Today on Talk Talent To Me, we are joined by career and leadership coach Amy Scialdone. After 25 years in corporate, her passion for developing people moved her to start her own executive coaching and leadership development company called The Empowerment Key. In this conversation, you'll hear how she wound up in HR, occupied her seat at the VP table, and has been guiding others ever since. This episode is packed with advice on the power of the pause, the top areas for improvement that most leaders struggle with, and insights into different types of promotion and selection processes, plus we learn a bit about Amy's work with the vital all-female C-suite network called Chief before diving into her 6-month The Empowered You program. Amy outlines how this training guides the process of self-inquiry necessary to lay the internal foundations of energy leadership, through showing up with self-regulation, awareness, and connection.    Key Points From This Episode: An introduction to Amy Scialdone and her 25 years in corporate before starting The Empowerment Key. What moved her to pivot out of her VP title to delivering her training independently. How she found clarity on her boundaries and what her coaching role would entail. The power of the pause and finding the thread throughout your career. How she learned HR and always had a seat at the table. What it means to put the business lens on HR. The “I-to-we” skills that she thinks many leaders lack, and why. The key principle for career success: doing your own internal work. Talking about the role of proper communication in long-term leadership and team output. Amy shares some insights into different selection and promotion processes. Hear about the work she's doing with the incredible female C-suite network, Chief. Some of the common challenges women face in male-dominated industries.  An outline of the work she does in 6-month The Empowered You program.   Some final wit and wisdom on self-reflection, how to take a pause, and the three O's.     Tweetables:   “We learned to incorporate the business into the decisions we made. I always had a seat at the table and didn’t know how not to.” — Amy Scialdone [0:09:09]   “[The secret to career success is] understanding yourself, regulating yourself and then understanding how that really works with others. And then understanding how others are different and how to make those connections.” — Amy Scialdone [0:14:25]   “All you can control is you. My three big things are; gaining clarity on who you really are and how you’re showing up. Then, that builds your confidence and it helps build that connection.” — Amy Scialdone [0:14:37]   “Hopefully from an HR lens and from an executive leadership team role, you are putting people in place that can help make a difference, that can help make an impact but you are also providing them the support they need to grow into those role.” — Amy Scialdone [0:21:24]   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Talk Talent to Me Amy Scialdone on LinkedIn The Empowerment Key Chief Rob Stevenson on LinkedIn Hired