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How do we become effective leaders who can make an impact on our businesses, communities, families and ourselves? As an effective leader you need to understand your strengths and weaknesses, as well as your impact on others. You also need to know what kind of leadership style works best for you so you are aware of your ability to lead, and collaborate with others.
In this episode of the She Leads Now Podcast, Berthine Crèvecoeur West is the CEO of Westbridge Solutions and a Certified Diversity Executive (CDE®), Conflict Resolutions Strategist, Learning & Development Specialist, Best-Selling Author, Award-Nominated Podcast Host, Editor-in-Chief of Global Fluency Magazine and an International Speaker. Berthine has been featured on both domestic and international media outlets. Berthine’s life passion is engaging with audiences to find out how they can unleash the genuine power of their relationships for improved performance at work, home and community. Her commitment to creating authentic relationships continues to drive her towards positive cultural change on a global scale.
Listen in to learn about the different leadership styles, and how you can use these styles to understand, connect, and influence people in the leadership role. You will also learn how self-awareness can help you develop into becoming an effective and transformational leader in the future.
Key Takeaways:
- The purpose of being a good leader is to strengthen, advocate, create, and support other people into the leadership role.
- The importance of creating your own personal space in order to keep your individuality intact.
- Understanding mentorship in leadership development and in order to navigate different situations and people, which is crucial for success as a leader.
- The importance of creating boundaries around your values and protecting your integrity so you don't compromise the things that are most important to you.
What You Will Learn in This Episode:
- [4:15] - How to advocate for yourself as a woman in the leadership space.
- [7:38] - Using SWOT analysis to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses so that you can turn them into opportunities.
- [14:33] - Berthine’s words of encouragement for women who are finding themselves and creating a new version of themselves.
- [18:13] - The importance of mentorship and how it can help navigate and grow yourself as an individual and entrepreneur.
- [31:16] - Berthine’s advice to her younger self to help her build success early in her career and the legacy she will be impacting in the future.
- [34:34] Berthine’s book recommendation that built her to become an effective leader and entrepreneur.
Resources Mentioned:
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berthinecrevecoeurwest/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westbridgesolutionsllc/
- Book Recommendation: Professional Troublemaker The Fear Fighter Manual by Lavia Jae Jones.
Additional Resources
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