On this week's episode of Career Espresso, I'll explore the concept of career envy and how it can hold you back from making progress in your own career.

If career envy has got you firmly stuck in a rut, the first thing to know is that you don't have to stay there. Owning the envy is the initial push and then knowing you don't have to be a prisoner, nor are you trapped in your current career. You may not actually want the job, of the person you've really got this envy, that chief target, but you may want a need or even deserve a new job yourself. Take that career envy energy and make it work for you.

We'll cover the definition of envy and I'll be providing prompts to help you recognise your envy triggers and deal with the emotions that they stir up. This includes a 3 step process to follow next time you are struggling with career envy.

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00:00 Understanding Career Envy

02:27 Types of Envy: Malignant vs. Benign

04:25 Using Others' Success to Learn and Grow

05:23 Turning Rejection into Redirection

08:17 Harnessing Career Envy for Positive Change

09:47 Celebrating Your Own Accomplishments

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In this weeks episode of Career Espresso I'm sharing six tried and tested self-coaching techniques that I use with my clients that you can adapt to be your very own career coach.

This was inspired by the main reasons that clients get in touch to work with as a career coach. More often than not they are feeling stuck, in need of motivation or they need to be held accountable to get the important stuff in their careers done. Whilst these are all excellent reasons to start working with a coach, it's also important to consider how you can adopt some of the mindset management techniques that a coach will use to help you get focused when you need it most.

In episode 44 of Career Espresso I'm sharing six tried and tested self-coaching techniques that I use with my clients that you can adapt to be your very own career coach. And don't forget to take a look at this week's podsheet to support and encourage further learning and exploration of the podcast topic. The link to download will be in the episode show notes as always.

00:00 Taking Charge of Your Career: Six Self-Coaching Techniques

03:30 Setting and Managing Career Goals

05:56 Tracking Progress and Accountability

08:13 Self-Reflection and Goal Setting

10:45 Recognising Your Value

11:18 Using Comparison as Motivation

11:27 Being Coachable and Open to Criticism

12:47 Making Decisions that Align with Your Goals

13:07 Join a Career Coaching Community

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Feeling stuck at work is a very common experience and a main reason that clients reach out for help to a career coach, but it's important to figure out what to do next.

Listen to this week's episode where I'll be covering seven ideas to help you get unstuck:

1) The activity removes doubt principle

2) Asking 'what' instead of 'why'

3) Avoiding excuses that keep you stuck

4) Evaluating your career skills and recognising their value

5) Looking for growth opportunities

6) Asking for help and growing your network

7) Facing your fears and embracing personal responsibility

As ever the episode ends with this weeks career coaching questions which uses the concept of 'Future You' to help you get unstuck.

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Lately, I've been doing a bit more mentoring, and this has involved working with women who tend to be earlier on in their career journeys. As ever, I started a session recently by asking if my mentee had anything specific in mind for our meeting, which is what I'd always do to begin. To which the response was, "I'd like to hear more about your career journey and if you would do anything differently."

As questions go, that was certainly one to get me thinking.

I'm not going to lie, I needed to take a moment because that felt big. So in episode 42 of Career Espresso I'm sharing some career learnings inspired by my own career journey, and the conversations I have with the amazing women I work with.

Listen to the episode now, where I share 10 valuable and hopefully inspiring learnings for you to reflect on. As always, I end the episode with a coaching question and this week is all about getting unstuck.

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In this weeks Career Espresso I'm talking about something we can all be guilty of at times, and that's procrastination.

We love to procrastinate, putting off those big tasks until we've crossed something much less pressing, but somehow satisfying off our to-do list. We all procrastinate with 88% of us admitting to doing it for at least an hour a day, but why? And how can you stop procrastinating to be more productive?

Listen to this episode where I delve deeper into why we procrastinate, common types of procrastinators and also 7 tips for you to implement that will help you stop procrastinating.

As always, I end the episode with a coaching question and this week is all about stopping you before you hit that procrastination button.

00:00 Understanding Procrastination: Why We Do It

01:55 Types of Procrastinators and Their Approaches

03:52 Tips to Overcome Procrastination

05:18 The Power of Starting and Short Intervals

06:44 Tackling Tough Tasks and Setting Deadlines

07:42 Focus and Acceptance: Done is Better Than Perfect

08:39 Keeping Your Future Self in Mind

09:04 Overcoming Procrastination: Self-Awareness and Discipline

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This week I'm talking about what to do when you disagree with your manager or someone more senior than you. Do you voice your opinion, or do you choose to keep quiet?

Let's be honest, staying quiet or nodding your head in disagreement, even when you really disagree, definitely feels like the safer option. It doesn't require fighting your fears or going against your instincts. It's the easiest option when the idea of challenging someone more senior than yourself can appear risky.

But not speaking your mind just because it feels uncomfortable could be a costly mistake. It's completely normal to shy away from disagreement at this level. We've got a natural bias to avoid situations that could harm or hurt us. Listen to this episode now, where I share five points to consider when you're trying to work out what you want to do next and also six steps to help you navigate the conversation.

00:00 The Cost of Staying Quiet

01:25 Assessing the Risk: When to Disagree

03:53 Requesting Permission to Disagree

04:51 Explaining the Purpose of Your Disagreement

05:20 Backing Up Your Disagreement with Examples

05:49 Inviting Input and Feedback

06:19 Acknowledging the Person in Power

06:47 The Value of Disagreeing Respectfully

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In this episode, I'll explore the impact of office housework on women's career progression and share how organising a seemingly innocent Christmas dinner nearly tipped me over the edge...

Office housework refers to the non-promotable tasks and emotional labour that women often find themselves responsible for in the workplace. While these tasks are crucial for maintaining a positive work environment, they can be taxing and time-consuming, without providing any recognition or advancement opportunities. I'll look at some strategies that will help you to reduce the burden of office housework so you don't always have to be the one left holding the leaving card!

Plus as always I'll end the episode with a coaching question and this week it's all about helping you to say no to extra work that doesn't fit with your career goals.

Rose Hackman "Emotional Labour"

Appearing confident and getting credit for it - why it may be easier for men to gain influence at work

Heavier Lies Her Crown: Gendered Patterns of Leader Emotional Labor and Their Downstream Effects

00:30 The Role of Emotional Labour in the Workplace

00:59 Defining Office Housework

01:30 Gendered Expectations and Office Housework

03:25 Non-Promotable Tasks and Invisible Work

04:51 The Personal Cost of Office Housework

05:19 Turning Down Non-Promotable Tasks

07:15 Avoiding Office Housework

09:14 Balancing Responsibilities and Career Growth

09:43 Saying No to Extra Work

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In this week's episode of Career Espresso, I'll explore the concept of finding happiness at work and share four science-backed ways to help you be happier in your job.

As ever these are simple strategies that can be implemented without making major changes to your working day and can have a significant impact on your overall happiness and productivity.

Plus as always I'll end the episode with a coaching question and this week it's all about helping you to make a 'good enough' decision in your career.

Links to studies and books mentioned in this episode

Happier workers are on average 13% more productive.

Starting the day with a positive activity can set the tone for the rest of the day.

Reducing decision fatigue by focusing on high-impact decisions can improve productivity.

Acknowledging progress, no matter how small, can increase happiness at work.

00:00 Introduction: The Pursuit of Happiness at Work

01:29 Chapter 1: Start the Day Right

04:26 Chapter 3: Make Progress and Acknowledge It

05:52 Chapter 4: End the Day Right

06:49 Conclusion: Taking Control of Your Happiness at Work

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