Living While Leading with Sharon Ehrlich

30: How Women Executives Master Optimism with the 24x3 Rule


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This episode explores the power of the 24x3 rule, a practice that encourages women executives to pause and process new ideas before reacting. This transformative approach not only fosters a culture of innovation and creativity but also helps in curbing the instinct to dismiss unconventional strategies.

Learn how taking a moment to reflect rather than react can lead to more effective decision-making and open the doors to innovative solutions.

Discover practical steps to implement the 24x3 rule in real-time business scenarios, and how it can turn initial skepticism into successful strategies.

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Sharon Ehrlich is a leadership strategist who turns stalled teams and overwhelmed leaders into high-impact performers, one conversation, one workshop, one coaching session at a time.

Through bespoke, problem-solving workshops, she helps organizations tackle real-world challenges—misaligned priorities, fractured communication, low morale—and leaves them with a clear roadmap to stronger trust, sharper decision-making, and sustained innovation.

Working 1:1 with executives, Sharon’s coaching blends deep listening with targeted feedback, so leaders refine their communication style, build resilience in uncertainty, and craft a strategic vision that sticks. Her clients report immediate shifts like teams collaborating more openly, projects hitting targets faster, and cultures becoming more inclusive and energized.

Whether you’re navigating a hybrid work maze, seeking fresh ideas to spark creativity, or aiming to align leadership around a shared purpose, Sharon’s insight-packed podcast episodes offer quick, actionable strategies you can put to work today.

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