#116 | How Influential Leaders Build the Relationships That Get Them Promoted Without Awkward Networking or Asking for Favours: Leadership, Influence & Promotion

What if the networking advice you’ve been following is actually making it harder to build influence and get promoted?If you’re a capable leader who knows you need more visibility, you may have tried the coffees, LinkedIn messages, networking events, and carefully crafted introductions. But when every interaction starts with an agenda, networking becomes transactional—and genuine relationships become much harder to build.In this episode, you’ll discover how influential leaders build relationships to get promoted by approaching networking in a completely different way.Stop treating your network like a pipeline and learn why the people who would actually take your call matter more than the number of contacts you have.Build genuine relationships without needing a reason to reach out, so your conversations create connection rather than another transaction.Use better questions to uncover unexpected opportunities and influence, including the simple question that transformed an eight-minute operational call into a valuable relationship.Listen to the episode to learn how to build relationships to get promoted without forcing networking, chasing visibility, or treating people like opportunities.New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.Stuck, simmering, or onto something juicy? I want to hear it. Drop me a line at [email protected] - I read them all.And here is the Spotify Playlist to accompany UnShakeable Her.Unshakeable Her is the podcast for women in leadership who are ready to build real influence, earn the promotion they deserve, and lead with confidence in systems that weren't built for them. Each episode tackles the challenges that shape leadership from the inside out, including imposter syndrome, resilience, credibility, boundaries, conflict, and feedback, while unpacking how pressure, workplace politics, strategic thinking, decision-making, and visibility affect the way ambitious women grow, lead, and get promoted without losing themselves in the process.