Laura Mendelow Interviewed on "When Women Lead Change" Podcast

Mendelow Consulting Group founder and owner, Laura Mendelow, was interviewed on Dannielle Hawk's "Women Lead Change" podcast. In the interview, Laura talks about change initiatives at two levels—large-scale changes to influence an organizational culture, such as initiatives that change the role or expectations for all front-line leaders in an organization, as well as changes that impact a team or family unit. 

Highlights from the discussion:

• Many women in leadership roles are looking to male role models and mentors for guidance. Women can sometimes fall into a trap of emulating traditionally male behaviors, which can seem inauthentic. Women who are particularly successful at leading change initiatives find a way to ebb and flow between traditionally masculine and feminine traits as warranted by the situation--while being authentic.
• As leaders communicate in times of change, the best leaders keep it real. They share the "brutal facts" of a situation, including openly discussing the elephants in the room such as layoffs or other challenges. At the same time, they will also express optimism and hope for the future.

Listen to the discussion online and leave a comment to let us know what ideas or insights this sparks!