3: What Keeps Women in Big Roles Playing Small

I reflect on how I downplayed a significant professional achievement to avoid being viewed as arrogant.
This phenomenon is called the paradox of power. It happens when women leaders feel as if they have to downplay their achievements and play small to avoid being perceived as intimidating, aggressive or arrogant.
The show will discuss the real cause of imposter syndrome in professional women and provide 4 strategies executive women can use to play big.
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Over my career, I have accepted various promotions in the corporate space.
Then, at a certain point, I realized that something was very wrong.
I was the only woman in the room. Perhaps there were other women out there experiencing the same. And perhaps those women needed mentors. So, I decided to walk away from my high-paying executive job and started Living While Leading.
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