Strategic Leadership for Women | Leader Within Podcast

Discover the Intentional Leader Blueprint to break through leadership plateaus without working harder. Learn the REACH formula and four leadership savvy areas that transform women leaders from plateaued to purposeful. One reconstructed thought away from breakthrough.

Transform reactive leadership into responsive influence with neuroscience-backed strategies. Learn the 6-second pause technique, emotional fluency, and brain science behind leadership triggers. Discover how to lead with clarity and purpose, even under pressure.

Today, we're diving into the five gatekeepers of human behavior - the fundamental human needs that determine whether your message lands or triggers a threat response. Before we dive in, let me share an important perspective that might challenge what you've been taught about leadership communication. It's not what you're communicating, but how you're communicating that determines if your message la...

In previous episodes, we've explored the three plateaus that keep women leaders stuck: the leadership plateau, where you feel invisible despite your contributions; the performance plateau, where working harder yields diminishing returns; and the self-belief plateau, where doubt undermines your natural leadership abilities.   But underlying all three of these plateaus is often a single challenge: t...

Break through leadership self-doubt with proven confidence strategies. Learn how a finance leader overcame career setbacks to become CFO, explore confidence brain science, and discover 5 practical leadership confidence techniques for women leaders.

The performance plateau paradox reveals how increased effort can lead to diminished progress due to brain resource depletion. It highlights the confusion between busyness and productivity, with task switching causing significant time loss and impairing cognitive function.

Increased effort to prove oneself can paradoxically reduce visibility in leadership roles, often relegating capable individuals to reliable executors rather than strategic leaders. The video explores the "visibility paradox," highlighting how dependable problem solvers may mask their leadership potential. It emphasises the importance of confidence gained through action, effective communication, an...

Discover why working harder isn't breaking you through your leadership plateau and how to escape the four specific "Try Harder Traps" keeping talented women leaders stuck. Learn the brain science behind why additional effort often backfires and the one reconstructed thought that can transform your leadership journey from plateaued to purposeful.

That interview classic "What keeps you up at night?" shouldn't be a literal question—yet for most women leaders, it is. If you're waking up at 2 AM with racing thoughts about tomorrow's presentation, difficult conversations, or whether you're truly qualified for your role, you're not alone. In this episode, discover why your middle-of-night thought spirals aren't a willpower problem—they're a neur...

Traditional leadership models are failing today's women leaders. In this inaugural episode, Sue-Anne Higgins introduces a unique approach: the Leadership Kaleidoscope. Discover why working harder doesn't create leadership breakthroughs and how aligning three specific dimensions—your Inner World, Outer World, and External World—transforms leadership from feeling like leadership is an uphill battle,...

Introducing the Leader Within Podcast with Sue-Anne Higgins. Helping women leaders break through plateaus and lead with clarity, passion, and purpose. Each episode demystifies the Try Harder Traps of Leadership while combining neuroscience-informed strategies with practical insights to help you transform your leadership journey from the inside out.