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Girl, Take the Lead!

Yolanda Cannygirltaketheleadpod.com
Each week we explore Womanhood and Leadership with the goal to question the status quo and challenge our thinking so we celebrate every woman as a leader. Our episodes will interview leaders in the field, meet authors, explore books on the subject, hear inspiring stories, or talk with organizations leading the charge for women to lead. We’ll look at the different topics from different generational perspectives as my daughters, a Millennial and a Gen Z, will join me, a Boomer, from time to time. We hope to make you laugh and leave inspired as you hear our voices on this very important topic.
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Episodes

7. Girl Scouts: More than just cookies?

During this episode Yo is joined by Girl Scouts Northern California (GS NorCal): Mary Jane Strom (Chief Community & Program Officer), Alex Diaz (Director of Programs), Marisa Cidre (Sr. Director of Community & Partnerships), and Eavan Huth (Lead Manager of Leadership & Highest Awards) - A team that rocks!! We explore the following: · Is there a philosophy Girl Scouts has about leadership? · How have efforts to reach girls changed over the years? · What are 2022 goals for GS NorCal? ·...

Mar 09, 202226 minSeason 1Ep. 7

6. Can't we just ditch performance appraisals?

In this episode Kiki and Yo are joined by Birgit Hueglin-Wood, a Human Resources Executive, and they explore the following questions: · Is there anyone on the planet who likes performance appraisals? · Can performance appraisals do more harm than good? · Why are appraisals still used? · Is there bias that goes into evaluations? · Can we just dump evaluations? · Are companies re-evaluating how performance is evaluated? · What is something people should know about performance evaluations? Particul...

Mar 02, 202234 minSeason 1Ep. 6

5. Marilyn Monroe: More than just beautiful?

During this episode Yo is joined by author, Holly Butler, to discuss Holly’s new book: Me, Myself, & Marilyn, Travails of a Love Hungry Look-alike. We explore the question: Would we consider Marilyn Monroe a leader? We explore and reference the following: · The CNN original series: Reframed Marilyn Monroe ( https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/marilyn/ ) · Holly’s book that integrates quotes through-out her book and captures quips we can hear Marilyn saying. · We recognize Marilyn’s powe...

Feb 23, 202239 minSeason 1Ep. 5

4. What is power to women?

In this episode we explore the following questions: How do we recognize female power? And what are the sometimes funny, frightening stories we tell ourselves about it? What are the cultural underpinnings of misogyny in politics or the workplace, and its forms? How and why do conventional definitions of “power” (or for that matter of knowledge, expertise and authority) that we carry round in our heads exclude women? What about metaphors we use regularly? How do we judge women’s success? By what m...

Feb 16, 202230 min

3. Betty White: More than just funny?

During this episode we’ll (Yo, Emma and Kiki) explore Betty White, the beloved legend who was actually one powerful leader and what she means to different generations. We discuss the following: * Key points from the book, When Women Invented Television, by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong where the author points out that Betty is recognized “for offering early television her crazy ideas, her willingness to do whatever it took to succeed, and her outrageously charming personality”. We are most grateful...

Feb 09, 202239 minSeason 1Ep. 3

2. Is leadership funny?

We are joined today by humor & leadership experts: Karyn Buxman and Andrea Canny. Our discussion covers the following: · Benefits of humor to enhance approachability and trust · Humor as a tool or weapon · Are people born funny? · Leading with humor · When humor is appropriate · Generational differences Karyn provides her 7 competencies to connect with others: 1. Bond or Relationship to others* 2. Environment or Context* 3. Authenticity 4. Safety* 5. Timing 6. Content 7. Delivery *most impor...

Feb 02, 202253 minSeason 1Ep. 2

1. Wait, I can sound wimpy?

In today’s episode we are joined by Andrea Canny, award-winning actor, director and producer who specializes in one-to-one and master class vocal performance coaching. She was voted the vocalist of the decade by broadwayworld.com in 2020. We will provide a multi-generational perspective on voice, how we sound and more importantly, what we say. We discuss surprise situations when we’re caught off-guard in “surprise attacks” and provide strategies to avoid reacting in the moment which can lead to ...

Jan 26, 202244 minSeason 1Ep. 1

More About Girl, Take the Lead!

In this episode you learn more about our podcast and the direction of our episodes and format. You’ll learn the basic foundation of our definition of leadership that guides all our content. It ends with the following quote: “I sat down with the universe and told her I wanted to grow. I told her to use me as a vessel. So she made me uncomfortable. She stripped me of everything I knew. Made me learn how to be silent, how to let go, how to move on, how to stand my ground, how to be more understandi...

Jan 15, 20226 min

Girl, Take the Lead! Podcast Trailer

Get a quick take on our goals for this podcast which explores Women & Leadership. You'll hear the voices of the boomer, millennial, and genZ co-hosts who are very excited to bring their experiences, learning, and questions during the episodes!

Jan 15, 20221 min
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