Leading Her Introvert Way: Executive Leadership Development & Career Growth for Black Women
Leading Her Introvert Way is the executive leadership and career advancement podcast for midlife Black women who lead differently.
If you are an introverted Black woman navigating corporate leadership, senior management, entrepreneurship, or the executive suite, this show equips you with the strategies, mindset shifts, and career tools to rise with confidence.
The future of leadership is introverted and female — and Black women are redefining power at work. Each week, Dr. Nicole Bryan explores executive presence, leadership development, career strategy, personal branding, visibility, influence, sponsorship, workplace politics, and business growth through the lens of introverted leadership.
This podcast helps you:
• Get promoted from manager to senior leader
• Develop executive presence and influence
• Use your introvert strengths as leadership assets
• Build a powerful personal brand
• Navigate office politics strategically
• Secure sponsors and mentors
• Increase visibility without self-betrayal
• Self-advocate with confidence
• Decide when to stay, pivot, or pursue new opportunities
Through practical solo episodes and conversations with leaders, authors, coaches, and industry experts, you’ll gain actionable tools to accelerate your career and thrive as an executive leader — without changing who you are.
If you're ready to secure your seat at the executive table and lead your introvert way, follow the podcast and start listening today.
Topics include: executive leadership for women, career growth for Black women, leadership development, introvert leadership, executive presence, personal branding, corporate strategy, and women in business.
Leading Her Introvert Way: Executive Leadership Development & Career Growth for Black Women
10: The Power Of Emotional Intelligence As Part Of Your Leadership Toolkit
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In Episode 10 of the Leading Her Way podcast, Dr. Nicole engages in a dynamic conversation with Sylvia Baffour, an esteemed Emotional Intelligence Coach, Professional Speaker, and Trainer. They talk about the transformative realm of Emotional Intelligence and its pivotal leadership role. Uncover the nuances of cultivating emotional intelligence as an indispensable tool in your leadership toolkit. Gain insights from Sylvia's wealth of experience as they explore The Power Of Emotional Intelligence and its profound impact on effective leadership. Tune in for a captivating discussion that unveils strategies to harness the strength of emotions for professional success. Don't miss this empowering episode on Leading Her Way!" ----------------------- In today's episode, we cover the following: Introduction of Sylvia Baffour By Dr Nicole. (0.30) Background of Sylvia Baffour. (03.54) Traveling to different places of the world with an open mind. (06.50) What is emotional intelligence? (09.27) How to develop emotional intelligence. (14.38) Managing trigger moments and bringing our best selves. (19.04) Building resilience by asking gateway questions. (21.30) Benefits of having a higher emotional intelligence. (23.41) Bias between showing empathy and authority. (27.11) Where to start with improving emotional intelligence. (31.21) Influencing emotional after-actions. (36.10) ----------------------- Let's connect! LinkedIn: TheChangeDoc Website: https://www.thechangedoc.com/ Give this podcast a 5-star review >>> https://ratethispodcast.com/leadingherway Sign up for my free newsletter: https://services.thechangedoc.com/community Join us in On Her Rise - the best career accelerator program for ambitious women leaders. Get on the waitlist to be the first to get access to seats in our upcoming cohort: https://services.thechangedoc.com/onherrisewaitlist