Stop Leaking Your Power: How Women Can Reclaim Their Influence at Work | Kisha Wynter

In this episode of Journey to Purpose, Pippa is joined by Kisha Wynter — leadership consultant, executive coach, power strategist, and author of Your Power Unleashed — for a frank and genuinely galvanising conversation about what it actually takes to advance in corporate life.Kisha spent over 20 years inside Fortune 50 companies including Citibank and General Electric, rising through HR into senior leadership before launching her own consulting firm. Her work is built on a deceptively simple but radical premise: that women don't need more confidence — they need their power back. And the way to get it is through understanding how power actually works.This is a conversation that's equal parts practical strategy and genuine revelation. Because the tools Kisha teaches — power leaks, power literacy, the DIVA method — aren't soft. They're the things nobody teaches you in business school, but that quietly determine whether you get the promotion, the recognition, or the room.Pippa and Kisha explore:The one-week notice that ended Kisha's Citibank chapter — and the HR woman who changed the direction of her careerFreezing in a C-suite interview, asking for a glass of water, and still getting the jobWhy fight-or-flight in high-stakes moments isn't a confidence problem — it's a values misalignmentPower leaks: the things that drain your agency and silently limit your influence at workPower literacy: why reading the org chart is not the same as reading the power chartThe DIVA method — Deliver, Image, Visibility, Advisory Board — and why performance alone will never be enoughWhy "political" is the word people use when they haven't learned to do it with integrityWhat it means to be the best-kept secret at work — and why it's costing youStakeholder mapping as a career strategy: who actually holds the power, and how to build the bridge to reach themThe cross-cultural blind spots that hold global organisations backWhy you either win or you learn — and there is no third optionA conversation about owning your power — not because someone gave you permission, but because you stopped waiting for it.Connect with Kisha Wynter:🌐 https://www.yourpowerunleashed.org/💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kishawynter/📸 https://www.instagram.com/kishawynter/▶️ https://www.youtube.com/c/KishaWynterKisha's book Your Power Unleashed is available on Amazon and via her website.Journey to Purpose is a personal transformation podcast featuring real conversations about mindset, trauma recovery, self-worth, spiritual awakening, resilience, and finding your life’s purpose. New episodes every week. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Of0Na1qWovS8Aw2X2FU8M 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philippa.bagley/ 🌐 Website: https://philippabagley.com/ Subscribe and leave a review — it helps others find the show.About your hostPippa Bagley is a clinical hypnotherapist specialising in burnout and sleep, and the host of Journey to Purpose. Based in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, she is passionate about helping people reconnect with what truly matters — and build lives and careers that feel genuinely sustainable. Pippa is also studying for an MSc in the Neuroscience and Psychology of Mental Health at King’s College London. Find out more at philippabagley.com