Career Advancement, Leadership and Promotion: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast
You’re doing great work. So why are you still being overlooked for promotions, leadership opportunities, or your next career move?
The Mid-Career GPS Podcast helps mid-career professionals build the visibility, influence, and career strategy to move forward. If you’re a manager, senior manager, or director who feels stuck, undervalued, or uncertain about what’s next, you’re in the right place.
I’m John Neral, a leadership and career coach. Each week, I share practical strategies and candid conversations to help you communicate your value, strengthen your leadership presence, and make more confident career decisions.
You’ll learn how to position yourself for promotion, navigate difficult workplace conversations, build strategic relationships, and lead with greater impact.
We’ll also tackle job search strategy, interviewing, and career transitions when your next step means moving to a new organization.
At the heart of this podcast are my SHOW UP strategies, helping you take an active role in your career instead of waiting for someone else to recognize your potential.
With more than 360 episodes, you’ll find guidance for the challenges and opportunities that come with this stage of your career.
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Career Advancement, Leadership and Promotion: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast
3. How to Protect and Promote Your Professional Brand
This episode is only available to subscribers.
Whether you are actively seeking a promotion or a new job at a different organization, you must be aware of your professional brand. Many mid-career professionals THINK they know their brand, but they have never asked anyone or done the hard work to understand what others say about them. As Jeff Bezos says, “Your brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room.”
In this episode, I’ll share a step-by-step process to help you get the information you need about your professional brand and what you need to do if the feedback you receive doesn’t align with your brand concept.
Key Topics & Time Stamps:
· Introduction (0:00)
· Defining Your Professional Brand (4:00)
· Being Brand Loyal (8:15)
· Brand v. Reputation (20:30)
· Promoting & Protecting Your Brand (23:00)
· Wrap Up (
List of Resources:
· Get Your Free Guide - 5 Mistakes Mid-Career Professionals Make (And Need to Stop Doing)
· Your Mid-Career GPS – Four Steps to Figuring Out What’s Next by John Neral
· SHOW UP - Six Strategies to Lead a More Energetic and Impactful Career by John Neral
If this episode resonated with you and you want more support in how you SHOW UP for your career and life, there are two ways we can work together.
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