”Wonder Women” Inspiring and Re-igniting your potential
The main topic we want to address is the “Imposter Syndrome” I recently did a poll asking what women in leadership found the most challenging the responses were as below: Imposter Syndrome 36% Ability to Communicate 29% Loss of Self Confidence 19% The Impact of others 16% I believe these are all connected. The ”imposter syndrome” was only described as a pathological term in the 1970’s after women reported second-guessing themselves, mild anxiety, and discomfort in the workplace, particularly in high-achieving roles. I want people to be aware, there are four universal fears: Fear of not being good enough, of failure/success, of not belonging, and of not being loved or liked. They are called universal for a reason, everyone experiences them. Even the most famous and inspired women have reportedly experienced ”imposter syndrome” despite outstanding professional achievements. Is this level of self-doubt a disease or condition as is described by assigning the medical term syndrome? Or is it a human response to a set of experiences underpinned by decades of patriarchy, stereotyping, and women fighting for rights, rights to work, to lead, to have a voice, to be respected, and valued alongside their male counterparts. Please understand, this is not a feminist rant against men, the ”boys club” is, of course, alive and well as men have supported one another throughout the ages. It’s also not about having women in leadership positions because of an imposed quota in workforce planning. It is about competent women supporting one another, as well as being supported by their male counterparts. It is about opening our eyes and minds to the potential of women in leadership and the value they bring to our growing business and economy. Leadership is not a gender issue it’s a behavioural issue. Women in leadership should be seen as part of the solution, not a threat to a biased and outdated social patriarchy or to one another. Instead of trying to fix Imposter Syndrome, let’s stop branding ourselves imposters, stop accepting the label of imposter and start recognising our own value and contribution.
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Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Debra Adey is a Talent Consultant, facilitator and Career Coach from Work Revolution in CanadaIn October 2020, while grounded at home due to the Pandemic, Debra launched her own "Work Revolution podcast: A passion project and a business development tool focused on exposing the dysfunction in workplaces today and what is needed to enable talent to do great work."
She joins me as one of the "Wonder Women" in this series sharing some of her insights into systemic bias for women in the workplace today. Enjoy!
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sandy Colombo. A specialist communications and creative leadership facilitator, as well as a professional business coach, with extensive national and international experience. Sandy’s skill lies in her ability to work alongside key stakeholders to empower their people to take responsibility for improvement, to act decisively and to risk being the best..
Author of "Superheroes eat frogs instead of kissing them" The story of her unexpected journey from anxiety ridden, overwhelmed, people pleaser to a woman of strength, compassion and wisdom.
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
COO of Move Ahead Media (Thailand) & Executive Director of Simple Scaleable Solutions, Joana Bonto is a Strategist, Problem Solver, People & Culture Advocate & Inspiring the Next Gen of Servant & Transformational Leaders
During her time in the corporate world, Joana witnessed firsthand the destruction and devastation when companies go under and when leaders become part of the problem rather than the solution. She knows what NOT to do. She has failed and learned many times, experienced executive burnout and even imposter syndrome. Now she helps a number of startups and SMEs grow + scale by sharing my learnings, invest in and support business owners to help solve their organisational issues, execute their ideas and, future proof their organisations.I do this through my proven process of success and, simple scalable solutions…with the ultimate aim of accelerating their growth and transforming their organisations into a viable, values and data-driven workplace.Joana uses her top five strengths (Strategic, Command, Achiever, Competition, and Responsibility) to instinctively see and find multiple paths to solve a problem, choose the best option based on facts and data allowing her to make decisions quickly and effectively. Creative by nature, passionate in spirit, innovative at heart, resourceful, and values-driven, She challenges the status quo and think beyond the current norms and practices, my problem-solving ability, solutions-focused approach, and sense of humour helps ;)Joana believes that automation is salvation, data is the key, culture is everything, and understanding the company’s WHY is the secret ingredient to success because it’s about driving behaviours instead of just focusing on the end results. With that belief, She mentors leaders and individuals to be the best version of themselves they can be so they can serve the people they lead both at home and at work because my strength lies in seeing others' potential, stretching them far beyond what they think they are capable of. Integrity always leads her to do the right thing as she takes full accountability and ownership of everything she does so others around me can always rely, trust and depend on me to ‘get shit done’ and deliver!
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Senior Category Manager - Procurement Specialist
Dorina shares her experience as a multicultural leader, parent, and conultant doing what she loves rather than what is expected!
Dorina is a Manager at InfosysPortland (a leading procurement consultancy organisation in Australia) and has worked in the procurement field for 20 years. She has led a variety of procurement projects and is primarily focussed on Procurement operating models and Category and Supplier management framework design, development, and implementation to ensure that it actually works.
Dorina is a leading SME in corporate travel and provides strategic advice on how public and private sector organisations can best structure their travel programs, with a key focus on technology enablement from authorisation through to reconciliation and expense management.
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Penny Spencer is a successful entrepreneur and leader in her industry she is Managing Director of the multi-awarding winning Spencer Group of Companies. A workplace awarded number 25 in BRWs best 50 places to work. Penny believes if you Love what you do you'll never work a day in your life!
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Katrena Friel describes her purpose in life as "to transform, uplift, and be a laser beam of focus." As an activated life long learner she has been sharing her message of invigoration and spirit of transformation for over 25 years inviting others to explore and discover a place of learning, daring and doing.
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