6: Stop Trying to Turn Your Career Weaknesses Into Strengths

“Turn your career weaknesses into strengths,” is common advice you can find when you’re trying to move up in your career. But it’s that very advice to focus on your career weaknesses — rather than your strengths — that keeps many women stuck in their careers, unable to earn that next-level title (and the salary to go with it).Here, Jill and Sara, a SisterSmart Career Success Coach, share why you shouldn’t focus  your energy on fixing your weaknesses, what to do when you can avoid your weaknesses in your role, and how to leverage your strengths to be the perfect-fit candidate for your next role or promotion.  01:30 — How to identify your biggest career and leadership strengths 04:14 — 4 categories of your strengths to look at05:32 — What if you can’t avoid your weaknesses? 08:05 — How to use your Strength Finder results to create strengths you’re known for 09:20 — How you can shift from “do you like me” and “am I good enough for this role” to what you can contribute to the company in that role13:01 — Ways to build “scaffolding” to support your weaknesses without trying to “fix” them 15:57 — Why it’s important to own your weaknesses in front  of other people 16:22 — How you can own your strengths if you lack confidence at work   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE• Zone of Brilliance Exercise: • Strength Finders Assessment: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/254033/strengthsfinder.aspx—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —✈️ FREE PASSPORT TO PROMOTION PRIVATE PODCAST: 7 STEPS TO GET PROMOTED FROM DIRECTOR TO VP Get access to the Passport to Promotion Private Podcast—👩‍💻 APPLY FOR THE SISTERS IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM An 12-month coaching program for women leaders who want to rise up and fulfill their career potential and get promoted from director to VPJoin Sisters in Leadership to Get Promoted to VP—💻 EXPLORE OUR LEADERSHIP COURSESWe offer a few leadership courses for you to begin sharpening your skills from meeting management to executive presence and productivity.Sign Up for a Leadership Course—👋 CONNECT WITH JILL 🌐 Website: https://sistersmart.com/ 🎥 YouTube: https://linktw.in/uWD3ko 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillavey/