Never Stop Learning - Season Two - Episode 19

Never Stop Learning Season Two - Episode 19 Guest - Paula Goulden Naitove, JD, ACC   "The adventure is the learning opportunity. Forgive yourself if you step off the side of the pavement once in a while. – Paula Goulden Naitove   In this episode, Holly & Kristin talk with Paula about: Raised by a father who wanted his children to be well educated, she followed his advice. Although the journey was a winding adventure of self exploration, she wouldn’t change it The importance of leveraging your contacts to break into the work you want to do Asking for help is not a sign of weakness Key Takeaways Paula would have loved if her 25 year old self would have recognized the importance of self awareness., instead of just following merrily along without self monitoring Try things! If you find out what you’re doing isn’t quite right for you go ahead and make a course adjustment… and don’t feel guilty about doing so Whatever you do, always keep learning, pushing yourself, and trying new ways to get better and do more important work in the world Paula Goulden Naitove is a transformational executive leadership coach.  As the founder and principal of Artemis Leadership Development LLC, Paula helps professionals and business leaders use experiential learning to access their emotional intelligence, connect with clients and colleagues, and create catalytic change.  Paula has a unique combination of legal, organizational, business and financial services experience, academic achievement, and training in executive coaching and organizational consulting, together with a passion for helping people and organizations succeed in rapidly changing and ambiguous environments, especially those with cross-cultural implications.  Paula’s specialty is coaching new leaders and people who want to move into leadership in their organizations.  Paula also does career coaching, including career transition coaching.   With over 30 years’ experience as a financial services attorney, Paula has worked at large organizations including Ballard Spahr LLP and Dechert LLP, and as an in-house counsel at GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. in the 1990s.  In addition, Paula was an in-house counsel at PNC Bank, National Association for 20 years. Her clients included lenders and credit officers in all commercial lending lines of business as well as operations units supporting the letter of credit business.  In addition to structuring and documenting transactions and giving legal advice, Paula worked on multiple integrations as PNC acquired other banks, and provided training to business teams. As the result of her role in the integrations which transformed PNC from a large regional organization into the sixth largest bank in the USA, Paula became passionate about how organizations can use collaboration to change for the better when leaders create empowering company cultures.  This led Paula to the Organizational Dynamics program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she excelled in the Executive Coaching/Organizational Consulting cohort creating catalytic methods to facilitate transformational change.  Paula received her Bachelor of Arts with High Honors from Swarthmore College, and her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law, one of the first law schools in the USA to incorporate experiential learning into its required curriculum.  She is a candidate for the Master’s Degree in Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting.  Paula also completed the Coach Development Program of Teleos Leadership Institute, and she holds the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) designation from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).  Paula is certified to administer and interpret the PrismTM personality assessment (developed by SurePeople, PrismTM is based on DiSC, Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, Big Five Personality Theory, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Inventory, McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory, and Maslow’s Five-Stage Model). Connect with Paula: Website:         https://www.artemisleadershipdevelopment.com Email:              [email protected] LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-goulden-naitove https://www.linkedin.com/in/artemisleadershipdevelopment   UPLIFTING WOMEN HOSTS Kristin Strunk and Holly Teska Your co-hosts of the UPLIFTING WOMEN PODCAST, Holly Teska & Kristin Strunk, are women who UPLIFT other women at work and in the world. Every other week they bring uplifting women guests to share their personal stories of challenge and triumph to inform and inspire their listeners. The podcast also features guests who have played a significant role in honoring women and their place in the world by serving as promoters, sponsors, and coaches to the many women in their personal and professional lives. Join Holly and Kristin as they hear how their guests navigate the world of career aspirations, life, love, and family. Get advice from successful women who have figured out their own version of "secret sauce" to create the life they love. Holly believes the world needs the best leaders it can build; those who demonstrate integrity, empathy, humility, vision, positivity, and confidence. This type of leader brings out the best in others and delivers outstanding results. Holly feels we need everyone to perform at 100% to making our world a better place. Holly's experience in leadership, executive coaching, and talent development is the foundation of her career. She has helped bright and motivated leaders become the very best versions of themselves. Through direct feedback, reflection, experimentation, and honest conversation, she will push you to excel at what you were called to do. Holly is especially committed to helping women navigate the choppy waters of today's fast-paced workplace and evolving world conditions but works with many different individuals and situations. She welcomes inquiries for leadership and executive coaching and speaking engagements. Kristin's experiences have led her to the simple conclusion that leadership is simple - maybe not always easy, but simple.  Her work supporting leaders in finding their voices inspired her to find her own voice in the space of employee experience and leadership development.  She often hears the question that isn't being asked and is skilled at facilitating conversations and building relationships.  She has helped executives lead organizational transformations involving employee engagement, technology, and the new "Future of Work."  Follow her hashtag #responsibleleadership on social media to learn more about simple things leaders can do to build relationships and have a lasting positive impact. Website:         www.upliftingwomen.net   Connect with Holly: LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyteska Twitter:           https://twitter.com/HollyTeska Facebook:       https://www.facebook.com/holly.teska Instagram:      https://instagram.com/HollyTeska Personal Website:         www.hollyteska.com Email:             [email protected]   Connect with Kristin: LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-strunk Twitter:           https://twitter.com/leadadvisor Facebook:       https://www.facebook.com/kristin.t.strunk Instagram:      https://instagram.com/ktuttlestrunk Personal Website:         https://regentleadershipgroup.com/ Email:              [email protected]