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Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt
The leadership podcast for people who are in leadership not for the status and power, but instead to use that status and power to turn potential into performance for positive change.
Hosted by Teri Schmidt, Leadership Coach & CEO of Strong Leaders Serve.
Each week we focus on supporting leaders who are dealing with the overwhelming realities of transitioning into and operating in roles where their success isn't just defined by their performance, but by the performance of their team.
Roles where they are responsible for building trust, promoting psychological safety, conflict management, taking care of their team member's wellbeing, motivating other humans, and managing up, all while trying to GET THINGS DONE.
Through solo episodes with focused and relevant leadership tips and inspirational interviews with seasoned leaders and experts, we help leaders get past their overwhelm to careers of courageous impact.
Listeners hone their skills in making their workplaces more compassionate and just through their leadership.
Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt
73. The Gender Leadership Gap & What To Do About It with Tara Schwegler
Why do talented women all over the world doubt that they are leaders?
What are our communities missing out on as women self-select out of leadership opportunities, harming their career wellbeing?
We answered these questions with Dr. Tara Schwegler and also talked about:
- cultural factors that are keeping women from seeing themselves as leaders
- the actions that we can take to better understand and step into leadership
- the changes that need to happen in our society so that we don't miss out on the community-changing talents that women possess
About Tara
Tara Schwegler is a cultural anthropologist, writer, professor, and entrepreneur on a mission to get more working moms into leadership positions. After earning her PhD from the University of Chicago, she worked in the academic and corporate sectors, where she experienced firsthand the challenges of balancing family with leadership aspirations. She has published widely in major academic journals and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she teaches classes on women’s leadership, the anthropology of food, and any other fun topics she can dream up! In addition, she is the co-founder of RedSquared Consulting, a women-led customer experience consulting firm that advises corporate, non-profit, and municipal clients on how to enhance their customer experience with insights.
Having adapted to changing life circumstances throughout her career, Tara is an expert in rethinking career paths and moving forward, even when the path isn't clear. She recently completed a book manuscript, Set Up to Fail: Why Women Lean Out and What We Can Do About It, which argues that the gender leadership gap is the product of outdated cultural assumptions about work.
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Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at teri@momsthatlead.com
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