In HRchat #362, we talk about how to reach your highest potential at work. Bill's guest is Kathy Caprino, an internationally-recognized career and leadership coach, writer, speaker, and educator dedicated to the advancement of women in business. A former corporate VP, she is also a trained therapist, seasoned executive coach, Senior Forbes contributor, top media source on careers, and the author of two books -- Breakdown, Breakthrough and her new book The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss.Questions Include:In a recent post on LinkedIn, you say: “As a career coach, writer, and researcher, I’ve had the opportunity to observe key trends among thousands of professionals around the world, particularly about how they get stuck and stay stuck in careers they dislike, and how to effectively change directions to a new path that's more rewarding and successful.” How did the pandemic give pros the time to reflect and change up their career paths? Can you point to folks in your network who’ve made a leap into the unknown and are so far thriving as a result?Your research over the past 10 years has revealed the 7 most damaging power gaps that hold 98% of professional women (and 90% of the men) from reaching their highest potential at work. Please can you now take us through each? Power Gap 1: Not recognizing your special talents, abilities, and accomplishmentsPower Gap 2: Communicating from fear, not strengthPower Gap 3: Reluctance to ask for what you deservePower Gap 4: Isolating from influential supportPower Gap 5: Acquiescing instead of saying “Stop!” to mistreatmentPower Gap 6: Losing sight of your thrilling dream for your lifePower Gap 7: Allowing past trauma and challenges to define youMore About Kathy CaprinoWith her Finding Brave podcast, books, assessments, coaching programs, courses, and other key resSupport the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events