635: The 7-Minute Rule That Makes You More Visible in Executive Meetings (DAY 1)

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The 7-Minute Rule That Makes You More Visible in Executive Meetings

The executive meeting on your calendar may do more to shape your career than the presentation you spent three weeks perfecting. While everyone discusses the agenda, senior leaders are also noticing who has judgment, who can handle pressure, and who belongs in the next room.

For many high-performing introvert leaders, the hardest contribution is the first one. The longer you wait, the more room you give overthinking to take control—and the greater the chance that someone else will say the idea you were still rehearsing.

In this first episode of the five-day Q4 Visibility Challenge, Laura introduces the 7-Minute Rule: contribute something useful within the first seven minutes of an important meeting.

By the end of today’s episode you’ll know:

💰How to enter the conversation without forcing a brilliant insight

🧩Use the phrase “What I like about that is…” to add value rather than empty agreement

🎯Prepare one question or observation before the meeting begins

Speaking early makes the next contribution easier and gives senior leaders visible evidence of how you think.

Choose one important meeting this week. Prepare one useful contribution and deliver it within the first seven minutes. Then record what happened in your Executive Meeting Visibility Guide. Continue with Day 2 to make sure executives hear your best idea without having to dig for it.

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