Executive Career Upgrades – Details, episodes & analysis

In this crucial episode of The Executive Career Upgrades Podcast, join Tim Madden as he discusses strategies to secure your professional future during economic downturns. With layoffs on the rise and inflation impacting businesses, it's more important than ever to be proactive about your career stability.

Episode Highlights:

- Understanding the Current Economic Climate: Gain insights into the impact of recent layoffs and high inflation on the job market, and why it’s essential to be prepared.

- Strategies for Recession-Proofing Your Career: Learn practical steps to safeguard your career, including maintaining updated career documents, leveraging your network effectively, and mastering your interview skills.

- Real Stories from the Job Front: Hear real-life accounts from individuals navigating the challenging job market, underscoring the urgency of having a solid career strategy.

- Networking and Visibility: Discover the power of networking and how to increase your visibility among decision-makers through strategic LinkedIn use and content creation.

Whether you're actively searching for a new role or just looking to strengthen your position, this episode offers actionable advice on navigating through tough economic times with confidence.

Tune in to fortify your career strategy and stay ahead of the competition.

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In this transformative episode of The Executive Career Upgrades Podcast, Tim and Kristina Madden unravel the complexities between assertiveness and aggression in the workplace. They explore how these behaviors impact your career trajectory and the perceptions of your colleagues and superiors.

Episode Highlights:

• Understanding Aggression vs. Assertiveness: Discover the differences between being aggressive, which often involves forceful and dominating behavior, and being assertive, which is about confidently stating your needs and boundaries without infringing on others.
• Navigating Workplace Dynamics: Gain insights on how to effectively communicate and assert yourself in professional settings without crossing into aggression, ensuring that interactions remain productive and respectful.
• Real-Life Applications and Strategies: The co-hosts share personal stories and professional scenarios that illustrate the consequences and benefits of both behaviors, providing listeners with real-world applications of the discussed concepts.

Whether you're looking to enhance your leadership skills, improve your workplace interactions, or simply understand the impact of your behavior on your professional environment, this episode offers valuable strategies and thought-provoking discussions.

Tune in to refine your approach to workplace communication and leadership, ensuring you strike the right balance between being heard and maintaining respect.

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On today's episode, we dive into "Salary Negotiation: 4 Tips on How to Negotiate a Higher Salary." Join hosts Tim and Kristina Madden as they unpack the key strategies and psychological tactics that can transform your approach to negotiating a higher salary.

Some highlights of the episode are:

1 - Understanding Your Market Value: Learn how to research and articulate your worth based on industry standards.

2 - Presenting Your Skills Effectively: Tips on how to showcase your abilities and experiences to maximize your appeal during negotiations.

3 - Key Communication Techniques: Discover the crucial conversational tactics that can influence the outcome of your salary discussions.

4 - The Psychology of Negotiation: Insights into the mindset shifts necessary for turning potentially intimidating negotiations into opportunities for career advancement.

If you're preparing for a significant job offer or aiming to enhance your current compensation, this episode will provide you with the necessary tools to effectively negotiate your salary. For additional help in your career, visit execupgrades.com/podcast to schedule a free career consultation with us.

On today's episode we talk about the 4 Ways To Make Your Job Search Successful When You Want To QUIT. Let's be honest, an Executive search is tough and you're likely to face a lot of rejection. In this episode we wanted to give you some practical tips on a few ways you can push past wanting to quit.

Some of the highlights are:

1-Always be re defining your why (why you started)

2-Prioritize tasks & time block

3-Generate excitement (adopt a mindset that collects evidence that you will be successful)

4-Network with people who have achieved what you want Looking to land a new role quickly? Go over to execupgrades.com/podcast and book a free career consultation with us.

On this week's episode we talk about "The Real Reason Recruiters Don't Call You Back" with special guest and seasoned Headhunter Patrick Barbour. More importantly we go over how to ensure this NEVER happens to you.

Some highlights of the episode are:

1 - Busy

2 - You bombed the interview and they didn't want to give you bad/negative feedback

3 - Business needs changes

4 - Hiring Freeze

5 - Budgets

6 - Something is Going on Behind the Scenes

As always if you need help in your career go over to execupgrades.com/podcast

On episode 43 of the Executive Career Upgrades we talk about how you can use Technology to Accelerate Your Executive Search and most importantly how you can save 70 hours per week!

Some of the key highlights of this episode are:

1 - Ladders Apply With Me

2 - Calendly

3 - Esferas.io

4 - Inc 5000

5 - Emailing Finders

6 - Leveraging LinkedIn

As always if you need help in your career go on over to execupgrades.com/podcast

On today's episode of the Executive Career Upgrades Podcast we talk about 5 Ways To Be Your Biggest Advocate. Learning how to do this effectively will impact not only your professional life, but your personal life as well. Tune in this week for some practical tips to help you succeed!

Some highlights of this episode are:

1 - Be proud of your accomplishments

2 - Know your value to the organization

3 - Strengths & Weaknesses

4 - What environment empowers and enables me to do my best work

5 - Get specific on your end goal and create a roadmap

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On today's episode of the Executive Career Upgrades podcast we talk about the #1 thing that holds professionals back in their career search, fear. Knowing how to identify this as well as having practical tips to push through are vital to have not only a successful career, but life.

Here are some highlights of the episode:

1 - Problems With Fear

2 - The Fear of Failure

3 - Fear of Change

4 - Fear of Rejection

5 - Fear of Success

6 - What To Do

As always if you need help in your career and want to land a new role quickly in a job you love, go to www.execupgrades.com/podcast

On today's episode of the Executive Career Upgrades Podcast we talk about 5 Ways You Can Use Storytelling To Accelerate Your Career with special guest Dr. Connor Robertson . Mastering this will allow you to get any new job you want as well as make it tremendously easier to get buy-in from your team.

Some Highlights Of This Episode:

1 - Shorter is always better

2 - Know your audience

3 - Your Message / Your Value

4 - Be vulnerable / Make it personal

5 - Practice

On today's episode of the Executive Career Upgrades podcast we talk about 4 signs of broken corporate culture. How do you identify them, how do you know when its time to leave, and what your options are.

Some key areas are:

1- If the company is not ASKING questions about your Personal, Professional, and financial goals

2 - If the company is not positioned to make your success EASY

3 - Absence of accountability

4 - There’s little to no enthusiasm

As always if you need help in your career go to execupgrades.com/podcast