Women Who Lead

Imagine if you could say exactly what you think.

You have a voice, even if it may be hidden by fear and by years of conditioning to stay quiet and agreeable.

Today's guest is an expert communications coach whose work helps her clients' value be recognised in the workplace.

In her words, she helps high performers get recognised for the value that they already contribute.

In this episode, she shares her practical guidance to allow you to do exactly that.

Finding and using our voice is so hard for so many of us women.

That's why we need sisters like Laura Camacho to help guide our way, so that we can speak truth to power, and keep building the world that we really want to live in together.

You don't have to have superhuman confidence to make yourself visible.

Whether it is building confidence, speaking up in meetings... y'all, Laura covers it all.

Join us as we talk about all things communication, confidence and finding your voice.

Who would have thought that a love for sneakers and HR could be so interlinked?  

Cassidy Edwards is a Woman Who Leads. 

She embodies what it means to be authentic as a woman in leadership as a Leader in the People world.

In this episode, we talk about allowing space for creativity in professional environments, and Cassidy's journey in finding her authentic voice.

She's put in the hard yards of gradually getting her voice out into the world, and this episode has so much wisdom she learnt through those experiences weaving all the way through. 

Cassidy’s story is rich with insights into building resilience. She speaks candidly about moments of doubt and how she navigated them with grace, transforming setbacks into opportunities for growth.

The path to true leadership is paved with moments of vulnerability and resilience.

From the moment I became aware of Cassidy in cyberspace, I knew I had to share her with all of you. Her willingness to share both triumphs and struggles is truly beautiful. 

Join us as we discuss building the skills for self advocacy, reframing setbacks through a growth mindset and showing up as yourself at work.

Finding your purpose is an unfolding path.

It is an evolving journey for every person, but some find it harder than others.

So how do you navigate your life as it changes? 

In short, it takes building your repertoire mental health resources. But that is easier for some of us than others.

This episode's guest has spent her life supporting the mental health of others, and joins Women Who Lead today to discuss psychological safety and workplace wellbeing for women.

Ngozi Cadmus is a TEDx speaker, social entrepreneur, psychotherapist and social worker. Her work as founder of Frontline Therapist has helped over 2000 in the last three years, providing accessible and affordable psychological therapies to disadvantaged communities. As co-founder of HappiWorkers, Ngozi's work helps to increase the representation of Black women in leadership across sectors and advocates for improved mental health equality in minority communities.

Join Ruth and Ngozi as they discuss the barriers faced by many of us in leadership, navigating the harder seasons of life and strategies to build a toolkit of resources for mental health support.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
www.ourtimetobloom.com 

www.ngozicadmus.com

I've got a question for you friend...  

What is your soul nudging you to do? 

Because ultimately sis, this is the million dollar question that will give you the direction you are looking for.

In this episode, I have the wonderful Bryony Williams, Founder of the Glass Female, with me to discuss how to become more in tune with ourselves and self aware, discussing the deep programming that affects our confidence and clouds our belief in our gut judgement.  

Bryony's work empowers women to take up space in leadership roles, working towards a more diverse board for decision-making in companies.   

We chat about intuition, balancing our feminine and masculine energy, the impact of community in finding your life path, and more.

Thank you for being here. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].

Charu Malhotra is an OG of the Talent world. She and I have been knocking around in this space for a looooooong time, and she has worked with some incredible businesses during her career.

I invited Charu onto the pod to provide a special perspective for those of you in Talent (well and beyond!), because I want to make sure you get every ounce of inspiration to be all you can be at work and in life.

✳️ The importance of values when it comes to speaking up at work, let this bit push you into finding your voice and taking up space
✳️ The real challenges in recruitment around self esteem and feeling like a service provider, but only to remind you of the magic you bring!
✳️ AI is here, does it give us a chance to dial up on our human-ness, what might you want to change in order to evolve with it?
✳️ The magic that happens in your career and life, when you let yourself be just who you are

There's also a brilliant interlude, baked in the middle of our conversation somewhere, but one that you won't want to miss, all about challenging conversations, go find it!

Thank you for being here. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].

As I say in the start of this episode, when I saw Saira Gangji posting online and felt her energy, I knew I had to say hello. There are so many elements within the HR arena that we are just expected to know how to do well, workplace investigations is one of them. 

I love that she brings so much love and humanity to something that can be a really hard moment in time for humans as Founder of hrology. Join us as we unpack: 

✳️  The fact that if you were ever on the fence about the value of values, after this episode you will be running to grab my free values exercise here

✳️  That one of the biggest challenges in relationships is when you don’t know yourself well enough, it’s so hard to lead others when you don’t

✳️ How to approach workplace investigations with humanity and integrity, and not contribute to the trauma that already exists

✳️ And how to do all that taking all the parties involved in the process with you, really creating the right vibe with leaders

There's also a brilliant interlude, baked in the middle of our conversation somewhere, but one that you won't want to miss, all about VALUES! Because we love them.

Thank you for being here. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].

I first connected with Naomi Trickey as I kept hearing about how amazing she is, and they all were right! She's generous with her time, heart-led with her counsel, and really is a Chief People Officer to know.

She is the master of a career pivot, but describes her move into the People world as like she was coming home. I love the idea of humans from different background entering the HR profession, and if that's you, you will love this!

Join us as we cover:
✳️ How to stop constantly proving your worth as an HR leader
✳️ How much freedom you get from being at the top table, and how much influence you can have in steering the strategy
✳️ How to harness the power of agile to unlock creativity

There's also a brilliant interlude, baked in the middle of our conversation somewhere, but one that you won't want to miss, all about recovering your creativity - which trust me, you want to do!

Thank you for being here. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].

Daryn Edgar is a phenomenal 2nd time CEO (and counting). I was lucky enough to get to work closely with her, and I've made it my business to keep her in my world ever since.

She brings a lot of heart into how she leads, but balances it with commercial acumen and decisiveness. And boy did she bring the goodness for us gang.

This episode is for you if you want to know about:
✳️ How to step into leadership in a way where your heart is right in the middle of it, getting past feeling like you always have something to prove.
✳️ The importance of the women you surround yourself with, and how to make mentorship what you really need it to be
✳️ How important it is to ffind your sweet spot and try to work as much as possible within that - I like to call it the zone of genius!

There's also a brilliant interlude, baked in the middle of our conversation somewhere, but one that you won't want to miss. It tells you the stages of career development, so you can take a breath and see where you want to be.

Thank you for being here. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].

Saná Rasul Walker is the woman you meet once and feel like you've known her forever. She also founded a truly amazing community for women in HR called HR Girlfriends that you have to be a part of.

What I love about her is just how much accountability and honesty she leads with. For me, that's everything and honestly, was one of the biggest ways I learnt how to start to step into myself.

This episode is for you if you want to know about:
✳️ How to overcome fear and use it as a catalyst rather than something that holds you back
✳️ How we can be soooooo bad at taking care of and investing in ourselves as women in HR, and she's right!
✳️ What we can do to build ourselves up and take up space at work, but in real and tangible ways

There's also a brilliant interlude, baked in the middle of our conversation somewhere, but one that you won't want to miss. It helps with things like burnout so look out for it!

Thank you for being here. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].

This is a really special episode my friends. I managed to assemble four brilliant women who have gone through the Bloom programme together for a conversation about what it means to be a woman in HR.

We have Hanna Smith, Natasha Norman, Allison Anti and Gemma Lockhart. I am so thankful for their honesty, and humility... and for the fact they they chose to empower themselves and Bloom.

This episode is for you if you want to know about:
✳️ That as a People leader, it is okay to be the heart of an organisation... it's more than okay actually, it is badass!
✳️ That rather than building confidence, it's more about rebuilding it - we lose confidence through our experiences as women but we used to have it
✳️ How to bringing your authentic energy as a People leader and learn how to take up space at the leadership table.
✳️ Overcoming the negative perceptions of HR in the workplace, things like being called HR robots

There's also a brilliant interlude, baked in the middle of our conversation somewhere, but one that you won't want to miss. See if you can find it. 

Thank you for being here. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].