The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin
The Career Refresh is a comprehensive mid-career growth and transitions resource offering actionable leadership and strategic workplace solutions. Each episode delves into a wide range of essential topics, ensuring that every listener will find relevant insights regardless of their specific career challenges. From career navigation and confidence to managing others, imposter syndrome, burnout, team dynamics, job search strategies, and the 4Ps—perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities—this podcast has you covered.
Jill Griffin, a former strategist and media executive, has been featured on Adam Grant's WorkLife Podcast. She's written articles for HuffPost, Fast Company, and Metro UK. And she's been quoted by leading media outlets like Advertising Age, The New York Times, Departures, and The Wall Street Journal. Follow her on LinkedIn and join the conversation. Read more at JillGriffinConsulting.com for more details.
The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin
Transitioning from Top Sales Performer to Successful Leader with Sales Expert and Author Rebecca Gebhardt
This episode explores the challenges of promoting top sales performers to leadership roles, the importance of leadership training, and personal accountability for growth. Rebecca Gebhardt, founder of Rise Up Consulting and a two-time author, shares insights from Leaderboard to Leadership, a guide to transitioning from sales to leadership.
She explains how to immediately impact recruiting, retention, and revenue while avoiding burnout. We also discuss:
- How organizations can strengthen their leadership pipelines
- Why the status quo approach to promoting sales leaders needs to change.
- Challenges of sales-to-leadership transitions
- Lack of proper training and support for new leaders
- Accountability in leadership growth
- Playing to strengths while leading diverse teams
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Get Rebecca's latest book, Leaderboard to Leadership: How to Earn and Excel in Your First Sales Leadership Role
Show Guest
Rebecca Gebhardt is a two-time author, four-time founder, and leadership expert who runs Rise Up Consulting, partnering with visionary, value-driven organizations to empower leaders at all levels. She focuses on developing frontline leaders through training in goal-setting, performance management, and essential leadership skills. Rebecca advocates for leadership programs that break from traditional approaches to create stronger, performance-driven cultures. Her books, Beyond the Board and Leaderboard to Leadership, guide individuals in achieving their goals and excelling in sales leadership. Rebecca’s mission is to redefine leadership for the future and strengthen leadership pipelines across industries.
Jill Griffin , host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).
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