What if the most impactful leadership strategy isn't focused on your team, but on the inner wisdom and grounding you gain from managing yourself?

In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, host Erica Rooney sits down with Margaret Andrews, author of Managing Yourself to Lead Others and the educator behind Harvard's most popular leadership program. Margaret reveals that true, authentic leadership unlocks when you first achieve self-mastery.

Join them as they explore the foundational questions needed to understand your own influences, values, and definitions of success. Learn why knowing yourself roots you, giving you the inner strength to lead without conforming to outdated molds, and how to use simple tools to make grounded decisions even under extreme pressure.

Inside the Episode:

• The Stinging Catalyst: Margaret's personal story of receiving harsh feedback ("You're not self-aware") that propelled her to create a revolutionary leadership program.
• The Foundational Questions: Identifying the deep questions necessary to understand who and what has shaped you, and what core values you're actually living.
• Beyond the Prescription of Success: Why women need to define success based on how they want to feel, not just outward achievements.
• Actionable Tools for Pressure: Simple techniques like "Write it out, shake it out" to handle big emotions and make grounded decisions.
• The Power of Being Rooted: How self-understanding makes you less knocked off balance by the behavior of others, allowing you to lead authentically.

If you're ready to stop conforming and unlock the unique, powerful leader only you can be, this episode is your playbook for inner transformation.

🔗 Resources:

• Find Margaret Andrews' book, Managing Yourself to Lead Others, wherever books are sold.
• Connect with Erica Rooney on LinkedIn.

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