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The Visibility Factor

Susan M. Barber

Welcome to the Visibility Factor podcast with Susan M. Barber – a show where business leaders and anyone seeking ways to raise their visibility can come to learn how to take action in their own authentic way.

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161. What’s Preventing You from Being Visible?

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/04/03

161. What’s Preventing You from Being Visible?This episode discusses the importance of visibility in the workplace and how time management plays a crucial role in achieving it. You need to evaluate the value and impact of meetings, prioritize high-value tasks, and create a visibility action plan to ensure that time is spent effectively. By questioning how time is allocated and focusing on strategic thinking, individuals can enhance their visibility and make a significant impact in their

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35:01

160. Becoming the Warrior (with Jenn Donahue)

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/03/27

160. Becoming the Warrior (with Jenn Donahue)Jenn Donahue PhD, was a US Navy Captain and Commodore for an 1,800-personnel Regiment. She is also a civil engineer who works on large-scale, high profile geotechnical projects. Over her military career, Jenn has built a bridge across the Euphrates River in the midst of the Iraq war, commanded an 800-personnel Battalion in Afghanistan, and constructed combat outposts in the middle of deserts filled with insurgents. Jenn has designed the seismic plans for

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09:50

159. Are You Underselling Yourself and the Work That...

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/03/20

159. Are You Underselling Yourself and the Work That You Do?This episode discusses the importance of recognizing self-worth in the business world. Emphasizes that understanding one's value is essential for personal and professional growth. The conversation covers signs of underselling oneself, strategies to embrace and communicate value, and the significance of visibility in career advancement. Take actionable steps to build confidence and showcase their achievements, ultimately leading to greater

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09:47

158. Choosing Likeability Over Respect

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/03/13

158. Choosing Likeability Over RespectThis episode discusses the critical balance leaders must strike between being liked and being respected. Explore the signs that indicate a leader may be prioritizing likeability over respect, such as avoiding tough conversations and withholding constructive criticism. The conversation delves into the challenges leaders face in decision-making and the importance of empowering team members. Sue emphasizes the need for consistent leadership and the impact of

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09:36

157. The Power of Leading Conversations

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/03/06

157. The Power of Leading ConversationsToday’s episode discusses the significance of leading conversations effectively and focusing on the importance of overcoming internal dialogue, being intentional in communication, and fostering collaboration to showcase value. The episode also highlights the need for strategic thinking in every interaction, whether in person or through written communication, to enhance visibility and leadership presence. In this episode: Leading conversations is crucial for

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14:23

156. It’s Time to Empower Your Team

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/02/27

156. It’s Time to Empower Your TeamToday’s episode is focused on the four roles that you may see someone leverage in an organization. These are not career roles, but instead the roles that you choose from in various career situations with your team or other people in your organization. The four roles are mentoring, coaching, teaching and leading. Each of these roles plays a crucial part in your team's development. As a leader, you may find yourself switching between these roles depending on the

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17:05

155. Key Skills for Leaders

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/02/20

155. Key Skills for Leaders Today’s episode is exploring the key skills that leaders need to achieve success. I teach a class called Leadership Foundations and the intent is to open up the minds of the class to what leadership really is and what you need to be good at it. Some people have a gift of being “born leaders” but not everyone has that and it requires practice. Every experience that you have as a leader helps you gain confidence for the next situation you encounter. In this episode: What

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15:09

154. Are You Asking The Right Questions?

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/02/13

154. Are You Asking The Right Questions?Today we're going to talk about asking the right questions. Now, as a coach, I have seen how powerful questions can make a difference in helping a client shift their perspective about a situation or even themselves. This episode is going to be focused on helping you understand the importance of asking the right questions as a leader, whether that be in a meeting, in a one on one, in a presentation, or in Whatever you're in, you can use questions to really

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14:47

153. Creating Visibility for Your Team

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/02/06

153. Creating Visibility for Your TeamToday's episode is about creating visibility for your team. And by default, that automatically creates visibility for you as well. And I think many times our teams are doing great things and there's just so much going on that we forget to share it. Or we don't take some intention to have the conversation with our boss or maybe other people in the organization who would benefit from knowing what our teams are doing. Think about the opportunities that you have to

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45:39

152. Everyone Knows Someone Worth Knowing (with Janet...

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/01/30

152. Everyone Knows Someone Worth Knowing (with Janet Falk)Janet Falk, Ph.D., is a Communications professional with more than 30 years’ experience in-house, as a consultant and at public relations agencies. As Chief Strategist of Falk Communications and Research (www.JanetLFalk.com), she manages pro-active media outreach and has secured placement of executives and events in local, national and international print and broadcast media. Janet is a versatile writer who can prepare newsletters,

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13:47

151. Top 10 Lessons in Leadership

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/01/23

151. Top 10 Lessons in LeadershipI was thinking about some of my top 10 lessons in leadership as I read an article by another leader who had put theirs together. I thought this would be a great topic for the podcast, so here is my list to share with you. In this episode: My top 10 lessons in Leadership (in no particular order): Trust yourself. Act like you are equals. Bring value to your team and your company. Make decisions with the company’s best interest and you will always do the right

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51:18

150. Create Your Rules for Success (with Heather...

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/01/16

150. Create Your Rules for Success (with Heather Whelpley)Heather is a speaker, award-winning author, executive coach, and leadership development consultant passionate about empowering women to live, work, and lead with grounded confidence. With her unique blend of expertise and authenticity, Heather has become a frequent speaker for conferences and companies, where she creates engaging presentations that encourage people to share their voice, create impact, and step into their authentic

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38:18

149. The Power of Deliberate Creative Teams (with Dr....

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/01/09

149. The Power of Deliberate Creative Teams (with Dr. Amy Climer)Dr. Amy Climer is a thought leader in innovation, team development, and experiential learning. She teaches research-based practices, tools, and techniques to forward-thinking organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the University of Wisconsin. Amy holds a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. Her research led to the Her TEDx talk The Power of Deliberate Creative Teams

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17:59

148. Planning Your 2025

The Visibility Factor ·

2025/01/02

148. Planning Your 2025Happy new year. When you are hearing this episode, we will have already had the new year. And you've already gotten through the holidays and hopefully had some time to recharge and relax. This is my favorite time of year, honestly. I love the holidays. First of all, it makes me happy to decorate and to have the whole family home, spend time, you know, going through all of our favorite traditions and eating all of the favorite foods. But it's also a time to look forward. I use

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14:30

147. Slowing Down to Recharge

The Visibility Factor ·

2024/12/26

147. Slowing Down to RechargeToday's episode is coming to you the day after Christmas here in the US or wherever you may be celebrating. I know many of you may not listen today, but I wanted to share some things with you that I think you can take advantage of while you're enjoying the holidays with family and friends. Take some time for you as well. This episode is called Slowing Down to Recharge. I put this together for you because I feel like it's the time of year when I try to take some time for

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13:50

146. Leading a Team Integration

The Visibility Factor ·

2024/12/19

146. Leading a Team IntegrationSo today's episode is about bringing a team together and integrating them in a way that they're successful. Sometimes this happens when you are the leader taking over a team and bringing a new team underneath you as well. You might be a new leader who's joining an organization and is inheriting a team that you haven't had before. There are all kinds of different scenarios that this can happen. When a new team begins to work together, it can take time to be productive

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16:49

145. Let’s Make Internal Networking Easy

The Visibility Factor ·

2024/12/12

145. Let’s Make Internal Networking EasyToday’s episode is about what to consider to make internal networking easier if you struggle with it. If you aren’t spending time on this, then it makes it really hard for people to think about you for opportunities. You can’t be reliant on your manager to be the only one talking about you with others. It is time for you to advocate for yourself. We will explore the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of internal networking to help you keep an easy framework

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19:20

144. Are You Managing Your Career?

The Visibility Factor ·

2024/12/05

144. Are You Managing Your Career?Today’s episode is focused on your career. "By the time you got to this point in your career, did you think that you would be further along?" Whether you had a plan in your head or not, it is a good question to ask yourself. There may be a reason that you haven’t gone further. Up until now, would you say that you have had a career that wasn’t planned out and more accidental or a career that you managed? Most people would probably say accidental which is how I would

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06:52

143. Grateful for You - Celebrating a Milestone...

The Visibility Factor ·

2024/11/28

143. Grateful for You - Celebrating a Milestone Together!Today’s episode is focused on gratitude. It is going to be a little shorter than usual, but —there’s still a lot of value packed into this one. I wanted to share a couple of things with you and give you something impactful that you can take and apply right away. So, let’s dive in and make the most of this time together! In this episode we are celebrating: Celebrating with family during Thanksgiving in the US Celebrating the milestone

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22:13

142. Do You Have a Mentor?

The Visibility Factor ·

2024/11/21

142. Do You Have a Mentor?Today’s episode is about mentoring. A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. They are the people that have had enough time in their career to share with you what they have learned and help guide you on your journey. Having a mentor can be a game changer for your career. Mentors can share their career experiences with you and help you see a different perspective. Mentoring has played an important role in my career and in so many of the leaders that I know. In this

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