#60 | Performance Is Only a Third of the Promotion Formula & the Leadership Influence Moves Nobody Taught You.

Are you doing exceptional work but still not getting the influence or career progress you expected?For many women in corporate leadership, the issue is not capability - it is visibility. This episode explores how imposter syndrome, workplace dynamics, and outdated assumptions about merit can quietly limit influence and slow career progress, even for highly capable women.You’ll understand why performance alone is rarely enough to move your career forward.You’ll learn how influence, image, and exposure shape career progress in ways most women were never taught.You’ll walk away with simple, practical ways to become more visible and more influential without losing your authenticity.Play this episode to learn how to turn your existing strengths into greater influence, visibility, and real career progress.More from the showYour Career Prompt Pack full of questions and challenges to help you craft your career story.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.