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Making the Shift from Individual Contributor to Leader

22.04.2026
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Once you’ve committed to a leadership role—whether formally or informally—getting everyone else at work to buy in requires relationship management. The steps to transition from individual contributor to leader can seem daunting, especially when so many aspects of work and the world are in a constant state of flux. How do you successfully shift the role you’re playing on your team? What sorts of conversations help clear the way? Is this transformation harder to make if you work remotely? To address these questions and more, we revisit a 2019 Women at Work interview with leadership development experts Amy Jen Su and Muriel M. Wilkins. They co-wrote the book Own the Room, and Wilkins is the author of the new book Leadership Unblocked.

Key episode topics include: leadership, managing yourself, leadership development, personal growth and transformation, business communication

● Listen to the original Women at Work episode: Becoming a Leader When Everything Is Shifting
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