This week on the Lady Leadership with Sam McIntyre show I caught up with Natalie Siston from Small town leadership! Natalie grew up in Ohio in a small town of 600 people where every body knew everybody. This is the type of place where there were no stop lights.
After leaving for college and working at Fortune500 companies and in silicon valley she had realisation that lessons she learnt growing up in that small town and bringing herself back to basics were invaluable leadership lessons.
Natalie believes there are two types of people -those who want to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty and those that don't. Natalie shares how people in her town had many roles in that town and how being connected to the community and to the people made the town and those in it successful.
We talked about networking and the cycle of networking and how in a small town that this happens very naturally and it is give and take. Plus work ethic and being proud of where you come from.
Natalie has also released a new book called Let her out: Reclaim who you have always been! She recently found her diaries that she had started writing when she was eight and she re-discovered who she was and she saw the barriers that she put up in front of herself and in her book she breaks these down and talks through how you can remove these for yourself.
Have a listen!
About me:
My name is Samantha McIntyre and after 30 years in business and technology - from starting out on the helpdesk to getting to and staying in the C suite, being on Executive boards and being a mother and entreprenuer! I am passionate about helping women in their careers.
What I have enjoyed the most in my roles is helping those around me succeed - particularly women!
I have lead technology teams for some of the biggest businesses and brands in Australia and the world such as Tesco, Loreal, Coles, Woolworths and Sportsgirl.
So if you're looking for someone who knows what it is like to be a women in business and technology plus being a mother and an entrepreneur then you've come to the right place.
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