The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin

The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin

The Career Refresh is your source for actionable insights to lead, thrive, and succeed in today’s workplace. Each episode tackles key topics like leadership, career strategy, confidence, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps—perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities. With years of experience helping thousands of professionals achieve their goals, elevate team performance, and embrace reinvention, this podcast is your career blueprint. Jill Griffin, a former strategist and media executive, has been featured on Adam Grant's WorkLife Podcast. She's written articles for HuffPost, Fast Company, and Metro UK. And she's been quoted by leading media outlets like Advertising Age, The New York Times, Departures, and The Wall Street Journal. Follow her on LinkedIn and join the conversation. Read more at JillGriffinConsulting.com for more details.

Episodes

February 11, 2025 20 mins

Navigating a workplace narcissist can be exhausting. Learn how to set boundaries, protect your confidence, navigate toxic people, and take control of your career.  This episode breaks down:

  • How to identify the 3 different types of office narcissists
  • The hidden damage they cause to your confidence & career
  • Practical strategies to manage and outmaneuver them
  • How to protect your energy and workplace reputation

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A portfolio career isn’t just about juggling multiple gigs—it’s about owning your career narrative, strategically stacking your skills, and positioning yourself for long-term success. And trust me, whether you realize it or not, you probably already have one.

Join me as I break down:

What a portfolio career really is (and why it’s more than just side hustles).
How to leverage your strengths to create a career mix that works f...

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Is scarcity thinking holding you back?

In this episode, we’re tackling the sneaky, joy-stealing mindset of scarcity—the belief that there’s never enough to go around. Whether it’s money, career opportunities, time, or even self-worth, scarcity thinking can derail your goals and keep you stuck. But it doesn’t have to.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • How scarcity thinking impacts your finances, career, and daily life
  • 3 powerful mindset too...
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Have you ever faced a curveball—like a job rejection, health challenge, or unraveling career plans—and felt torn between fighting harder or giving up? What if there’s a third way? 

Today, we’re diving into the art of surrender, exploring how shifting from resistance to conscious acceptance can turn setbacks into opportunities. Learn:

  • The critical difference between submission and surrender
  • How acceptance sparks innovatio...
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Your boss holds the keys to your next move - but are you waiting for them to unlock your potential? Rarely gonna happen. Welcome to the art of managing up, where you take control of your career trajectory instead of hoping someone else will.

In this episode, we're diving into:

  • The power dynamics you can't ignore (and how to make them work for you)
  • Strategic moves that transform you from a team player to an invaluable ass...
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Is your iron grip on control helping or hurting your career? In this episode, we dive into why high achievers default to control, when it serves you, and when it's secretly sabotaging your success. Whether you're a recovering control freak or dealing with one, you'll get actionable strategies to shift from micromanagement to actual leadership.

  • The surprising truth about why control freaks are often the highest per...
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In this episode, I am exploring the 5 career trends I see shaping up for 2025. Dig into this week's episode and get the scoop on:

  • The 5 trends shaping up for 2025
  • Career navigation tips
  • New metrics for success
  • Practice implementation

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December 24, 2024 7 mins

Let's talk about something we all face in our careers: disappointment. Even when we're hitting our stride with recent wins, we're still human – and that means we sometimes need to work through setbacks consciously and carefully. In this episode, we talk about: 

  • Why managing professional disappointment is essential for growth
  • Learn how to reset expectations, evaluate setbacks, and practice self-compassion. 
  • How worki...
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December 17, 2024 10 mins

In this episode, we're diving into the real reasons you're stuck in neutral – and how to shift back into drive. There is no generic "just do it" advice here, just practical strategies that work.

You'll discover:

  • The sneaky thought patterns secretly sabotage your motivation
  • Your personal motivation reboot sequence 
  • Why chasing motivation might be the wrong game – and what to focus on instead

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In this episode, we're diving into workplace boundaries - a crucial topic whether you're in-office, remote, or hybrid. Learn a robust framework for setting boundaries while maintaining high performance. 

Key points: 

  • How to navigate today's dynamic workplace with purpose and sanity.
  • How leveraging your skills, strengths, and values aids you in setting boundaries
  • Practical application and mindset tips

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This episode explores the critical distinction between everyday stress and career-threatening burnout, examining how emotional exhaustion and hopelessness can signal a deeper problem. Learn to spot these warning signs early and understand how societal pressures, particularly "human giver syndrome," can push us beyond healthy limits.

Key topics:

  • Practical strategies for managing tasks and energy, including the "four...
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We often hear about practicing gratitude, but in this episode, I want to explore something deeper: appreciation. While these concepts might seem similar, their subtle difference has transformed how I view abundance in my career and life.

Key points

  • The limitation of gratitude
  • The power of appreciation
  • The impact on perspective and decision-making in your career
  • Practical application

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Jobs interviews, rejections, loss, and disappointments. What to do when you hit rock bottom? Setbacks, whether personal or professional, can be overwhelming, but they also serve as the start of a new chapter. This episode explores the concept of hitting rock bottom in our careers and how to move through it. 

Key Takeaways:

  • The power of self-compassion and resilience 
  • Six actionable steps to rebuild after professional or personal s...
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In this episode, we explore how anxiety shapes leadership styles and decision-making. Learn how to manage anxiety with actionable tools and strategies for more intentional, collaborative leadership.

Key Takeaways:

  • Recognize common anxiety-driven leadership patterns.
  • Use mindset tools like pausing and journaling to stop overthinking.
  • Embrace collaboration with a power-with approach for healthier leadership.

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It's Election Day in the USA. I am dropping a greatest hits episode that may be helpful. 

Being caught in negative thinking sucks the life out of you and your results. Continued negative thinking can cause extreme stress and anxiety. In this episode, you’ll learn: 

  • Your thoughts are not facts
  • How to change your thoughts so you create the results you want in your life
  • Why I encourage being ridiculous with your thinkin...
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This episode explores the challenges of promoting top sales performers to leadership roles, the importance of leadership training, and personal accountability for growth. Rebecca Gebhardt, founder of Rise Up Consulting and a two-time author, shares insights from Leaderboard to Leadership, a guide to transitioning from sales to leadership. 

She explains how to immediately impact recruiting, retention, and revenue while avoi...

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In this episode, Brent Poer, Global Client Lead at Publicis Imagine, joins me as we explore the journey of understanding your unique value and harnessing your superpowers to create success in your career and life. 

We discuss how often our self-perception is influenced by others' opinions and the importance of finding clarity through introspection, especially in times of change, challenges, and failures. We also explore how he:

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    Re-entering the workforce after unemployment requires intentional preparation. In this episode, I cover:

    • Processing unemployment stress to avoid burnout
    • Understanding and managing the stress cycle
    • Adjusting to remote or in-office environments
    • Answering, "What did you do during unemployment?"
    • Managing the flood of new information

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    October 8, 2024 22 mins

    Have you ever felt overwhelmed by uncertainty and pressures at work? In this episode, I share a personal story of navigating high-stakes organizational negotiations and how I got through to the other side, highlighting:

    • The nuances of internal negotiations
    • How honesty and vulnerability reshaped the conflict
    • The five key approaches to addressing conflict

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    The relentless allure of digital screens throttles our creativity. It heightens our anxiety and the concept of psychological inflexibility as the cornerstone of our digital habits. In this episode, I discuss with Jennie Ketcham Crooks, clinical licensed social worker and founder of the West Coast Anxiety Clinic, how to develop more mindful behaviors around interacting with our devices. We also discuss: 

    • How digital overuse affec...
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