138: Stop being overlooked at work with Paula Sheridan

Are you fed up with being overlooked at work? Do you feel your work is underappreciated? If so, this episode is a must-listen for you! Joining Aoife this week is business and personal coach Paula Sheridan, who is on a mission to help clients unwrap their potential and exceed their expectations. This episode offers terrific nuggets of wisdom and brilliant tools for managers to help make your workplace fairer. Paula delves into the life skill of visibility and unpacks why you must stop waiting to be noticed. We learn the key to raising your visibility at work and getting your work appreciated, along with the powerful questions to ask when seeking constructive feedback. Paula also shares how we can shut down the gender gap and reminds us of the importance of self-acknowledgement and why we should celebrate our wins and achievements. Further key points throughout include; - An introduction to Paula Sheridan - Women in the workplace: closing the gender gap - Influence and visibility – what are you getting done? - The benefits of getting ahead of workplace issues - Connecting your objectives to business outcomes - Performance management: what practices are effective? - The managers perspective: how to avoid bias in the workplace - The key to bridging a career development gap - The practice of acknowledging achievements and catching the raindrops - How to ask for feedback at work - What being happier at work means to Paula “I’d love a world where people get promoted entirely on merit. And for that to happen, we all need to learn to communicate what it is that we do and the value that we offer.” – Paula Sheridan. THE LISTENERS SAY: Do you have any feedback or thoughts on this discussion? If so, please connect with Aoife via the links below and let her know. Aoife would love to hear from you! Resources: https://iamremarkable.withgoogle.com/ Connect with Paula Sheridan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-sheridan/ https://www.unwrappingpotential.com/ Connect with Happier at Work host Aoife O’Brien: https://www.happieratwork.ie https://www.impostersyndrome.ie https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien https://www.twitter.com/HappierAtWorkHQ https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie https://www.facebook.com/groups/happieratworkpodcast