082: Future-Proof Your Work by Building Your Authentic Voice (On the Job) | Katie Anderson

  Want proof that building your authentic voice and personal brand while you're still an employee is your game-changer? Do you want to understand how a personal brand can future-proof your work in a volatile job market?  Look no further than my guest Katie Anderson. Today, Katie is an internationally recognized leadership and learning coach, consultant, and professional speaker.  But that's not where she started.   Like you, she was an employee working tirelessly in an organization for many years.  Then something happened that changed everything. She began sharing her unique perspective on her organization's work while on the job. This led to some unexpected opportunities. But it did more than just open doors.  Sharing her unique perspective and building her brand while still on the job empowered her decision to leave the career track.  It gave her the solid foundation that fueled immediate success in her consulting practice.  And she did all of this before she felt 100% ready.  Katie's story doesn't just show how a personal brand while on the job can pave your way to entrepreneurship.   She shows how it can strengthen your value within your current job.  Listen in to learn more including:  Tips on how you can find and share your authentic voice Why you may be missing an opportunity to add more value within your current organization because you're not sharing your unique perspective  How getting validation on your work from outside of your organization can help you in your current role   This episode was powerful for me and I know you're gonna enjoy this reframe experience!    Listen to Katie's Chain of Learning Podcast: https://kbjanderson.com/podcast/ Katie's Book: https://kbjanderson.com/learning-to-lead/   Follow Katie on these platforms: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson/ Twitter: https://x.com/kbjanderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatieAndersonLeadership/ Website: kbjanderson.com    About my guest: Katie Anderson is an internationally recognized leadership and learning coach, consultant, and professional speaker, best known for inspiring individuals and organizations to lead with intention and increase their personal and professional impact.  Katie is passionate about helping people around the world learn to lead and lead to learn by connecting purpose, process, and practice to achieve higher levels of performance.  Her book "Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning" is an international #1 Amazon bestseller.   About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations.  Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy.  This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future.  It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.     Follow Joy on LinkedIn  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/