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Leading with Empathy: Navigating Change and Building Trust’ - With Farrah Mitra


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SEASON FOUR - In this week's episode I return to the theme of the season, The Women Securing Texas, discussing all things empathy and leadership with Founder of Green Reed, Farrah Mitra. We talk about her new framework for change management, her work as a radical candor coach and about her own experiences with Imposter Syndrome and how she overcame it to successfully partner with top US businesses.


About Our Guest: Farrah Mitra is an executive coach and advisor specializing in leadership, communications, and people strategy. She has over 15 years of experience as a Bain strategy consultant and people and culture executive at hyper-growth tech companies. She has supported the development of successful leaders across every industry. Farrah’s clients span the C-suite at Fortune 50 companies to small startups and nonprofits. Farrah knows what it takes to be an operator in high-performance environments and she helps others create sustained change by centering her coaching around a mindset shift and practical skill building. 

As a communications expert, Farrah is one of just 15 Radical Candor coaches globally and has led over 200 workshops and keynotes to empower others to deliver feedback in both a kind and clear way. Her Communicating Change framework helps leaders navigate and communicate change clearly and effectively, while also being empathetic, creating a positive employee experience no matter how challenging the topic. 


  • Farrah Mitra's LinkedIn profile
  • Green Reed website 
  • The biggest reason we run from challenging conversations
  • How to receive feedback without being apologetic or defensive
  • Radical Candor website
  • Air BnB Layoff Communication Example
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Talent FirstBy Michelle Edmondson