"I see you pulling a Beyoncé here,” I said to my client who was really tapping into her own inner Bey.

I’m referring to how Beyoncé broke the mold and rewrote the rules for herself—without anyone’s invitation or permission—to win her recent Grammy for Album of the Year. I saw the same thing with this client: breaking the mold and rewriting the rules for herself, without waiting for anyone’s invitation or permission.

In fact, a number of the women leaders I work with are doing incredible work to figure out how to create new leadership opportunities for themselves because old-school systems and structures have kept them confined in their current roles for far too long.

In the work I’m doing with these women leaders, there are a few key steps I designed for them to take as part of a larger leadership growth strategy.

These are steps anyone can take when they are ready to forge a new path in leadership development - without waiting for an invitation or permission:

1. Define your top 5 leadership values.

2. Actively embrace your leadership values to amplify your leadership brand.

3. Advance your thought leadership to think more expansively about what is possible outside of your current role.

4. Identify opportunities to BE SEEN in places and spaces outside your current role.

5. Start making connections with leaders who openly embrace the same leadership values you do.

6. Position yourself for invitations to show up as a subject matter expert in your field.

This is how Beyonce was able to rewrite the rules and forge a new path to her Grammy success – and how you can do the same thing. In this episode, I share with you exactly how to integrate these strategic steps into your current work.

When you are stuck inside a system that doesn't work for you, it can be really challenging to see outside of the system. There are often multiple concentric circles of power (if not systems of oppression) that put a massive buffer between you and new opportunities. To cut through the junk (old school systems), you must take strategic steps over time to circumvent the systems that are holding you back. Of course, you can do this with a coach (Hi, that's me!). Or, you can start on your own by following the steps above to channel YOUR inner Beyoncé!

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