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Creating Your Career Board of Directors

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Your professional network got you here. But who’s going to get you to the next level?

Advancing your career isn’t just about having a strong network – it’s about identifying the specific people who hold the most influence over your career trajectory and knowing exactly where to focus your energy.

In this second training of the Cultivating Career-Enhancing Relationships series, you’ll identify your Career Board of Directors: the decision-makers, influencers, and supporters who will shape your next move – and leave with a clear, focused plan for where to invest your relationship-building efforts.

What you’ll discover:

  • The 3 types of relationships every professional needs to deliver results, navigate politics, and think strategically
  • The 5 key questions to identify who belongs on your Career Board of Directors
  • How to assess what you know about them – and crucially, what they know about you
  • A visual mapping tool to instantly see where your most important relationships stand and where to focus first
  • What your most important stakeholders need to know about you – your aspirations, strengths, and personal brand – and how to let that come through naturally

By the end, you’ll know exactly who your most important career relationships are, where the gaps are, and who to start with – so you can stop leaving your career advancement to chance.

Cultivating Career-Enhancing Relationships

Part 1: Building Your Future-Focused Professional Network
Part 2: Creating Your Career Board of Directors
Part 3: Developing Senior-Level Relationships

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May Busch

May Busch

May is an executive coach, speaker, advisor, and author of the #1 international bestseller VISIBLE: How to Advance Your Career Without Playing Politics, Selling Your Soul, or Working Yourself into the Ground. She’s a seasoned business executive with a passion for helping leaders be the best they can be.

As an executive coach and mentor, May brings 24 years of front-line corporate experience and expertise, most recently as COO of Morgan Stanley Europe, to help professionals overcome (often hidden) obstacles, advance to the next level in their careers and reach their full potential.

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