Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs

When it comes to taking quantum leaps in growing your business or significantly advancing in your career – it's not all about the amount of effort, hard work, dedication, or perseverance you provide your business or organization. These things do play a significant role, however it's not the only thing that your business partners or your organizational leaders consider when it's time to promote or open your business to new opportunities. Keep Reading >> Effort, hard work, dedication, and perseverance can get our foot in the door, but it won't get you to the front of the line. So, what is it that can put you at the front of the line for that next promotion or the big speaking opportunity you've been dreaming about? In one word – sponsors – powerful, connected people within your organization or industry that can open the doors of opportunity for you. On today's episode, I'm going to share with you the difference between a mentor and a sponsor and how connecting with a sponsor can help you make the quantum leaps you desire in your business or career in 2017. Sponsors are like the ladders in a game of Snakes and Ladders. Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: Research shows that women focus more on connecting with role models than connecting with sponsors. What's the difference between a mentor and a sponsor? Sponsors are your allies – not your friend. You work together to help each other advance in your careers. How to find a sponsor in your organization or industry to help you advance your business or career. My Challenge to You: Find a sponsor. Look beyond your mentors. Remember: Sponsorship is earned. Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover

Many highly-ambitious, motivation-driven fierce feminine leaders often feel like they are not as productive as they could be. Despite all of the balls they juggle throughout the day, they are constantly looking for ways to squeeze every ounce of "juice" out of every waking moment. They know that their productivity is the true core of their power as a fierce leader, so improving it is the key to developing their leadership skills. Keep Reading >> So, how do you increase your productivity as a highly-ambitious, fierce feminine leader? Today, I'm sharing the top five reasons you are not as productive as you could be as well as tips on how to boost your productivity to become a better leader. I explain how envisioning where you want your life and business to go impacts your productivity and the importance of finding the right strategy to help you focus and reach your goals. I also explain the difference between emotional support and practical support, how taking moments of periodic intensity helps you become more productive, and why trying to be all things to all people is one of the biggest mistakes a leader can make and how it can ultimately kill your productivity. "We're all looking for ways to be better, to improve, to do more with less - to be more productive." - Eleanor Beaton Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: The difference between being efficient and being productive. How your vision fuels your productivity. Strategies to help you reconnect with your vision and self-identity. How the areas you focus on and the strategies you use impact your productivity. The difference between emotional support and practical support. What periodic intensity is and how it helps increase your productivity. How mastering the art of saying 'no' allows you to be more productive and focus on the win-win opportunities. Fierce Leadership Quotes: "Productivity is the amount of leveraged and focused energy that you can apply to results-producing activities." - Eleanor Beaton "In the absence of a clear vision, you are a ship without a rudder." - Eleanor Beaton "It is really important that we are able to lay down strong boundaries - to articulate what our agenda is, to find opportunities to collaborate and work together - but be able to say 'NO' when it is not a win-win situation." - Eleanor Beaton Join the FREE Boundary Setting Bootcamp Masterclass! Are you ready to triple your productivity? Do you want to triple down on the results-producing activities in your life, business, or career but are unsure of the strategies you need to implement to get you there? Join me on Thursday, September 13th for the Boundary Setting Bootcamp masterclass to discover the top three limiting beliefs that are holding you back from stepping into your power and are tying up your two most precious commodities: TIME AND SPACE. Learn the steps you need to take to improve your productivity; reclaim control over your time, calendar, and headspace; and master the art of saying 'NO!' Secure your seat at the Boundary Setting Bootcamp masterclass today by visiting EleanorBeaton.com/Boundaries. Our masterclasses fill up quickly and space is limited so secure your seat today! Join the Exclusive Incubator Program! Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com to learn more about The Incubator Program and submit your application today! Grab Your Ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop! Are you ready to ramp up your leadership skills, have more confidence in your instincts, cope with criticism and lead with conviction? Are you ready to unleash your inner-CEO and authentically position yourself in a category of ONE? Join me in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4 for the Power. Presence. Position. Workshop - the 3-day workshop designed to help you up-level your power, presence, and position within your business or organization. Grab your ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop today! Dial-Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018 Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is an 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

You know, the power of the internet has made it very easy to start and run an amazing business, but when it comes to getting your brand visible by the right people – that can often be a bit trickier – especially for introverts. Many fierce feminine leaders know they need to put themselves out there – whether it's producing videos, taking photos of themselves, or otherwise stepping up to the plate and claiming their awesome-ness, but they may lack the confidence in themselves, how they look, or how they present themselves to the world. And that, my fierce tribe, is what is preventing many amazing women in business from making the impact they were destined to make on the world. Keep Reading >> Today, my guest is Colette Werden. Colette is an expert at helping passionate, purpose-driven women entrepreneurs and professionals "get visible." She is the founder and CEO of Colette Werden Australia, an authentic personal branding expert, and a keynote speaker. Her company specializes in helping driven entrepreneurs and professionals present themselves authentically and with confidence so they can make the unique difference in their businesses, their organizations, and the world. In today's episode, Colette shares her insight and knowledge on the inner work that many driven female entrepreneurs and professionals in business need to do to put themselves "out there" – even as an introvert. She shares how our wardrobe often effects not only the way we think and feel about ourselves on a personal level, but also how we present ourselves to the world and build our businesses on a professional level. "What we wear on the outside is a direct reflection of who we are on the inside." – Colette Werden Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: Using your wardrobe to connect with your clientele – and promote high self-esteem. Evolving your wardrobe style as you continue to evolve personally and professionally. Colette's "Ratio System," what it is, and how she uses it to help her clients. Her biggest turning points while building her business. The biggest challenges she has faced while building her business. How she overcame her natural introverted thoughts and behaviors to put herself "out there." Colette's Top 3 Success Factors: Commitment to purpose. Celebrating milestones and being naturally high-achieving. Going "all-in" on who she is. Connect with Colette Werden: Colette Werden Website Coming Soon: Colette Werden Australia Download your FREE tip sheet HERE! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover. Register for Your Million Dollar Message Women's Leadership Retreat Are you interested in creating a powerful signature speech, owning your leadership presence, and leveraging it to receive breakout business results in 2017? Register for Eleanor's Million Dollar Message Women's Leadership Retreat – an exquisite, 3-day face-to-face retreat with powerhouse women leaders in Toronto, Canada. If you'd like to explore how you can deliver your message to the world and use it to take your business to the next level, join our group of powerhouse female leaders on May 26-28 in Toronto. For more details and register for this amazing, powerful event, visit YourMillionDollarMessageRetreat.com A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women.

Daniela Tixi is the founder and CEO of Strategic HR Asset and the President of the Toronto chapter of the M&A Club of Canada. Her business offers human resources solutions and business advisory to prepare businesses for long-term success. She is a master of company culture and inspires employees to live the mission and vision of the brand using a business-first, human resources-second philosophy in her work. Keep Reading >> Today, Daniela shares lessons she has learned from her experiences of running a business internationally and insight into the art of the deal. She emphasizes why it is important to make human resources decisions from a business standpoint first and explains how much of her HR work mirrors the process of mergers and acquisitions. She also shares the strategies she used to get HR representation at the decision-making table. "If HR can focus on building a compelling place to work, they will be building a compelling place to shop, get a service from, whatever that company offers - which in turn, is going to be a compelling place to invest." - Daniela Tixi Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: Why her approach to human resources is not the norm. How she knew social media would change HR. Why she believes it is important to apply marketing and sales principles internally. Why it's important to make HR decisions as a business person first and then as an HR specialist. Why she decided to leave the corporate world and start her own How she transforms organizations using human capital strategies. Why she likens HR work to working on mergers and acquisitions. The most important thing a company can do to maintain high performance of its teams through a merger and acquisition or period of disruptive growth. The success strategies she recommends for midlevel HR employees to be successful and innovative in the field. How she made changes in the boardroom to give human resources a seat at the decision-making table. Why her forecasts were more accurate than the CFOs. Why building credibility and relationships are key for HR personnel to become a true partner in the business. Fierce Leadership Quotes: "The most important thing is to make all the HR decisions first as a business person, then as an HR strategic specialist." - Daniela Tixi "You need to stay agile. You need to stay really open-minded and you need to have a very good understanding of the industry and how the industry is affecting the workers and the market." - Daniela Tixi "If an HR decision doesn't lead to business growth, don't even consider it." - Daniela Tixi Connect with Danielle Tixi: SHRasset.com LinkedIn Set Boundaries and Triple Your Productivity Do you need more time and space to get things done? Want to finally master the art of saying no? Then you need to attend the Boundary Setting Bootcamp masterclass. Discover the five core areas to set boundaries and identify the beliefs that might be holding you back from doing so. Reserve your seat for free at EleanorBeaton.com/Boundaries and join me on September 13th to take back control! Join the Exclusive Incubator Program! Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com to learn more about The Incubator Program and submit your application today! Grab Your Ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop! Are you ready to ramp up your leadership skills, have more confidence in your instincts, cope with criticism and lead with conviction? Are you ready to unleash your inner-CEO and authentically position yourself in a category of ONE? Join me in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4 for the Power. Presence. Position. Workshop - the 3-day workshop designed to help you up-level your power, presence, and position within your business or organization. Grab your ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop today! Dial-Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018 Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is an 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

Goal-setting is one of the essential processes that do you as a leader to set the course toward achieving the vision that you have for yourself and your organization. While many leaders have grand images of what they want for their businesses, many either don't have the right goals on their list or don't know how to set them up for success. If there is a clear link between your goals and your achievements, you want to make sure you're spending the time, money, and effort to execute the right intentions. Keep Reading >> Today, I'm explaining the difference between your goals and your vision and the connection between these two different concepts. I also describe each of the three distinct goal-setting processes that can help you set the right goals for your business and your career, share practical examples to illustrate each one, and point out how these methods are linked to one another. Learning how to set effective goals is the core psychological skill of high performance. Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: Explaining the 100 One's Concept and how to do it One of the hardest questions to answer when setting goals Applying the Intention, Attention, Out-tention Principle Describing the Quarterly Critical Approach Why people get stuck How the Daily Three Method works Advice for Fierce Feminine Leaders: Read your 100 Ones as often as possible. Don't just think about the business you're in, but also nurture the business you're becoming. The most significant successes happen when you link your daily activities to your Quarterly Critical goals. Find Your Voice. Change Your World! Join our 3-day leadership retreat: Your Million Dollar Message: Find Your Voice, Craft Your Strategy, Change the World to learn how your message can help you change the way you speak, lead, and run your business! You will learn: Day 1: Where to Find the Speaking Gigs that will Explode Your Visibility Day 2: How to Craft an Expert Talk - and How to Tailor Your Expert Talk to Any Speaking Situation Day 3: How to Establish Yourself as the Preeminent Expert in your field The Million Dollar Message Retreat: Find Your Voice, Craft Your Strategy, Change the World retreat starts November 10, 2017! There are only a few spots left so head over to YourMillionDollarMessageRetreat.com to claim your spot today! Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017 Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is an 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover.

Have you ever spent time, energy, and passion to create a new piece of content, marketing material, or strategy only to find someone else has copied your work and promoted it as their own? Discovering someone else has copied you can be frustrating! But many people believe the misconception that copying is flattering - that copying someone else's work or ideas is a common occurrence throughout the business world. Keep Reading >> The "Rob and Duplicate" concept can significantly impact the way others perceive you, your company, and your brand. It can be detrimental to the impact you want to make in the world and can significantly tarnish your reputation. On today's episode, I explain the three reasons why people may copy your work, what you can do if you catch yourself copying someone else's ideas, and how to protect yourself against copycats. I explain the difference between copying and modeling and how you can identify when you are copying someone else or simply modeling their process or idea. I also share how I handled a copycat situation last year when I realized my work was being copied by someone else. "If you are truly being uniquely you - if you are truly on a mission to become preeminent in your space - you cannot be preeminent and copy other people." - Eleanor Beaton Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: The benefits and drawbacks of creating new things based on your ideas and knowledge. The primary reason high-performers copy others. How "Robbing and Duplicating" can hurt your business or career. How copying others can impact your reputation. My experience with dealing with copycats. The importance of identifying when you are copying someone else. The importance of identifying why you are copying someone. The difference between copying and modeling. How to prevent copying other people's work or ideas. The importance of quickly moving on new ideas - instead of procrastinating. Fierce Leadership Quotes: "When you copy someone else, you will always be second-class." - Eleanor Beaton "When you are being the best, truest version of yourself; when you are being most authentic and bold, it is impossible for people to copy you." - Eleanor Beaton "Anybody who creates things - the risk of doing that is that it could be copied. The benefit is that you get to have the impact that you are here to make." - Eleanor Beaton Join the Exclusive Incubator Program! Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com to learn more about The Incubator Program and submit your application today! Triple Down on Your Personal Brand Are you ready to grow your business, increase your impact, and build a powerhouse personal brand? Learn how to build a powerhouse personal brand that can help you open new doors of opportunities for your business and career. Grab our free whitepaper: 7 Unconventional Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com/Brand to grab your copy of this powerful whitepaper and begin your journey to impact the world! Grab Your Ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop! Are you ready to ramp up your leadership skills, have more confidence in your instincts, cope with criticism and lead with conviction? Are you ready to unleash your inner-CEO and authentically position yourself in a category of ONE? Join me in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4 for the Power. Presence. Position. Workshop - the 3-day workshop designed to help you up-level your power, presence, and position within your business or organization. Grab your ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop today! Dial-Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018 Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is an 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

Kristy Wallace is a speaker and leader on driving business change through leadership, engagement, business diversity, social entrepreneurship, networking, personal branding, and work-life balance. She is the President of Ellevate network – an organization on a mission to close the gender achievement gap in business by providing professional women with a global community to learn and gain support from their female peers. Kristy is the host of the Ellevate podcast and has been recognized by New York Business Journal as a Woman of Influence. Keep Reading >> She joins me on the show today to share her story of how taking breaks in her career helped her identify her true passion and mission in life and business. We also discuss some of the biggest changes in the workforce for women and what the power of networking and nurturing your relationships can do when you pivot into a new career path. "We are continuously evolving and changing as individuals. The person you are today is not the person you were last week." – Kristy Wallace Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: How staying open to learning new things and taking risks can help propel your career forward How taking breaks can give you clarity on what you want from your career and how it aligns with your dreams, goals, and priorities. How the power of networking and identifying what drives you can impact your career choices. How to set the course for where you want to be in your career. Changing the conversation around gender bias, gender diversity, and gender equality. The impact of corporate feminism on society. Kristy's Words of Wisdom: Take some time to really reassess, regroup, and rethink about yourself, your priorities, and your goals. Always work networking into your life and continue to cultivate your networks and relationships. Connect with Kristy Wallace: Ellevate Network Ellevate Network on Twitter Ellevate Network on Facebook Ellevate Network on Instagram Ellevate Podcast: Conversations with Women Changing the Force of Business Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover. A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal – The Bank for Women. Join the conversation at BMO for Women to gain the insight, knowledge, and support you need to succeed and to truly understand how to manage your money!

Gina Jeneroux is the Chief Learning Officer at BMO Financial Group where she is responsible for leading the company's enterprise learning strategy, design, operations, and governance. Additionally, she manages the company's corporate university, the Institute for Learning in Toronto, as well as various learning sites throughout Montreal and Chicago. She is passionate about storytelling and how it can be used to make learning exciting. Keep Reading >> Gina joins me today to share her insight on how to successfully lead a diverse team and develop a culture of learning in the workplace. She shares why storytelling is so valuable as well as three actionable steps for harnessing the power of stories. She also explains how she remains grounded as a leader and shares success strategies for building a career inside a large company. "As a leader, it's really important to be authentic, and to be vulnerable, and to be human. I think if you're able to tap into that focus on storytelling, it makes it so much easier to be yourself and to show up in the way that you want to." - Gina Jeneroux Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: What her personal experiences have taught her about the importance of learning and how people learn. The benefits of working with a diverse team. Why effective storytelling is so important when it comes to learning and teaching new skills. Tips for executives and entrepreneurs who want to improve their storytelling skills. The importance of learning story structure. Why it is so important to get inside the mind of your audience. How she shifted from a contributor to a strategic leadership role. Why sharing stories help cultivate confidence and conviction in the value of what you are saying. How storytelling can help you show up as the leader you want to be. Tips for effectively leading diverse teams. How having space to experiment, innovate, and collaborate leads to a stronger team. The importance of making people feel trusted and empowered at work. The lesson she is learning about letting go and giving employees the space to shine. Why it is important to tap into what makes someone unique and celebrate that. How she cultivates and maintains her groundedness as a leader. How her natural curiosity helps keep her grounded when things go wrong. Her insights on what it takes to inspire, support, and nurture the next generation of learners and employees in large organizations. How to equip people now for skills they will need in the future as the nature of work continues to change. The importance of creating a culture of learning. Success strategies for building a career inside a large company. The most important shift she made to move from having an impact one-on-one or in small groups to creating impact at scale. Gina Jeneroux's 3 Steps to Harness the Power of Stories: Focus on the audience. Identify what success looks like in every situation. Think about the story you need to tell that links the audience to that success. Fierce Leadership Quotes: "I think that if you've had a really eclectic background and you're always jumping in to work with people who have very different backgrounds from you, it means that you're actually coming to better solutions and you're thinking about things differently. And I think it shakes things up in a really positive, healthy way." - Gina Jeneroux "Curiosity helps you be a little bit more grounded and a little bit more zen about the things that will work out phenomenally and the things that won't." - Gina Jeneroux "It's not just about learning for their job or learning for their career, but even encouraging them to learn for their passions because I think passion is really critical in how you're able to engage with people." - Gina Jeneroux Connect with Gina Jeneroux: BMO Financial Group LinkedIn Twitter Join the Exclusive Incubator Program! Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com to learn more about The Incubator Program and submit your application today! Triple Down on Your Personal Brand Are you ready to grow your business, increase your impact, and build a powerhouse personal brand? Learn how to build a powerhouse personal brand that can help you open new doors of opportunities for your business and career. Grab our free whitepaper: 7 Unconventional Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com/Brand to grab your copy of this powerful whitepaper and begin your journey to impact the world! Grab Your Ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop! Are you ready to ramp up your leadership skills, have more confidence in your instincts, cope with criticism and lead with conviction? Are you ready to unleash your inner-CEO and authentically position yourself in a category of ONE? Join me in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4 for the Power. Presence. Position. Workshop - the 3-day workshop designed to help you up-level your power, presence, and position within your business or organization. Grab your ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop today! Dial-Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018 Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is an 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover.

Do you feel stuck in your career? Perhaps you feel like you're not advancing as quickly as you'd like; that you could do more – advance more – in your professional life, but are unsure of what you need to do to get there. So, how do you find ways to get out of your professional rut? What can you do to ramp up your career; to take the steps to achieve the next level of success? Today, I want to share with you three powerful ways you can overcome your professional rut, advance your career, and pave the way to the next success path. Experiencing a career rut is very common. The challenge, of course, is that it can feel really lonely and you're not sure how to boost yourself out of it." Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: What is a high-impact initiative? Why is it important to continually invest in your professional skills? How building relationships and asking insightful questions can help you build your network and gain valuable insight. 3 Breakout Career Moves to Overcome Career Ruts: Take on a high-impact initiative. Upgrade your skills. Engage in "minute mentoring." Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover. A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors This episode was made possible by our wonderful sponsors, BMO – Bank of Montreal.

It's easy to get caught up in daily tasks and neglect the goals we have set for ourselves. Sometimes fear or uncertainty cause us to procrastinate, and we need to shift our mindset to stay on track. Sometimes we lack the accountability we need to meet our goals. Whatever the reason we lose focus, there are strategies we can implement to realign ourselves with our goals and retrain our focus on the important work instead of the busy work. Keep Reading >> In today's episode, I share five strategies I have consistently used to stay focused on my goals. I explain how I combine mindset work with organization to achieve the best results. I describe the benefits of continuous learning and how having a coach for accountability has helped propel my business forward. I also explain how vital it is to build a team who you can outsource your decisions to preserve your willpower. "If you set concrete goals and never look at them again, your chances and the likelihood of you reaching those goals goes down." - Eleanor Beaton Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: Strategies to help you stay focused and on track. The importance of reviewing your goals on a regular basis. My system for setting, reviewing, and completing goals. Why I prioritize internally generated deadlines over externally generated deadlines. Why I recommend starting a regular meditation practice. The importance of building both a professional and personal team. What it means to outsource your willpower. The importance of continuing to read and learn. The benefits of having a coach. 5 Strategies to Stay Focused: Set yearly goals and review them two to three times a week. Meditate. Build a team. Reading and learning. Work with a coach. Resources Mentioned: Headspace Fierce Leadership Quotes: "If you set those goals and simply review them regularly you begin to operate in alignment almost unconsciously." - Eleanor Beaton "Meditation is a powerful practice that teaches you so much about how to stay focused." - Eleanor Beaton "One of the most important things you can do to be able to stay focused on your goals is to find a way to outsource the willpower required to do them." - Eleanor Beaton Join the Exclusive Incubator Program! Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com to learn more about The Incubator Program and submit your application today! Triple Down on Your Personal Brand Are you ready to grow your business, increase your impact, and build a powerhouse personal brand? Learn how to build a powerhouse personal brand that can help you open new doors of opportunities for your business and career. Grab our free whitepaper: 7 Unconventional Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com/Brand to grab your copy of this powerful whitepaper and begin your journey to impact the world! Grab Your Ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop! Are you ready to ramp up your leadership skills, have more confidence in your instincts, cope with criticism and lead with conviction? Are you ready to unleash your inner-CEO and authentically position yourself in a category of ONE? Join me in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4 for the Power. Presence. Position. Workshop - the 3-day workshop designed to help you up-level your power, presence, and position within your business or organization. Grab your ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop today! Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018 Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is an 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover. Join the conversation over at Facebook.com/StoryIsPower or send me an email at Eleanor@EleanorBeaton.com to let me know what your tips for staying on track are! It's easy to get caught up in daily tasks and neglect the goals we have set for ourselves. Sometimes fear or uncertainty cause us to procrastinate, and we need to shift our mindset to stay on track. Sometimes we lack the accountability we need to meet our goals. Whatever the reason we lose focus, there are strategies we can implement to realign ourselves with our goals and retrain our focus on the important work instead of the busy work. In today's episode, I share five strategies I have consistently used to stay focused on my goals. I explain how I combine mindset work with organization to achieve the best results. I describe the benefits of continuous learning and how having a coach for accountability has helped propel my business forward. I also explain how vital it is to build a team who you can outsource your decisions to preserve your willpower. "If you set concrete goals and never look at them again, your chances and the likelihood of you reaching those goals goes down." - Eleanor Beaton Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: Strategies to help you stay focused and on track. The importance of reviewing your goals on a regular basis. My system for setting, reviewing, and completing goals. Why I prioritize internally generated deadlines over externally generated deadlines. Why I recommend starting a regular meditation practice. The importance of building both a professional and personal team. What it means to outsource your willpower. The importance of continuing to read and learn. The benefits of having a coach. 5 Strategies to Stay Focused: Set yearly goals and review them two to three times a week. Meditate. Build a team. Reading and learning. Work with a coach. Resources Mentioned: Headspace Fierce Leadership Quotes: "If you set those goals and simply review them regularly you begin to operate in alignment almost unconsciously." - Eleanor Beaton "Meditation is a powerful practice that teaches you so much about how to stay focused." - Eleanor Beaton "One of the most important things you can do to be able to stay focused on your goals is to find a way to outsource the willpower required to do them." - Eleanor Beaton Join the Exclusive Incubator Program! Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com to learn more about The Incubator Program and submit your application today! Triple Down on Your Personal Brand Are you ready to grow your business, increase your impact, and build a powerhouse personal brand? Learn how to build a powerhouse personal brand that can help you open new doors of opportunities for your business and career. Grab our free whitepaper: 7 Unconventional Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand. Head over to EleanorBeaton.com/Brand to grab your copy of this powerful whitepaper and begin your journey to impact the world! Grab Your Ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop! Are you ready to ramp up your leadership skills, have more confidence in your instincts, cope with criticism and lead with conviction? Are you ready to unleash your inner-CEO and authentically position yourself in a category of ONE? Join me in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4 for the Power. Presence. Position. Workshop - the 3-day workshop designed to help you up-level your power, presence, and position within your business or organization. Grab your ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop today! Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018 Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is an 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing! And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness… Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/discover. Join the conversation over at Facebook.com/StoryIsPower or send me an email at Eleanor@EleanorBeaton.com to let me know what your tips for staying on track are!