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Leadership is Feminine

For most women, when we are invited to study leadership the teachers, scholars, authorities and models are primarily… men. We are indoctrinated from the time we are born that men are the leaders and that natural male characteristics are the strengths you must also possess to be a good leader. Powerful. Strong. Authoritative. Direct. Assertive. Decisive. These and so many more are attributes that are typically associated with the male model of a leader. And so, for the better part of the last one hundred years as women have made their way into the fold, in a variety of leadership roles, we have learned and studied to walk the way of a men to achieve success. Women dismiss their own knowing because we’ve been so indoctrinated in male leadership models. We dismiss what we know for what others tell us to be and how to be seen. There is another way to lead. To be in alignment. To not feel like an imposter. It’s time for the reimagining of leadership. That’s not to disparage any of the progress that has come before us. Progress is progress. For those of us who stand in the footsteps of the women who came before us we are here because of their courage, bravery and resilience. I wonder instead if women equally looked to the characteristics they learned from their mothers for leadership. I wonder if we were taught to lean on different qualities to drive success. I wonder what might happen then? The traditional qualities of mothering are communication, nurturing, listening, strength, support, grace, and yes… love. What if to be the best leader you can be as a woman, you integrated the best of both? This is how women will stand with integrity in their role as leaders. As women, we can be assertive, direct, powerful, and authoritative but we need not only rely on those attributes for success. After 25 years of watching and studying leaders, I can tell you that for sure many traditional male attributes are effective in the short run, but they typically only serve a few. Whereas, when leadership is feminine. When the leader possesses the strengths of femininity and grace the results are for all. This podcast is my like my gentle request and invitation to my fellow female leaders that we reclaim the world leadership as one that is a feminine definition. That we continue to work with all of our allies to build organizations and systems that include more support, collaboration, grace and communication. And that we do so not because we are uncomfortable with the more traditional male-dominating models, but because we truly do know that leadership is a feminine strength and attribute. And the world needs more of us leading. Now more than ever.
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Sep 28, 2020

Hiring is like dating. Sometimes we get “candidate crushes” and those don’t always turn out like we had hoped. If you’re disenchanted with the hiring process, then this episode is for you!

What you'll learn from this episode:

  1. Kris’s story about hiring for her personal assistant position – 6 assistants over a 4-5 month period!
  2. This podcast is about the basic things you always have to remember when hiring. In the How to CEO program we’ll go into more depth.
  3. Why to hire before you’re ready.
  4. How to get your hiring strategy in place.
  5. Which role to fill first.
  6. “Everyone needs a 30-60-90.”

We’ll be launching a new, live course on September 29th called "How to CEO for Female Entrepreneurs." Registration opens September 22nd, so go here to get on the waitlist! https://krisplachy.com/how2ceo

I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!

© 2020 Kris Plachy

Sep 21, 2020

Many women are reluctant to call themselves the CEO of their own business. Let’s go over why it’s so important to take that step and what you can do to get there.

What you'll learn from this episode:

  1. An exercise to do to determine why you’re hesitant to call yourself CEO.
  2. Why the first module in the “How to CEO” program is CEO Mindset.
  3. What the “How to CEO” program provides and what its goal is.
  4. The list of 8 guest experts who will participate and who will talk with you live about their areas of expertise.
  5. All about your CEO blueprint.

We’ll be launching a new, live course on September 29th called "How to CEO for Female Entrepreneurs." Registration opens September 22nd, so go here to get on the waitlist!

I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!

© 2020 Kris Plachy

Sep 14, 2020

Some leaders don’t find it difficult to manage people, but for others it seems to be this gut-wrenching thing. Being a good leader requires an ability to connect – to see and to be seen. Let’s talk about connecting and how courage and vulnerability come into play.

What you'll learn from this episode:

  1. To have the kinds of conversations that good leaders have, it requires a level of intimacy.
  2. Kris’s meaning of “intimacy.”
  3. Why intimacy requires vulnerability and, therefore, courage.
  4. Who you are, and how you’ve lived, is how you lead.
  5. As a leader you have a responsibility for the care of the emotional health and the thinking of people who work for you.

We’ll be launching a new, live course in September called "How to CEO for Entrepreneurs." The registration for this first group will be limited, so go here https://krisplachy.com/how2ceo to get on the waitlist.

I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!

© 2020 Kris Plachy

Sep 7, 2020

Female entrepreneurs have deep passion for their businesses, but did you realize that many of them also carry around deep shame? Shame and pain about an issue that is so intense that they rarely even want to talk about it. Helping women voice this issue so they don’t give up on their businesses is what we do. We can fix it. I promise!

What you'll learn from this episode:

  1. What that voiceless problem is that female entrepreneurs don’t like to talk about.
  2. Why some people lose the team because they didn’t invest in themselves.
  3. What causes business owners to become relentless, and slightly ruthless, about who they let in.
  4. Why your passion can become a poison to other people and to you.
  5. The true story about a client of Kris’s who went from $0 to $700K in one week!

We’ll be launching a new, live course in September called "How to CEO for Entrepreneurs." The registration for this first group will be limited, so go here https://krisplachy.com/how2ceo to get on the waitlist.

I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you!

© 2020 Kris Plachy

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