Join us in this exciting episode as Mel Steinbach, CHRO of MasterClass, shares insights on intentional learning for career success. Mel brings a unique perspective with her extensive background as a senior executive search professional and CHRO, dedicated to creating conditions for employees and teams to thrive. As a key member of the executive team at MasterClass, she is committed to making high-quality learning accessible, enabling personal and professional growth for all. Mel has kindly offered a free, one-month trial to MasterClass at Work, MasterClass's enterprise offering, to the listeners of the Leverage Point podcast. MasterClass at Work provides powerful, flexible learning solutions featuring the lived experiences and insights from the world’s top experts. Claim your free trial via this QR-code:

Learn the strategic nuances of talent reviews and get actionable insights on how to navigate this critical process in talent management with intentionality and strategic acumen to get more of what you need from your career.

Dive into the art of navigating performance reviews with ease. Discover how to handle your emotions, engage with feedback constructively, and use the review process as a catalyst for professional growth.

Join us for Episode 15 where Angela and Sergey dive into the buzzing topic of AI in performance reviews. In "Will AI Take Over Performance Reviews?", we're chatting about how AI is changing the game in evaluating employee performance. Is it making appraisals better or just more complicated? We'll look at tools like Confirm and Culture Amp, which use AI to gather feedback and draft reviews. But here's the big question: can AI really replace the human touch in understanding and evaluating staff? We're also tackling the tricky side of ethics and how employees feel about AI-written feedback. Tune in for an engaging, straight-talk discussion that cuts through the tech jargon to the heart of what AI means for the future of performance appraisals.   Referenced study:  Tong, S., Jia, N., Luo, X., & Fang, Z. (2021). The Janus face of artificial intelligence feedback: Deployment versus disclosure effects on employee performance. Strategic Management Journal.

In this episode, our guest Edie Goldberg - a talent management consultant and author of The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity - talks about how to get a career edge by multiplying opportunities to do great work and learn. "It's much easier to find a new job in a different company than to find a new job in an existing company," she said, which is unfortunate, but it does not have to be that way. Listen in to hear her practical advice on what anyone can do to get an inside gig, like: Work on cross-functional projects Understand the skills you have and where the company is going to identify the potential match Get curious: ask people what they do. Interview others to learn what they work on Sell your boss on how your time and talent can be optimized Seek inside gigs to learn in the flow of work, and more…  Another thing she said that is absolutely true: "Your next job doesn't exist yet". Finally, do check out the 5 Pitfalls to Avoid When You Do Side Gigs blog post that we discussed with Edie.   ----- Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

Career success is accelerated when we, as individuals, are in alignment with the work we do: it gives us purpose, plays to our strengths, is enjoyable and more.  When we find ourselves “suited” to our work, it becomes easier to do, excel and be rewarded.  And when we know what alignment looks like, we can plan our career, to get more of what we want.  But finding alignment, and planning for success, isn’t a given.  And that’s where this podcast comes in. Judy Garfinkel, an executive coach and President of ICF Connecticut Chapter, sits with Angela and Sergey, to discuss what she has learnt in her career about how to seek alignment and plan for success.  -----Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

In the previous episode, you learned about the inner reasons why people don't develop. Those were all the psychological barriers that keep us in the comfort zone. This episode is about the external factors that will either speed up or slow down your personal growth. Listen in to find out how aligning yourself to the job, to people around you, and to the organizational culture is a leverage point to unlock your development.   ----- Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

There are 5 psychological barriers that keep us in the comfort zone. Knowing what those are will help you overcome them. And that's your leverage point.   ----- Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

The most complex and saddening involves employees when they feel they have to choose between their career and other important, personal considerations. But it's rarely "now or never." Most often, it's "now or later." Tune in to learn how to know the difference.   Click here to access the tool referenced in this episode.   ----- Music credits: Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

Who is a rebel talent and can it help your career? It turns out that breaking rules and pushing boundaries can help you stand out and thrive at work - it can be your leverage point. Francesca Gino from Harvard shares with us her research on self-leadership, curiosity, authenticity, and much more in this rebellious episode.   More about Francesca: https://francescagino.com/ The Rebel Talent book The Rebel Test: https://www.rebeltalents.org/the-rebel-test    ----- Music credits: Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

Giving feedback does not have to be hard. You just need to find the right words. Joy van Skiver, an executive coach, shares her time-proven methods of using specific formulas to deliver effectively even most challenging feedback.  -----Music credits: Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

Be your true self or fake it till you make it? The abundance of career advice is only rivalled by its degree of contradiction. But what does science and research say on the topic of authenticity at work. To figure it out, we asked the guru in the field of human performance - Marc Effron. So, should you fake it? More about Marc and his team: https://talentstrategygroup.com/about/  Marc's award-winning books: One-Page Talent Management 8 Steps to High Performance ----- Music credits: Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

You can’t always be in the job you love … so how do you love the job you're in?  There are a lot of reasons why it may make sense to stay in a role.  But doing something you don’t like 8 hours a day, forty hours a week … can be soul destroying.  This podcast explores who you can turn the experience into something worthwhile, even if it isn’t something ideal.  Resources: Check out the model of job optimizers (autonomy, variety and learning) at https://www.theedgeyouneed.com/tools  ----- Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

Do you get to choose your manager? Not always. And not really. But if you did have a choice, which is best? Male or female? Strict or lenient? Ambitious or settled? In this episode, we are talking about bosses: the good, the bad, and the best. Referenced in this episode: Wayne, S. J., Liden, R. C., Kraimer, M. L., & Graf, I. K. (1999). The role of human capital, motivation and supervisor sponsorship in predicting career success. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20(5), 577–595. Gardner, T. M., Munyon, T. P., Hom, P. W., & Griffeth, R. W. (2018). When Territoriality Meets Agency: An Examination of Employee Guarding as a Territorial Strategy. Journal of Management, 44(7), 2580–2610. ----- Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

We learn by doing; building a wide range of skills and capabilities is accelerated when we do a lot of different things, and in different environments.  So, the more job roles the better, right?   Yes … but.  This episode explores the benefits of moving roles, learning news skills, increasing your experience base, and growing your network … without the negative effects of moving too fast and missing experiences, or gaining a reputation as someone that “can’t see it through”.     ----- Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

There are better ways to ask for insight. In this episode … you’ll learn that people who solicit insight into their #performance get #feedback not readily available to others.  This enables them to improve their performance WHILE building their build their #network and their #professional_reputation and #personal brand, that support a great #career.  And that’s a leverage point …    In this episode, we made references to these sources. Be curious to explore! Book: FairTalk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback Article: Seeker beware: The interpersonal costs of ignoring advice   ----- Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

The power of mobility in accelerating one's career has always been undeniable. Taking up assignments in different geographies provides the experiences necessary for professional growth. But what is happening and what is likely to happen in the post-Covid world?     ----- Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

Is there such a thing as too much ambition? Ambition and career success are so closely linked: so it’s a good thing, right?  Not necessarily!  In this episode, we discuss the dangers of being over-ambitious and the leverage point available to those that learn how to manage them.   ----- Music credits: Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod