The Leading With Grace Podcast
The Leading with Grace Podcast is for women who want to climb the ladder while thriving instead of struggling. This is where we break free of outdated masculine leadership ideals, tap into our intuition and step into our feminine power.
I’m your host, Jen Reimer, leadership expert, speaker and coach; here to help you identify the conditioning that is holding you back from courageous, inspirational leadership.
I am endlessly fascinated by what drives human behaviour, and love those “aha” moments when I discover a paradigm I’ve been living into but unaware of.
In this show, we explore how societal paradigms and the subconscious mind play a role in the way you work and lead, and how to rise above this conditioning to lead with grace and courage.
The Leading With Grace Podcast
Climb The Ladder By Breaking The Status Quo With Liz McEwan
Today’s guest had to overcome both internal and external beliefs and barriers to get where she is today. Liz McEwan dropped out of college and entered corporate America without a degree, and thrived.
This conversation is not about how to get into corporate without a degree. It’s about what it takes to break with norms. Liz shares her story of how she did it, the people who stepped outside their corporate boxes to take chances on her, and the personal battles she fought to become a VP today.
There are so many nuggets and insights about leadership, courage and the self-worth it takes to go against the grain and do things differently. It’s inspiring and I know you’re going to love it.
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Time marks for this episode:
00:04:20 Stopping what she was "supposed" to do and choosing her own path
00:08:09 Liz' unusual first gig and how it prepared her for a male-oriented work world
00:12:45 Detaching from what other people think early on
00:17:00 How to get the courage to go against the grain
00:25:51 "Getting your hands dirty" is really just trying to control
00:30:03 What compassionate leadership actually looks like
00:41:00 Shifting from giving everyone else credit for our success to owning it
00: 48:28 Overcoming self-doubt and developing leadership skills
00:59:55 Finding inspiration from your leaders
01:01:40 Having tough conversations
01:07:33 Speaking up as a woman in the corporate world
01:28:33 How to listen to your intuition