One look at the headlines and it’s clear: experienced professionals don't feel free or at ease at work right now. Middle layers are being flattened, the path upwards is narrowing, and even the most accomplished leaders are carrying worry about what's next. How do you escape it? Drawing on everything from finance theory to real stories of Lead from Within clients who've used this to land top-of-band offers, generous retention packages, and the leverage to turn down "great opportunities" without a second thought, Melody unpacks what real career freedom is and how you can engineer it for yourself.

You’ll Discover:

• The #1 thing that lets you say "no" to a bad offer without panicking
• How one client turned "relocate or get fired" into a deal that worked entirely in her favor
• 4 aspects of executive readiness that make opportunities come to you (instead of you chasing them)

Top of Mind & Tapped for More
LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT July 15th @ 5pm ET

https://melodywilding.com/training/

Connect with Melody:

1. FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work Weekly
2. Get on the Waitlist for Speak Like a Senior Leader™
3. Get on the Waitlist for Lead from Within
4. Get Melody's new book, Managing Up

📌 NEW CLASS 7/15 – Top of Mind & Tapped for More: Leverage Q3 & Q4 to Rise Into the Role, Projects, and Pay That Match Your Caliber: https://melodywilding.com/training

Most mid-to-senior professionals treat summer as career downtime and then every fall, they're blindsided when the promotions, projects, and budgets get handed to someone else. The truth is that your next 12-18 months are being decided right NOW, while the clay is still soft and almost no one is paying attention. In this episode, Melody reveals why summer is the single highest-leverage season for your advancement, and exactly how to use it (without sacrificing a minute of your pool time).

You’ll Discover:

• Why July is secretly the easiest month all year to get in front of power
• The off-script summer moments where leaders decide if you're executive material (usually when you least expect it)
• Why covering for a colleague on PTO is not a burden, but an audition for the next level

Top of Mind & Tapped for More
LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT July 15th @ 5pm ET

https://melodywilding.com/training/

Connect with Melody:

1. FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work Weekly
2. Get on the Waitlist for Speak Like a Senior Leader™
3. Get on the Waitlist for Lead from Within
4. Get Melody's new book, Managing Up

Early in your career, the metrics are clear and your effort translates into direct results. But what happens when that stops being true? When you have to reinvent yourself constantly, and when it seems - no matter how hard you work - success is slow to come? Ryan Hawk – host of The Learning Leader Show has spent years having over 700 conversations with the world's brightest authors, scholars, and researchers. In this episode he breaks down insights from his new book The Price of Becoming.

What You’ll Discover:

• The #1 skill that predicts long-term career success more reliably than talent, credentials, or work ethic
• Use the "advantage us" mindset to stop being derailed by every situation that feels unfair, unpredictable, or outside your control
• The flywheel that separates people who consume content from people who are changed by it

About Ryan Hawk

Ryan is the host of The Learning Leader Show with 680+ episodes over the past 11 years and ranked a top 5 business podcast on Apple. He is the author of The Price of Becoming, The Score That Matters, The Pursuit of Excellence, and Welcome to Management. https://learningleader.com/

Top of Mind & Tapped for More
LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT July 15th @ 5pm ET

https://melodywilding.com/training/

Connect with Melody:

1. FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work Weekly
2. Get on the Waitlist for Speak Like a Senior Leader™
3. Get on the Waitlist for Lead from Within
4. Get Melody's new book, Managing Up