UNSHAKEABLE HER: Silence imposter syndrome, build real influence and get promoted on your terms
Doing brilliant work and still getting overlooked?
Unshakeable Her is for ambitious, capable women tired of second-guessing themselves and exhausted by navigating workplace rules nobody explains so you can grow your influence & get promoted.
Hosted by Caroline Esterson, who has spent 30 years helping thousands across hundreds of organisations uncover what is really going on and still get promoted.
This podcast offers practical, repeatable ways to build influence, confidence, and career momentum.
Each week, you’ll learn:
- How to grow your influence without becoming someone you don’t like
- The science behind imposter syndrome and what actually works to overcome it
- How to build confidence so you can stop being overlooked, and finally get the promotion you deserve
With new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, ‘Unshakeable Her’ delivers stories, strategy, and insight to help you become someone nobody can shake.
New here? Start with fan-favourite #56 or jump into Imposter Syndrome with #7
UNSHAKEABLE HER: Silence imposter syndrome, build real influence and get promoted on your terms
#40 | How To Spot the Career Signals That Help You Build Influence for Promotion
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Before we dive into real-life career stories, let’s talk about something seriously underrated: noticing.
Big career changes rarely start with big decisions. They start with small signals we almost ignore.
In this short, punchy bridge episode, Caroline shares a personal story and explains why the moments that don’t look like turning points often matter most.
You’ll learn
- Why your emotional reactions at work are actually useful data
- How to spot early career signals before frustration turns into burnout
- The simple CPR check (Content, Process, Reaction) to decode what’s really going on
- And how to turn tiny clues into 2mm career moves that build momentum
Plus, there’s a quick game of Signal or Static? to help you practise spotting what’s worth paying attention to ... and what’s just background noise.
This is your warm-up before we launch into real career stories next week.
Listen like a detective. Your future self will thank you.
What We Cover
- Why meaningful things often start with random, tiny moments
- The brain’s habit of explaining away other people’s success
- Emotional reactions as early warning signs (or growth signals)
- The CPR Career Check: Content, Process, Reaction
- Game time: Signal or Static?
- Turning noticing into small, brave, practical next moves
You can also download this episode’s Bold Moves Brief for a one-page action guide to noticing and nudging your next step.
👉 www.inspireyourgenius.com/podcast
Coming Up Next
We’re moving into real, human, behind-the-scenes career stories - the moments of doubt, sideways moves, lucky breaks, and brave conversations that actually change things.
Make sure you’re following so you don’t miss them.
New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Stuck, simmering, or onto something juicy? I want to hear it. Drop me a line at caroline@inspireyourgenius.com - I read them all.
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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