Are You Moving Forward or Getting Left Behind

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. - June 14, 2015 - PRLog -- Are you Moving Forward or Being Left Behind?

By Abha Banerjee

Women are born multi-taskers, which has many benefits.  However, one key to moving up the corporate ladder is focus, and sometimes women’s ability to ‘do it all’ can get the women executive sidetracked. It’s important to learn to keep your focus on your forward vision.   Being part of the conversation is vital, so be bold, keep your focus and get ready to open the door to the next level in your career.

One way you can do that is to bring others alongside you. By learning to delegate you empower those around you. When you make relationships and network with others in your field you strengthen your connections.  When you encourage diversity of leadership and hire diverse thinking, approach and experience in your staff, you will ensure a strong, connected approach that can reach a wider audience.  If everyone has something unique to contribute, the likelihood that any gender or cultural perspective is left out is decreased. As an added benefit, a diverse staff sets the groundwork for a diverse group of people to grow up in an organization and really have an impact as leaders.

Go beyond thinking about gender or culture and think about diversity of experience as well.  Make the team around you people that can fill in the gaps and bring new and interesting perspectives.  If everyone on your team grew up in the same small town, went to the same school, graduated the same year, and had the same work experiences it wouldn’t matter if the group were from India, Ireland, or Iowa – the thinking would be hampered by the lack of diversity.

While it may be difficult to get an invitation to the C-suite level meetings, wherever you are in your business life, be bold.  In a recent Time article, Lean In contributor Jessica Bennet referred to a phenomenon of being “Manterrupted” in Meetings.So, take the initiative to insert your opinion, and if you are not given a platform – ask for it.  Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says, “It’s both polite and useful to say – Well, before we proceed to the next subject, I would like to add the following.”

It is not necessary to make every issue a gender issue, or an issue of being marginalized.  If you make the topic of conversation “I’m not being heard” then that is what is on the table.  If the topic at hand is a marketing strategy that you have strong ideas on, then rather than point out that you are being interrupted or left out, simply do as Albright suggests and raise your hand.  Let the team know that you have something to contribute.  Keep doing it, and the habit of the team will become making sure that you are included.   Being part of the conversation and keeping connected with a diverse group of thinkers will help you move forward in your career.  As you value the contributions of others, you’ll be empowered to give your own unique point of view.

Press Release:

New Blog From Abha Banerjee Encourages Women To Take A Bold Approach To Moving Up The Corporate Ladder

Abha Banerjee, motivational speaker, peak performance coach, and published author, challenges women to make it to the C-Suite by making themselves part of the conversation.

Mumbai, India  – June 14, 2015 – Abha Banerjee, published author and internationally known motivational speaker, published a new blog shares three practical things to do to move to the next level in their career.  The article, titled, “Are you Moving Forward or Being Left Behind?" shows both women and men that hiring a diverse team can only improve your own career, as well as the work of the company.

Banerjee said, “Being part of the conversation and keeping connected with a diverse group of thinkers will help you move forward in your career.  As you value the contributions of others, you’ll be empowered to give your own unique point of view. ”

Abha Banerjee is an expert at motivating individuals to turn their passions and ideas into real business success. Her passion for helping entrepreneurs achieve their peak performance has led to international acclaim and the publication of her first book, Nucleus: Power Women Lead from the Core. Abha was recently awarded and conferred the very prestigious KARMA VEER CHAKRA AWARD 2014 by the International Confederation of NGO's and the United Nations for exceptional work in her field. The award is the Global Award for Social Justice. She was also named a REX KARMA VEER GLOBAL FELLOW 2014 for her contribution as a Leadership and Motivational Speaker.

Learn more about Abha Banerjee at www.AbhaMBanerjee.com

About the Author

Abha Maryada Banerjee is India’s first woman motivational speaker of international acclaim. She has been the Peak Performance/Mental Strength Coach for Indian Olympic Athletes. Called ‘Asian Oprah’ and the ‘Asian Woman Motivator’, she professes ‘Personal Mastery’ for individuals and ‘Emotional Fitness’ for Corporates and Entrepreneurs for achieving human capital excellence. She is the founder of a People Building Company called SUCCESS INDIA LEADERSHIP with extended works in Indonesia and Singapore. She has been recognized as a Premier Expert in Leadership and Motivation internationally and was chosen as America’s Premier Experts. She recently appeared on Brian Tracy’s show for her book on Leadership for Women. Abha recently published her much-awaited watershed super-manual on Leadership for Women, called NUCLEUS: Power Women Lead From the Core.

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