#126 | These 3 Leadership Blind Spots Are Making You Miss The Very People Who Could Accelerate Your Career Influence & Promotion Opportunities

Who are you overlooking because you’re too focused on the people above you?Leadership blind spots can quietly limit your influence and promotion opportunities—not because you lack ambition, but because your brain is naturally wired to scan upward for threats, approval, and opportunity.In this episode, we explore why you may be overlooking the colleagues and allies already around you, how familiarity makes reliable people fade into the background, and why exhaustion can make these blind spots even stronger.You’ll discover:How to recognize the people who are already on your side and may have valuable insights, feedback, or influence to offer.Why hierarchy, habituation, and salience bias can distort where you focus your attention—and cause you to prioritize titles over substance.How to rebuild your capacity to notice and engage with the people around you, creating stronger relationships that can support your influence and career progression.Listen to the episode to uncover the leadership blind spots that may be keeping you from seeing the very people who could accelerate your career influence and promotion 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.