Women have a different leadership journey than men. Award-winning leadership program developer, facilitator, and coach Belinda Clemmensen and I talk about how women can effectively navigate the social context to contribute with high impact in organizations and society.
Belinda Clemmensen helps women live and lead to their full potential. As an ICF-certified coach and award-winning designer and facilitator of leadership development initiatives across North America and beyond, Belinda has now turned her focus to helping women lead in whatever domain or industry inspires them. “I know how hard it is to bring a vision to life because I’ve done it. Whether that’s a vision for your career, a business, a charitable or creative initiative. That’s why I developed the Women’s Leadership Intensive, so women wouldn’t have to re-invent the process every time, so women wouldn’t have to do it alone. This is the program I wished I’d had when I was building my own business.”
3 Key Points
- Just because your impact vision is a noble one doesn’t mean it will be easy to achieve. You need a supportive network to make it happen.
- Recognize which personal and societal beliefs limit your potential to have impact.
- Impactful leaders value honesty, communication, and those who make change in their personal lives.
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“[Impactful leaders] have the potential to make better decisions, decisions that are better for the environment, humanity, communities, societies, and the next generation.”
What We Talked About
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- 01:40 – What led you to create the Women’s Leadership Intensive?
- 03:10 – Where do you see the impact leaders create?
- 06:49 – How can women go on a journey to having impact with a purpose?
- 09:20 – On finding networks
- 11:23 – How do you get over the fear of lack of perfection?
- 13:19 – Discussing gender disparities and career journeys
- 17:35 – What leads to transformational change?
- 21:00 – What are the impacts of women leading, and leading well?
- 24:19 – Is the movement towards impact-focused business influenced by women?
- 26:29 – On simply adding women to an all-male environment
- 29:20 – What has running your leadership initiatives taught you?
- 33:05 – What do you think traditional gender constraints do to people?
- 35:23 – The values held by impactful leaders
Actionable Tips
- Take action every day, no matter how imperfect.
- Focus on the quality of the experiences of those around you.
- Clarify your vision.
Resources Mentioned
- Belinda’s company: Women’s Leadership Intensive
Studies mentioned: Men and Women of the Corporation by Rosabeth Kanter
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Ursula Jorch, Host of The Impact Interviews
Ursula Jorch is a business coach, speaker, and podcaster who shows women leaders how to turn their businesses into profitable agents for lasting change, global impact, and a force for good in the world.
