272: People First – Self-Awareness and Being Excellent To Each Other with Ashleigh Wilson

02:14 - Ashleigh’s Superpower: Ability To See “The Vision”

• The Queen’s Gambit

03:35 - Intentionality: “People First”

• Call Me Out: Intention vs Impact
• “This Doesn’t Make Sense” Log
• Emotional Fitness Surveys
• “Dare To Lead” Book Club

10:55 - Listen

• Digging in to Defensiveness / Uncomfortableness
• Little Things Add Up
• Building Connections and Relationships

15:10 - Building Trust – Why is vulnerability not professional?

• Alleviating Fear
• North Star: Being Excellent To Each Other
• Self Awareness & Emotional Intelligence
• Discernment
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

21:02 - Personal Growth and Development

• Brené Brown
• Glennon Doyle
• Morning Pages
• The Holistic Psychologist: Future Self Journaling

27:24 - Intersexuality and Identity: How do you show up?

• Privilege
• Gender
• Somatics
• Safety
• Solidarity

36:37 - Making and Dealing With Mistakes

• Taking Feedback
• Lead With Gratitude
• Ego Checks

40:05 - Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

• Visibility and Understanding
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• Sacred vs Safe Spaces / Safe vs Brave Spaces
• Dan Price

45:52 - Fundraising & Venture Capital (VC)

• The House of Who

Reflections:

Mandy: Eating a shame sandwich in order to learn and grow.

Chanté: North Star = Being excellent to each other.

Ashleigh: Celebrating intersections of identity.

Aaron: The “This Doesn’t Make Sense” log.

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