Speaking up can leave women leaders navigating conflicting expectations about being too forceful or too quiet. Mary Key discusses that tension, pandemic-era career decisions, and the support leaders need. Her book Seizing Success provides a starting point for examining assertiveness, mentorship, and professional reinvention.
What You'll Learn
- How the double bind can affect a woman's willingness to assert her voice.
- Why some women reconsidered the career track after the pandemic.
- How mentorship and attitudes toward opportunity influence support for other leaders.
Key Topics
Women leaders; assertiveness; mentorship; career transitions; Seizing Success
Guest Bio
Mary Key works with senior leaders and is the author of Seizing Success: A Woman's Guide to Transformational Leadership.
Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 Welcome to Big Meow
01:20 The leadership double bind
04:45 Rethinking the career track
09:35 Mentorship and opportunity
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