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Girl, Take the Lead!
Yolanda Canny
Frequency: 1 episode/5d. Total Eps: 241
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205. Resilient Leadership and Gender Norms: Insights from Lisa DeFrank-Cole
Season 1 · Episode 204
mardi 3 décembre 2024 • Duration 37:12
Lisa DeFrank-Cole, Gen X, joins Yo who talks with us about resiliency and other important traits for women leaders. Lisa is Director and F Duke Perry Endowed Professor of Leadership Studies at West Virginia University, and is widely known for her academic and practical expertise in women’s leadership.
She is a leadership coach and has been coauthor/coeditor of the following three academic books about women and leadership including an award-winning textbook:.
Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity
A Research Agenda for Gender and Leadership
Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Novel Perspectives
Lisa overcame many stereotypes as a first-generation college graduate from Appalachia to reach where she is today. WV Living magazine named her a “Wonder Woman” in 2019, celebrating her for defying barriers and working towards uplifting West Virginia.
Topics Covered:
Why resiliency is an important leadership trait What other skills/traits women offer What are gender norms & alignment Likeability vs competence Masculine and feminine traits What are different strategies to promote equity What is a leader identity (claiming vs granting)
3 Episode Takeaways
1. Hardiness is needed for women to be leaders. Resilience is the ability to get back up after being knocked down and trying again. Women face challenges that are different than men when it comes to leadership.
2. There’s a flexibility and empathy women bring to leadership situations. Because we are scanners women can assess where people are coming from. Research states women bring a transformational approach into organizations. Women can be the “glue” that holds things together which can be unrewarded and
overlooked.
3. Gender norms are changing but not equable yet. It is going in both directions for men and women. Leaders are seen in their ability to make decisions or be agents of change, and how society perceives these differently for men and women is the real challenge.
Card or Gift Items Lisa Liked from Our Store
https://girltaketheleadpod.com/shop Snarky Cat, Trust Your Gut Card Enjoy the Journey Bookmark
More About Lisa:
Lisa has 15+ years as a speaker at the International Leadership Association Global Conferences presenting on Women and Leadership. She has been recognized with awards for dedication to women and leadership, including the Mary Catherine Buswell Award, the West Virginia Wonder Woman Award, and the Harriet E. Lyon Endowed Professorship in Women’s and Gender Studies. She is a Fulbright Specialist Scholar and taught leadership to women in the Middle East.
How to reach Lisa:
LinkedIn account:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-defrank-cole-7b32286b/
eMail: L.DeFrank.Cole@gmail.com
Website: lisadefrankcole.com
How to reach Yo Canny:
Our website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you! And you can check out our Heartfelt Cards & Gift Shop.
email:
FB group: Girl, Take the Lead
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share
IG:
yocanny
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
204. Acts of Kindness: Celebrating Giving Tuesday
Season 1 · Episode 204
vendredi 29 novembre 2024 • Duration 14:53
Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2024 and we wanted to share some ideas for organizations you might want to consider in your giving plan this year. In the past year we’ve been fortunate to have had the following guests that featured very cool organizations and you’ll find the ways to contact them for any donations below:
Organizations:
Ep. 135, Unleashing Creative Brilliance: A Conversation with Lane Gardner
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/ZQM2HynUQOb
THREAD: www.threadconnects.org
Ep. 149, Turning Pain into Purpose: The Origin of Blue Faery w Andrea Wilson Woods
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/62UN0s3wIOb
Blue Faery: https://www.bluefaery.org/
Ep. 157, Mothers’ Day Movement 2024: Supporting African Education Program
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/EQGXupd5HOb
Donate: https://www.mothersdaymovement.org/
Ep. 165, Global Impact & Leadership: ReSurge Intl’s Mission with Claire Lechance
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/O3v4rnd5HOb
Donate: https://resurge.org
Ep. 169, Suparna Vashist: Creating Pathways to Sustainability, Conservation, Gender Equality and Mental Wellbeing
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/HFj4omd5HOb
Marine Institute Maui Ocean Center
Maui Nui Marine Resource Council
Project Coyote
One Reef Micronesia
Ep. 190, Wealth, Resilience, & Abundance: Insights from Scott Galloway and the Nancy Walton Laurie Leadership Institute of Chi Omega
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/XAqhdG9uQOb
Donate: https://give.chiomega.com/CSiDonate/Give.aspx/Y7QYEDTW#c
Ep. 167, Empowering Women in Philanthropy: Heather McLeod Grant Redefines Traditional Giving
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/R7UhWmd5HOb
How to reach Yo Canny:
Our website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!
email:
yo@yocanny.com (Yo)
FB group: Girl, Take the Lead
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share
IG:
yocanny (Yo)
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
195. Jimmy Carter’s Enduring Legacy: Peace, Music, and Leadership
Season 1 · Episode 194
mercredi 16 octobre 2024 • Duration 17:50
This month we’ve been talking about grief and this episode could be an example of anticipatory grief because we’re talking about Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States who recently on Oct 1 celebrated his 100th birthday.
Our hope is that you'll be inspired by this short Sound Bite episode.
There is a ton of things to admire about him – I recently shared some of them with some Millennials I know who said, "Wow, I had no idea" so we're taking the opportunity today to share some of my learning with you about this man.
Topics Covered:
President Carter’s key accomplishments in and out of office
Why Jimmy Carter is the Rock ‘n Roll President
Carter’s friendship with musicians
A marketing innovator when it came to campaign events
His quotes about leadership
Here are 3 takeaways from our episode:
1. Jimmy Carter certainly deserves to be called the Rock ‘n Roll president. He saw music as the one thing we all have in common no matter where live.
2. Jimmy inspires us to have faith, do what we believe to be right, no matter how much others may see as ‘inappropriate’.
3. While some will not look kindly on his time as President, he is an inspiring, decent human being. Thank you, Mr. President, for all you have done. I am already grieving our loss.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Jimmy Carter – Rock ‘n Roll President
https://www.jimmycartermovie.com/
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/jimmy-carters-rock-and-roll-legacy
https://www.southernliving.com/jimmy-carter-quotes-7976383
How to reach Yo Canny:
Our Store: www.girltaketheleadpod.com/store
Our Website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!
email:
FB group: Girl, Take the Lead
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share
IG:
yocanny (Yo)
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
105. Pathways to Purpose: Navigating Career Choices and Fulfillment
Season 1 · Episode 106
mardi 10 octobre 2023 • Duration 25:45
Randi Roberts (Boomer), Executive and Career-Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss career fulfillment and enjoyment. They both want everyone to jump out of bed and want to go to work! They discuss reasons to be optimistic about younger generations becoming leaders, obstacles that can get in the way and practices, like gratitude, that can make the road smoother. They also talk about the leadership skills involved in managing change.
3 Takeaways:
1. The biggest obstacles of enjoying our work can be internal which means we can be the solution and with small shifts we can make a big difference.
2. Millennials and GenZers seem smarter about asking questions about living with purpose – and finding our purpose can start with asking what our priorities right now where we are in life.
3. Do the inner work to know what’s working for you or not, so you work on the right problem. Randi offers her Career Satisfaction Assessment tool based on eight pillars she’s found in her work.
Mentioned in Episode:
Career Satisfaction Assessment Tool:
https://mailchi.mp/cb67b50e5f70/assessment
More About Randi:
helping people love their work as they achieve their career goals the President of Corlin Roberts Coaching, LLC and founder of the Fulfilling Career, Happy Life community. She has seen too many people develop solid career plans, put in tremendous effort over many years at significant sacrifice, then achieve their goal only to find that it may not be as satisfying as they hoped. The work her clients do with Randi allows them to explore new possibilities, assess their framework against who they are and want to be, and find what truly fits.
Before becoming a certified coach, Randi had a very successful 30+ year career as a Pharmaceutical Executive, working for both large companies and a small start-up. She has also founded two of her own businesses. She skillfully combines significant business leadership experience with exceptional coaching skills to help her clients love their work as they achieve their goals.
How to reach Randi:
Email: randi@randirobertscoaching.com
Website: https://randirobertscoaching.com
Career Satisfaction Assessment: https://mailchi.mp/cb67b50e5f70/assessment
Podcast:
The Fulfilling Career, Happy Life Podcast
How to reach Yo:
Our website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!
email:
FB group: Girl, Take the Lead
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share
IG:
yocanny (Yo)
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
104. DEI in Focus: Examples of Navigating the Complexity
Season 1 · Episode 104
jeudi 5 octobre 2023 • Duration 13:22
Today’s episode builds on our previous episode with Maria Morukian (Ep 103), recognized organizational development practitioner specializing in training, coaching, and facilitation with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and intercultural competence. This Sound Bite takes a look at some of the current trends I thought you might find interesting based on some research I found. We also include a clip from our Ep. 19 with Anh Thang Dao-Shah, Ph.D., Executive Director of Belonging and Equity at John Muir Health where she talks about the need for measurement and data.
Mentioned in the Episode: McKinsey article: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2023
Related Episodes:
Ep. 19, A Model for Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Justice Leadership!
Ep. 103, Courageous Leadership in DEI: Emotions, Identity, & The Bumpy Road to Change
How to reach Yo Canny:
Our website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!
email:
yo@yocanny.com (Yo)
IG: yocanny (Yo)
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
103. Courageous Leadership in DEI: Emotions, Identity, and the Bumpy Road to Change
Season 1 · Episode 103
mardi 3 octobre 2023 • Duration 31:59
Maria Morukian (Gen X), recognized organizational development practitioner specializing in training, coaching, and facilitation with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and intercultural competence, joins Yo to discuss trends in DEI, emotions that can be present when leading DEI initiatives, and how “jaggedy” those efforts may appear. They also get into intergenerational expectations and how the societal polarization could be shifting its way back.
Maria is the President of MSM Global Consulting, and an adjunct faculty member at American University’s School of International Service. She previously served in leadership and organizational development positions at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Executive Institute and the U.S. Department of State. She has also served in leadership positions at Management Concepts and the National MultiCultural Institute. Over the last two decades, Maria has trained and coached thousands of individuals around the world to build practices for better communication, foster competent and respectful workplaces, and navigate conflict for meaningful culture change.
She has worked with such diverse clients as PBS Distribution, the National Park Service, National Institutes of Health, the World Bank, and the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement..
3 Takeaways:
1. There are numerous emotions likely to be present for leaders when implementing DEI initiatives (fear, shame, courage).
2. We all want to have a balance of belonging and being recognized four our uniqueness. We want to be known for who we are.
3. There are complex deeply entrenched systems which have been around for a long time. We have to be willing to see the process as “jaggedy” and may not come out right or the way we hope the first time we try DEI initiatives.
Related Episode:
Ep 19, A Model for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
More About Maria:
Maria is a sought-after speaker and has presented at numerous events, including TEDx, the Forum on Workplace Inclusion, the Association for Talent Development, Blacks in Government, and Ellevate Women’s Network. Her work has been published in Forbes and TD Magazine. She is author of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace (ATD, 2022), and has contributed chapters to ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development (ATD, 2022) and the upcoming Building an Organizational Coaching Culture (Taylor & Francis, 2023). Maria is host of the podcast Culture Stew, which focuses on the multidimensionality of identity and best practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Maria earned a dual Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan in Organizational Studies and Spanish, and a Master’s Degree from American University in International Communication. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two daughters. She is an avid runner, dancer, reader, traveler, and lover of theatre.
How to reach Maria:
Email: maria@msmglobalconsulting.com
Website: www.msmglobalconsulting.com
FB: MSM Global
MSM_global on Instagram
Book: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Trainers
Maria's Upcoming Event:
Ember, a unique community and co-designed learning experience for DEI leaders and practitioners at every
stage of their development
How to reach Yo Canny:
Our website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!
email:
yo@yocanny.com (Yo)
FB group: Girl, Take the Lead
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share
IG: yocanny (Yo)
LinkedIn:
102. From Nanye’hi to Stanton: Women's Words That Changed the World
Season 1 · Episode 102
jeudi 28 septembre 2023 • Duration 09:17
In today’s Sound Bite, Yo continues the discussion started in episode 101 with Dana Rubin, author of the book, Speaking While Female, and creator of the Speaking While Female Speech Bank (SpeakingWhileFemale.co). Her purpose with the speech bank is to broaden our understanding of the role of women orators in history. It’s the world’s largest online archive of women’s speeches from around the world and across time, free for anyone to use. And in today’s episode, we’ll share some excerpts and quotes from a few of those speeches.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Book: Speaking While Female
Related Episode:
Ep. 101, Speaking While Female with author, Dana Rubin – Amplifying Women’s Voices.
How to reach Dana:
Website (SpeakingWhileFemale.co)
FB Pg: Speaking While Female
X: SpeakingWFemale
How to reach Yo Canny:
Our website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!
email:
yo@yocanny.com (Yo)
FB group: Girl, Take the Lead
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share
IG: yocanny (Yo)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
101. Speaking While Female with Author, Dana Rubin - Amplifying Women's Voices!
Season 1 · Episode 101
mardi 26 septembre 2023 • Duration 24:56
Dana Rubin, author of the book, Speaking While Female, joins Yo to discuss why it’s been so hard for women to speak in public historically. They also take a look at why speaking in public can be difficult and Dana offers some advice to help overcome the discomfort. Lastly, Dana (Boomer) offers great insights into how younger generations are leading the way when it comes to speaking up with confidence.
3 Takeaways:
1. Women have been speaking throughout history – for every effort to silence a woman, women did speak back (and that covers every ethnicity and race) – but we just didn’t acknowledge
their words, their presence in public.
2. Public speaking can be difficulty for women even today because of the criticism they can face about how they sound or how they look…but it is changing a bit.
3. If we don’t speak in public and miss out on the practice and experience to get better.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Book: Speaking While Female
Related Episode:
Ep. 4, What is Power to Women? A discussion about Mary Beard’s book: Women and Power: A Manifesto.
More About Dana Rubin:
Dana Rubin is a consultant, speechwriter, and speaker who’s on a mission to encourage more women to put their views into the public square. She created the Speaking While Female Speech Bank (SpeakingWhileFemale.co) to broaden our understanding of the role of women orators in history. It’s the world’s largest online archive of women’s speeches from around the world and across time, free for anyone to use. Dana has also just published a women’s speech anthology, "Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women,” which tells the story of America through the voices of women, from 1637-2021. Dana leads workshops that support women to be thought leaders, subject matter experts, brand ambassadors, and role models for future generations.
How to reach Dana:
Website (SpeakingWhileFemale.co)
FB Pg: Speaking While Female
X: SpeakingWFemale
How to reach Yo Canny:
Our website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!
email:
yo@yocanny.com (Yo)
FB group: Girl, Take the Lead
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share
IG: yocanny (Yo)
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/
100. Womenhood and Leadership: Letter to My Daughters and Dear Listeners
Season 1 · Episode 100
mardi 19 septembre 2023 • Duration 26:52
After recording our Ep 98 with Meenakshi I knew I needed to write a letter for our 100th episode…and it needed to go to my daughters and you, dear listeners, to share what I’ve learned about leadership over the past 100 episodes.
Thank you for being here and for taking this journey with us!
Related Episodes:
Ep. 98, A Daughter is Special with Meenakshi Sinha: Letters from a Mother in India to her Daughter Living Abroad.
Ep 1, Wait, I can sound wimpy? Ep.15 Part 1 of 3 – Atlas of the Heart (Brené Brown): How do the emotions, Empathy and Compassion, relate to leadership? Ep 56 Love, Kindness & Leadership: Checking with Brené Brown & Jay Shetty Ep 71 Ugh…People Pleasing – Let’s Talk with Dr. Ilene S. Cohen, Author of: When It’s Never About You. Ep 82: Book Discussion: Trust Yourself, Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work by Melody Wilding Ep. 42 Receiving Feedback & Resentment, Shame, Anxiety, Fear, and Curiosity – with Help from the Masters (Brené Brown, Parker Palmer, Cory Muscara) Ep. 76 “Don’t Take It So Personally!” & Emotional Intelligence Ep. 70 Let’s Keep Digging into Habits with Atomic Habits by James Clear Bonus Atlas of the Heart (Brené Brown): How Does the Emotion of Gratitude Relate to Leadership Ep. 22 The Slang Challenge: How Many Do You Know? Trailer
How to reach Yo Canny:
Our website:
You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!
email:
yo@yocanny.com (Yo)
FB group: Girl, Take the Lead
https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share
IG:
yocanny (Yo)
LinkedIn:
Hispanic Heritage Bonus: The Other Chavez Family
Season 1 · Episode 97
vendredi 15 septembre 2023 • Duration 03:25
After doing Eps. 98 and 97 my heart was full thinking about my Hispanic heritage. With the kick off of Hispanic Heritage month today, I wanted to share my family's story - we're the other Chavez family.
Enjoy!!
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