3 Entrepreneur Lessons That Would Have Made Me a Better Executive

If you're waiting for your company to invest in your growth, send you to leadership training, or map out your path to VP, you're going to be waiting a long time. The lessons I've learned in four years of entrepreneurship would have made me a better executive a decade ago, and you can use them without leaving your job.Since becoming an entrepreneur, I've grown more in four years than I did in the previous fifteen. And what's wild is realizing how many of the things that have helped me build a successful business are the exact same things that would have helped me get promoted faster, lead better, and be way less stressed in my corporate roles.The best part is you don't need to start a business to use them. They're available to you right now, wherever you are in your career. I just gave you the cheat code.WHAT YOU'LL LEARNWhy being intentional about your career is the same skill as running a business, and how to start treating yourself as the CEO of your own pathThe investment in yourself I avoided for years (and the actual number I now spend annually because the ROI is undeniable)What "find your people" really means at the senior leadership level, and the kind of room that gave me permission to take bigger swingsThe mindset shift that costs nothing and changes everything, plus how to tell when your brain is lying to you about whether you belong at the tableThe flywheel: how intentionality, the right people, and mindset reinforce each other to change the trajectory of your careerRESOURCES MENTIONEDConnect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4aWeekly newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletterCurious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.Join me live in Ottawa, Canada, on October 23rd. Save your seat at owntheroomsummit.com.Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quizRemember, there's room for all of us at the table.