OTS 109: Referent Power - Dr. Shawn Andrews.mp3

Today’s guest believes that everyone should have access to equal opportunities and wants to see talented professionals succeed in their career. To achieve this, she helps organizations be more diverse and inclusive so that everyone’s talents are utilized and valued. She is an author, keynote speaker, and organizational consultant. She also serves as a business school adjunct professor teaching courses about Women in Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Diversity in Organizations, and Leadership and Ethics. She was the 2017 Diversity & Inclusion columnist for Training Industry Magazine and is the author of “The Power of Perceptions: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and the Gender Divide.” Please join me in welcoming Dr. Shawn Andrews. In this episode we discuss: her thoughts on leadership: “I see a true leader as being someone who inspires others to follow them based on their respect for that person, or their admiration of them.” how her older sister was a role model and an influence on the career paths she has taken. how her journey took her away from 22 years in the corporate world, to the entrepreneurial world she has embraced since 2015. her thoughts on diversity, inclusion, women, and leadership and how she developed those passions through research for her dissertation. what she has learned about EQ and IQ and how EQ is a stronger determining factor of success over IQ. different mindset shifts she has experienced as she left the corporate world and joined the entrepreneurial world. how her networking styles changed when she left corporate, and what she does to nurture relationships now. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 109 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices