As a father of two wonderful girls, I have always asked - Why aren't more women in power? Only 10 percent of CEOs at Fortune 500 companies are women, and only 27 of the 193 countries in the world are led by women. I believe that if more women were in power, there would be less conquest and a dramatic shift in spending from the military to what matters - healthcare, humanity, education, fiscal responsibility and the health of our planet. My guest this week is Claire Shipman, a world-renowned Emmy, DuPont and Peabody Award Winning Journalist and co-author of several New York Times bestsellers Katty Kay. Their latest is titled The Power Code. More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone). Claire shares behind-the-scenes stories from her illustrious career, and then we dive deep into her new book and her ground-breaking insights on gender equality and power in the modern world.   You will learn that that power, as it stands today, is inherently flawed. It's not about breaking glass ceilings or climbing corporate ladders; it's about redefining, remaking, and modernizing the very essence of power.    In doing so, we depart from the traditional understanding of power, defined by the men who wield it as a hierarchical force and infers control over and competition with other people, to a new code where power becomes a tool to focus and collaborate and to improve the current conditions of our world dramatically.   Erica Nielsen, the EVP of Personal Banking and Investments at RBCjoins the show. We discuss Claire's work, and then Erica shares some personal stories of finding her voice and what RBC is doing to close the gender gap and create a more inclusive culture.

 

00:00:00   Tony shares why this episode on power and gender disparity matters.

00:05:54    Claire talks about her early life.

00:07:07    Struggle with people pleasing, finding own voice.

00:12:21 Women's work and leadership, confidence gap and risk-taking.

00:17:04     Confidence code flows, power code complicated.

00:18:35     Massive shift underway; need more women in power.

00:21:47     Surface power men, women's power behind the scenes.

00:26:43   Valuing essential work, resistance to change.

00:28:30   Men must value time and share responsibilities.

00:34:06   Redefining work for broader values, gender equality.

00:36:32  Writing books is humbling and stressful.

00:40:16 Tony's three takeaways. 

00:43:12  Erica: Societal norms impact behavior in organizations.

00:46:10 Erica: Unconscious bias in coaching and mentoring explained.