations, 'safety' is:
- Feeling free to be myself and to be authentic at work
- Being able to assert myself without negative judgment and for my performance to be judged on merit
- Given the space to speak, without being interrupted
- To come to work without being harassed
- Sharing vulnerabilities, or asking questions, without that being used against you later
- Being able to challenge or disagree without being labelled 'difficult'
Rebecca on being labelled 'difficult' when asserting yourself:
"A lot of women have this experience: it's a double edged sword: do I assert myself or do I tone it down for fear of coming across as 'overly emotional' or 'aggressive'? It would be rare for men to be judged and labelled in the same way women are." (Rebecca Allen, host - Her Ambitious Career Podcast)
Rebecca on feeling unsafe:
"Feeling unsafe can compromise your values like authenticity, respect, being valued and integrity. And if you don't feel safe, you might then procrastinate about how to manage the situation or how you could have responded more effectively. Clearly, feeling unsafe at work affects productivity and the bottom line too. "
Links:
- Listen to a related ep: 3 Reasons You Need a Career Coach Like Me (9 min)
- And Ep 192 – Know What Constitutes ‘Sexual Harassment’ at Work & The Action Victims Can Take, with guest Sarah Cappello (18 mins)
- Download Rebecca's free gift: 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted
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About Rebecca:
Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca