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29th Jan 2024

Ep 153 - What to do when you’re put on the spot at work

 

There’s nothing worse than that moment in a meeting where you’re put on the spot and your mind goes blank.  Or your boss asks you a question you weren't expecting! The seconds seem to last for hours, panic sets in and you often end up either making up something you later regret or mumbling something vague and apologetic. 

 

It doesn’t have to be that way.  Join me in this episode as I share with you… 

 

  • How to shift your mindset and take the pressure off those situations, allowing you to perform better 

  • The exact powerful phrases you can use to respond when you’re put on the spot 

  • How to buy yourself a moment to think 

  • How to delay giving any answer until the following day 

  • How to respond confidently when asked for information you don’t have to hand 

 

This is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader. 

 

My name’s Carla Miller, I’ve been coaching leaders for the past 15 years and I’m your new leadership bestie.  And as your bestie I’m here to remind you of the value to bring to your organisation, to help believe in yourself and to share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career. 

 

To download the powerful phrases I share in this episode head over to carlamiller.co.uk/newsletter, sign up and you’ll be sent the phrases along with access to my how to worry less about work video 

 

If you’ve enjoyed this episode please leave a review and make sure you’ve got the podcast set to ‘follow’ if you’re listening in Apple or Spotify so you don’t miss future episodes.   

 

We’ve got great episodes coming up including one on overcoming your fears around public speaking and how you support a team member who doesn’t believe in themselves. 

 

If you’d like to talk to me about 1:1 coaching, or the upcoming Be Bolder confidence course and I&I women’s leadership programme do book a call or connect on LinkedIn and send me a message there. 

 

 

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Influence & Impact for Leaders
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This is Influence & Impact for Leaders, the podcast that helps leaders like you increase your impact and build a happy and high performing team. Each episode delivers focused, actionable insights you can implement immediately, to be better at your job without working harder.

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Carla Miller

Carla Miller has 16 years of leadership coaching experience, a background in CEO roles in the charity and commercial sector and is an established expert in women’s leadership. She is the creator of the Influence & Impact program which has helped hundreds of women from companies including GSK, BT, Google, Channel 4, Muller and Deloitte to become influential leaders and secure promotions to senior leadership and C suite roles. She is the host of the global top 2% Influence & Impact podcast and has over 220,000 downloads. Her book ‘Closing the Influence Gap: A practical guide for women leaders who want to be heard’ is an Amazon bestseller for leadership and was named by Management Today as one of the books every leader should read in 2022.