Your Brilliant Difference Podcast with Finka Jerkovic: Personal Branding for Career Advancement
Episode 187: Manager vs. Leader: These 7 Skills Will Set You Apart (Part 2 of Leadership Mastery for Managers Series)
16 Jan 2025
Welcome to another episode of the Your Brilliant Difference Podcast and part 2 of the Leadership Mastery for Managers series. If you haven't yet already, check out episode 186 to design your career growth pathway. In episode 187, I'll be focusing on the seven skills you need in 2025 to help you get to the next level in your career. There's no doubt about it—a title doesn't make someone a leader. This is often why, in the workplace, people can pick apart leaders from managers. They carry a certain presence and particular skills that makes them shine from the crowd. Now, what skills are those? According to my Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast, the seven must-have skills to take your career to the next level, to take your management from transactional to transformational leadership are: Executive presence Influence Relationship building/networking Transformational leadership Personal branding Pitching and selling ideas Presenting Why are these skills so important, how will they impact your work, and what other themes should you consider when playing the workplace game? Tune in to find out. What You'll Learn: The skills you need for future work and leadership demands. The importance of focusing on interpersonal and communication skills. The top skills corporate professionals and leaders are proficient in today. The top skills corporate professionals and leaders are deficient in today. How executive presence, personal branding, and managing difficult conversations impact your career advancement. Get Career Clarity and Direction for 2025: Download the Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast Surveying over 100+ corporate leaders and professionals, Finka Inc. has the pulse on what's top of mind for people at work in 2025. What should be your priorities? What is the workplace landscape going to look like? What are career advancement critical skills you need to help you soar? Find out by clicking the button below to download your copy. [Grab Your Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast]
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