The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin: Leadership Strategy for Senior Professionals
Leadership has changed. Most advice hasn't. The Career Refresh is for leaders and senior professionals who are done operating on a model that no longer fits, whether that means leading differently in the role they're in, or making a strategic move to the role they want next. Each episode explores what it actually takes to lead when the stakes are high, the systems are messy, and certainty is in short supply. From navigating organizational complexity to repositioning yourself in a competitive market, this is the show for leaders who want to move with clarity. Hosted by leadership strategist Jill Griffin, who brings 20+ years of executive coaching and advisory experience working with senior leaders at global brands including Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Notion, Samsung, and Hilton Hotels. This is Next Era Leadership. About Your Host Jill Griffin is a leadership strategist and advisor whose work has been featured on Adam Grant’s WorkLife podcast and published in Forbes, Fast Company, HuffPost, and Metro UK. She has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Departures, and Ad Age. Connect with Jill on LinkedIn or learn more at GriffinMethod.com.
Episodes
If you've ever felt hard to explain who you are o what you do this episode is for you. Dr. Sarabeth Berk Bickerton breaks down why professional identity is complex, and how to finally articulate your full value. Jill Griffin and Dr. Sarabeth Berk Bickerton discuss:
- Why capable professionals struggle to explain who they are even when they know they bring real value
- How job titles flatten your identity and leave others seeing...
Celeste Warren spent 28 years institutionalizing equity at a Fortune 100 company. Now she's breaking down what equity actually means for your career navigation and leadership presence. In this episode we discuss:
- Why equity is a career navigation strategy
- The difference between being included and being influential, and how to close that gap
- What managers owe their talent beyond performance reviews and how to work the system ...
You’re delivering at a high level but your influence isn’t keeping pace. In this episode Jill Griffin breaks down the thinking patterns that keep high performers stuck and how to shift into strategic leadership that actually advances your career.
What you’ll learn:
- The hidden pattern that keeps you overperforming but under-recognized
- Why effort doesn’t translate into influence at senior levels
- How to shift from execution to st...
AI can help you outline your thoughts. But when you skip the step of making it yours, you're watering down your uniqueness, losing your voice and the signal that tells people who you are as a leader. In this episode, Jill Griffin unpacks:
- Why polished communication is back, and why it might be quietly eroding your credibility
- The MIT research on AI and your brain that every leader needs to know about
- How to use AI without dis...
The coffee chat isn't the problem. The vague ask is. Jill Griffin breaks down how senior leaders stop leaving relationships to chance and start building influence with intention.
In this episode:
- Why "let's catch up" is killing your executive relationships before they start
- The three things that make a busy senior leader actually want to meet with you
- How to build a usefulness habit that compounds your influence...
Being remote isn't the problem. Being invisible is. Here's how senior leaders build influence when they're not in the room. In this episode:
- Why results alone won't get you promoted from a satellite office
- The visibility strategies that actually work at distance
- How to make decision-makers care — without begging for their time
Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and h...
This week, Dina Scippa, founder of Enough Labs and leadership coach to senior directors and VPs inside complex global organizations joins Jill Griffin to break down the invisible patterns that stall high performers right before the leap.
Dina Scippa has spent 20+ years working with women leaders across 30+ countries. She sits at the intersection of executive coaching and identity recalibration — helping high achievers turn competenc...
In this episode, Jill Griffin explores what real leadership vision looks like and why teams lose direction, covering:
• Why teams become overly reliant on their leader
• The difference between supporting your team vs. being led by them
• How lack of clarity creates uncertainty and disengagement
• What it means to lead as the “rudder” and guide direction consistently
Jill Griffin, is a leadership strate...
In this episode, Jill Griffin breaks down the capacity paradox, why leaders feel maxed out and how to expand without doing more covering:
• Why capacity isn’t about taking on more work
• How first principles help you see what’s actually true
• How to separate signal from noise in complex situations
• What you’re carrying that isn’t yours
Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive co...
In this episode, Jill Griffin breaks down why high-performing leaders get overlooked covering:
- the subtle way leaders argue their point, and why it doesn’t land the way they expect
- how leaders unintentionally weaken their position in high-stakes conversations
- why leadership credibility is a finite resource
- how strategic leaders think about when to use it
Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coa...
"Bring your whole self to work" sounds good on a poster. But what does it actually mean in practice? Jill Griffin breaks down the leadership skill nobody taught you — how to lead real without losing authority or crossing the line.
In this episode:
- How to create psychological safety on your team without destabilizing them
- Where the line lives between authentic leadership and oversharing
- How to build genuine peer relationsh...
What happens when leaders co-create culture with their teams? Christy Pretzinger shares how crowdsourcing values builds trust, strengthens engagement, and keeps people at the center of growth. A conversation about intentional leadership, self-awareness, and the small behaviors that shape a thriving culture.
- How crowdsourcing your values builds alignment, trust, and cultural ownership
- Why partnering with your team—rather than lead...
Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a leader has — and one of the most misused. Most leaders are either avoiding it entirely or delivering it like a surprise attack. Whether you're a manager trying to build a team culture where people tell each other the truth, or a professional who wants to handle feedback with more confidence and less defensiveness , this episode gives you a practical framework you can use immediately...
Your influence isn’t just in what you say, it’s in what you notice. This episode breaks down five essential body-language tells that appear with bosses, clients, peers, and direct reports.
You’ll learn what each signal means, how to read the room with precision, and the practical steps to take when someone is confused, disengaged, overwhelmed, or resistant. If you want to communicate clearly, build stronger relationships, and lead ...
In this episode of The Career Refresh, Jill Griffin breaks down what really happens when you step into a new version of your career, and why the people around you may not be ready for your evolution. Jill explores how identity, boundaries, and internal validation shape your career growth and leadership presence. If you're in a season of reinvention, feeling friction from others, or sensing that you’re outgrowing old patterns, ...
Making the leap from high performer to manager changes everything—including your relationship with your boss. In this episode of The Career Refresh, executive coach Jill Griffin breaks down why your boss can make or break your leadership success and shares practical strategies for building a strong partnership, even with difficult managers.
Learn how to lead with your strengths, navigate authority dynamics, manage up effectively, a...
Wondering whether it’s time to stay in your current role or move on?
You’re not alone. Many professionals are reevaluating their jobs at some of the highest rates we’ve seen.
In this episode, Career Strategist and Executive Coach, Jill Griffin breaks down a practical, strategic framework for assessing your role:
- Why you originally took the job—and what that reveals about your priorities
- How your goals, identity, and professional...
If you ever feel guilty for not doing enough, not doing it fast enough, or not having something visible to show for your work, you’re not alone. Productivity guilt is real—and it impacts high performers, perfectionists, and strategic thinkers the most.
In this episode of The Career Refresh, Jill breaks down:
- The two most common ways productivity guilt shows up
- Why invisible work triggers anxiety
- How perfectionism fuels guilt (and ...
Negative thinking drains your energy and sabotages your career success. When left unchecked, it fuels stress, anxiety, and keeps you stuck in patterns that don't serve you.
This episode breaks down practical strategies to interrupt negative thought loops and rewire your mindset for the results you actually want. You'll discover why your thoughts aren't facts, how to challenge the stories you tell yourself, and why ge...
In this episode of The Career Refresh, Jill Griffin shares how to shift from asking for inclusion to demonstrating leadership through action. Learn how to move from emotional frustration to strategic influence with tools to build credibility, communicate authority, and institutionalize your value.
Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders ...
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