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Women Taking the Lead

The Women Taking the Lead podcast is a resource for women leaders, allies, and organizations looking to promote more women into senior leadership. Episode formats include specific leadership challenges, "on-air" coaching with women leaders, and interviews with internal talent and organizational development leaders. Women Taking the Lead inspires women to overcome self-doubt and lead with confidence, integrity and a sense of humor.
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Now displaying: January, 2024
Jan 31, 2024

Have you ever wondered why some teams do okay while others effortlessly tackle challenges?

The secret lies in one word: TRUST. In fast-paced environments, team cohesion is more crucial. A cohesive team, built on trust, can leverage diverse skills, tools, and resources to conquer any obstacle.

Building and maintaining trust is not a one-and-done exercise. Everything you do is either growing, maintaining, or diminishing the level of trust on your team.

This episode explores the role of team trust and how it can transform your team dynamics. I'm covering the key benefits of team trust, the obstacles that destroy trust - or at the very least prevent it from growing, and how you can build trust on your team if trust is low.

Resources

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Apply to be on an “On-Air Coaching” episode. Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? Apply to be on the podcast.

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

 

Jan 24, 2024

Are you at a loss for how you can actively support and empower women of color to thrive in leadership?

I often look at reports showing the current numbers of people in all levels of leadership. And, regardless of the level of leadership, the industry, etc., women of color are in the lowest percentiles.

This conversation with Rebecca Muriuki explores positioning yourself for a leadership promotion as a woman of color. We discuss the challenges women of color navigate, and how we can all be part of the diversity change that we want to see in corporate leadership.

This conversation will give you practical tips to create environments for women of color to feel a sense of belonging in their current teams, while also helping them feel empowered in their career ambitions.

In this episode Rebecca and I discussed:

·         Rebecca’s path to advancement as a woman of color.

·         Implementing strategies for creating inclusive workplace environments.

·         Navigating the unique challenges and opportunities faced by women of color in leadership.

·         Fostering leadership skills that empower managers to advance their careers and drive positive change in their organizations.

·         The #1 mistake to avoid when reducing barriers to leadership opportunities to have more diversity in leadership.

Resources

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Apply to be on an “On-Air Coaching” episode. Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? Apply to be on the podcast.

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Jan 17, 2024

Do you have a strong leadership style that has been mislabeled as harsh or uncaring?

Every now and again, as I’m connecting with each of you on LinkedIn, I’ll ask if you have any topic suggestions for the podcast. I recently got a response that immediately piqued my interest.

The response read, “One thing I struggle with as a leader is gender stereotypes and expectations on how a female leader needs to act. People assume female leaders need to always be nurturing and soft, and when they need to be direct or decisive people find that harsh. If you have a podcast that addresses this issue and how to overcome it, I would love to listen.”

Me too! So here it is.

Resources

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Apply to be on an “On-Air Coaching” episode. Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? Apply to be on the podcast.

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Jan 10, 2024

Have you ever received a promotion in which your manager becomes your peer?

If you have you know it’s a big transition on top of an already big transition. The intensity of the change in relationship will depend on the relationship you already had with your former manager, but even in the best circumstances it will be a little unsettling. Especially if you have differing opinions in a management meeting.

I have Liz Johnson with me for a coaching episode of the podcast today and this is one of the things we’re discussing. Let me tell you about Liz.

Meet Liz Johnson

Liz Johnson is the VP of Research and Development for a private, mid-sized biopolymer company located in the upper Mid-West of the United States. She holds a BA in Chemistry and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering specializing in implantable polymeric biomaterials. She grew up on the East Coast, studied in the Mid-West and West Coast. She is now back in the Mid-West where she lives with her husband, 3 kids and 2 dogs. Liz’s passion is bringing people, process, and technology together to launch great products. 

In this Coaching Episode Liz and I discussed:

  • How homing in on your personal mission will help you navigate career choices.
  • Strategies for reducing overwhelm and setting priorities.
  • Reframing your perspective and questions to ask your team to identify opportunities to delegate.
  • How to gain buy-in when decisions need to be made quickly.
  • Finding common ground with someone you used to report to, who is now your peer.

Resources

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Apply to be on an “On-Air Coaching” episode. Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? Apply to be on the podcast.

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Jan 1, 2024

It’s a big day for the Women Taking the Lead podcast and it’s not just because we’re ringing in 2024. This is the 500th episode of Women Taking the Lead!!

This episode is covering some of the changes and milestones that this podcast has experienced and I’m sharing 20 of the most downloaded episodes.

Can you join in the celebration and help me expand the reach of the Women Taking the Lead podcast?

This helps more leaders hone their skills so they can advance in their career, and still enjoy their sanity and a personal life.

Select from any of the gifts below:

1)    Leave a rating or review in your preferred podcast app.

2)    Share the show directly with a friend, family member or colleague, especially a specific episode you believe they would find valuable.

3)    Subscribe to the podcast in your preferred podcast app. I’ll leave some links in the comments.

4)    Post about the show on social media. Feel free to tag me so I can like and comment. I’m @jodiflynn on LinkedIn and @jodimflynn on Instagram.

5)    Give this post a “Love” and leave a comment below to expand the reach.

6)    Do some other great thing to help me reach more women that I have not thought to ask.

Thank you SO MUCH for your generosity and support.

I hope these 500 episodes are of value to you and here’s to your success!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥂🎇

Top 20 Most Downloaded Episodes*

1. Two Reasons You Got Tripped Up After You Started Your New Role - 2/14/2022

2. 100% Jodi: Taking Time to Process - 5/24/2021

3. Two "Soft" Skills That Exponentially Uplevel Your Leadership - 5/30/2022

4. [Coaching] You Are the Leader to Develop Other Leaders - 6/27/2022

5. How to Set Explicitly Clear Expectations to Prevent Disappointment - 3/8/2023

6. [Coaching] Are They Really Judging You? - 8/8/2022

7. Facing Conflict Head On - 8/1/2022

8. Infuse Your Leadership with Bold Requests - 2/21/2022

9. How to Hold Others Accountable to Lead Effectively - 7/11/2022

10. Carla Miller on Creating Influence - 9/19/2022

11. How to Make Staying Organized Easy to Do - 9/26/2022

12. A Model for You to Process Change and Emotions - 10/10/2022

13. [Coaching] How to Turn Being the Bearer of Bad News into a Coaching Opportunity - 5/23/2022

14. [Coaching] Do You Need to Name the Priority? - 8/29/2022

15. [Coaching] Constructively Dealing with Unconscious Bias - 7/18/2022

16. How to Show Your Team Your Appreciation...Especially if it Doesn't Come Naturally to You - 5/16/2022

17. How to ask Your Company to Sponsor You to be Coached - 3/7/2022

18. Avoid Being a Bargain Deal by Knowing When to Negotiate - 10/31/2022

19. Unlock Your Mindset and Reveal Your Genius - 3/1/2023

20. How to Keep Motivated and Moving Forward - 10/24/2022

Resources

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Register for the How to Get Mentally Fit webinar: Learn the 3 core muscles to build to gain mental fitness.

Saboteur Assessment: Find out which Saboteurs are impacting your performance, wellness and relationships, and how they do it.

Apply to be on an “On-Air Coaching” episode. Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? Apply to be on the podcast.

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

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