How Bold Conviction, A Hostile Takeover, and Fearlessly being Weird Helped Her Thrive
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In this fun episode Maria Kauffman reveals her powerful stories as a woman in male-dominated workplaces: getting a massive salary increase, landing the job she wanted that had already been committed to another person, and saying no to her boss.
Maria Kauffman, an engineer with thirty+ years turned life coach, created management positions when they did not previously exist and learned how to earn compensation greater than her male counterparts.
Now she helps women ‘Handle Anything’, ENJOY life, and have fun transforming from IMPOSTER to IMMUNE by building a strong personal brand! She is also the host of the podcast, The Everyday Heroine with a Simple Approach to Saving the World by Empowering Women. She has a cute buddy one eye dog named “Winken”, she ran NY City marathon, and was a triathlete.
In this episode, you’ll find out:
How she leveraged her unique advantage as a woman in male-dominated workplaces to get ahead.
How her willingness to talk to higher ups about things that were subject to criticism instead of hiding them helped her career.
How hearing a story about how a coworker greatly raised his salary enlightened her and paved the path for her to make the same move.
How she tripled her salary in 5 years with 2 major moves.
How she successfully said “no” to her boss regarding working on weekend, even though her boss was looking for an excuse to fire her.
How she got the promotion that had already been given to someone else and became their boss with what she calls a “hostile takeover” and a lot of conviction in herself!
How she found the courage to be seen as weird and role-modeled the way to safety.
And more…
Food for thought:
- What move can you make to create a massive jump in your salary?
- Who can you talk to so you can get ideas on how to raise your salary?
- How can you say no to your boss?
- Are you allowing yourself to be your own “weird”?
- Is it time to do a hostile takeover to advance your career?
- Are you showing your numbers to you management?
Links:
Maria’s website: https://mariakauffman.com/
Maria’s podcast “The Everyday Heroine”: http://mariakauffman.com/the-everyday-heroine/
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