Empathy is an essential leadership skill, strengthening relationships, building trust, and improving team morale. Yet many leaders hesitate to lean into empathy for fear of seeming weak or overly accommodating. Striking the right balance between understanding and authority is key to maintaining leadership effectiveness. Empathetic leadership does not mean lowering standards or avoiding difficult conversations. … Read more
Women often face the dual challenge of excelling in their work roles while also fulfilling personal responsibilities and pursuing individual well-being. This delicate balance, often termed work-life integration, is especially crucial for women in formal or informal positions of leadership, who juggle myriad responsibilities across all facets of their lives. Achieving this integration is not … Read more
Coaching has emerged as a pivotal force in guiding ambitious women toward achieving their leadership aspirations. The journey to the top, often riddled with unique challenges and systemic barriers for women, necessitates more than just hard skills and perseverance. It requires the transformative power of targeted coaching, designed to unlock and affirm personal potential and … Read more
I met the incredible Dr. Britney Grayson on another project during which we connected quickly in our shared vision to support women in healthcare leadership. Dr. Grayson has been training surgery and anesthesia residents from several African countries since 2020. Based on the results of a survey her training workgroup compiled, she invited me to build and … Read more
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