Fearless Female Leadership: Barriers, Solutions, and Support for Rising Female Leaders

Keynote Speaker

• Cheryl Klein: CEO and founder of the Zone Lab
  • Over 25 years as a mental toughness and certified high-performance coach
  • Author of "Fearless Female Leadership"
  • Public speaker and trainer of emerging female leaders and world-class athletes
  • Goal: Impacting and empowering 10,000 female leaders

Panelists

• Kelly Nagel

  • Former President and GM of Jabra North America
  • Adviser and board member at the WiT Network

• Larry Mole

  • Founder and Chief Transformation Officer at Rally
  • Former Chief Learning Officer at American Express and Motorola

Discussion Overview

Key Challenges for Female Leadership

• Retaining emerging female leaders in the pipeline
• Keeping them focused, motivated, and high-performing during times of change and disruption
• Impact of economic fluctuations, global uncertainty, and layoffs particularly hitting women harder

Attributes of Female Leaders

• Authentic leadership and relationship-building
• Innovative mindset
• Playing for a win-win
• Building stronger connections and deeper relationships
• Lower reactivity in times of change and disruption

Solutions and Strategies

Framework for Empowerment

Three Critical Steps: Clarity, Confidence, Influence

1. Clarity:

   • High-level aspirational clarity
   • Vision and preparation for crucial conversations

2. Confidence:

   • Based on Olympic-level performance frameworks
   • Belief in their vision and becoming their future self today

3. Influence:

   • Gaining buy-in from those in power
   • Strategies for influencing and building champions in their efforts

Preparation for Leadership

• Influence:
  • Importance of trust, safety, and information gathering before gaining influence
  • Emotional agility and strategic-based empathy
  • Creating an 'ECO Mindset' for strategic empathy and optimism

Real-world Application

• Kelly Nagel’s Testimonial: Successful implementation of the framework leading to increased confidence and career control
• Emphasis on companies needing to invest in top female talent to avoid losing key leaders

Rally Platform Overview by Larry Mole

• Purpose: Scale world-class thought leaders' content and create measurable, lasting behavior change
• Unique Features: group-based learning, action guides, shared accountability
• Platform Organization: Video content, journey components, and interactive learning resources
• Support: Robust customer success function ensuring smooth implementation and ongoing support

Interactive Features

• Discussion Forums: Automated stimulation of conversation and engagement
• Leaderboards: Encouraging healthy competition and engagement
• Resource Tabs: Easy access to completed and on-the-job support materials
• AI Analytics: Understanding discussion themes and sentiment over time

Call to Action

• Resources and Follow-Up: QR code provided for resources and further connection with Cheryl Klein and Rally team

Conclusion

• Emphasis on the importance of empowering female leaders
• Open invitation for further conversation and potential partnerships