Speak Your Mind Unapologetically Podcast Breaking Barriers with Accountability and Influence: A Leadership Guide (with Mary Hope McQuiston)
Do successful leaders always find it easy to speak up? Not necessarily. Join us in this episode as Mary Hope McQuiston, VP and General Manager at Autodesk's Education Business, shares her personal journey of overcoming societal and personal barriers to find her voice. Learn how she navigated difficult workplace situations, developed strategies for influencing without formal authority, and created a safe environment for her team to speak up. Mary Hope's stories and actionable advice will inspire you to find your voice and hold others accountable in any work setting. Tune in to this episode to discover:
✔️ How to overcome the fear of speaking up and reclaim your voice.
✔️ Effective methods for holding colleagues accountable without formal power.
✔️ How to navigate the fine line between assertiveness and being labeled as "emotional."
✔️ Using decisive action to increase team trust.
✔️ How insufficient stakeholder communication can lead to lack of resources and failure.
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