<description>&lt;p&gt;Leaning in is so last century. Don&amp;#39;t Lean In, Look Up!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;I had the huge pleasure of speaking to &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAEa9D0BrGDxEociS3ym9XgLJ7SOkr61Dws"&gt;Dr. Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer,&lt;/a&gt; and boy did we cover some ground!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cynthia has oodles of leadership experience and she generously shares her experience and tips across a range of subjects:&lt;br&gt;• Dealing with bullies and flirts (my particular fave)&lt;br&gt;• The importance of sponsors, particularly male sponsors&lt;br&gt;• Becoming an exporter of talent&lt;br&gt;• Putting you and your aspirations out there&lt;br&gt;• Asserting boundaries&lt;br&gt;• How to intentionally pursuing your &amp;#39;Next&amp;#39; by looking up rather than keeping your head down and focussing on the job in hand &lt;br&gt;Cynthia has co-authored a book entitled &amp;quot;Now, Near, Next: A Practical Guide for Mid-Career Women to Move from Professional Serendipity to Intentional Advancement&amp;quot; which launches March 18th. Listen to the podcast and mark the date!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can pre-order the book on Amazon already &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://a.co/d/0urbnQd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;https://a.co/d/0urbnQd&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;or direct from Cynthias website &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;www.zealoftheheel.com &lt;/p&gt;
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Leaning in is so last century. Don&#39;t Lean In, Look Up!
 I had the huge pleasure of speaking to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAEa9D0BrGDxEociS3ym9XgLJ7SOkr61Dws">Dr. Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer,</a> and boy did we cover some ground!
 Cynthia has oodles of leadership experience and she generously shares her experience and tips across a range of subjects: • Dealing with bullies and flirts (my particular fave) • The importance of sponsors, particularly male sponsors • Becoming an exporter of talent • Putting you and your aspirations out there • Asserting boundaries • How to intentionally pursuing your &#39;Next&#39; by looking up rather than keeping your head down and focussing on the job in hand Cynthia has co-authored a book entitled &quot;Now, Near, Next: A Practical Guide for Mid-Career Women to Move from Professional Serendipity to Intentional Advancement&quot; which launches March 18th. Listen to the podcast and mark the date!
You can pre-order the book on Amazon already 
<a href="https://a.co/d/0urbnQd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://a.co/d/0urbnQd</a> 
or direct from Cynthias website 
www.zealoftheheel.com

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