Advice To My Younger Me

After 7 years and almost 140 episodes, this is the final episode of the Advice to My Younger Me podcast. You'll hear: My 6 most valuable takeaways from almost 140 interviews. What I learned from producing the podcast...

Lise Vesterlund, co-author of The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work, discusses what a non-promotable task is, and why women should avoid them. You'll hear: How to identify a non-promotable task Why women...

In this episode, Carole Robin, author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, discusses how to give actionable feedback and how to accept all feedback as important data. In...

Sara Holtz, host of this podcast, is interviewed by Jo Ifield, CEO of Incite to Leadership, about career advice for various stages of your career In this episode, you'll hear about: How to discover your "Right Work" My...

Carole Robin, author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, discusses how to take your work relationships from functional to exceptional. In this episode, you learn about...

In this episode, Laureen DeBuono, Managing Partner of FLG Partners, interviews me about several topics addressed in my new book, Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women You'll hear advice...

Five previous guests share the advice they would give to their younger selves. You'll hear advice about: Finding your dream job The importance of leaving a job gracefully The best way to create your "to do" list The...

Sara is interviewed about the origin and content of her new book, Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women. You'll hear: A decision I made early in my career that I regret The mindset you need...

Before you start setting professional and personal goals for 2022, here are 12 questions to ask yourself about what happened this year. The questions: What were your most significant professional accomplishments this...

Five previous guests share the best advice they ever received. You'll hear advice about How to handle bad news How to measure what your salary should be Whether being liked should be a goal Guests who shared the best...

Tiffany Dufu, author of Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less, and founder and CEO of The Cru, discusses figuring out what's important to you and then enlisting people to support you in achieving that. You'll...

Demetra Liggins, host of the Corporate Homie podcast and an accomplished lawyer, provides wide-ranging advice on how to have a successful career in the corporate world as a woman and as a person of color. You'll hear...

In this episode, Christy Noel, author of Your Personal Career Coach: Real-World Experiences for Early Career Success, talks about how to ask for a raise, how to be a valued employee and how to be a better manager...

Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do and More Life to Live, discusses the inequality in how couples share household responsibilities and what to do about it. You'll...

Nancy Davis Kho, author of The Thank You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time, discusses the importance both to you and to others of expressing gratitude. You'll hear: The myriad benefits of...

Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, discusses wide-ranging topics from her perch covering women in the workplace and at home since 1970. You'll hear: What we can learn from the suffragettes When the right...

Shellye Archambeau, author of Unapologetically Ambitious, discusses what she's learned during a trailblazing career. You'll hear: The importance of being vulnerable about your aspirations How to handle being the "only"...

Hoping to find your dream job? Carson Tate, author of Own It. Love It. Make It Work: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job, discusses how to turn your current job into you dream job. You'll hear: How doing work that draws...

Want to get ahead? Pay attention to the dynamics in your workplace. Bonnie Marcus, author of The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, discusses the importance of being politically...

Suffering from burnout? Eileen McDargh, author of Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters, discusses the causes and cures for burnout. You'll hear: What the most...

Host Sara Holtz suggests four question to ask yourself before developing your 2021 goals. You'll hear: Why it's valuable to reflect on what you accomplished in 2020 The importance of focusing on the "why" of what you...

AmyK Hutchens, author of Get It: Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want, discusses how to successfully navigate difficult conversations. You'll hear: The importance of being clear about what you want the...

Kate McGuinness, author of Confidence Lost/Confidence Found, discusses how building confidence is an "inside job." You'll hear: Why mindfulness is the first step in building your self-confidence How perfectionism...

In this episode, Gail Golden, author of Curating Your Life: Ending the Struggle for Work-Life Balance, discusses the attainable alternative to work-life balance. You'll hear: Why work life balance is unattainable Why...

Nancy Halpern, a nationally recognized expert about office politics, discusses why "office politics" shouldn't be a "dirty word," and how to get better at navigating them. You'll hear: Why curiosity is critical to...