Say It Skillfully® – Dream job, market yourself without arrogance
August 10, 2021
Hosted by Molly Tschang
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Episode Description
Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 92, Jenn, Molly’s first caller, brings a refreshing outlook and is keen to empower female colleagues, who feel left out and marginalized by what they perceive as “good ol’ boys culture” of a senior male leader. As a statistician, she loves data: “trust in God; all others bring data” and wants to do her part to ensure someone’s reputation isn’t damaged based on hearsay. We discuss how to acknowledge her colleague’s feelings and encourage them to take positive action, vs. be a victim (Note to leaders: appreciating people, even in seemingly small ways, can produce outsized impact). Then Julie shares her inspiring story of becoming a small business owner; she's keen to position her services relative to the competition in order to gain new clients, but is concerned about coming across too aggressively (16:15). Finally, a 30-year veteran in financial services, Gary, calls in pensive about what it would take to leave a safe and secure career and pursue a dream of being his own independent boss. He asks Molly about her own leap of faith in exiting corporate America. Molly shares how vital it is to know yourself, what moves you, and where there is demand. “Managing the downside” is what enabled her to de-risk going out on her own. We also talk about having the conversation with family about making such a move as it impacts all members (34:50). Molly’s thought for the week: Stop pushing so hard on the door looking for happiness—it opens inward. Tune in for these action-provoking conversations as you learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.
Say It Skillfully®
Tuesday at 8 AM Pacific Time/11 AM Eastern Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel
Molly Tschang's Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you benefit from Molly's guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. She helps everyone from CEOs to interns to recognize that we are all both part of the problem as well as the solution, and that the path to solving any problem is to say what needs to be said.
Molly is a rare breed: tough enough to advise CEOs and company boards, but empathetic enough to understand the human costs of not allowing talent to shine. She has helped dozens of management teams navigate the human after-effects of mergers and acquisitions, and her show brings her expert guidance to a wider audience.
Say It Skillfully® every Tuesday at 8 AM Pacific Time/11 AM Eastern Time on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
Molly Tschang
Molly Tschang helps her clients' organizations gain the skills to Win As One, which most other companies never even try to do. She starts at the top, guiding management to commit to each other’s success and lead as one cohesive unit.
Molly is Founder and CEO of Abella Consulting, a New York-based leadership development and business advisory consultancy that helps senior leaders cultivate the collaborative capacity to elevate individual, team and organizational performance resulting in accelerated sustained, profitable growth. She created and hosts the “Say It Skillfully®” video series on LinkedIn, making it easier for all members of an organization to say what needs to be said in a constructive and productive manner.
Prior to launching Abella, Molly held executive leadership positions at Cisco Systems and U.S. Filter, where she led the integration of over 80 acquisitions. She holds a BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from UCLA. In 2017, Molly was selected from among 12,000 applicants to be a protégé of Marshall Goldsmith through his 100 Coaches initiative. In her downtime, she enjoys tennis, yoga and cooking with family and friends.
