The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin: Work, Leadership & What’s Next

When Everything Becomes Your Job: Role Clarity on Leadership Teams

When roles are unclear, work doesn’t just sit there. Someone picks it up. And on leadership teams, who ends up carrying it often has as much to do with personality and te

Human-Centered Leadership In The AI Age with John Doyle, Chief Strategy Officer at DonerColle

What does it take to lead when technology is changing faster than anyone can predict? Jill Griffin talks with John Doyle, Chief Strategy Officer at DonerColle Partners, a

How to Stay Sane During a Job Search: 8 Rules to Keep You Going

Looking for a job can mess with your head. One great interview suddenly feels like THE job. A rejection feels personal. Silence makes you question everything. And before

You Became the Ceiling: How Strategic Leaders Build Team Capacity

The more capable you are, the easier it is to become the person everything depends on. It can look like strong leadership from the outside while quietly limiting your cap

Stop Proving It. Start Declaring It: How to Communicate Like a Strategic Leader

Being the smartest person in the room doesn’t automatically make you sound like the strategic leader. In this episode, Jill Griffin breaks down the analysis-to-authority

Beyond Smart Goals: A More Realistic Way To Make Career Progress

Most career goals depend on more than your effort. You can do everything right and still face a hiring freeze, an internal candidate, or a decision you cannot control. In

The Hiring System Is Broken: Why Your Job Search Isn’t Working and What to Do About It

The hiring system has changed, but most job-search advice hasn’t caught up. From ghost jobs and AI screening to algorithms that can repeat bias across employers, there’s

Portfolio Careers: Why They're the Future of Work (and How to Start Yours)

A portfolio career is about working smarter. More professionals are combining full-time roles, consulting, advisory work, board positions, teaching, writing, speaking, in

How to Overcome Fear of Failure and Build Career Confidence (Greatest Hits)

What if failure wasn’t something to avoid—but a skill to master? In this episode, I share a fresh take on how to handle setbacks, manage your mind, and turn mistakes into

When Motivation Stalls: Why You’re Stuck Between “Fine" and "Future" (Greatest Hits)

When motivation fades it's an opportunity to get curious. This episode unpacks why we often stall before what’s next, and how to reignite your drive by shifting your

The Comparison Trap at Work: How to Stop Self-Doubt and Lead with Confidence (Greatest Hits)

In this episode of The Career Refresh, Jill Griffin breaks down the hidden cost of comparison at work—and how to replace assumptions with evidence-based clarity. Also in

The High-Achiever’s Anxiety Pattern (Greatest Hits)

Everyone has experienced anxiety at one point in time. But as high-achieving individuals, we need tools to be able to get us out of anxiety and back into action.  What y

How Your Anxiety Impacts Your Leadership Style, and What to Do About It

Anxiety doesn't stay in your head. It shows up in how you decide, how you communicate, and how you lead your team. This episode names the anxiety-driven patterns sen

Feeling Stuck? Here's How to Network Without Feeling Awkward

Networking doesn't have to feel awkward, transactional, or like you're asking for a favor. In this episode, I share a practical approach to reaching out with co

Leadership Blind Spots: Seeing Beyond the Surface

Some people, companies, and opportunities look impressive at first glance but don't hold up under closer inspection. In this episode, Jill Griffin explores why even

Direct vs. Rude: What Leaders Need to Know About Communication Style and Impact

Directness is prized in some organizations and penalized in others. But the gap between direct and rude isn't personality. It's a choice. In this episode, Jill

Why "Executive Presence" Is Broken and the Leadership Identity Framework That Replaces It

"Executive presence" is one of the most repeated, and most problematic, phrases in leadership. After ten years and hundreds of clients, Jill Griffin has stopped using it

Silence in Meetings: Why People Aren't Speaking

Silence in meetings costs everyone. It silences voices, stalls accountability, and signals that thinking isn't happening in real time. But silence isn't inevita

Strategic Communication for Leaders: Stop Hedging, Start Leading

Every leader has them... the language habits that undercut authority before anyone pushes back. This episode Jill Griffin names them, breaks them down, and gives you a wa

The Thinking Trap That Burns Out High-Performing Leaders And How to Break It

High performers often fall into thinking patters that burn them out. In this episode Jill Griffin breaks down one of the most common and least talked about patterns she s