Dear Thriving Introvert! In this newsletter, I'll cover: Overcoming the hidden trap of executive decision fatigue and overthinking your next move There is a subtle, exhausting cycle that happens when you reach leadership: because you spend 40+ hours a week solving complex problems for everyone else, your brain stays in constant high-alert mode. When you log off, that same analytical energy turns inward onto your own career. You replay conversations in your head. You second-guess whether you...
14 days ago • 2 min read
Dear Thriving Introvert! In this newsletter, I'll cover: How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for a Job Search If you’re an introverted manager or director, traditional career advice can feel exhausting. You’re told that advancing your career requires blasting out dozens of resumes, posting daily content on social media, and filling your limited free time with endless networking coffee chats. When you’re already managing complex teams and a heavy operational workload, forcing extroverted...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Dear Thriving Introvert! In this newsletter, I'll cover: How to protect your limited energy while keeping professional doors wide open Last week, you learned about how to network on LinkedIn without coffee chats with asynchronous networking. This week, you'll learn what to say when someone asks to "pick your brain."As an introverted leader, you likely receive many inbound requests from professionals or former colleagues to "hop on a quick call" to network, catch up, or ask for your career...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Dear Thriving Introvert! In this newsletter, I'll cover: How to build high-trust professional relationships on LinkedIn on your own timeline Traditional networking advice is exhausting. You are constantly told to reach out to strangers and schedule "quick 15-minute coffee chats" or hop on Zoom calls to "pick their brains." But after a long day of managing your team or searching for a new job, the absolute last thing you want to do is expend your remaining social battery performing on a live...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Dear Thriving Introvert! In this newsletter, I'll cover: Why treating your LinkedIn profile like a carbon copy of your resume keeps you hidden from recruiters When you are completely swamped running cross-functional corporate teams, finding the time to update your professional footprint is exhausting. Out of pure survival mode, many managers and directors make a quick, well-intentioned shortcut: they open up their old corporate resume, copy the dry bullet points, and paste them directly into...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Dear Thriving Introvert! Special Invite: Join me for a free webinar with FlexJobs on Tuesday, July 14, at 2 PM EDT. Topic: Beyond the Job Search - How to Design Your Career Path as a Remote or Hybrid Employee Learn more about this event: https://www.flexjobs.com/events/event/1411 Can't make it? Sign up to receive the recording. In this newsletter, I'll cover: How to position your cross-functional influence so executive recruiters see you as a leader If you are a senior manager looking to...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Thriving Introvert! Special Invite: Join me for a free webinar with FlexJobs on Tuesday, July 14, at 2 PM EDT. Topic: Beyond the Job Search - How to Design Your Career Path as a Remote or Hybrid Employee Learn more about this event here. Can't make it? Sign up to receive the recording. In this newsletter, I'll cover: Overcoming the silent pressure of trying to figure out your job search completely alone There is a quiet, heavy burden that comes with being a senior manager or director....
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Thriving Introvert! In this newsletter, I'll cover: How to rewrite your LinkedIn profile to successfully switch industries as a senior leader If you are a senior manager or director looking to make an intentional transition into a new industry, you face a unique branding problem. You aren't trying to climb a traditional, linear ladder within your current company; you are trying to switch tracks entirely. When you sit down to look at your digital profile, a lingering anxiety sets in: your...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Thriving Introvert! In this newsletter, I'll cover: How to reactivate your professional network with zero awkward small talk I constantly see questions from senior managers who feel stuck on one specific networking challenge: "How do I reach out to a former colleague I haven't spoken to in two years without sounding desperate or like I only want something from them?" For an introverted leader, cold outreach takes massive mental energy. We tend to overthink the perfect phrasing, worry...
2 months ago • 2 min read