Mastering Confidence & Building Challenging Relationships
When I was just 26 years old, I was appointed the head of recruiting and sales for a big program in a Fortune 100 financial planning company.
To achieve my sales and recruiting goals I needed the help of six male Managing Directors, some of whom were double my age, and many of whom had rightfully large egos from the success they created for themselves.
Needless to say, it wasn’t easy getting them to follow my lead right away.
→They had their own agendas.
→ They had other priorities.
→ And they “definitely didn’t want a little whippersnapper telling them what to do.”
Yeah, I went through a lot of Kleenex boxes in those early years.
And on more than one occasion I was ready to tell them where to stick it.
But I didn’t.
Because I loved my job, and I was committed to building the skills necessary to be great it.
I’m walking you through this because just last week Renee Biery asked me what makes me an expert in building and managing relationships with difficult contractors…
…and my entire career at that finance firm flashed before my eyes.
Eventually I did earn a ton of respect from those guys… but to get there, it took patience, confidence, a lot of tears, and a so many lessons learned.
I’m excited to share with you I was featured on Renee’s podcast Only Girl on the Jobsite where we had a full conversation about:
Owning your expertise and conveying your value
Building relationships with new team members you don’t directly manage, but who you need to work with you (ehhem… contractors)
How to approach these team members when they aren’t exactly meeting your expectations or providing you the respect you deserve
I may have never been the lead on a 3 million dollar new build…
…but I do know what it’s like to be young, have a really important job, and depend on seasoned men who you don’t directly manage to make it happen.
I know this episode will be amazingly valuable for you.