Little Moves, Big Careers: Smart Career Growth Strategies for Ambitious Professionals.
Struggling to get noticed and move up in today’s fast-changing workplace? Little Moves, Big Careers is your go-to podcast for smart, actionable career growth strategies that cut through the noise.
From visibility and confidence to self-leadership and influence, every episode mixes bold insights, cheeky truths, and practical takeaways that actually work inside real organisations to help you stand out and get promoted.
No corporate waffle; just unapologetically honest career talk for people who want to perform, progress, and stand out for all the right reasons.
New episodes drop every Tuesday.
Start your journey with 'The Survivor’s Guide' episode to learn how to lead through change and rebuild your career even when things get sticky.
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Little Moves, Big Careers: Smart Career Growth Strategies for Ambitious Professionals.
#36 | How To Build Influence Under Pressure and Overcome Imposter Syndrome for Promotion
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Pressure: This is the big one. The call centre story. The real, messy, emotionally brilliant tale of Amina - QC Queen, calm diplomat, and unofficial backbone of the entire operation.
On December 22nd the wallboard turns red, the VIP line collapses, agents are in tears, and the CEO shows up unannounced… just in time to take a call he’s absolutely not ready for. Amina doesn’t rescue him.
She reveals the truth.
In this episode you’ll hear:
- The sound of collective panic when the wallboard hits “Queue: 198”
- How emotional labour keeps entire industries running
- The CEO learning more in five minutes than in five strategy decks
- The moment frontline expertise becomes undeniable
Power Move:
Be Seen Little Move: Make the truth visible to the person who needs to see it. What You’ll Take Away: Leadership isn’t title. It’s clarity under pressure. And sometimes the smallest act (showing someone the reality) changes everything.
New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
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This podcast explores resilience, imposter syndrome, and credibility while unpacking how boundaries, conflict, and feedback shape the way we handle pressure, influence, and guilt at work. It also looks at promotion, work-life balance, people pleasing, decision making, and visibility, offering honest conversations about how to grow professionally without losing your confidence or yourself.
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