If you've ever stayed late, said yes to everything, and still wondered why you're not moving up, this episode is for you. I'm sitting down with Irish executive coach and founder of 360 Leadership, Lucy Gernon, to talk about what's actually holding high-achieving women back. Spoiler: it's not your skills or your work ethic. If you're doing the work and not getting the credit, join me on March 9th for my workshop, From Invisible to Influential to learn how to create the right visibility with the right people for just $27. Register at morewomenpromoted.com/workshop/

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Why people pleasing isn't just a personality trait. It's a childhood survival strategy that's quietly running your career decisions
• How to redefine balance as a feeling rather than a schedule, and why that shift changes everything
• The confidence move that helped one of Lucy's clients save her company $2.8 million and land a seat in strategic meetings
• Why women wait for proof before speaking up and how to start sharing your ideas with conviction before you feel ready
• How to identify the non-promotable work you're doing and start saying no without guilt

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Free Task Audit: morewomenpromoted.com/audit/

Connect with Lucy Gernon:

• 360 Leadership Podcast
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucygernon/
• Website: https://www.lucygernon.com/

Still waiting on that VP promotion? Join me March 9th for my workshop to learn exactly how to create the right visibility, with the right people, in a way that positions you as VP-ready. Register here: https://morewomenpromoted.com/workshop/

Curious what it's like to work together? Send me a DM on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward and we can take it from there.

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.

Are you working hard but still being overlooked? The problem might not be your performance; it's that no one in leadership knows the impact you're actually having. Learn how to start getting recognized at work at morewomenpromoted.com/workshop.

If you're the person who works hard with your head down and waits for the right people to notice, this episode is going to hit close to home. I'm breaking down the three types of visibility that women in corporate tend to fall into, why two of them are quietly stalling your career, and what strategic visibility actually looks like in practice.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Why reactive visibility (waiting to be asked) signals that you're a great executor but not an executive-ready leader
• Why performative visibility (speaking up constantly) can actually create doubt instead of confidence in your leadership
• What strategic visibility looks like and the specific behaviors that shift how leadership perceives you
• How to influence decisions before you ever walk into the room
• Why it's not about how much you say, but whether you're shaping how your organization thinks

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Recognition & Visibility Workshop on March 9: morewomenpromoted.com/workshop

Curious what it's like to work together? Send me a DM on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward and we can take it from there.

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.

If you have ADHD or suspect you might, this episode is for you. I was diagnosed with ADHD in my 40s, after my entire corporate career. Here are the three shifts that helped me thrive as an executive with ADHD. Register for my delegation workshop at morewomenpromoted.com/delegate

I spent years believing my ADHD behaviors meant I didn't belong at the table. I was always late to meetings, struggled with detailed strategy documents, and watched my neurotypical peers seem to breeze through tasks that felt impossible for me. But here's what I learned: people with ADHD often make exceptional executives.

In this episode, I share my journey of getting diagnosed with ADHD at 43, why middle management is actually the hardest stage for people with ADHD, and the three specific shifts that allowed me to not just survive but thrive in executive roles.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Why people with ADHD make great executives
• The one weakness-focused strategy that kept me stuck and what I did instead to finally break through to VP
• Why "eat the frog first" advice doesn't work for ADHD brains and what to do instead
• How to design your role and team to leverage your ADHD superpowers while delegating your weak spots
• Why middle management might be harder for you than senior leadership (and why that's actually good news)

Whether you have ADHD, suspect you might, or just feel like conventional productivity advice isn't working for you, this episode will give you practical strategies to thrive in leadership.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Delegation Workshop: morewomenpromoted.com/delegate
• Episode on Morning Routines - Apple | Spotify
• Episode on Delegation - Apple | Spotify

Curious what it's like to work together? Send me a DM on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward and we can take it from there.

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.