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Sisters In ColourSahera SumarSahera Sumar is a facilitator, coach, mentor, and keynote speaker. Previously, Director of the Global Leadership Academy at Schneider Electric. She has worked with leaders in 25+ countries in projects for World Bank, WHO, and AKDN international development. Executive Director for the Human Rights pillar within the United Nations Australian Association (NSW).
She holds a Master of Organizational Coaching Psychology, specialises in neuro-leadership and positive psychology.
2024-04-071h 00
We Not MeSeason 6 review: with a little help from AI! with Dan Hammond and Pia LeeEmbracing diversity, giving people autonomy, and working towards shared values with clarity – those are essential key ingredients for teams in 2023 and beyond.Those are among the insights Dan, Pia and their guests uncovered in season 6 of We Not Me. In this, the first episode of season 6, Squadify’s founding team are here to discuss what they learned, and share a little of what we can expect from the next 12 weeks.LinksWhat will happen when AI joins your team? – Episode 66, with Benjamin DehantSeason 6 review – Episode 72 with Matthew BellringerWhat Simon Sinek could learn about irony in...
2023-09-2921 min
We Not MeDiversity and inclusion: lessons from West Africa with Sahera SumarBuilding a diverse and inclusive culture is a complex challenge, especially in a geographically and culturally diverse environment. It takes a common set of values and behaviours to be established across the organisation, as well as a focus on communication, respect, and empowerment.But while diversity is invaluable, it doesn’t create equity and inclusion. Creating equity means addressing systemic issues and biases that may affect certain groups more than others. And support for people from less advantaged backgrounds needs to be in place to allow them to thrive.Sahera Sumar is a leadership consultant wh...
2023-07-2136 min
The Politics of Everything162: The Politics of Global Mentors - Sahera SumarMentoring can change your life and your career if done right. One of my standard guest questions asks who their #1 mentor has been and their impact. Most of my formal mentors have been local, as in the same city or at least country ad global mentorship has been limited perhaps by staid ideas of commonality, access and relevance in decades gone by. Today I chat to Sahera Sumar, the Founder of a social enterprise (profit for purpose) called Worldwide SHEroes or WWS. It focuses on leadership capacity building, by empowering women of diversity and disadvantage to rise...
2022-11-2218 min
SEVENTEENx - SDG Convos with Mick HaseWomen Mentoring Women around the world with Sahera SumarSahera Sumar, Worldwide SHEroes to empower women across the globe through mentorship and leadership, and contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The mission is to develop "Women Leaders for a Better World" ie enabling women to be more self reliant, self empowered and women of influence so they can better impact their world.
Taking 15+ years of global corporate experience in talent & leadership development to strengthen leadership capability for international development projects and capacity building projects.
Connect with Sahera at
https://www.worldwidesheroes.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/i...
2022-10-1037 min
What Can We Do?Economic equity and inclusive leadership for women- Sahera Sumar, Worldwide SheroesSahera Sumar is the Founder and Director of Worldwide Sheroes, a social enterprise that brings together a community of mentors and leaders to foster the next generation of female leaders. Sahera is a facilitator, coach, mentor, and keynote speaker. She has worked with leaders in over 25 countries in World Bank, WHO, and AKDN international development projects. In this episode, Sahera speaks about the lack of access to women leaders in a number of countries, her own experiences trying to fit in to a corporate culture, and the strength and value of the global community she has built.
2022-02-1529 min
We Not MeSeason 1 review and the conditions for success in 2022 with Dr Jessica TonissenIn their first episode of season two, Dan and Pia explore the three Cs needed for success: clarity, climate and competence with the help of Dr Jessica Tonissen.Download the Three Cs cheat sheetDan, Pia, and Jess review some of the key takeaways from season one of the We Not Me podcast:Three things sales teams need to do to be more effective: episode 4 with Anna Britnor GuestBringing head and heart to teams: episode 6, with Lucy HovanecTeamwork on set: episode 8, with Erik ThomsonAgile teams: episode 9, with Natalie PetersDiversity in Teams: episode 11, with Sahera...
2022-01-1450 min
We Not MeDifference Makes the Difference: Sahera Sumar on Real Team DiversityFor global leadership consultant Sahera Sumar, "diversity is a fact, but inclusion is the mindset", and it's possible for teams to be diverse but not inclusive.Sahera felt like she denied her heritage in order to feel accepted and fit in at work. Many organisations run programmes to try and combat unconscious bias, but this is only the start of the journey, and there's much more work to do to foster inclusivity within teams.As part of her work as a leadership consultant, Sahera builds on the foundation of unconscious bias training, and...
2021-11-1929 min