55. Does your company encourage you to be more visible?
Does your company encourage you to be more visible? #Takeaways It’s a win win for companies to provide a platform to showcase the talents of their employees Companies can highlight your work when you take ownership over it and tell them about it There are different strategies that companies can take to start to put the spotlight on their people When female leaders engage key stakeholders their companies also reap the rewards as well. Self promotion = Company reputation So today I am talking about whether companies want their people to be more visible and showcasing their work in the organisation and how important that is for women's career progression and how they can provide a platform to make this easier. On the show with me today is Alexandra Greenwood who leads the people culture in Derwent fm and is an advocate for developing positive cultures within the workplace. Her passion is to ensure people are working in an environment where they can be their authentic self which will support creativity. She shares the importance of female leaders being more visible and that they can do this through stepping forward on behalf of others too and really highlight the work they are doing which in turn puts them on the map as incredible leaders. “I got a real buzz for the HR world and enjoyed developing people in a different way to how I had done it previously” - Alex “I’ve also had many knock backs and trying to get to where I am today hasn't always been easy but with each of the knock backs I have learned something new about myself” - Alex “I know you are really passionate about creating that culture where people can be themselves “This is crucial within HR as we shape a lot of the people processes within the company so we need to understand our diverse workforce but we also need to be mindful that not all colleagues want to be visible and they need to feel safe and have your trust so it’s about getting our visibility right for all. Our people are everything they are at the heart of what we do” - Alex “I find that a lot with women who are often very ambitious but don’t want the attention” - Gemma “There has to be that internal encouragement within companies that self promotion is ok and that it isn’t showing off and finding ways to help people to do that” - Gemma #Resources “5 Steps to being more visible at work” one page guide mentioned in the episode - get yours here: https://www.gemmastow.com/5-ways-to-be-more-visible-at-work Get the White Paper ‘Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women’s Career Progression: https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast Book a call with Gemma: http://bit.ly/CallGemmaPodcast More info about the 1-1 No More Hiding 12 month Coaching Programme: https://bit.ly/NMH12Pod Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Alex Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aligreenwood/ #nomorehiding #leadership #selfpromotion #femaleleaders #leadershipdevelopment #visibilitymatters #personalbranding