Katy McFee LinkedIn Posts

I barely lasted 2 years at my ‘dream’ job

I had wanted this job REALLY badly

I was dying to work

Hard truth: The way you speak can hold you back.

This is something I learned through my own experience...

Our words

I used to just push through stress and overwhelm

If I was stressed, I'd grab a coffee, buckle down and plough through

Corporate hustle culture is dead.

Or dying... And I LOVE it.

What's killing it?
- burnout following a global pandemic while

It's not your boss' fault you're burnt out

Ouch. Hard truth.

And something I learned the hard way.

I talk

"I'm SO busy!" "In back to back meetings all day." "Work's crazy!"

These statements have become a badge of honour.

Can

"You just had a baby.... are you sure you should take on a promotion?"

"Your skill is people - you aren't strategic.

Wondering how to celebrate international women’s day tomorrow?

Here are 3 recommendations:

1. Connect a future female leader with a potential

My career progression is amazing... on paper ;)

- top performing sales rep
- worked my way to VP and EVP
-

My friend's dad died right before retiring

He'd spent his whole life waiting...

Working. Saving. All to enjoy it when he retired

And then... gone just

We know failure is necessary for success, but that doesn't make it suck any less!

Failure is tough. It bruises our ego. It creates

Everyone's willing to fail... in theory

But what about when it actually happens?

Let's be honest, failure sucks.
It hurts

Even when we say we're okay

We don't want you to send us emoji flower bouquets!!

We don't want you to tell us we look hot in that photo.

No one

Dressing for work in 2017 vs. today

Here's what's changed
- pantyhose ➡️ nope!
- heels ➡️ collecting dust
- dress ➡️

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

And working hard with your head down is not a strategy

Instead, invest in

Men negotiate. Starting salary, comp plan, next promotion...

Women accept what's offered.

Well, this is what we always thought... but turns

This is the #1 mistake new leaders make

They are way too deep in the weeds

Take a step back
Realign with the goals
Ask yourself what

Let's talk good news today for a change!

I know, I talk a LOT about what's wrong with the system...
About the

Let's normalize a max number of meetings in a day

Let's call it 5

If someone already has 5 meetings in

"I'm SO busy!" "In back-to-back meetings all day." "Work's crazy!"

These statements have become a badge of honour.

Can we please