Three Leading Women co-authors offer their perspectives on empowering women during a The Women’s Eye podcast radio program, “Power of Leadership Hour.”
Guest host for the podcast is co-author, Gloria Feldt, who interviewed fellow co-authors Dr. Lois Phillips and Dr. Janet Rose Wojtalik. This fast-paced exchange includes stories from their own experience growing into leading women roles and gaining expertise in different fields.
Dr. Phillips is an expert communicator. Her chapter in Leading Women is “The Power of the Podium: Challenges and Opportunities to Be Seen and Heard.” As a communications coach, speaker and author, Lois described gender-speak and how women are often reticent to speak up. No one is born a great communicator, she says. Someone with a dynamic personality may have an edge, but you can learn to become a good speaker. If you want something done in your company or community, you have to acquire the communication skills to help you to articulate change and sell ideas.
Dr. Wojtalik’s expertise is in education; she works with parents to raise strong girls. Her chapter in Leading Women is “Seven Keys to Unlocking Female Leadership,” because the same principles can apply to any mentoring relationship. Since parents have the strongest impact on a daughter’s future, she asks that we look at how we brand our daughters. Is she “Daddy’s little girl” or “our little princess” or is she a strong, self-reliant hard working girl? This matters because we become what our parents tell us we are, she says.
Host interviewer Gloria Felt, who is co-founder of Take the Lead Women, is an author in her own right and speaks frequently about how women use power. Her chapter in Leading Women is “From Oppression to Leadership: Women Redefine Power.” Her insights into gender issues in business and life enabled her to focus this interview on hard-hitting facts and behaviors that can empower women to take on leadership roles.
This podcast offers a sample of the outstanding experience and advice shared by the co-authors of Dr. Nancy O’Reilly’s new book, Leading Women: 20 Influential Women Share Their Secrets to Business, Leadership, and Life. As Gloria says, women everywhere need to read this book to step up to the leadership positions they deserve.
Listen to much more at The Women’s Eye: The World as We See It, Podcast Radio. And check out more about the other co-authors and their chapters in Leading Women.