#44 - Elizabeth McCourt on Respect and Non-Linear Leadership

Elizabeth McCourt is a non-linear thinker, practical-minded creative and conforming non-conformist. Cultural diversity and a passion for making better more authentic leaders is the core of her work as a coach, speaker and writer.   * You are invited to join our community and conversations about each episode on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/MutuallyAmazingPodcast and join us on Twitter @CenterRespect or visit our website at http://www.MutuallyAmazingPodcast.com**   BIO: A broad thinker with a growth mindset, Elizabeth McCourt is a well-known leadership coach, speaker and published writer, committed to helping clients embrace their whole self and get real with who they are, so they can parlay that into leadership and business success. Elizabeth’s background includes 18 years in executive recruiting and prior she was a successful trial lawyer who worked on the plaintiff’s side for product liability and class actions in both federal and state court. Her career started in finance at Morgan Stanley in the mergers & acquisitions department.   As a leadership expert, Elizabeth’s style is refreshingly positive and creative, allowing clients to really push their limits and leverage their resilience and most courageous leadership style. Areas where she helps clients take action on include: leading authentically; navigating power and influence; storytelling and effective communication; building empowered, high trust teams; and scaling leadership impact   Organizational clients have included Wells Fargo, UBS, Ameriprise, Stifel Nicholas, MC2, Betterment, and Silicon Valley start-ups like Square. She is a member of France’s global business school INSEAD’s coaching faculty, has worked with The Kets De Vries Institute (KDVI) in London, UK and is a regular contributor to Coaching Colloquia at ESMT Business School in Berlin, Germany as well as Harvard’s Institute of Coaching.   Known for her TEDx talk “Why You Should Spill Your Secrets”, Elizabeth is a sought after speaker and workshop facilitator on resilience, mindset and the non-linear path to success. Elizabeth has been invited to speak at a variety of conferences including The Most Powerful Women’s LEAD Banking, Women’s Financial Advisor Forum, The Quorum Initiative Leadership Conference, NonprofitPRO conference, and the US Army Recruiting Battalion.   In addition to a BS in Finance from the University of Maryland and a MFA from SUNY Stony Brook, she has a JD from Loyola University. Certified as a Professional Coach through the Coaches Training Institute and the International Coaching Federation as well as trained by the Academy of Executive Coaching of London for Systemic Team Coaching and is also a trained Hogan Facilitator.   In her spare time, Elizabeth is a triathlete and writer. Her first novel, Sin in the Big Easy, was recently published with Post Hill Press. Her next writing project is a non-fiction book about embracing the non-linear path to success.   LINKS: www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmccourt/ www.mccourtleadership.com www.twitter.com/ecmccourt Elizabeth's Book "Sin in the Big Easy"   Books Recommended by Elizabeth McCourt: The Culture Map by Erin Meyer Radical Candor by Kim Scott Work of Brene Brown