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Career Change After Maternity Leave: Is Now the Right Time?
If you're on maternity leave and questioning your career path, you're not alone. Maya Sharfi explores why this moment brings career questions to the surface and walks through both sides of the decision: why it might be wise to wait, and why it might be exactly the right time to act.
How to Network Your Way Into Your Next Role: 5 Mistakes Executive Women Make (and What to Do Instead)
Most senior roles are filled through networking, but many women unknowingly weaken their conversations. Maya shares five common networking mistakes and practical ways to turn casual calls into real career opportunities.
Branding & Networking
Career Growth
How to Find Your Dream Role: A 4-Step Path to Career Clarity
Finding your dream role isn’t about luck or having fewer constraints—it’s about clarity, strategy, and courage. In this article, Maya Sharfi shares her proven 4-step process to help women identify what they truly want from their careers, overcome the fears that keep them stuck, and move confidently toward their dream role.
Career Growth
Mindset & Confidence
The Real Drivers of Female Breadwinner Burnout — And What Actually Helps
If you’re the family breadwinner, burnout isn’t fixed by more self-care. Read Maya Sharfi’s story of how she resolved burnout through four powerful mindset shifts.
Mindset & Confidence
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Career Growth
How to Get Promoted When Your Manager Won’t Advocate for You
You’re ready for your next promotion. You’ve been doing the work. You’re showing up as a leader. And it’s clear you’re capable of more.
Career Growth
5 Common LinkedIn Profile Mistakes Women Leaders Make (and How to Fix Them)
Most women leaders unknowingly make small LinkedIn profile mistakes that repel recruiters instead of attracting them. In this article, you’ll learn five powerful tips to optimize your LinkedIn profile and improve visibility in executive job searches.
Branding & Networking
Career Growth
Have You Considered: The One Question I Ask My Clients The Most
Since I work with hundreds of women, I can tell you that a big part of my work is saying, “Have you considered this?”
Career Growth
One Simple Tool For Overcoming Overwhelm at Work as a Woman in Leadership
Leadership Skills
How to multiply your impact as a leader by doing less work
In the world of leadership, influence is the currency of success. True leaders understand that their ability to inspire and motivate others is far more valuable than their capacity to simply get things done.
Leadership Skills