S9 Ep6: Showcasing Enterprise Impact in Your Career Narrative: Framing Achievements to Demonstrate Readiness for the Top

​"Your Path To Career Success"

Welcome back to Your Path to Career Success — the podcast that helps you build the skills, confidence, and strategies to thrive in your career.

In this episode, we’re continuing Phase 2 of our journey: Positioning for Executive Opportunity. Last week, we explored how to build a personal brand that commands executive respect. This week, we’re going one step further — how to frame your achievements so they demonstrate enterprise impact, not just functional results.

Here’s the truth: at the executive level, it’s not enough to share numbers or milestones. CEOs and boards want to hear how your work shaped the future of the entire organisation — building resilience, fuelling growth, and strengthening culture. Leaders who showcase enterprise impact don’t just sound competent, they sound like executives.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• The difference between functional results and enterprise-level impact
• Four techniques to reframe your career narrative so it speaks the language of the C-suite
• How to demonstrate not just what you achieved, but how you think under complexity
• Why elevating others in your story is key to signalling scalable leadership
• Practical exercises to reframe your own achievements this week

This episode is packed with examples, reflection prompts, and storytelling techniques to help you shift from “I delivered this” to “Here’s how we positioned the company for the future.” By reframing your career narrative, you’ll build credibility with decision-makers and demonstrate readiness for the top.

What next?
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Useful Resources:
📘 The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling by Stephen Denning — a practical guide to using narrative as a tool for influence, credibility, and executive impact.

Next week: The C-Suite Selection Process: Inside the Mind of the CEO and Board

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