Dare To Lead Like A Girl!

It is the word ‘Dare’ in the new book by Dalia Feldheim, ‘Dare To
Lead Like a Girl’ that is the most provocative. What does that
mean? How do Girls Lead? They show up, they play hard and they
win! But they do it somewhat differently than most men and
therein lies the lessons for all of us.

In our 35 minute conversation, Dalia talks about some of the
science and research behind why women have a different emotional
reaction to anger and other triggers  in the workplace than
men do. The story continues and covers why men are more prone to
get into action and fix things while women are more skilled at
just sitting and listening before action. Sound familiar? Dalia
also shares facts and possible solutions for the alarming drop in
empathy from college graduates, new entrants to the workforce and
many of us in the workplace today. When it comes to inspirational
as well as functional leadership, there’s a lot men can learn
from women and Dalia shares ways we can all gain from each other
to build strong and more resilient organizations.

Episode Highlights:


[02:46] Dalia shares credit for the successful #LikeAGirl
marketing campaign with all of the marketing directors, but her
inspiration came from the women of India and a girl she saw using
light from passing cars to read outside at night.


[03:46] She also shares a sad story about an in-home visit in
India where a girl on her period was treated as unclean. Dalia
was so disturbed by the experience that she wanted to do
something about it.


[05:39] Dalia has a passion for women's empowerment and wanted to
use the P & G brand voice to talk about these issues. This is
when they came up with the "Touch the Pickle" campaign.


[06:50] #PlayLikeAGirl turned an insult into a women's
empowerment icon. It's important to use our voice to better the
world no matter what business we're in.


[08:35] In Dare to Lead Like a Girl, there are the five P's of
leadership. The last two are people and positivity.


[09:36] Emotional bravery is about accepting that emotions are
part of being human and bringing emotions to the workplace in an
appropriate way.


[11:20] Women have a tendency to sit with empathy longer than
men. Men revert to problem-solving much faster.


[13:35] Only 7% of our message is actually driven by what we say.
93% is how we say it. We need to share emotions in a way that
doesn't completely overwhelm.


[15:40] A trick for having more empathy by listening more or
thinking about how listen equals silence. Leaders and parents
need to create space not fill it.


[17:26] In leadership training, we learn soft skills which are
actually strengths. Data shows that EQ is responsible for 66% of
success as managers and 85% as leaders.


[21:36] Seven countries led by women leaders had better outcomes
during the pandemic than countries led by men. With our changing
environment, we need more historically female qualities like
empathy and teamwork.


[25:46] Dare to Lead Like a Girl isn't about masculine or
feminine. It's about all of us connecting with traits that have
been historically feminine.


[28:13] After Dalia's TED Talk, she received many calls and
reactions. She even received a call from a man in Australia who
said he was a bully and seeking advice.


[29:05] Love is always stronger than fear. When you operate with
love, the results are always ten times stronger.


[33:33] Dalia is on a mission to help leaders have better people
skills.


[34:09] Uppiness is a game that celebrates Dalia's leadership
course.


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