Katy McFee LinkedIn Posts

I only had a woman boss for 5 months of my 18-year career.

That's it!

During my entire corporate career... less than half a year,

Making money used to be my #1 goal

And I don't regret that or apologize for it.

This may surprise some of you...

Growing up, I

The most successful people wake up at 4am

Average guru morning routine:
- up at 4am
- freezing cold shower
- drink some lemon cayenne water (remember,

I barely lasted 2 years at my ‘dream’ job

I had wanted this job REALLY badly

I was dying to work at the company

And then

How to deal with months of unsuccessful job searching?

Let's face it, if you've been trying to find the right opportunity for over 6

One major change helped me become a successful exec:

I started playing to my strengths

And delegated, minimized, or outsourced the rest

This is a really

Stop worrying about whether you're cut out for Sr leadership. Whether you're good enough.

Start thinking about the leader you WANT to be, and

People who feel valued perform better

We don't talk about this enough
But I've seen it time and time again

With my clients
With my teams
In my

The first time I launched my group program it failed
Now it's the #1 revenue driver in my business

The first time I tried to

Being the hardest worker in the room won't get you promoted

No amount of knowledge, skills, and work ethic will matter if you aren't

I went from 'not strategic' to 'strategic' in a matter of months

How does that happen?

The truth is, my ideas weren't any better.
Same me.

It's not enough to just give someone a seat at the table

If you want your people to thrive, you need to focus on

I could NOT get promoted to VP, even with no VP above me!

Even though my team loved me and I worked like crazy

I

Becoming a VP was a big disappointment for me!

After 5 years of working my TAIL off...

I finally made it. But it wasn't what

You don't need an MBA to become an exec

And you don't need to be born with connections or go to an Ivy League

Folks, we're living in uncertain times,

All around me I see people freaking out

Whether it's the upcoming election or company layoffs
There's a lot to

I get it, your boss is a jerk,
You're stressed out about world events,
And now the company has announced upcoming layoffs

What in actual heck??

Friends,

My career looks amazing... on paper!

But the truth is, there is SO much that no one sees....

Failures
Disappointments
Times we want to give up

Stop comparing

Being too busy will cap your potential...

Believe it or not, the best leaders do LESS than you do.

Not more. It's true.
But... they spend

87 women are promoted for every 100 men

This is a real problem.

On its face you may think, 'That gap isn't thaaaaaaat bad'.

But it