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About Audra Agen: As a corporate veteran, Audra has 25 years’ experience of being one of the few women in the room, and in many cases, the only one. While the women she shared the room with may have been outnumbered, they were all uniquely exceptional and Audra became fascinated to learn more about them and their experiences. It became increasingly clear that these women were contributing significant value to their organizations, families and careers. However, their contributions were either being taken for granted or overlooked, sometimes even by themselves. Audra aspires to change that; from that spark of an idea, Women in the Arena was created. It’s a platform unlike any other- it’s a celebration. The motto is to celebrate women doing extraordinary things in plain sight. Audra believes that if we start to recognize the value within ourselves, then we can start to acknowledge the value within each other. We’ll begin to see that we have more similarities than what appears on the surface. It is that knowledge that begins to change the narrative from “you are my competition” to “you are my best asset”. This is life changing and as a result, world changing. This is Audra’s goal, to change the world one interview at a time.

In this episode Steve and Audra discuss:

• Practicing empathy in leadership 
• Giving people permission to make mistakes 
• Bringing in value even in the lack of recognition 
• Being authentically and genuinely you 

Key Takeaways: 

• If you want to be a leader, you’ve got to practice empathy. Drop the facade, be genuine. Recognize that you’re a person doing your best to get through this, just like everybody else. 
• Give people permission to make mistakes. In fact, encourage them to make mistakes because if you don’t make mistakes, that means you aren’t working hard enough or leaving your comfort zone. It means that you’re not growing. 
• Even if people don’t see the value in your work, bring in the value regardless. Don’t focus on the anger or the bitterness that you could feel from that, allow yourself to recognize the value that you give and then tell your story. 
• The version of you behind the facade is so much better than the plastic version of you. Bring out the authentic and genuine you, give yourself and others a space to be vulnerable. 

“I want to be the leader that I’ve always wanted and needed. Keep that perspective then everybody keeps their feet on the ground.” - Audra

Connect with Audra Agen:

Website: www.womeninthearena.net 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arena_women/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Women-in-the-Arena-100770395010431 

LinekdIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-the-arena-podcast 

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: grow@rewireinc.com

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

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