EPISODE · Feb 27, 2023 · 47 MIN
The Good Boss with Kate Eberle Walker The Authority Podcast 28
from The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders · host Be Podcast Network
Kate Eberle Walker, CEO of teletherapy solution provider Presence, is today’s guests. Kate is an education industry leader with 20+ years of experience in leading, managing, advising, acquiring and investing in education companies. Her book is The Good Boss: Nine Ways Every Manager Can Support Women at Work, published by BenBella Books. In the interview, Kate and Ross discuss: Stories about successful women often start with a story about a good boss. We hear Kate’s story. Important negative lessons Kate learned from previous bosses. The “9 Rules of the Good Boss.” Why it’s powerful to get a woman’s name right and use it. Being authentic and being someone employees can relate to. Why it’s important to “watch the clock” to be mindful of the demands on female employees. Rule 9: Tell Her That You See Her Potential, including how this relates to the situation in schools. How do you start to turn things around if you haven’t fostered this type of culture? If someone can read only one chapter of the book, which should it be?The Good Boss is available here: https://www.kateeberlewalker.com/the-good-boss/ Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators. About today’s guest Kate Eberle Walker is an education industry leader, author, and working mom with more than 20 years of experience leading high-profile education companies. Among other roles, she was previously CEO of The Princeton Review and since 2019 has been CEO of Presence, where she leads a majority female staff. Presence is a leading provider of teletherapy solutions for children with diverse needs. Follow Kate on Twitter @eberlewalker or connect on LinkedIn. You can visit her website here: https://www.kateeberlewalker.com About the hostRoss Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano
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Kate Eberle Walker, CEO of teletherapy solution provider Presence, is today’s guests. Kate is an education industry leader with 20+ years of experience in leading, managing, advising, acquiring and investing in education companies. Her book is The Good Boss: Nine Ways Every Manager Can Support Women at Work, published by BenBella Books. In the interview, Kate and Ross discuss: Stories about successful women often start with a story about a good boss. We hear Kate’s story. Important negative lessons Kate learned from previous bosses. The “9 Rules of the Good Boss.” Why it’s powerful to get a woman’s name right and use it. Being authentic and being someone employees can relate to. Why it’s important to “watch the clock” to be mindful of the demands on female employees. Rule 9: Tell Her That You See Her Potential, including how this relates to the situation in schools. How do you start to turn things around if you haven’t fostered this type of culture? If someone can read only one chapter of the book, which should it be?The Good Boss is available here: https://www.kateeberlewalker.com/the-good-boss/ Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators. About today’s guest Kate Eberle Walker is an education industry leader, author, and working mom with more than 20 years of experience leading high-profile education companies. Among other roles, she was previously CEO of The Princeton Review and since 2019 has been CEO of Presence, where she leads a majority female staff. Presence is a leading provider of teletherapy solutions for children with diverse needs. Follow Kate on Twitter @eberlewalker or connect on LinkedIn. You can visit her website here: https://www.kateeberlewalker.com About the hostRoss Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano
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