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Hey, Emily here.

I want to tell you about a new HPR podcast that will give you an edge at work.

It's called coaching real leaders, and it's hosted by a long-time career coach coach Muriel Wilkins.

Muriel takes you inside real life coaching sessions.

She talks with high performers who are working to overcome challenges and grow as leaders.

You'll finish each episode with insights and guidance that'll help you grow too.

In this episode, Muriel speaks with Grace, a woman who's just been passed over for a promotion

that would have put her on track to the C-suite.

Grace's added-the the box approach to solving business

problems has made her successful in her current role, but now in order to make it

to the top she'll have to reposition herself.

HBR presents. I'm Muriel Wilkins and this is coaching real leaders part of the HBR

present network. I'm a longtime executive coach who works with highly successful leaders who've hit a bump in the road.

My job is to help them get over that bump by clarifying their goals and figuring out a way to reach them.

I typically work with clients over the course of several months,

but on this show, we have a one-time coaching meeting,

focusing on a specific leadership challenge they're facing.

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