118. Influence Without Formal Authority: Communicate So Senior Leaders Trust (and Reward) You

You don’t need direct reports or a bigger title to prove you can lead at a higher level. You just need to communicate with greater authority. In this episode, Speak Like a Senior Leader™ client, Karla, shares how she shifted from permission-seeking to bringing forward a recommendation confidently, how to adapt a message for different executives, and explains the recognition now coming her way. You’ll Discover: ▪️The seemingly harmless words and phrases that keep you trapped in your boss’s shadow and read as “not ready for the next level”▪️Language swaps to stop sounding like a junior level executor and instead convey senior-level prowess▪️ What Karla said that led a C-suite executive to seek her out for a high-visibility role—and how changing the way she showed up in meetings earned her praise from top executiveshttps://melodywilding.com/summitConnect with Melody:FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work WeeklyGet on the Waitlist for Speak Like a Senior Leader™Get on the Waitlist for Lead from WithinGet Melody's new book, Managing Up