Are you feeling frustrated because you’ve been passed over for another big promotion? Do you want to develop the skills you need to excel in senior leadership positions? Well, you’re in luck! Alex D. Tremble literally wrote the book on Reaching Senior Leadership, and he’s here today to share 10 essential growth strategies to help you rise to the top. Alex is an award-winning speaker, author, executive, and leadership expert who advises some of the nation’s most senior leaders on how to shape their company’s culture to attract, retain, and develop highly effective leaders. He is also the host of The Executive Appeal Podcast, which is focused on providing ambitious leaders with the leadership and career advancement skills required to excel.  Today, you’ll find out why mentorship, strategic relationships, and political savvy are oftentimes more important than hard work and you’ll learn how you can invest your time and energy into leveraging your strengths. Alex also reflects on workplace tokenism and the effectiveness of today’s corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and he shares valuable insights on exactly how diversity can be expanded in senior leadership ranks and how those individuals in underrepresented groups can attain the leadership roles and impact they have earned and deserve.  For all this and more, don’t miss today’s conversation!   Highlights From This Episode:  Why Alex believes that it takes a whole lot more than hard work to get you to the top. [03:31] How to be politically savvy, influence people effectively, and stay true to yourself. [08:21] Workplace tokenism and why it’s important to create diverse mentorship programs. [14:28] The essential role of strategic relationship building and networking for your success. [17:53] Reality check: prioritizing people isn’t bad and healthy relationships are transactional! [19:35] Top three essential growth strategies, starting with the value of investing in yourself. [26:54] A mindset shift to embrace power and money as tools to enable you to do good. [33:44] Where you can find more eye-opening leadership development tips from Alex. [35:22]   For More Information: Alex Tremble Alex Tremble on LinkedIn Alex Tremble on YouTube  Alex Tremble on Instagram Alex Tremble on Twitter   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Get your copy of Alex’s book, Reaching Senior Leadership: 10 Growth Strategies Every Government Leader Should Know Get more powerful, confident and impactful in just five minutes with Kathy’s book the 5-minute “hack” of Kathy’s book The Most Powerfl You on the Uptime app!   Ready to Take Your Professional Life and Leadership to the Next Level? Become The Most Powerful You! In reading a great deal about leadership today, and interviewing top leadership experts, I’m recognizing a disappointing trend—that the general concept and understanding of leadership has become so vague and watered down that most of it isn’t helpful at all, and it’s not suited to a majority of women who want to lead differently. The Most Powerful You training goes deeper. It helps you recognize and understand more about yourself as a person and the leader you want to be, then take empowering, transformative actions to operate in your role in a way that takes your leadership and your career higher, making the impact you dream to make. If you truly want to help your team, staff and organization become “The Most Powerful We,” this is the right training for you.   Take this course individually or bring it to your workforce and teams today! Click here for more information.   And stay tuned for the opening of the enrollment for the 8-week LIVE Most Powerful You course with Kathy! Enrollment opens in January! ———————   Calling all coaches!  Do you run a coaching business that focuses on supporting professional women? If so, I’ve got some exciting news about supporting your coaching growth, success, and impact. Right now, we’re opening the enrollment of my private (1:1) coaching tra