Thought Leadership from our Global Community
Michelle Maloy Dillon
Leadership Development Manager | WIA
Thought Leadership from our Global Community
Michelle Maloy Dillon
Leadership Development Manager | WIA
Find Inspiration in our Blogs
Find Inspiration in our Blogs
The members of our global community have wisdom to share. From leadership reflections to practical tools, our blog is a space for learning, storytelling, and celebrating impact.
The members of our global community have wisdom to share. From leadership reflections to practical tools, our blog is a space for learning, storytelling, and celebrating impact.
Anu Ishola
Executive Director | WIA
We are all in this Together
We are all in this Together
On International Women's Day, what stands out across years of conversations with women leaders worldwide is how much we share, no matter where we lead from.
On International Women's Day, what stands out across years of conversations with women leaders worldwide is how much we share, no matter where we lead from.
Women leaders everywhere name the same challenges: limiting beliefs, hesitation to speak up, burnout, isolation.
Women leaders everywhere name the same challenges: limiting beliefs, hesitation to speak up, burnout, isolation.
Our perspective on these challenges shift when we realize they are collective patterns.
Our perspective on these challenges shift when we realize they are collective patterns.
Confidence grows in community, in spaces built for honest reflection and shared strategy.
Confidence grows in community, in spaces built for honest reflection and shared strategy.
Two takeaways: invest in ecosystems, not just individuals. And retire the myth that strong leadership means going it alone.
Two takeaways: invest in ecosystems, not just individuals. And retire the myth that strong leadership means going it alone.
Imposter to Empowered
Imposter to Empowered
We hear a lot about the imposter syndrome. The true challenge behind it is the way we've been taught to lead, where being right becomes the whole job.
We hear a lot about the imposter syndrome. The true challenge behind it is the way we've been taught to lead, where being right becomes the whole job.
Black-and-white thinking turns every decision into a test of whether you are right or wrong and ties your self-confidence to the world around you being a place of certainty.
Black-and-white thinking turns every decision into a test of whether you are right or wrong and ties your self-confidence to the world around you being a place of certainty.
The best way to eliminate the feeling of being an imposter is to cultivate a more intimate relationship with your truest self.
The best way to eliminate the feeling of being an imposter is to cultivate a more intimate relationship with your truest self.
When leaders are grounded in who they are, they are comfortable with uncertainty and are more able to handle complexity.
When leaders are grounded in who they are, they are comfortable with uncertainty and are more able to handle complexity.
They trust themselves and their values and vision. That's the move from feeling like an imposter to feeling empowered.
They trust themselves and their values and vision. That's the move from feeling like an imposter to feeling empowered.
Dr. Sweta Chawla
Keynote Speaker & Leadership Coach
Athena Katsaros
Founding Board Member | WIA
Leadership from the Inside Out
Leadership from the Inside Out
Authentic leadership starts on the inside, with a clear sense of who you are and what you're here to do.
Authentic leadership starts on the inside, with a clear sense of who you are and what you're here to do.
Self-knowledge is the foundation. Purpose, values, and beliefs shape who you are as a leader.
Self-knowledge is the foundation. Purpose, values, and beliefs shape who you are as a leader.
Purpose is bigger than your work. Your purpose is waiting to be discovered through self-reflection on what brings you alive.
Purpose is bigger than your work. Your purpose is waiting to be discovered through self-reflection on what brings you alive.
Knowing your values make decisions simpler. Leading from them takes integrity.
Knowing your values make decisions simpler. Leading from them takes integrity.
Beliefs run quietly underneath everything. Choosing them consciously is what makes leadership authentic.
Beliefs run quietly underneath everything. Choosing them consciously is what makes leadership authentic.
Community is a Leadership Strategy
Community is a Leadership Strategy
When the mission matters, burnout can start to feel like the price of caring.
When the mission matters, burnout can start to feel like the price of caring.
Doing it all yourself works for a while, but it keeps your impact small and you stressed.
Doing it all yourself works for a while, but it keeps your impact small and you stressed.
Ten years ago, I made a declaration: I will no longer do this alone. That one choice expanded everything.
Ten years ago, I made a declaration: I will no longer do this alone. That one choice expanded everything.
Today I lead with partners and real support. Overwhelm hasn't vanished, but the guilt has, and the impact is bigger.
Today I lead with partners and real support. Overwhelm hasn't vanished, but the guilt has, and the impact is bigger.
Community is a leadership strategy to be your most impactful. It is possible (and so much better) to lead powerfully and sustainably.
Community is a leadership strategy to be your most impactful. It is possible (and so much better) to lead powerfully and sustainably.
Michelle Maloy Dillon
Leadership Development Manager | WIA
Ramona Harvey
Coaching Manager | WIA
Stop Under-Owning Your Work
Stop Under-Owning Your Work
For many women leaders, minimizing their impact is an old survival habit that now holds them back.
For many women leaders, minimizing their impact is an old survival habit that now holds them back.
Under-owning is the habit of hiding real competence to stay safe.
Under-owning is the habit of hiding real competence to stay safe.
Over time, that gap between what you know and what you say erodes confidence and limits your ability to go after your aspirations.
Over time, that gap between what you know and what you say erodes confidence and limits your ability to go after your aspirations.
Owning your work sounds like: here's what I contributed, here's what I'm proud of, here's where I'm still learning.
Owning your work sounds like: here's what I contributed, here's what I'm proud of, here's where I'm still learning.
This habit is hard to break alone. You need a community of support, which is at the core of WIA's Empowered Leader Program.
This habit is hard to break alone. You need a community of support, which is at the core of WIA's Empowered Leader Program.
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