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Emotionally FitIt Never Hurts to Ask with Author, Melanie HoMany of us have trouble asking for exactly what we want. But in today’s Emotional Push-Up, Dr. Emily is joined by author Melanie Ho to talk about taking the risk anyway and making the ask, because people aren’t mind readers and they can’t help you get what you want if they don’t know what that is. Tune in now for a helpful discussion on how to determine what you want and how to go about asking for it.Thank you for listening! Staying emotionally fit takes work and repetition. That's why the Emotionally Fit podc...
2022-11-1711 min
Beyond Leaning InStrategic Imagination: What is it? Why do we need it?To wrap things up in this final episode of the first season of BEYOND LEANING IN, Melanie and Carla discuss what organizations are up against and why Melanie is passionate about using the imaginative arts as a surprising tool to solve today’s problems. Melanie also shares what her company Strategic Imagination is all about and how she hopes to utilize the arts including fiction, theatre and drawing to help organizations find new solutions to increasingly complicated problems. Tune in to learn why Fortune 500 companies like Lowe’s and Nike are hiring science fiction writers to help them envision thei...
2021-07-2123 minBeyond Leaning InTop Five Takeaways for Gender Equity and BeyondAfter six podcast episodes, including many discussions with men and women in different fields and at different levels in their careers, co-hosts Melaine Ho and Carla Hickman discuss the top five takeaways for gender equity from the book BEYOND LEANING IN. These are concepts shared in the book and discussed in previous episodes; key ideas that resonate with the early readers that are fundamental to keeping the conversation about equity moving forward: Mental Autocompletes, Points vs. Assists, Generational Differences, Creating Empathy with a Novel and Organizational Impatience. Join this conversation with Melanie and Carla to reflect on everything we’ve...
2021-07-0723 minBeyond Leaning InAllyship across generationsIn this episode of BEYOND LEANING IN, Melanie and Carla talk about allyship between different generations of women in the workplace. As always, we listen to an excerpt from the book, in this scene we join a meeting where a group of interns is assigned different tasks but the male intern is given more rewarding and meaningful work than the women. Then Melanie has a conversation with Alexandra Jacobson the CEO and founder of Worked Up, a community of professional women seeking meaningful opportunities to grow their careers. Join this conversation on the opportunity gap and it’s compounding ef...
2021-06-1644 minBeyond Leaning InMental ChatterIn today’s episode of BEYOND LEANING IN, we listen to an excerpt from the book following Amber as she finds herself at a neighbor barbecue in a conversation about the risks that women are constantly calculating in their heads. Spoiler alert: The women at the BBQ don’t feel the same way as the men. Then Melanie sits down with a former college classmate, certified psychologist Dr. Huong Diep, who works with BIPOC and LGBTQ communities and specializes in global mental health, to talk about the concept of mental chatter. They discuss what mental chatter is, just how commo...
2021-05-0543 minBeyond Leaning InBiting Our TonguesIn today’s episode of Beyond Leaning In, we read an excerpt from the book where one of the characters finally speaks her mind about a topic concerning her new boss. To discuss this scene, we are joined by the producer of the show, Katie, and her sister Heather, who is the CEO of an engineering company in the railroad industry. As professional women, have they ever felt the need to bite their tongues? What’s their take on the topic? What does looking “professional” really mean to them? Please let us know which part of the book sparked conversa...
2021-04-2146 minBeyond Leaning InPoints vs. AssistsIn the third episode, we discuss the concept of “points vs. assists'' with two early readers of BEYOND LEANING IN, Jeff Martin and Jackson Boyer and explore the role men can have in recognizing and addressing gender inequity in the workplace. From meeting etiquette to the differences between the conditioning men and women receive from an early age, there is a lot to talk about!Welcome to BEYOND LEANING IN, a podcast designed to inspire candid discussion about gender gaps in the workplace. All too often, the “real talk” about the challenges that professional women face happens behind...
2021-04-0742 minBeyond Leaning InMental Auto-CompletesWhy is it that when we go to a restaurant, the check is almost always handed to men instead of women? In this episode, we read an excerpt from BEYOND LEANING IN exploring the concept of “metal auto-completes,'' and discuss it with two early readers, Veronica and Steven Lafamina: How can we change our mindset regarding gender? What does it mean to be a leader? Are we passing on these ideas to our kids? Join our hosts, Melanie and Carla, to reflect on the real-life experiences that inspired the situations in the book and why we must stop pe...
2021-03-2433 minBeyond Leaning InWelcome to the Discussion: Why “Beyond Leaning In”?Welcome to BEYOND LEANING IN, a podcast designed to inspire candid discussion about gender gaps in the workplace. All too often, the “real talk” about the challenges that professional women face happens behind closed doors. Author Melanie Ho is on a mission to change that through her new book, BEYOND LEANING IN. She is joined in this podcast by co-host Carla Hickman as the two longtime friends discuss the ideas and research that inform Melanie’s book. You will also be invited to listen and join the conversation with early readers, women and men across generations and a wide range...
2021-03-0834 minBeyond Leaning InBeyond Leaning In - TrailerWelcome to BEYOND LEANING IN, a podcast designed to inspire candid discussion about gender gaps in the workplace. All too often, the “real talk” about the challenges that professional women face happens behind closed doors. Author Melanie Ho is on a mission to change that through her new book, BEYOND LEANING IN. She is joined in this podcast by co-host Carla Hickman as the two longtime friends discuss the ideas and research that inform Melanie’s book. You are invited to listen and join the conversation along with early readers, women and men across generations and from a wide range...
2021-03-0201 min