Get Yourself The Job

Positive Mindset = Greater Success in 2021 Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill start off 2021 by exploring how we need to mentally prepare to look for a new job and to interview. They discuss the pitfalls that people can find themselves in when beginning a job search. Additionally, they provide tips and tools to prevent those setbacks. In every episode of this special 3-month series, they will end with an exercise that can be immediately applied to allow someone to land the job they desire. In this episode, they share the "Power of 3" exercise: thecloroxcompany.com/blog/professional-brand/

Why overcome fear when you can use it? Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan are joined by Guryan Tighe the founder of Fourage. She shares her insights on overcoming fear and using it forge new and deeper connections. They suggest diving into your fears and dancing with them. fourage.io/about A few of her insights include: -Your values are your purpose and action -Fear can drive deeper1 connection -Our “Why” is bigger than “I” -Authenticity should be part of every job description -Connect to gratitude to move through fears

Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill speak with the co-founder of The Transcendence Theater Company, Amy Miller. They discuss how to manifest the 2021 of your dreams using practical tools. Amy offers the three following take-aways to step into 2021 ready to embrace receiving everything you want personally and professionally: 1. Take 4 deep breaths to be more present 2. Go on your "magic walk" and feel what it feels like if everything you want in 2021 has come through. Feel how you want to be (dream/have gratitude!). 3. Get out your journal, and write down what is important in your life, what connections and people are most important to you. transcendencetheatre.org

Compassion Is Vital In Work and Life This week Jennifer and Brandon were joined by Dr. Nate Regier, a compassion expert and author of two transformative books on the subject, "Seeing People Through" and "Conflict Without Casualties." He shared some key takeaways on how we can approach compassion to others and ourselves in our lives as well as our careers: Join others and allow if not encourage them to suffer. Yet give that suffering purpose by asking where are you going together so they can heal? Compassion without accountability = Nowhere. Accountability without compassion = Alienation. You can choose the emotion not the situation. Compassionate accountability partners matter.

The Year of the PIVOT Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill discuss how 2020 was the year of the PIVOT for organizations and job seekers alike. Hill suggests to PIVOT toward the positive in 2021 using: Passion Innovation Valor Openness Tenacity They emphasize the importance of having an “accountability buddy” to help you achieve this pivot. Hill and Maslan also offer a tool to help you design your pivot in 2021.

The Importance of Impact vs Intent Catrice Monson joined Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill to talk about the importance of being authentic, accountable, and uniquely yourself, and how that is vital to increasing diversity and inclusion. Catrice has devoted the last two decades to the entertainment industry and helping them be better to their employees, as well as being a more diverse and inclusive landscape. Here are our takeaways: You need people in your life to hold you accountable Do the thing that is most challenging Make sustainable long-term goals for more diversity and inclusion in your organization Be a mentor The power of one is strong Be aware of your impact more than your intent Say sorry when possible and it is always possible Make space at your the table for other diverse voices The health of an organization is based on how safe people feel sharing ideas, which leads to innovation Be quirky

Your Difference Is Your Value Jennifer K Hill and Brandon Maslan were joined by Mandy Bynum McLaughlin to discuss why people should bring forth their unique value always, and how organizations should value those differences. A company's leadership that values diversity, inclusion and belonging is a successful company. Our takeaways were: -Be a part of a group of movement within your organization to meet more people and discover new opportunities. -Inclusion comes from the top. -Ask yourself a time you felt like the “other” ? -Doing things differently equals success. -If you are in the room, bring it. -In interviews, bring your full self as early as you can. -Your diversity is your value.

Millenials are Amazing and Your Company Can Be Too Dr. Julia Ivy of Northeastern University joins Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill for a “Get Yourself the Job” show focused on inter generational workplaces. The takeaways: Bring your whole self and companies need to hire the whole self. Find synchronicity with one another Share your passion Be proactive in your outreach Listen with empathy and share what you have learned about an organization Develop trust Make an impact and go somewhere you can thrive in the community Build your employees a bigger sandbox and give them ownership Rock your individuality as that is what helps collective win

Allyship in the workplace Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan were joined by two very "good guys" David Smith and Brad Johnson to discuss allyship and sponsorship in the workplace. They are best selling co-authors of the books Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies For Women In The Workplace. Workplaceallies.com The key takeaways were: 1) Share your social capital 2) Establish trust with those you seek to be in support of 3) A sense of humility matters 4) Mentor up programs work j5) The more we interact the more me like each other 6) Practice the art of “I don’t know” 7) Allyship is not self-defined, those you seek to be an ally will let you know if you are one. 8) If you are in a position to do so, sponsor others 9) Stretch opportunities are critical to career growth 5) Toss the mic in a meeting to a colleague whose voice needs to be heard

The Two "R's": Why Relationships and Reputation matter Patty Dingle, Head of diversity BNY Mellon, Americas. Patty joins Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill for 'Get Yourself the Job' to discuss the importance of relationships and one's reputation to thrive in our careers. The top 10 key take-aways for this show include: 1. Access is key 2. Keep in touch and keep relationships strong 3. Always pay it back 4. Find your tribe that includes you 5. An environment must be safe for all voices to be heard 6. Leaders need to be vulnerable 7. Listen to everyone as if they are wise 8. Admit mistakes and share credit, as well as always listen deeply 9. Belonging is when voices are heard and valued 10. Go where you can have an impact

Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan, co-hosts of "Get Yourself the Job" on LA Talk Radio, discuss the advantages to authentic humor and bringing levity to a situation personally and professionally. They emphasize how a little light humor can go a long way in leadership, job interviews and your job. The three take-aways they share in this episode are: 1) Don't take yourself too seriously. 2) Inject humor where and when you can 3) Always look for the "mutual yes"

"Leading from the Front" This week Jennifer and Brandon were joined by Julie Cullivan the Chief Information Officer and Chief People Officer of ForeScout who recently was acknowledged for being a Cybersecurity Women of the Year recipient. She shared the importance of leading from the front by “going ugly early“ and saying the hard thing. In addition, she shared the importance of being vulnerable with others to establish trust and safety. Finally, she reminded us to create great friendships at work with people who have shared values and get things done. Remember if you are in a growth mindset then you are the "s#$t".

How Leadership and Kindness lead to a more successful career. In this show, Maslan and Hill explore the importance of kindness in the workplace, as well as the filters we see ourselves and others through. The three take-aways for this episode include: 1. Letting others know "I got you" 2. Be in service 3. Help others move on or move on yourself

Shawn Layden: Great Leaders Are Explorers. This week Shawn Layden joined Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan to discuss what makes a great leader, and how to implement that leadership. Shawn discussed his 30+ year journey at Sony Corporation and Playstation, while sharing the lessons he learned along the way. He reminded the audience that early in your career, be sure to be a great follower by making yourself useful and being engaged. Tell a compelling story to relay your points, the leaders of tomorrow are going to be "explorers" who are charting the unknown, and that a leader’s job is to clear the road of obstacles so their people can do their jobs. We also learned about why everyone should be an ally as well as why it just makes good business sense.

Communication is so important, on this show we talk about how we talk to ourselves and how we communicate with others. If you want to have impact seek to understand yourself and others and you will be understood.

Advocates: Why you want them and why you should be them in order to reach new heights in your career. In this second episode of the series, Brandon Maslan and Jennifer Hill speak with VP of Finance at Lyft, Michelle DeBella, about what it takes to find an advocate and/or to be an advocate. They suggest that in order to be successful, you first have to know what you want. When you are clear on what you want, you can make more thoughtful career moves and know how to advocate and be advocated for. Michelle is a dynamic and results oriented executive leading global finance and governance teams for over 25 years. Michelle is currently a VP of Finance Transformation and Governance for Lyft, helping the company and finance and other teams transform and scale in a high-growth, ever-changing industry and mature in a post-IPO world. She built Lyft’s first Internal Audit team and ERM program and is partnering closely with the CAO and other teams leading transformation in Lyft’s Finance processes and systems, includi

What it takes to get moving towards "Landing The Big Job." In this first episode of the series, Brandon Maslan and Jennifer Hill suggest reaching out to others to get feedback around your strengths and areas for improvement, working on getting unblocked by stopping the ways we sabotage ourselves from moving forward and ways to discover what the big job is and ways to start moving towards it. They suggest three key takeaways you can take this week and in the months ahead are creating a career roadmap for 6 months all the way up to 10 years, know that you are ready long before you feel ready to ask for that big promotion or go for that big job and go out and talk to others within your company and beyond about your strengths so that you can then share those more clearly with others on your way to the top of your chosen profession.

Jennifer K. Hill speaks with founder of the Institute for Zen Leadership and author, Dr. Ginny Whitelaw. Dr. Whitelaw discusses her new book Resonate: Zen and the Way of Making a Difference. She shares what resonance is, and how we can learn to find our purpose by being in resonance and coherence with the world around us. institutezenleadership.org Dr. Ginny Whitelaw is the founder of the Institute for Zen Leadership, a Zen Master in the Chozen-ji line of Rinzai Zen, as well as President of Focus Leadership. She is a recognized expert in leadership development and executive coaching and has authored 4 books, including The Zen Leader. A biophysicist by training, she combines a rich scientific background with senior leadership experience at NASA, and more than 20 years developing global leaders. Together with Mark Kiefaber, she developed the FEBI® to measure 4 mind-body patterns of personality, and trains practitioners worldwide in how to apply FEBI in their work. She has served as adjunct faculty to Colum

Jennifer K. Hill speaks with best-selling author and martial arts expert, Richard Haight, about his latest book The Warrior's Meditation. Haight shares his journey of learning meditation, and how it helps him to conquer his fears and be his best self. He shares meditation techniques, and how meditation can help a person to handle any stressful situation they might find themselves in professionally or otherwise. For more information, please visit richardlhaight.com. Author Richard L. Haight is a master-level instructor of martial, meditation and healing arts. He began formal martial arts training at age 12 and moved to Japan at the age of 24 to advance his training with masters of the sword, staff and aiki-jujutsu. During his 15 years in Japan, Haight was awarded masters licenses in four samurai arts as well as a traditional healing art called sotai-ho. He is one of the world's foremost experts in the traditional Japanese martial arts. Through his books, his meditation and martial arts seminars, Haight is h

Jennifer K. Hill speaks with publishing CEO of Izzard Ink, Tim McConnehey, about the do’s and Dont’s when it comes to self publishing. He emphasized the importance of find the right editor for you, and doing research on the publishing company you are planning to use. izzardink.com As a multifaceted publishing visionary, Tim McConnehey specializes in the publishing of eBooks through his company, Izzard Ink Publishing. And when he says multifaceted, he means it! Tim directs eight teams covering every facet of publishing: finance, distribution, marketing, website development, art, public relations, cover and interior design, audiobook production, editing, and copyright. A solid leader, McConnehey has an outstanding record of growing market share, by continuously energizing and positively influencing team members to deliver solutions that not only improve productivity but deliver bottom-line results. Izzard Ink Publishing has now grown from that initial idea to a business that has sold over 300,000 books and