Have you ever been in a meeting that didn't drag on too long, where the loudest hogged the conversation and gave everyone a fair time to speak? I bet you have - frequently. Now you'd think meetings were not that important but they are to a strategist as this is where you get to build your reputation as someone to be listened to, but if you don't understand how to get your ideas heard, then you're ignored as irrelevant. I know because I've been there. So in this episode I spill the beans on what's likely the culprit that if you take to heart will have others listening to you instead of that loud - let me hog all the limelight person- Welcome to the inner strategist.

Are you a supervisor? A team leader? or even a first time manager? If so then you may have the title but not the power, as I found myself in my first management role. As a new manager you have to be able to lead well and please your leadership team and do the best for your team - but if your wings are clipped and you don't have true power then that can put you in a difficult position. In this episode I go through how a new manager is likely to be perceived, what happened when I started leading a new team and how being a strategist helped me and can help you too.

This is the first full episode of the inner strategist a podcast about helping you navigate the power, people and politics of work. If you've had issues with your boss, your manager or your colleagues, a big part of this is because you do not have the right strategy. I explain the subtle power plays to watch out for at work, so you can be protected. I bust the myth of hard work, and show you how to really succeed at work, without changing who you are.