Episode 142

How to Define Leadership and Follow Your Own Compass

Published on: 6th January, 2020

Welcome to the new year everyone! I’m so excited for everything this year has in store and I hope you are too. It is a new decade, a new slate, and the perfect time to step into the arena in ways you never have before. 

I wanted to share my ideas about leadership with you so much that I decided to hop on a solo episode for this week. I think leadership is an incredibly important topic, especially today and especially for women, so we will be discussing this plenty in 2020. 

I think it’s important to define the words we use, and love this definition of leadership: “defining and exhibiting moral and ethical courage”. That is the definition I really want to dig into in this episode. 

In this episode I’m sharing my thoughts on leadership and why I think we as women (and as a society) need to re-assess what we think leadership is.

I’ll also talk about some of the obstacles that keep women from participating in leadership positions as much as they might like to and why we need to closely examine our past experiences with leadership before we step into it ourselves.

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Women in the Business Arena™
There is no one right way to do business, there is just a right way for YOU! And many women in business are DONE with hustle, bro-marketing culture, and business tactics that are misaligned with their values.

Instead, more women are looking to build a business that honors their passion, gifts & wisdom.

If you are ready for a DIFFERENT way to operate your business - one that brings ease, challenges the patriarchal status quo, and helps you make a difference in the world (with both your business & your bank account), then this podcast is for you!

Sonya Stattmann uses her 21 years of experience working with thousands of women in business to facilitate honest, educational & inspiring conversations with other women leaders, business owners, and experts.

She also has regular conversations with our resident mental health expert, Laura-Shook Guzman, to tackle mindset, thinking, and the patterns that sabotage women’s path to business success.

This is a DIFFERENT kind of business podcast!

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Sonya Stattmann

I have been an advocate for women & girls for decades. I spent the last 20+ years working directly with women around business, leadership & self-development. I started my business program more than 4 years ago to offer women a different way to work. I have a long-time podcast called Women in the Business Arena™, a new podcast called The Feminine Lens™ and a TEDx talk called Moving Beyond #Empowerment. I live in Austin, Texas (and sometimes worldwide) with my husband and two children.