Leadership Development Coaching and Leadership Influence for Career Advancement with Sabrina Braham MA MFT PCC

For long, many believed that leadership development coaching was for C-suite executives or company leaders alone. But not anymore; more and more managers and directors realize the power of leadership influences their impact, career advancement, and income.

Essential leadership development coaching teaches you influence that lets you become the go-to person in the eyes of your company’s management – meaning, better projects, wholesome opportunities, and faster career advancement.

So, how do you invest in leadership development, especially with the more pressing everyday work responsibilities? What things should you look out for in a leadership coach/ consultant? And how do you calculate your ROI from hiring a leadership coach/consultant?

Tune in to this episode of Women’s Leadership Success to find out.

Leadership Development Coaching and Development: WLS 119 Episode Highlight

How does influence apply to leadership? Why is it important?
How do you utilize your influence to advance in your career?
How do you gauge your company’s leadership?
Can better communication help change your company’s culture?
The benefits of hiring a leadership coach/consultant and how to go about it.

Leadership development coaching with executive coach Sabrina Braham MA MFT PCC

Sabrina Braham MA MFT PCC & “Tourism Tim” Warren

In today’s Women’s Leadership Success Podcast, Sabrina Braham is interviewed by her husband, Tim Warren, co-founder of the Women’s Leadership Success Podcast and a leading tourism marketing trainer/consultant/coach.

The discussion is on growing your leadership skills and influence to gain better work opportunities and professional recognition. Aside from building the skills and finding the right coach, the duo also discusses your return on investment for leadership development, making time for it between your hectic schedules and why you shouldn’t push it for later.

Leadership Influence for Career Development: Show Notes

What is meant by Influence in leadership? [01:50-03:02]

How do you focus on growth and success despite being caught up in never-ending project deadlines or work commitments? [03:02-05:18]

What should companies do to gauge leadership development as part of their corporate growth part of their objectives? [05:19-08:17]

How do you engage better with the concept of a growth mindset? [08:44-12:51]

Why the conversation on growth mindset development is relevant to not just leaders but people working in the more technical roles too [12:52-14:42]

How does a leader aspiring to become better improve their company or team culture? [14:42-16:14]

What is the return on investment for leadership development coaching? [17:03-18:55]

How do you pick the right coach or consultant for your leadership development? [21:36-21:40]

How to calculate your ROI from hiring a leadership coach/ consultant or investing in your skill development in any way? [23:40-27:23]

What are the most practical and measurable benefits of hiring a leadership coach/consultant? [27:46-29:14]

Leadership Influence for Career Development:

Women’s Leadership Success Summary: Essential Leadership Skills Episode notes:

Commit to developing your leadership skills.
- This will help you get promoted, build influence, and get your ideas across.

How can you assess your leadership influence?
- Ask yourself: Where are you on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 be the highest rating) regarding your ability to communicate with your team? And your influence in getting ideas across to your higher management to other departments?

Why you need to develop your leadership and influence now.
- Suppose you don’t begin to develop your leadership skills. In that case, you could find yourself in uncomfortable positions as you move up the organizational hierarchy for your lack of knowledge on utilizing your influence.

To gauge your leadership communication development, ask your team members to rate you on a scale of 1 – 10 (10 is the highest rating).
- Ask for feedback on how you could improve. Connecting with your team is the best way to assess your leadership skills.

Can’t find the time and money to invest in leadership development coaching?
- Here’s a tip from Sabrina: Invest a part of your time and 10% of your income regularly into education. So that when a great class or coach comes up, you can hire them because the money is already there, and you’ve made space for it.

Ditch the fixed mindset that says your growth is fixed.
- Replace it with a growth mindset. Believe that you have unlimited intelligence and potential and that it can keep growing. Know that any mistake only helps you become better.

The most important thing to change the company culture is communication.
- Be clear about your goals and expectations. Get into a continuous feedback mode and make small improvements to your work culture. It gradually grows.

What is the return on investment for developing your leadership skills?
- Better self-awareness and self-reflection. You start noticing your career movements and becoming more committed to improving them.
- You learn to engage your people in helping you improve. On the company’s end, its culture gradually improves.
- People are more likely to speak up and tell you if something’s not working or if they have feedback on anything important.

What is your potential financial ROI in leadership development coaching? 100% to 1000% or more is possible.
- Suppose you invested US$10,000 over one year and increased your salary and bonuses to $30,000 in 1 year. This is a 300% ROI. Not bad…
- What about after three years and your increased earnings were collective, $100,000? This is a 1,000% ROI. This is what is possible. But you must find the right coach, have a growth mindset, and do the work.

How to pick an Executive business coach/consultant.
- Read their Linkedin recommendations to see if they have a track record of great success.
- A good coach will not only help you become a better leader but will help you in getting there a lot faster.

leadership Development – Actions for Traction

Listening to a podcast or reading a book is a good start. But the way you will change and grow yourself is to take a small action every time you have an aha from what you have heard or read.

Here are three possible actions you might consider: