Lady Leadership - Careers and Business For Women

Have you ever thought that you would like to do an MBA? Are you wanting to take your skills to the next level but you are not sure how? What are the skills that you are wanting to build to take you forward? Should you do an MBA?. Alicia's has written a new book called You don't need an MBA - Leadership lessons that cut through the crap. Alicia talks about the skills that you need to essentially be a good leader. At the middle of this is flexibility or adaptability or your abiiity to cope with change and being aware - self aware and external awareness. Alicia also covers in the book are you ready to thrive when things are messy. Plus the skills that you can't buy or hire that you really need to learn - asking questions, curiosity, delegating, decision making. Check out this interview with Alicia!.

Hey everyone, just me this week sharing the career principles that I have applied to my career over many years. These principles have helped me shift and move my career forward. I discuss being in charge of your career, knowing yourself and being able to sell yourself plus who to have around you! Have a listen and I am sure that you will get some ideas on how to apply to your career. 

It was great to catch up again with my new friend Judith Beck for part 2 of this podcast! If you haven't listened to part 1 of this chat - check out my first episode with Judith called 'Don't let Gender hold you back at work.' This week we talked about what do the top 10% per cent do to get to those coveted senior leadership roles. Some of these concepts that we talked about where so simple, being organised, be kind and polite to people, not levellising ie being the same with everyone and I mean everyone, being prepared and organised. Plus we talked about being a continual learning - ie if you think you know it all then you definitely don't. Then we talked about being able to get a good understanding of what is going on, making a proper assessment and then making change. Then we covered being able to own both your own achievements and your own mistakes as well. They also don't have barriers ie they don't sop themselves from doing things, they go for it and give it a go plus they know to give a great elvevator pitch. If you are wanting to shift your career to the next level then you should definitely give this podcast a listen!

f you want to learn more about what the T10P’s do, Judith’s new book ‘No Sex at Work’ is available at all good bookstores and online through amazon: https://lnkd.in/gMCTQTY -

This week on the show I caught up with my former work colleague Colleen Callandar. Colleen shares her remarkable story from finishing school at the age of 16 through to becoming one of Australia's top female CEOs, and everything in between – including facing burnout, something many can relate to. Colleen shares thought-provoking insights and real-world advice to empower and inspire all women, no matter your age or where you are on your leadership journey, to believe that the best is yet to come. It’s also a call to arms for organisations to embrace a new era of leadership - one that leads with kindness, trust and authenticity and has more women at the helm.
 
You don’t need a title to be a leader. You have the ability to lead every day with each reaction, interaction, action and decision you make. No matter your age or where you are in your career journey, Leader By Design provides the practical tools to help build confidence, reach your full potential and position yourself for success in business and in life.

This week I had the great pleasure of interviewing Repa Patel where we discussed moving from being an individual contributor to being a leader and manager. Repa has written an new book called - Elevate: A New Path for Leaders to Naviage Uncertainty. Repa Patel, founder of Leading Mindfully, draws upon decades of experience to provide a practical guide to mindful leadership, managing your energy and priming your potential to become the best leader you can be. Drawing upon her personal experience along with the clients she works with, Patel explains how to navigate uncharted territory, by engaging your heart, mind and energy to lead authentically, deliver more meaningful impact and experience joy more often in your work. 
We discussed 
- How to lead yourself before you lead others & why it matters
- A path to redefine success in unpredictable times
- Why your purpose is powerful as a leader and how to use it to navigate your career and lead your team
- A method to find calm in the chaos by building a tool kit to thrive through difficulties as a leader
- The means to use courage as a component of change & convert fear into conviction
- That becoming the architect of your destiny by managing your mind is the way to ride the waves of disruption. 

B-Suite leaders are today's middle managers, the glue that holds organizations together, translating strategy into action and creating high-performing workforces. Yet the B-Suite is stretched thin. They are too junior to be 'in the room', yet senior enough to be looked up to by their team. They are expected to provide information, decisions, and direction and often have little to go on. 
 
It can be a frustrating space, and their development is often overlooked. Yet enabling these B suite leaders to adjust to the new normal, and to have an even greater impact is a huge win for any organization. So, how can you gain greater control over the pace of work and influence outcomes more easily? 

Join me as I chat with Rebecca Houghton regarding controlling the pace of your work, your reputation, managing your boss, and making more of an overall impact in the work that you do. 

Do you have the right skills to lead successfully over the next decade - and beyond? The skill-set of the future relies on leading with different types of intelligence and being able to motivate people to do things with their hearts, not just their heads. Are you ready to increase your influence, impact, executive presence, and your ability to deliver results? 

We discussed our Caroline grew her career and moving from driving outcomes and teams to moving to help people and teams. e talked about operating from self or from service? Plus how just asking someone how they were and helping someone when they weren’t really changed that person and changed Caroline. This put her on a journey to changing her leadership and finding out more about leadership. 

Award-winning CEO Caroline Kennedy draws upon extensive real-world experience to provide a practical framework to becoming a ground-breaking leader and future-proofing your career. Caroline shows leaders how to stay relevant and competitive with nine key skill accelerators over three primary elements: leading self, leading others, and leading business.
 
The ability to swiftly develop new skills has never been more critical to keep up with the pace of change in the market. By mastering these skills you’ll be able to deliver a consistent body of work, a compelling vision, a ground-breaking leadership style, and above all, a personal stamp that cuts across industries and decades. You’ll become a key leader of influence.
 
Caroline has written a new book Lead Beyond 2030 and provides readers with the tools needed to propel your career, as you invest in yourself and the skills of your team. It’s a powerful exploration of what separates great leaders from the rest and how you can become one of them.

This is the most delightful chat with Judith Beck - I absolutely loved meeting and talking to Judith. Judith is a powerhouse and so knowledgable! I could have talked to Judith all day - she has so much wisdom to share!

Judith Beck had a stellar career in recruitment with Financial Recruitment Group, an executive search company she founded in 1995. Over her career, she has successfully placed thousands of candidates at senior to managing director level within the finance industry. What Judith learnt from recruitment led her to start Financial Executive Women (FEW) in 2013, an organisation that promotes the positive progression of women in the finance industry through experience, guidance and support. Judith passed the FEW business to the next generation in 2020 and her passion remains to ensure women have the right support systems to advance their careers.

Judith  says it’s time to stop gender holding you back at work, talks the top skills needed & key to overcoming barriers . Your gender shouldn’t define your success at work. It’s not about your sex, it’s about you and your ability to learn certain skills and behaviours to help you step up in your career.  

We talked recruitment and we had a great laugh about some of our experiences and stories! Judith is someone who generally wants to help people and leaders. Judith also shared some AMAZING tips on how to progress your career! I loved these suggestions and they are so so true!   

In her new book, No Sex at Work author and founder of Financial Executive Women, Judith Beck, provides a no-nonsense guide to career advancement and inspires you to see yourself as an individual not a gender. Drawing upon extensive experience as a leading recruiter in the financial services industry, Judith explains what the top 10 percent of high achievers do well, and how to increase your chances of success by eradicating the barriers holding you back.
 
About me: My name is Samantha McIntyre and after 30 years in business and technology - from starting out on the helpdesk to the C suite, being on Executive boards, and being a mother and entrepreneur! I am passionate about helping women in their careers and business. What I have enjoyed the most in my roles is helping those around me succeed - particularly women!  I have lead technology teams for some of the biggest businesses and brands in Australia and the world such as Tesco, Loreal, Coles, Woolworths, and Sportsgirl. So if you're looking for someone who knows what it is like to be a woman in business and technology plus being a mother and an entrepreneur then you've come to the right place. Contact: Website: https://www.lady-leadership.com/ LinkedIn: Samantha McIntyre Twitter: sjmcintyre1 Facebook: @Samantha McIntyre Instagram: @lady.leadership.