Self-awareness, leadership and teamwork with Una Wright
12/21/22 • 37 min
In this episode, we are joined by Una Wright, the founder and executive director of YouthSpeak, an organization promoting mental health and well-being to increase the resiliency of youth facing challenges. Diana and Una begin their discussion by examining how self-awareness and accountability are the first steps toward empathy. They continue their conversation by suggesting that successfully leading others is looking for someone's strengths in unexpected areas and providing them with opportunities and places to demonstrate those strengths. They also discuss that teamwork can prosper when a culture of mentorship is organically allowed to happen. They conclude their discussion by considering if one can acquire confidence from the result of taking action with a mindset of viewing failures as opportunities.
Today's Selected Questions
- Where have you seen or experienced empathy in your career?
- What does success leading others look like to you?
- How have you created teamwork in your career so far?
- How do you define confidence?
Visit The Soft Skills Group to explore all our workshops to help you and your team in all aspects of communication.
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In this episode, we are joined by Una Wright, the founder and executive director of YouthSpeak, an organization promoting mental health and well-being to increase the resiliency of youth facing challenges. Diana and Una begin their discussion by examining how self-awareness and accountability are the first steps toward empathy. They continue their conversation by suggesting that successfully leading others is looking for someone's strengths in unexpected areas and providing them with opportunities and places to demonstrate those strengths. They also discuss that teamwork can prosper when a culture of mentorship is organically allowed to happen. They conclude their discussion by considering if one can acquire confidence from the result of taking action with a mindset of viewing failures as opportunities.
Today's Selected Questions
- Where have you seen or experienced empathy in your career?
- What does success leading others look like to you?
- How have you created teamwork in your career so far?
- How do you define confidence?
Visit The Soft Skills Group to explore all our workshops to help you and your team in all aspects of communication.
Social Media Links
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In this episode, we are joined by Kelly Shannon, an executive coach and development strategist for female leaders. Kelly is the founder of Women Lead Daily, a platform developed to inspire and engage women on their path to leadership. Diana and Kelly begin their discussion by examining the synergy between performance evaluation and professional development to successfully lead others. They continue their conversation by discussing the benefits of promoting yourself and your expertise confidentially without waiting to be asked for an update. They conclude the discussion by offering advice that we don’t need to have the perfect answer to successfully assert ourselves when we offer our opinions or ideas.
Today's Selected Questions
- What does success leading others look like to you?
- What do you recommend others do to improve their soft skills based on your experience as a ____ or in ____ industry?
- How do you effectively assert yourself on the job, and what have you seen others do to effectively assert themselves?
Visit The Soft Skills Group to explore all our workshops to help you and your team in all aspects of communication.
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Today's Selected Questions
- Where have you seen or experienced empathy in your career?
- What is your understanding of the phrase "Conversation is the currency of communication"?
Visit The Soft Skills Group to explore all our workshops to help you and your team in all aspects of communication.
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