Episode 49

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12th Dec 2023

Five Strategies to Propel Your Professional Growth and Fulfillment

“You are the leader of your life and your career, so if you really want to grow then take extreme ownership in the work that you're doing.”

In this episode, host Kate Volman shares five impactful strategies to help you advance your career. Starting with the importance of defining your career goals in detail, Kate guides listeners through the power of taking extreme ownership, becoming a great communicator, and embracing optimism.

Through personal anecdotes and practical advice, Kate's insights will inspire you to take bold and courageous steps in developing your professional path. Tune in to discover how to apply these strategies and start taking the next best step in your career journey.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  1. Be bold and courageous in your leadership by asking for what you want
  2. Embrace an optimistic mindset and believe that your envisioned career path is achievable
  3. Take responsibility for your personal and professional development - meet deadlines, understand the expectations of your role, and continually strive to learn and grow

Things to listen for:

[01:24] Define what you want your career to look like

[03:29] Ask for what you want

[06:31] Take extreme ownership of your life and career

[08:42] Become a great communicator

[11:30] Be optimistic


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About the Podcast

Lead with Culture
A company can only become the best version of itself to the extent that its people are becoming better versions of themselves. What’s the key to making that happen? Building dynamic cultures so people love coming to work and accomplishing great things together.

Hosted by Kate Volman, CEO of Floyd Coaching, Lead with Culture is a show dedicated to exploring how great leaders create workplaces where people can thrive both personally and professionally.

Conversations are inspired by Matthew Kelly's bestselling books The Dream Manager, The Culture Solution, and Off Balance. Guests include incredible leaders as well as Floyd executive coaches sharing stories and providing insights into real strategies used to attract and retain great talent, execute effectively, become better coaches, build teams and grow businesses.

Whether you're a CEO, HR executive, manager, or simply part of a team, this show will help you become a better leader.

About your host

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Kate Volman

Your dreams are yours for a reason. What are you doing about them?

Our vision at Floyd is to make work fun and engaging for as many people as possible, by delivering world-class training and creating cultures that lead to thriving businesses that are profitable, scalable, and sustainable. My team and I show up every day excited to make this happen.

My team and I can help you build a dynamic culture so people love coming to work and accomplishing great things together.
➡️ Coaching. Everyone needs a coach. We have a coach for everyone.
➡️ Training.
➡️ Speaking.

I love my career and the journey it took to get here.
⭐️ I led the sales team, improved company processes, and created programs, workshops, and initiatives to help business owners build better relationships and execute results-driven marketing strategies during my eight years at the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.
⭐️ I initiated content marketing strategies that drove more traffic and increased brand awareness while in my role as Marketing Director for the City of West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency.
⭐️ I started a boutique marketing agency and helped business owners leverage digital marketing and video.
⭐️ I founded and facilitate Inspired Action, a goal-setting workshop specifically designed to help women achieve their goals.
⭐️ At Floyd, I lead a team of incredible people dedicated to helping people and organizations become the best version of themselves.

My mission is to help as many people as possible live a more joyful life doing more of what they love.
🎤 Check out my podcast Create for No Reason, a show about making something for the pure joy of it.
https://anchor.fm/createfornoreason

I love to network, collaborate, and help people achieve their dreams. The best way to connect with me is at kvolman@floydconsulting.com