What I wish I knew before starting work.

I was so excited to start my first corporate job.

In school and uni, I thought I learnt skills that would take me smoothly into the workforce.

I was 26. And holy smokes, I was so wrong about being prepared.

That first year of my corporate career?

I was lost, and constantly seeking answers.

Not because I wasn't skilled for the roles. 

On the contrary. I was highly educated in my career field, and good at what I was hired for.

But SO much of what was expected of me had nothing to do with my subject matter expertise or skillsets.

It was stuff no one had ever taught me to do.

Report writing. Email etiquette. Diplomacy. Presentations. Communication. Networking. Marketing. Professional efficiency. Workflows. Image awareness. Advocacy. Process improvement. Giving feedback. Managing upwards. Managing downwards. Leadership. Boundary setting.

The reality is, most of us enter work without proper training in any of these. 

We just figure it out as we go along, by copying others around us.

This is how I learnt too - but I felt deeply uneasy about it.

😕 How do I know that I’m doing these things well?!

😕 How do I know that the person I’m copying… is an actual expert in this??

😕 How do I know if the way my company does it… is actually the best way?!

These questions brought me on a journey.

To relentlessly learn the best practices in all these skillsets.

It was this passion for excellence in professional skills that brought me to becoming a corporate coach, in communication, leadership, and culture.

I know my journey of feeling lost in these skills isn’t unique.

It’s one I hear about from all people working at all levels, across all industries.

A wish that they had been given the training to understand how to do all these necessary skills excellently.

To bolster their knowledge and feel powerful in their work.

This is why I created INVINCIBLE @ WORK. 

A 3 month leadership and professional skills program that teaches it *all*. 

Interested? Curious? Resonated?