Developing Empathy and Building Feedback Loops as a Leader with Patricia Bothwell

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Join us as we chat with Patricia Bothwell, General Manager and VP of Product for GoGuardian’s Safety & Productivity business. In this episode, Patricia shares insights from her experience in product and strategy leadership roles at Avalara, PayPal, and Carnival Corporation, and how she ramped up fast while moving from industries to industries. We also dive into the importance of developing empathy, building feedback loops, and finding the right mentors as a people’s leader.

 

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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • Finding the right people as mentors and asking the right questions can help ramp up fast when moving from industries to industries.
  • Leaders need to develop clarity around goals, communicate effectively, and be intentional in helping their teams navigate through up and down cycles.
  • Building feedback loops for personal and team wellness is critical for any people manager, with weekly 1:1 meetings being a must-have.
  • Balancing humility and authority is an area for growth as a leader and a person.
  • Being kinder to self and others is crucial advice for one’s younger self.

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Disrupting the Banking Landscape: Lessons in Leadership with Shannon Burch

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Join us for a conversation with Shannon Burch, the Vice President of Experience at Neo Financial, where she is focused on disrupting the banking landscape in Canada. With an unconventional career journey that has taken her across Canada and internationally, Shannon has built transferable leadership skills that have helped her advance her career. In this podcast episode, she shares her experiences on advocating for her own career advancement, dealing with imposter syndrome, and how learning through failure has helped her to speed up the leadership growth journey. Additionally, she discusses the importance of empathy skills in leading teams in a dynamic environment during an uncertain time. As a board member at several non-profit organizations, Shannon also mentors up-and-coming leaders and donates time to numerous causes. Tune in for an inspiring conversation on leadership, career growth, and disrupting the status quo.

 

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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • The importance of intentionally building transferable leadership skills throughout your career.
  • Advocating for your own career advancement and taking ownership of your professional development.
  • Strategies for dealing with imposter syndrome and helping others who may be experiencing it.
  • The value of learning through failure and how it can accelerate leadership growth.
  • The importance of applying empathy skills when leading teams in a dynamic environment during an uncertain time.

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This episode is brought to you by Journey with Lei.

Journey with Lei was founded by Lei Wang, an executive coach, motivational speaker, and mountain climber. She helps leaders build confidence and empowers them to dream big, become better leaders, and achieve their highest potential.

To have a conversation and find out what Lei can do for you, schedule a consultation.