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What happens when you are capable, reliable and doing all the right things, but still find yourself hesitating when it is time to speak up, put yourself forward or own what you have achieved?
That was at the heart of September’s Women Automotive Network virtual event, Step Up and SHINE: How to Be Seen, Heard and Paid What You Deserve.
Personal Impact Coach and international speaker Jodi Goldman joined the network for an interactive session exploring visibility, influence, confidence, networking and the ways we can sometimes hold ourselves back.
Jodi introduced her SHINE framework and challenged attendees to recognise the moments when fear starts talking them out of taking action, particularly when it comes to speaking up, stepping forward and allowing themselves to be seen.
One of the most recognisable ideas from the session was what Jodi described as “worker bee mode”: doing, doing and doing, becoming the reliable person everyone counts on and the “safe pair of hands”, while also feeling exhausted and not as rewarded as you believe you should be.
Jodi challenged the idea that simply doing good work and hoping “our work will speak for itself” is enough to be seen and recognised.
She described three gaps that can develop when we hold ourselves back: a confidence gap, a power gap in how we communicate, and a visibility gap.
Jodi’s first message was to stop waiting until you feel completely ready before stepping forward.
She asked attendees to notice the difference between the voice saying “I should apply”, “I should speak up” or “I should introduce myself” and the immediate “yes, but...” that can follow.
One of the practical tools she shared was the five-second rule: count backwards from five and take the first action before you have time to talk yourself out of it.
“We’ve got to start stepping up before we feel 100% ready.”
How often do we respond to an achievement with “I got lucky”, “it was nothing” or immediately redirect the credit somewhere else?
Jodi encouraged attendees to look properly at what they had done to create an outcome. That might include the decisions taken, the work completed, the skills developed, the challenges overcome and the opportunities pursued.
She also challenged the discomfort many people feel around talking about their achievements, reframing it as sharing knowledge, experience and lessons that could be valuable to somebody else.
“What happens if we started to think about sharing our knowledge and sharing our experiences and sharing our successes as value giving, not bragging?”
Jodi described influence as inspiring another person to change, take action, or think or feel differently.
Her message was that influence requires showing up fully: speaking your mind, using your voice, being honest and direct and allowing yourself to be seen.
One phrase became a repeated theme throughout this part of the session:
“Nothing to defend, nothing to prove, nothing to fear.”
Jodi encouraged attendees to take that mindset into situations such as asking for what they want, saying no, speaking to somebody new at a networking event and putting themselves forward.
Networking was the fourth part of the framework.
Jodi encouraged attendees to reach out to people, build relationships and make sure others know who they are and what they are looking for.
She shared practical examples including arranging coffees, connecting with people in different parts of your organisation, posting on LinkedIn, attending events, going into the office and even joining calls early enough to have a conversation with the people already there.
One of her strongest points was that career opportunities are influenced not only by who you know, but by who knows you.
The final part of SHINE was about allowing growth to be messy and uncomfortable.
Jodi spoke about continuing to try, learn and improve rather than stepping outside your comfort zone once, getting an outcome you did not want and immediately retreating.
Her message was to keep asking what you could do differently and how you could make the next attempt better.
“Allowing it to be messy, allowing it to be uncomfortable... we’re always evolving and growing.”
Jodi also introduced her Animal Instinct quiz, her take on psychometric profiling.
She explained that the quiz can help identify which areas of the SHINE framework may be most useful for you to work on, depending on some of the patterns influencing how you show up.
Jodi closed by bringing the five parts of the framework back together:
For Jodi, these behaviours are central to becoming more visible, building confidence and being seen and heard.
Hear Jodi take you through the full SHINE framework, the examples behind each step, the Animal Instinct quiz and the live Q&A.
Jodi Goldman is a Personal Impact Coach and international speaker on a mission to stop brilliant women getting in their own bloody way.
She has almost 20 years’ experience coaching thousands of professionals and has worked with organisations including Google, Amazon, Sony and Accenture.
Jodi combines psychology, behavioural change and practical tools to help people build confidence, visibility and impact.
Known for making the complicated human stuff practical and entertaining, expect plenty of “OMG, that’s me” moments, a few uncomfortable truths and something you’ll actually do differently afterwards.
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