Episode 187: Manager vs. Leader: These 7 Skills Will Set You Apart (Part 2 of Leadership Mastery for Managers Series)

Welcome to another episode of the Your Brilliant Difference Podcast and part 2 of the Leadership Mastery for Managers series. If you haven’t yet already, check out episode 186 to design your career growth pathway.  

In episode 187, I’ll be focusing on the seven skills you need in 2025 to help you get to the next level in your career. There’s no doubt about it—a title doesn’t make someone a leader. This is often why, in the workplace, people can pick apart leaders from managers. They carry a certain presence and particular skills that makes them shine from the crowd.  

Now, what skills are those? According to my Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast, the seven must-have skills to take your career to the next level, to take your management from transactional to transformational leadership are: 

1. Executive presence
2. Influence
3. Relationship building/networking
4. Transformational leadership 
5. Personal branding
6. Pitching and selling ideas
7. Presenting

Why are these skills so important, how will they impact your work, and what other themes should you consider when playing the workplace game? Tune in to find out.  

What You’ll Learn: 

• The skills you need for future work and leadership demands.  
• The importance of focusing on interpersonal and communication skills. 
• The top skills corporate professionals and leaders are proficient in today. 
• The top skills corporate professionals and leaders are deficient in today.  
• How executive presence, personal branding, and managing difficult conversations impact your career advancement.  

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