I had an honest and energising chat with Kate Russell on The Huddle Leadership Podcast about the ways gender bias quietly persists in our workplacesโand what we can actually do about it. Tune in here.
I had the absolute pleasure of joining Dionne Payn (PhD) on the ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ podcast, and let me tell youโthis woman is a force for good.
Dionne isnโt just talking about financial empowerment for women; sheโs actively reshaping the landscape. As the CEO of ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ, sheโs on a mission to create real, lasting impactโleveraging ethical investments to empower women and girls, drive social change, and build a more equitable future. Her work is not just inspiring; itโs transformational. I do love a woman who makes stuff happen!
I had the pleasure of joining Helga Svendsenโs podcast to dive into one of my favorite topics: Influence with Impact.
In the boardroom (or anywhere, really), influence isnโt just about making noiseโitโs about understanding whoโs in the room, what matters to them, and why. As I like to say, influence is just good communication on steroids!
In our chat we covered the subtle yet powerful art of connecting with decision-makers and peers alikeโbecause sometimes, influence has to happen without the power of a title. Itโs all about those informal, meaningful connections that really move the needle.
Letโs talk about team communication.
Itโs not enough THAT we talk to each other, itโs also HOW we talk to each other that counts. And to get better at that we need to reflect, review and refine the process of our discussions, not just the content of them.
Itโs like trying to get better at piano by playing for 10,000 hours without review or adjustment. The 10,000 hours of playing bad piano wonโt make you an expert, but 10,000 hours that is constantly reviewed, refine and adjusted, definitely will.
Ed Frauenheim's insights about masculinity during our Spotlighting Success Webinar, really resonated with the work I do in gender equality. Women AND men are all limited by the stereotypes that dictate our cultural norms in society. Women as โniceโ and emotional care takers and home makers and men as โstrongโ and stoic bread winners and financial providers.
I have working rhythm. It's more like a work/life ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐. As a business owner my work and life ebb and flow into each other to help me deliver for my clients. For me, the key to sustaining my working rhythm is to understand my energy. How do I work best, when do I work best, on what projects do I work best and with whom do I work best.
