Nabeela Ixtabalan leads human resources and corporate affairs for one of Canada's largest employers with over 100,000 associates and more than 400 stores nationwide. Her career includes nearly 20 years of leadership and business development experience with three of the world’s most recognized brands - Walmart, IKEA, and Starbucks Coffee in the US, Canada, and Europe. Nabeela was previously Head of Digital Transformation at Ingka, leading IKEA’s digital and retail transformation globally across 41 countries. Nabeela is especially passionate about enterprise-wide transformations, the future of work, change management, diversity and inclusion, and organizational design. In 2017, she was appointed to the TaskRabbit Board of Directors, a leading gig economy platform that has revolutionized digital two-sided marketplaces. In 2019, she joined the Future Skills Centre of Canada as a Board Advisor, a pan-Canadian effort focused on skills development and employment training to help Canadians transition in the changing economy.  In this episode, we discuss: ● How she defines being in her power as inhabiting a self-authoring state, as opposed to inhabiting a socializing state● Why even getting to the c-suite as a young minority female does not mean you are in your power if you have a dark shadow● The moment that sparked Nabeela to realize that her self-identity was tied to her work, prompting her to broaden her definition of success to include her personal life and mental health● How she courage to speak her truth by choosing to believe in people’s compassion as opposed to their judgement.● What Nabeela’s faith has taught her that liberates from trying to control everything● How Nabeela created a movement around mental health and well-being at Walmart Canada● How Walmart Canada provided essential services during a pandemic by having a motivated, healthy workforce.Listen in on this powerful episode of The Power Shift Podcast!Please let me know your thoughts!Connect with Nabeela:Email: [email protected]   Connect with Dr. Sharon MelnickWebsite: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSharonMelnickLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices