Women Taking the Lead

Do you dread one-to-one meetings because you'll be asking the other person to account for an outcome or their performance? Many leaders want to have high performing teams but overlook the fact that accountability is at the heart these teams. If you want your team to deliver on expectations or communicate when they can't, you have to be able to hold others accountable. Additionally, you need to loo...

Have you experienced the eye-opening magic of seeing from more than one perspective? When we are children, we believe we are the center of the universe. At that stage in life, we have a difficult time considering why someone would see things differently than we do. If fact, if someone didn't agree with us, we made up a story about why this person could possibly not agree with our outlook. It takes...

The work I do with my clients often centers around adapting to a new role or promotion. It sounds easy, and many of my clients beat themselves up because they assumed it should be an easier transition than it actually is. Taking on a promotion typically looks like being further away from the hands-on work that is being done. Trying to stay close to the work, while coming from a good place of wanti...

How are you at developing others? Would you say you're a pro at this? Do you need work in this area? Maybe you're somewhere in between? Making sure your team is getting ongoing learning and development opportunities, formal and informal, is important if you want to hire and retain talented individuals. This also translates into a bigger bottomline for your company and a team that is effectively hi...

Have you ever left a leadership development training feeling like it barely scratched the surface of what you needed? Or, that too much time was spent on competencies you've never had an issue with? You might have even had your concerns as a leader brushed aside or dismissed with comments such as, delegate that to your team, speak up more in meetings, brag more, or communicate clearly but don't be...

As a leader, are you looking to develop any of the following between yourself and others in your organization: more trust, stronger relationships, buy-in, and commitment? How about executive presence, that X-factor that has others stop and take notice?  There are a couple of not-so-soft skills, that when applied in combination, will have those around seeing you in a whole new light and admiring yo...

How are you at delivering unwelcome news to one of your team members, and then coaching them through the feedback? Sometimes as leaders we have to tell a team member that they are off-track or that they're not going to get what they want. It's not the best part of a leader's job, but in these conversations are opportunities for growth and development. Not just for our team member, these conversati...

Does your team know how much you care about them?  Do they know how much you want them to experience growth, success and happiness as a part of your organization? Or, do you assume that they know because they should know?  In this episode we're covering why consistently show interest in and appreciation for those around you is so important and how to do it effectively. Because, whether you know it...

Are you leading by example? This is a trick question because the reality is you are always leading by example. The question is whether you want the people you lead to do what you are doing. Like it or not, people are watching what you're doing and they're listening closely to what you're saying. And, the higher you go up the leadership chain the bigger an example you become. There's a saying when...

As with the last episode of Women Taking the Lead I'm asking, for your career, who do you go to for help and support? Help comes in many forms and from a variety of sources. Some help you can get for free and some help costs money. While I always recommend utilizing your free help when appropriate, and for as many things as you can, it's important to know that free resources will only get you so f...

For your career, who do you go to for help and support? Help comes in many forms and from various sources. Some help you can get for free and some will cost money. I recommend utilizing the free resources when appropriate and for as many things as you can. And, it's important to know that free resources may only get you so far depending on what your goals and challenges are. I've seen many women g...

How are you doing getting regular physical activity into your weekly routine? No judgement here. When there's a lot going on it's easy to free up time by skipping the workout, walk or bike you had already planned. In an emergency this is a logical move, but how often it is vital to skip the workout to handle a true emergency? Physical activity is not neutral. There are either benefits to getting i...

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 hea...

Too many of us are not taking time off, despite the added stress caused by the pandemic (and the blurred lines between work and home). What if we shifted our perception of what it means to take time off? Instead of viewing down time as laziness or a failure, what if we saw time off as an investment in ourselves? It's about valuing yourself enough to make that investment in yourself and modeling th...

Saying No…is this easy for you? Or does even hearing the word "no" feel like a gut-punch? We've all heard about leveraging the power of "Yes" – but what about saying "No"?   In this episode, let's explore when to say "no" – and how to do it effectively. Resources Episode Show Notes : Transcript and links mentioned in this episode. Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching : Would coaching help yo...

What does "asking for help" mean to you? Do you avoid it at all cost because asking would mean exposing yourself to judgment? Maybe you see the importance and ask for help on occasion, but it's uncomfortable. Or perhaps you ask for help on the regular and you don't make it mean anything at all. In this episode we'll explore why asking for help feels so hard, the benefits you may not be thinking ab...

Have you been thinking about working with a coach, but aren't sure how to ask your company to sponsor your coaching? In this episode we're going to discuss why it's a benefit to your company to invest in your leadership development and how to ask your decisions makers to approve paying for you to work with a coach. Resources Episode Show Notes : Transcript and links mentioned in this episode. Chec...

How are you at making bold requests?  Which of these sounds most familiar? I know what I want – and I'm definitely not afraid to ask for it. Sometimes I feel confident enough to make a bold request…but not always. Me? Make a bold request. Not a chance. In this episode you and I are going to explore what it looks like to bring some boldness to your leadership and how to be bolder if this is somethi...

Have you ever found yourself, after you've been promoted, wondering how the heck you're going to get through the day?   In this episode we're going to cover the common reasons why you might have gotten tripped up after you were promoted; and if you have a promotion on the horizon, what you might want to prepare yourself for. Resources   Resources Checklist to Ask Your Company for Coaching : Would...

In this episode I'm sharing some things I've been up to in the past year and what I'm doing for myself and my business in the coming months. For those of you who are new to Women Taking the Lead…hello and welcome! I'm Jodi Flynn and welcome to the Women Taking the Lead podcast. Being an executive leadership coach, author, speaker, workshop facilitator and I have the privilege to work with women le...

In the last 100% Jodi episode, we covered what to consider when you are reviewing your responsibilities to decide what you need to focus on and what needs to find a new home. In this episode we'll cover your next steps to make those change so you are focusing on those tasks that only you can do or those tasks that will get you closer to accomplishing your goals. Let's do a quick recap. In the epis...

Denis is the CEO and Founder of Leading Change Partners. An organization that transforms business and leaders to lead a bigger game in a disruptive world. A highly respected International Facilitator and Executive Coach. He is the host of the Podcast, Leadership Is Changing. Denis is a professional, with 30 years' experience successfully working in the Business and Human Resource space. A strong l...

You've gotten to the point that you realize you need to make some changes in regard to what you are involved in and what you are responsible for. From here, how do you decide what stays and what goes? In the last 100% Jodi episode, we talked about one of reasons we self-sabotage our success: the fear of having too much responsibility. When our days are full of tasks and obligations, we project tha...

Dr. Sarah E. Brown is an author, speaker, coach, trainer, and host of the KTS Success Factor™ Podcast. Her books include the best-selling  Let Your Personality Be Your Career Guide  and The Road to Success,  the latter book co-written with Jack Canfield of  Chicken Soup for the Soul ® fame.  She has also developed a completely personalized book series, based on the reader's unique personality, ent...

Patsy Doerr is the Chief Executive Officer of The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI). Patsy leads all facets of AJLI and serves as the face of the organization, advocating in both the public and private sectors. Patsy is a leading expert and thought leader in the field of corporate social responsibility, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. She has been interviewed by...