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Being a champion like Elle is critical to creating a positive and engaged workforce and a more positive work culture. However, as busy lawyers, managers, and leaders, we often get swept up in our to-do lists, and we must remember to show appreciation for others on the team.

I speak with many folks struggling with career change, whether upping their executive presence, finding a new role, or building a book of business. Many feel that it is impossible because they need to do things outside of their comfort zone and make time to execute them.

You can shift how you are perceived, the narrative, and your future. You just need to take consistent steps to do it.

Listening is the most underutilized communication skill. Some of us think a business or networking conversation is like being a contestant on Jeopardy.

By not being intentional—we often focus on the wrong things and spend our valuable time on things that do not bring us closer to the careers and lives we want. Here are my tips on how to get more intentional.

In the movie the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy endures a journey to the Land of Oz and a fight with the Wicked Witch of the West because Glinda (supposedly the good witch) did not let her know that she always had the power to go home. Without this information, Dorothy wandered through some nasty situations. Many attorneys are like Dorothy in that we walk down a career road—without the critical information needed to move down it.