S10-Ep34: They're Always Watching You: A White House Advisor's Lessons for Every Leader

Guest: Betsy Myers, Former White House Advisor, Author, & Leadership Consultant

The concept of the ideal leader changed dramatically over the last few decades, and Warren Bennis was one of the first researchers to analyze modern leadership. Our guest Betsy Myers shares the traits he found, then merges that with her own extensive experience in leadership – which reaches right up to the President of the United States – to look at the continuing gender divide in corporate and political leadership.

 

The gender gap remains, and who perpetuates it may surprise you!

Here's what Betsy and Maureen cover:

1. The key leadership traits that make a great leader, according to Bennis’ findings;
2. Why leading is just like being a parent: what you do is more important than what you say; and
3. The role of Tall Poppy Syndrome in keeping women out of the C-suite.

Produced in association with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/

 

 

Other episodes you'll enjoy:

• Top Leadership Lessons for Women from a Senior White House Advisor with Betsy Myers
• Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook with Carolyn Buck Luce
• The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership with Diane Rosenfeld

 

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RESOURCES:

Betsy’s book, Take the Lead, is available in paperback at https://amzn.to/3lbMWv6. The Kindle version is at https://amzn.to/3YEb1Za. Her website is betsymyers.com. 

Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. 

 

Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. You’ll find details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI, or check out the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. The audiobook version is now available at https://amzn.to/4dTCleZ.

 

Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 

 

Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

• Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work by Ancestry CEO Deb Liu, on how to overcome the obstacles women still face in the workplace – especially in tech. It’s in hardback at https://amzn.to/47OUO9E, and audio at https://amzn.to/3Y6EmOQ.
• Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A by Steve Robinson; it’s available in hardback at https://amzn.to/460LnmQ, on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3RVXhZs, and as an audiobook at https://amzn.to/3xPjBgn.