Stuck in Your Comfort Zone

What’s keeping you from fulfilling your career potential, or the leadership role you desire? As a leadership coach who’s trained ambitious senior-level womxn, breaking old habits is difficult, read on to discover what I’ve been taught to break old habits.

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Alex Cooley
Living your Career Potential

So do you wanna fulfill your career potential? Of course, you do. As someone in the business of helping people change their lives by up-leveling to potential-fulfilling careers, read on to see what motivates womxn to drive toward career changes.

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Alex Cooley
Do the right people know you for the right things?

When it comes to your career value prop - what are you known for? A key piece to start up-leveling your career is knowing how to communicate to strategic stakeholders the top skills and experience you are known for — how do you do that? Read this blog article to find out.

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Alex Cooley
Does this scare you?

We all have fears when it comes to career advancement. In this article, I talk about how to uplevel your leadership opportunities, with the help of a sponsor. I explain the benefits of a sponsor and how to find one. Read on.

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Alex Cooley
Future Proof Your Career

The employee and employer relationship has changed, career change and advancement as evolved. In this article, we share with you how to proactively keep your connections engaged, keep your network activate for the benefit of your career, and advancement opportunities.

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Alex Cooley
Are you guilty of this?

If you are seeking a leadership role, doing your time isn’t the same as earning your stripes. Learn how Pia, a high performer at Amazon, sought her Director role with these “how-to” tips.

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Alex Cooley
If your org doesn't support female talent?

If your company doesn’t recognize female talent and put the time and effort in to develop you — here are 3 tips on how to develop your leadership skills in a corporate environment. Or Do you have an interest in starting a career development program at your organization? Here’s a cheat sheet of talking points to your leadership.

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Alex Cooley
Networking Without Awkwardness

If the thought of connecting with professional acquaintances for the sole purpose of asking for something feels dirty and needy, congratulations, you are in good company. In this blog post, we share tips and mindset shifts on how to network without awkwardness.

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Alex Cooley
Show Your Manager "I got this."

Often, a manager's first priority isn't their team - it can be their bosses, the org’s goals and strategy, a full zoom cal, their ego. So finding the time, skill or will to mentor. It may not be in the cards. Here are 3 ways to manage yourself and your leadership skills with an absentee manager.

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Alex Cooley
What It Means to Have A Female Boss

In the first 20 years of my professional life, I had precisely three female bosses. Of those, only one was a woman of color. So, when I finally found my way to the Madam Secretary writer's room run by a female creator, I felt like a camel taking its first pull of water after an absurdly long desert odyssey.

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Alex Cooley