Women Taking the Lead

Are there young women in your life who are already making a big impact in the world?

This week's episode is a little different as I am chatting with two young women who have identified a problem that, if solved, would impact the health, education, and income of a community in desperate need.

Bridget Muturi and Janelly Torres are the co-founders of Women Innovated Empowered & United (WIEU)

I invited Bridget and Janelly on the podcast to raise awareness of the problem they've identified and to hopefully raise the money they need to make their work a reality. Being college students, they don't have a PR or communications team and though they've never been on a podcast or done anything like this before they were excited for the opportunity.

• The current conditions for the community living in Kibera, Kenya
• The high cost of feminine care products and the impact it has on the health of the women in Kibera
• The solution Bridget and Janelly came up with and what their initiative will look like
• The design, planning, and collaboration that is happening to make this project sustainable over many years
• What you can do to support their work

Donate to The Kibera Project

Venmo: @Bridget-Muturi

Cash App: $JanellyT02

Follow along with their adventures

Instagram: @w.e.i.u

You can also click the link in their bios to donate to The Kibera Project.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode. Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? Apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching. Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

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Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Perhaps never before has the focus of mental and emotional wellness been at the forefront of leadership.

According to the Harvard Business Review, "mental health challenges are now the norm among employees across all organizational levels." In 2021, during a follow-up study to their 2019 Mental Health at Work Report, seventy-six percent of respondents reported at least one symptom of a mental health condition in the past year, up from 59% in 2019.

The pandemic impacted every area of people's lives, and has been a leading factor in an increase of mental health concerns. And it is not behind us yet.

Taking care of yourself is vital: if you are depleted your health, work, and ability to support others will suffer.

This episode explores why, as a leader, taking care of your mental and emotional wellness, and supporting your team to do so as well, is critical.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Have you been struggling with your wardrobe lately?

During the pandemic many of us reverted to a uniform of professional top matched with yoga pants or sweatpants. We were video conference ready and that was fine when we were working from home with cameras on.

Now that return-to-office, hybrid work, in-person conferences and networking events are full-steam ahead, you might be feeling less than excited about the options in your closet.

Our clothes can help bolster our confidence or make us feel blah. And for many of us, our bodies changed, if ever so slightly over the last 3 years.

For the past 6 months or so I've been looking at a closet full of clothes convinced I had nothing to wear.

Then I met Jenny Eversole, the founder of Stylespace. Stylespace.com is a virtual styling platform to elevate your style with expert stylists. After nearly a decade running her own fashion label, she learned how personal style can make a big difference in one's confidence, happiness and overall success. Jenny founded Style Space for people to discover their best style and to look, feel, and BE their best.

This is what Jenny shared with me:

"Throughout the years, our lives change, and as we age, our bodies are meant to change too. With each new season of life, we have the opportunity to express this new chapter with our personal style. It takes time and learning to know what works best for us in this new stage of life. An expert stylist can be very instrumental in helping us define our style in whatever stage of life we are in."

I took Jenny up on her offer and did a session with a member of her team. I was so thrilled with the results I asked Jenny to come on the Women Taking the Lead podcast to talk about the struggle many of us are having with our closets.

In this episode Jenny and I chatted about:

• What changed during the pandemic
• Styling for the office vs. Zoom (Hybrid dressing)
• Dressing like an executive, approachability
• My experience working with a stylist
• 5 takeaway tips you can apply today

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Where You Can Find Jenny Eversole:

Linkedin:

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

https://www.linkedin.com/company/stylespaceinc/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stylespace.official/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stylespace.inc

Have you had a chance yet to hit the reset button or recharge your energy this season?

For the northern hemisphere this is a time of slowing down and taking stock. It's time for some rest and coziness in your life.

Even if you are in the southern hemisphere, the New Year holiday will also prompt you to take a step back and think about what you want to accomplish in the coming year.

This is a replay of a previous episode where I covered how to identify the type of rest and recharge activities that are right for you. And as I stated in the intro of that previous episode, rest is not one-size-fits-all.

Resources

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach, schedule a call with me.

Much-need time off to reconnect with loved ones and reenergize body, mind and soul is about to commence but while I'm away I have some episodes lined up, starting with this one that will replay previous episode that are worth hearing again.

These episodes were specifically curated for this time of year to support you to take some time away if you want it or need it, and to reenergize and reconnect with yourself.

There will also be a brand-new episode in the mix coming out just after New Year's on the topic of post-pandemic fashion trends and getting in tune with looks that align with you and your body. I loved this conversation and I think you will too.

I'm already lining up interviews in the New Year with some interesting women, and more solo episodes on communication and setting expectations.

As a reminder, I'm always game if you are interested in doing an on-air coaching call in 2023.

Now let's dive into the importance of taking time off!

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) work within organizations has gotten a lot of press lately. But what does it take for a company to truly become more diverse, equitable and inclusive?

To dive more deeply into the topic for this episode, I have brought on Wema Hoover.

Wema is a DEI leader and former Global head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Google. She has also held executive roles at multiple Fortune 500 companies including Chief Diversity Officer and Global Head of Culture, Inclusion & Diversity at Sanofi and Global Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Pfizer.

Wema is a frequent speaker to business leadership audiences. She is working on a book and has authored many articles such as How to Transform DEI Energy Into Action in the Workplace from INC., and has been featured on Diversity Inc. and other podcasts.

• The approach to embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into people processes in an organization
• Gauging company readiness, metrics to measure progress, and creating environments for people to thrive
• What women can do to create more diversity in their own company

Connect on LinkedIn

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode. Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? Apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching. Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Do you have a hard time setting boundaries at work for fear that it will make you look bad?

In this episode I'm going to answer a listener question on this very topic.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Your "No" Screams Senior Leadership

100% Jodi: Tending to Your Mental and Emotional Wellness is Not an Option

How comfortable are you being idle?

As a high achieving woman, you might dream of utter relaxation. But the internal and external pressure to stay productive and highly efficient might sabotage your attempts at restoration.

While action is required to achieve results, action without strategy, reflection, and rest can result in needless activity and wasted time.

This episode covers why always being busy is counterproductive and keeping you from achieving your biggest goals.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Quiz: Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST quiz and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

To what extent does your title concern you?

Titles may be a thing at networking events or cocktail parties. And your family and friends will celebrate a title upgrade with you.

But are titles that important? A few years ago, many online publications said they absolutely were important, especially in a job search.

However, is this still the state of affairs?

To dive more deeply into the topic for this episode, I reached out to a colleague of mine, Alicia Canario.

Alicia is a strategic HR leader with 25+ years global experience leading high performing teams and partnering with leaders to execute business objectives. She has a successful track record of leading manufacturing organizations through change management and proven experience securing top talent to meet business objectives.

Her educational credentials include a B.S in psychology from the University of Illinois-UC, M.S. degree in Human Resources from Loyola University Chicago, MBTI (Meyers Briggs) certification, and senior level certifications from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

• How our drive to get big titles can cause us to end up in positions that do not suit or fulfill us.

• Alicia's journey to find the right fit, regardless of title.

• How realizing what you don't want can help you pivot to what you do want.

• Questions you can ask yourself to get out of a "not right fit" position.

• The mindset challenges that you need to overcome to take action.

Connect on LinkedIn

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode. Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? Apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching. Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching. Find out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.

Do you cringe thinking about the mistakes you've made?

If you have high standards for yourself, and I'm guessing if you're listening to this podcast you do. These high standards, combined with any tendency to be hard on yourself, may cause you to want shy away from fully owning your mistakes.

It may be a knee-jerk reaction, to want to move on quickly, pretending the mistake didn't happen. But as a leader, the best course of action is to own your mistake and learn from it.

Not only is it good for you as a leader, it's good for the morale and performance of your team.

This episode covers how to own your mistakes in a way that allows you and your team to grow in experience and trust.

Episode Show Notes: Transcript and links mentioned in this episode.

Apply to be on an "On-Air Coaching" episode: Are you a female leader who has been promoted in the last year? You are invited to apply to be on the podcast.

Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching: Would coaching help you become a stronger leader? Wondering if your company would pay? It doesn't hurt to ask!

Leadership Operating System Inventory. Wondering what kind of Leadership traits you have? Take this FREE, FAST self-assessment and find out more about yourself as a Leader.

Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: The book containing a simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen.

Leadership Coaching: If you are interested in finding out more about my coaching process, the cost of coaching, or how to ask your employer to pay for you to work with a coach.