Episode description

Sonja Klopcic is the Developer of AEIOU of Leadership, a leadership-focused organization that offers coaching, consulting, workshops, and programs to leaders across the globe. She is also a Co-Creator and Member of the Board & Partners Network at World of Synergy, an international hybrid confluence and learning experience.

In addition, Sonja is also the best-selling author of the books The Energy Inside Leadership and The AEIOU of Leadership.

Do you struggle with establishing a healthy and balanced workplace presence? Are you trying to figure out what kind of leader you want to be both inside and outside of the office? 

As a female executive in the end of the 20th Century, Sonja Klopcic experienced quite a bit of criticism from her male colleagues. One of the most frequent objections to her leadership style was this: “You’re too soft.” Despite this complaint, Sonja knew what the results said — her empathetic and empowering style of leadership was far more effective than the harsh, authoritarian approach of her male counterparts. Since then, Sonja has learned much more about leadership and today, she is here to share her best-kept secrets with listeners everywhere.

In this episode of Next Wave Leadership, Sonja Klopcic, the Developer of AEIOU of Leadership, sits down with Dov Pollack to discuss her storied career as an executive and leadership expert. Tune in as Sonja talks about her transition from an electrical engineer to the general manager of an IT company, the value of leading from a place of relationship and empathy, and the impact of her revolutionary leadership model, AEIOU of Leadership.