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Stop Proving, Start Positioning: Building Influence with The Authority Code - 020
In this solo episode of "Lunch with Leaders," Adaeze Iloeje-Udeogalanya shares a pivotal career insight: the shift from proving your worth to positioning yourself for leadership. Drawing from her own experiences as a woman in STEM, she explains how the common drive to over-prepare and seek validation can paradoxically hinder career progression.
Instead of constantly trying to prove you belong, she argues for a proactive approach of positioning, which involves shaping perceptions, asserting capability, and demonstrating readiness to lead. This episode is a guide for high-achievers, especially…
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