Women on Work

The Great Recession is forcing managers and leaders to reexamine their style and how they communicate and interact with their teams. Our need for connection, particularly during times of disruption and uncertainty, is driving leaders towards more vulnerability and authenticity. In this episode, Alysia talks to Lindsey Boggs – sales leader, mental health advocate, TedX speaker, and mom – about being your true self to others, leading and inspiring your teams with grace, and focusing on experiences versus material wealth. 

Great Resources to check out: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseyboggs/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scFBJgdRXaA

Workpatterns.com

https://www.amazon.com/Trillion-Dollar-Coach-Leadership-Playbook/dp/0062839268

The disappointing reality is that despite considerable coverage of the wage gap, lack of women in leadership, and blockers for women trying to grow their careers, not enough progress is being made. While women supporting and empowering each other is a part of the equation, men play a powerful role in helping women close the leadership and wage gap. In this episode, Liz and Alysia dig into the opportunities for men to be allies to women and other underrepresented groups.

Some great resources to check out:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/naomicahn/2021/02/19/womens-status-and-pay-in-the-c-suite--new-study/?sh=67ce3a9d3762

https://mashable.com/article/kamala-harris-im-speaking-mike-pence-vp-debate

https://www.ciphr.com/features/unconscious-bias-in-the-workplace/

Times are changing. Girls growing up today have more opportunities, more choices, and more support than prior generations. But outdated attitudes, messages and bias still permeate and require all girls, women, and really anyone outside of cis-gendered men to continue to navigate a world that welcomes them with a list of conditions. On this special episode, Liz and Alysia revisit their adolescent narratives and experiences and detail what has changed, what stubbornly remains the same, and what we can all do to create space for today’s girls to find themselves and uncover their purpose.

How do you describe your career journey? Using resumes and LinkedIn as a guide, you’ve probably created a narrative that is linear and neat, with one logical move to the next focused entirely on your professional progression. But that doesn’t really reflect the path of most working women, with the reality of our journeys being much more nuanced and influenced by the choices we make in our personal lives. Join Liz and Alysia as they talk to Rebekah Bastian, co-founder and CEO of OwnTrail, on career progression, finding purpose and passion in what you do, and how to start redefining success for  yourself. 

Great resources to check out: 

www.owntrail.com

https://owntrail.com/trail/alysiaevepmm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias

"Find a mentor" is often-mentioned advice for women to grow their careers. But what is mentorship? What should it be? And what should you get out of it? Liz and Alysia examine mentorship, what distinguishes it from sponsors and champions, and how women can identify the people who will create inflection points in their career. 

Great resources to check out: 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mentors-useful-sponsors-champions-can-do-more-your-career-johnson/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/similarity-bias-ebin-john-poovathany/

What is your 5-year career plan? The ubiquitous interview question hangs over the heads of all professionals, but particularly women as we work through family decisions, timing, and our ambitions. But what if careers aren’t made or planned for in 5-yr increments of time? And how do you integrate work and life in a manageable and sustainable way? Join Liz and Alysia as they talk to Mary Sheehan- Head of SMB, Acrobat Engagement and Retention Student Campaign Marketing at Adobe and host of the Women in Product Marketing Podcast – about career planning, imposter syndrome, prioritizing your time and gold stars.

Great resources to check out:

https://yourgotomarketer.com/blog/

https://www.shatteredglasspodcast.com/

Shelves are full of countless books on pregnancy, sleep training, and caring for different temperaments, but the reality of what happens after you have a baby from the mother’s standpoint – physically and emotionally – is consistently missing from the post-delivery narrative. Alysia and Liz dive in to what after birth really looks like, how you, your life configuration, and your body change. And encourage women to reclaim some of those postpartum treats that keep giving well after the swaddles are packed away.  

“Be thankful”, “You’ll miss these days one day”, and “Focus on the positive” are just some of the phrases women hear on a regular basis, particularly mothers. And while a focus on gratitude provides proven benefits to overall well-being, forced positivity often crosses a line and becomes toxic, delegitimizing our feelings and suppressing healthy emotional contemplation. In this episode Liz and Alysia discuss giving yourself permission to feel all your feelings, creating time for recovery, and that it’s okay to not be okay. 

Some great resources to check out: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/toxic-positivity-mental-health-covid/2020/08/19/5dff8d16-e0c8-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/toxic-positivity-mental-health-covid/2020/08/19/5dff8d16-e0c8-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

We all want to feel purpose and passion in our lives, but how do you uncover what inspires you with the constant rush of the world around us? Listen in as Alysia and Liz talk to Lindsay Hedenskog and Julia Hagnäs – co -founders of LAMB, an anti-burnout space in Stockholm, Sweden – discuss their journey and drive to create a space to help people find balance, build a community, and even re-discover themselves. Learn more at https://belamb.com/ and on Instragram @belambco. 

From fables to superheroes, our culture emphasizes and rewards grit and perseverance. But what if the goal or objective no longer serves us or our well-being? This concept tumbled into the spotlight with Simone Biles during the Olympics in Tokyo. Join Liz and Alysia as they tease apart the difference between stopping and giving up, how understanding your value and strengths can make that decision easier, and the importance of knowing how you want to spend your time both at work and at home. 

Some great resources to check out:  
https://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Secret-Unlocking-Stress-Cycle/dp/198481706X