The Inner Edge: Leadership, Self-Mastery, and Reinvention for a New Era
Join Janet Ioli, executive coach and leadership expert, as she explores what it means to lead and live with authentic integration in our rapidly changing world.
In each episode, Janet—a trusted advisor to global executives and former Fortune 200 leader—guides you through the real challenges we don't talk about enough: reinventing yourself at midlife, navigating life transitions, leading with intuition in an AI-driven world, and integrating your spiritual and professional selves. This isn't your typical leadership podcast filled with quick tips and surface-level advice.
The Inner Edge is for leaders who are tired of compartmentalizing who they are and ready for deeper, more meaningful conversations. Whether you're facing an empty nest, caring for aging parents, questioning your purpose at 50, or simply craving more authentic connection in your leadership, this podcast meets you where the personal and professional intersect.
Janet brings her intuitive approach and decades of experience to conversations with guests who have reinvented themselves, thought leaders exploring the intersection of spirituality and business, and experts navigating our new era of constant change. Together, we explore what it means to stop following and start creating a future that aligns with your soul.
If you're ready to move beyond conventional wisdom and dive into the inner work that creates lasting transformation, welcome to The Inner Edge. This is where leadership meets life, and where your authentic self becomes your greatest asset.
The Inner Edge: Leadership, Self-Mastery, and Reinvention for a New Era
E91: Why Being a “Likeable Badass” Will Increase Your Status And Effectiveness as a Leader with Alison Fragale
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“ If there's a starting line of status, women are not starting at the same place. We're starting several steps back because people ascribe more respect to one category [men] than another.” - Alison Fragale
If you're a woman leading an organization, you cannot miss this episode.
Today, I talk to Alison Fragale, an organizational psychologist, professor, international keynote speaker, and best-selling author who writes and speaks about the challenges women face in organizations.
You'll hear Alison talk about how why being a “likeable badass” will help you increase your status and effectiveness as a leader. What is a “likeable badass” and how do you become one? Listen in to find out how to use this strategy to increase your power and influence.
In this episode:
- How Alison ended up using her knowledge of psychology to help women live their best lives
- Why women should focus on increasing their status and what that means
- How you can achieve higher status in organizations by becoming a Likeable Badass
- Authenticity and strategy are not mutually exclusive— what you need to know about both
- What you may be doing without realizing it will set you back
- Why being a “likeable badass” is an influence strategy
- The advice Alison got early in her career that changed everything
- There’s no way to be perfect, but a million ways to be good
- And more!
Leadership Presence | Mastering the Inner Work of Leadership is your guide to leading with Less Ego and More Soul. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach, advisor to global executives, and former executive with experience in four Fortune 200 companies. In this podcast, she digs into the real deep work and empowers leaders to show up with authenticity, build emotional intelligence, and lead in a way that leaves a lasting impact.
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Alison Fragale is a research psychologist, award-winning professor, international keynote speaker, and author. She is on a mission to help others — especially women — work and live better by understanding and applying the science of people. She excels at translating her deep academic expertise in status, power, negotiation, and influence into actionable advice.
Learn more about Alison’s book, Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve.
Connect with today’s guest on LinkedIn: Alison Fragale.
Connect with Janet Ioli:
Website: janetioli.com
Linkedin: Janet Ioli
Instagram: @leadershipcoachjanet
If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days, check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.
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