Claudia Chan and Lessons in Leadership
Who is a leader? What is leadership?
Can you only lead if you’re an owner, founder or a C-suite executive?
According to today’s guest, Claudia Chan, absolutely not.
And as a leadership and culture change expert, she’s made it her mission to provide the world with a more holistic, inclusive, and purpose-driven definition of leadership.
One that doesn’t discriminate against gender, race, economic background, or even your job title.
In the cut-throat world of business, entrepreneurs are taught to be ruthless, cold, and enigmatic to be successful. In the white male-dominated view of leadership, there’s no room for spirituality, empathy, or humility.
Clearly, in our present day, these definitions just don’t work. Businesses all over the world are learning the importance of inclusive workplaces and empathetic messaging.
And leaders simply cannot thrive by embracing outdated ideals and definitions of ‘effective’ leadership, taught by an overwhelmingly male and caucasian demographic through books, TV appearances, and conferences.
In today’s episode, listen in as Claudia describes how opportunities to lead are all around us, why women need to embrace their intuition in business, and why it’s so important to change the definition of what makes a good leader in our society.
Claudia’s message is an important one right now. We NEED new forms of leadership in a world that’s going through metamorphosis.
And we hope this episode might steer our listeners to it.
Here’s a peek at what else you can expect:
Why 2020 is the year of innovation
How current definitions of leadership can be rectified
Why analyzing your past is important to be a good leader
How being aggressive in internal growth helps
The people who are most affected by the pandemic
Why intuition and ‘gut instincts’ aren’t poor business decisions
How to relabel mistakes
Resources
This is How We Rise - Claudia Chan
This Week’s Joy:
Like many during this time, Claudia has been finding joy in the small moments she spends with her husband and two kids, tickle monster and all!
This Week’s Hustle:
Claudia’s hustle comes from a Wayne Dyer audiobook - don’t sell a product, sell what you love.
The true hustle comes from doing what you love so it doesn’t feel like work at all!
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