# How Do I Define My New Role to Set Myself Up for Success? | Coaching Real Leaders

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Podcast: [Harvard Business Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387)
Published: 2026-08-01T03:30:00+00:00
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How Do I Define My New Role to Set Myself Up for Success?She’s found a career path she truly enjoys, in part because of her ability to take risks and try new things. Now, as her team is reorganized, she has the opportunity to design her next leadership position, but she’s not sure what she needs to ask for in order to be successful. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through reframing what may be holding her back and identifying the priorities she wants to focus on going forward.Further reading:• Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Want: https://hbr.org/2010/06/managing-yourself-turn-the-job-you-have-into-the-job-you-want • Using Design Thinking To Become The CEO Of Your Own Career And Drive Career Success: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2023/04/25/using-design-thinking-to-become-the-ceo-of-your-own-career-and-drive-career-success/?sh=4596cfe47c25 • How to Create a New Job at Your Current Company: https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-create-a-new-job-at-your-current-company • How To Ask For What You Need At Work: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahsheehan/2018/08/09/how-to-ask-for-what-you-need-at-work/?sh=117dcb131d04 • Having the Here’s-What-I-Want Conversation With Your Boss: https://hbr.org/2015/11/having-the-heres-what-i-want-conversation-with-your-boss This episode originally aired on Coaching Real Leaders on May 8, 2023.Listen to more episodes of Coaching Real Leaders on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJua_hcLjT7aFzWcoqMnrp-z7 You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/05/how-do-i-define-my-new-role-to-set-myself-up-for-success - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-define-my-new-role-…

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