The Visibility Factor

74. Leadership Lessons (with Steven Mintert)

74. Leadership Lessons (with Steven Mintert)
Today’s episode is an interview with Steven Mintert who spent 38 years of his career at Kraft Heinz (and all the iterations of the Kraft company throughout his career.) He worked in several different Information Technology leadership positions in plants and at headquarters. He was responsible for regional operations, global programs, and global operational roles. He is a leader who is known for how much he cares about his people, building relationships, someone who gets things done, isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions of his leadership team and finds a way to make an impact.
In this episode:
Steve walks through his career journey and how evolved over the last 38 years.
He talks about one of his favorite roles and why it was his favorite.
Key advice that he would give to anyone who is a new manager.
A tough experience that he went through as a leader and how he handled it.
What he thinks his legacy is that he is leaving behind at Kraft Heinz.
He shares some of his favorite “Mintertisms.”
Information on Steven:  
Steven Mintert on LinkedIn (in/steven-mintert-2336505)
The Books that Steven Recommends:
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin 
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
The Visibility Factor by Susan M. Barber
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As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
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73. Reinventing Your Career (with Linda Lautenberg & Judy Schoenberg)

73. Reinventing Your Career (with Linda Lautenberg & Judy Schoenberg)
Today’s episode is an interview with the founders of EvolveMe. A company that is helping women with their career reinvention. Judy Schoenberg, Co-Founder, is a graduate of Harvard University and a former national executive for Girl Scouts of the USA. She’s authored numerous publications on girls’ and women's leadership, and her work has been featured in White House events. Judy is a Better Not Younger Entrepreneur of the Week. Linda Lautenberg, Co-Founder, is a Harvard Business School MBA and a Chartered Financial Analyst. Before her own professional reinvention, she led a highly successful career in real estate finance and securitization. Linda was nominated to the Forbes 50 Over 50 list.
In this episode:
Judy and Linda share their career journeys and how they met
The opportunity that they saw for women that led to creating their company
Some of the common challenges that women have with career change
What FOSO means and how it holds women back
They shared details of their program the Reinvention Collective
What they would like their legacy with this work to be 
Learn more about EvolveMe, the Reinvention Collective, and connect with Judy and Linda:  
EvolveMe.work
Free Download: 6 Mindset Traps Holding You Back from Your Next (Best!) Chapter
Reinvention Collective training
EvolveMe on LinkedIn (company/evolveme-work)
EvolveMe on Instagram (@evolveme.work)
Sign up for a FREE 1:1 EvolveMe Discovery Call
The Book that Linda and Judy Recommend:
My What If Year: A Memoir by Alisha Fernandez Miranda
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

72. Remote Leadership

72. Remote Leadership
Today’s episode is focused on remote leadership. The world changed for leaders in 2020, and for those who had never led a team remotely before, it was a big adjustment. Leading remotely used to be reserved only for people who managed team members in different locations or countries. Now everyone was experiencing it no matter where they were in the world, and all at the same time.
In this episode:
The impact that the pandemic had on leaders and the change into remote leadership.
Strategies I used when I led someone in another country.
Things to consider when you have your own remote leadership experience so you can create a great one for you and your team.
Building team morale and engagement no matter where everyone is located.
How can you still maintain visibility when working remotely?
What employees should consider when they are working remotely.
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
The Visibility Factor Podcast Episode 12: Creating Leader and Team Visibility with Jen Fox
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/ 
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

71. Maintaining a Neutral Mindset

71. Maintaining a Neutral Mindset
Today’s episode is focused on how to maintain a neutral mindset. Having a neutral mindset helps you maintain your emotions and be open-minded when others may not be able to do that. You can’t make good decisions if you are in a fight-or-flight moment. The goal isn’t to be over-the-top negative or positive. Achieving the outcome you want is about remaining calm and accepting whatever situation you are in and deciding how to go forward.
In this episode:
What is a neutral mindset?
Why is a neutral mindset beneficial?
Dealing with the unexpected as a leader.
How to manage change to get acceptance faster.
Steps you can take to develop and maintain a neutral mindset.
What happens if you don’t have a neutral mindset?
How can your brand be impacted by having (or not having) a neutral mindset?
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
The Kübler-Ross Change Curve Model
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/ 
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

70. Becoming a Leader

70. Becoming a Leader
Today’s episode is focused on becoming a leader of a team or even taking over a team. It is very exciting when it happens to you.  Leadership isn’t something that people are immediately good at when they get the title. It takes time to figure out who you are and what you stand for. Having a strong leadership foundation is great way to start, but then what?  You can take every class there is, but this is about going through situations and dealing with both great things that happen and also the things that are more challenging.
In this episode:
Leadership doesn’t come naturally for everyone.
Doubts, limiting beliefs and impostor syndrome can get in the way.
The importance of the first 90 days in a new role – where do you focus?
Learning how to advocate for yourself and your team.
Stepping up as a leader whether you are ready or not.
Are you managing your boundaries or trying to do everything?
Make sure you aren’t letting opportunities pass you by.
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
The Visibility Factor Podcast 34: Keep Your Boundaries (with Krista Resnick)
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/ 
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

69. The Power of Words

69. The Power of Words
Today’s episode is focused on the power that your words have in an organization and as a leader. What you say can have a positive effect on someone, and the opposite is also true. What type of message do you want to send to others in conversations, meetings and presentations? Consider the importance of the words that you use so that you are seen, heard and respected.
In this episode:
The article written by Scott Mabry called "The Words You Leave Behind" was the catalyst for this topic of the podcast. What are the words that you use and are they painting the portrait that you want to paint about yourself for others?
Organizations have words that are unique to the culture and the workplace.
Leaders communicate via the words that they use every day – but what message are they sending?
A deeper look at what can drive a leader’s communication and the power that they have simply by what they say.
A look at “The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Freedom” by Don Miguel Ruiz and Peter Coyote and how it plays into understanding the words and actions that you take.
Tips on how you can frame what you say in the best way for your perception.
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
"The Words You Leave Behind" by Scott Mabry
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Don Miguel Ruiz and Peter Coyote
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/ 
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

68. Creating a Better Workplace

68. Creating a Better Workplace
Today’s episode is focused on the state of the workplace in 2023. Gallup has published a report based on over 120,000 leaders globally and their responses to various survey questions on engagement, stress, workplace locations and what they need from their managers. There are quite a few interesting statistics that came out of the report, and I discuss my thoughts on some of the results.
In this episode:
Global and North America Engagement scores are shared and although Gallup feels they are strong; I was surprised at the numbers.
The three types of engagement categories that Gallup identifies and uses for the purposes of their survey and which ones had the highest percentage.
The percentage of people who have stress in the workplace and how that impacts engagement.
The impact of leadership and management on an organization’s engagement.
How is the choice of where people are working now impact engagement?
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
The Gallup 2023 Workplace Report and survey results
The Visibility Factor Podcast Episode 52: Ditch the Hustle and Thrive Again with Jennie Blumenthal – author of the book Corporate Rehab
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/ 
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

67. Empowering Yourself to Make a Career Transition

67. Empowering Yourself to Make a Career Transition
Today’s episode is focused on how to make the decision for yourself on whether or not to make a career transition. I think that we all consider leaving when we are having a bad day, but how many people actually do it?  Sometimes these decisions are thrust upon us (layoffs, reorganizations, etc), but we always have the choice to make these decisions for ourselves. How do you make this decision though?
In this episode:
I share a bit about how I made the decision to transition away from my company and then decided to start my own company.
Share a story of a client who struggled so much she didn’t want to get out of bed in the morning to go to work and was miserable...what she did to make her decision when the pain was too great.
Can you see a way to think about your current role differently that might improve your experience there?
What could it look like if you left? What fears do you have that would hold you back from leaving?
We review 10 areas to consider if you want to make a transition to determine if you are ready or if your aren’t what you can do to be ready. (p.s. Doing some of these might help you have a better experience where you are too!)
Have patience with yourself as you make this decision. It isn’t easy to do and you have to weigh our the pros and cons for your situation and your priorities.
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/ 
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

66. A Recruiter’s View of Job Search (with Adam Viet)

66. A Recruiter’s View of Job Search (with Adam Viet)
Adam Viet has been a leader in the technical staffing world for 5+ years and in the industry for 11 years. He's passionate about networking and meeting new people, and hosts a podcast called "The Shooters Touch." He has a strong love for basketball and will talk hoops with anyone willing to listen!
In this episode:
Adam shares the different types of recruiting options that there are and how his company has employed a new style that is more cost-effective for companies to leverage.
He shared the importance of working with at least one good recruiter to increase your reach when you are looking for a new role.
He explained the process that companies use when reviewing candidates and how AI plays a role to help them manage hundreds of candidates.
What he advises people to do when they are interviewing to stand out.
The best approach that you can take when building your resume and how to ensure it is the right length.
What he does for networking and has seen to be the most effective.
What he sees happening in the job markets of the past and right now.
Information on Adam:  
Adam Viet on Twitter (@adamvietDSM)
Adam Viet on LinkedIn (in/adamviet)
The Books that Adam Recommends:
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast! 

65. Leveraging Opportunities to Show Your Value

65. Leveraging Opportunities to Show Your Value
Today’s episode is focused on how to leverage opportunities to show your value. When you look at the choices that you make every day, are you focused on doing the easy things that keep you in the background or the harder things that could put you into the spotlight? This isn’t always a conscious thought, but more than likely the easy things are what you already know and would be considered the safer choices. 
Finding gaps, problems to solve and identifying solutions can be hard and that is why no one else is doing them. Choosing these harder options are giving you a way to stand out. They can help you be more visible and give you more career options. They are scarier to do and will require you to put yourself out there, but what if you did them well? What if people saw you in a new way because you tried doing them? Focus on doing something that pushes you out of your comfort zone and can provide so many more opportunities for you.
In this episode:
Are you staying safe or are you finding ways to put yourself out there in a bigger way?
Look for the problems that no one else is solving so you can stand out.
What can happen if you work on gaps, problems and solving them?
Taking the initiative to solve problems and gaps shows your management, your interest in building skills, and being ready for more.
Are you spending your time working on the high value things?
Take advantage of opportunities to build a bigger career for yourself.
The Article Mentioned in the Podcast:
Don’t Wait to Be Asked to Lead by Harry Kraemer
The Visibility Factor Podcast is brought to you in part by the 90-day Visibility Breakthrough Accelerator program.
Do you believe deep down inside that you can have a bigger career, but you don’t know how to get there?
This 90-day program is a powerful experience that is unique to you and provides dedicated time to focus on your specific challenge. This dedicated time will help you see new possibilities, recognize your strengths, and take away key insights that can be leveraged immediately.  Are you ready to create a breakthrough for yourself?
If you are interested in learning more, visit:
susanmbarber.com/visibilitybreakthroughaccelerator/ 
Thank you for listening to The Visibility Factor Podcast
Check out my website to order my book and view the videos/resources for The Visibility Factor book.
As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at hello@susanmbarber.com. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!
If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!
Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!