In this special episode of Turnaround Talk, three of our Principals – Kate Foy, Robyn Karam and Kate Barnet – are celebrating International Women’s Day (on 8th March), with this year’s theme of “Balancing the Scales”. This topic is explored through the lens of diversity beyond gender, leadership qualities, finding your voice, and empowering your colleagues.
The panel discusses the qualities of kindness, humility and empathy, and their importance in the workplace. They explore the balance between sharing achievements and remaining humble, and reflect on the qualities they’ve learned from colleagues throughout their careers.
Key takeaways:
Here are some of the key takeaways from the episode:
- The more diverse people and backgrounds represented in leadership roles, the broader the perspectives and ideas brought to the table, leading to better outcomes while inspiring younger generations to look up to those who lead.
- There’s always space for optimism, even when you’re trying to change things that aren’t right.
- Reflective leadership – the ability to stop reflect on leadership skills and experiences – is important in our busy working lives,
- Change comes from individual action and effort – and it just needs to be small to be effective.