058: Jodi Flynn - It Starts From the Top

Jodi Flynn of Women Taking the Lead is an Executive Leadership Coach, Podcaster, Author, Speaker, and Workshop Facilitator for high achieving women who are recovering from their last big opportunity or getting ready for the next one. She is the host of the critically acclaimed Women Taking the Lead podcast, and an Amazon bestselling author with her book, Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing. She is the President of the board for The Maine Women’s Conference and has been featured in Entrepreneur and Forbes Magazine. On this Episode:Jodi tells about her background in psychology and doing what she needed to do while she continued to pursue her passion in coaching.Jodi and Denis talk about falling into leadership and how many do not realize they are capable of leadership until it is upon them. Jodi and Denis discuss the characteristics of a great leader.Jodi stresses the importance of following your interests.Jodi explains the importance for development of women leaders and how this is changing over time.Rather than focusing on the bottom line, Jodi says the emphasis of leadership should be change from the top!Key Takeaways:Leaders must be committed to their own personal development.Make sure you are walking your talk.When there is a balance of men and women in leadership, there is better long-term sustainability due to better risk assessment. Tweetable Quotes:“It’s not about getting into leadership. It’s becoming the leader. Owning it is really important for sure!”- Denis“ We don’t just need leaders. We need great leaders.” - Jodi“ It’s not like we’re looking for women to take over. We’re looking for  balance.” - Jodi Jodi Flynn:Find out more about Jodi at womentakinglead.comEmail: [email protected] with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiflynn/Resources:Email: [email protected] Is Changing FaceBook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/