My guest on this episode is Kathleen Reardon, an authority on workplace politics, negotiation and influence.

Kathleen helps professionals with navigating workplace politics, communication and influence.

During our conversation, Kathleen and I discuss:

• Why politics gets a bad rep

• How can we perceive politics in a positive light and use it to our advantage

• Characteristics of politically savvy people

• What are the different kinds of political styles?

• How can you develop your political muscle?

• Tactics and comebacks to manoeuvre politically intense situations - Overcoming labels and Gossip, Public put downs etc

• Cues that give away political intensity in an organisation

• Equation between power and politics

About Kathleen Reardon:

Kathleen is Professor Emerita at USC Marshall School of Business, a Distinguished Research Scholar at The Irish Management Institute and visiting professor at Stanford University, Trinity College-Dublin, and University College Dublin.

Kathleen has published 10 fiction books including bestsellers THE SECRET HANDSHAKE and IT'S ALL POLITICS. She has turned her hand into fiction as well with her debut novel “Shadow Campus” and its sequel “Damned if she does”. Kathleen has also published numerous Harvard Business Review articles including the evergreen articles – The Memo Every Woman Keeps at her desk” and “Courage as a skill”

Kathleen has been a keynote speaker, consultant and coach for organisations such as NASA Jet Propulsion Labs, Sony, IBM Watson and the likes.

Related Resources:

Reach out to Kathleen on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-reardon-b40ba413/

Books by Kathleen : Secret Handshake and It’s All Politics

Articles by Kathleen:

1. Courage is a skill

2. Did you really say that?

About Bridge to Leadership:

Bridge to Leadership brings together resources and networks that leaders need to navigate. Explore articles, coaches, books and podcasts on - www.bridgetoleadership.in

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About the host:

Neha is a Customer Success and Sales leader in SaaS (MarTech) space with 16 years of work experience. She spent the last decade of her career setting up and expanding Comscore Technologies India in Bangalore. She currently consults SaaS companies on their post sales operations, mentors customer success professionals and shares her leadership learnings through Bridge to Leadership.

My guest on this episode is Sarah Khambatta, PCC who has been a leadership and life coach for over 10 years. Sarah helps women leaders and professionals overcome imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and other challenges that hinder their career growth and satisfaction.

During our conversation, Sarah and I discuss:

• What does playing small look like and how it impacts people and their environment

• Reasons behind why people play small. Causes of imposter syndrome – internal (limiting thoughts, bringing up etc) and external (toxic environment, discrimination etc)

• What can one do to step out of imposter syndrome

• What can leaders and organizations do to let their people shine and not be hidden by fear and lack of confidence

• How does coaching help and what is its ROI

About Sarah Khambatta:

Sarah is the CEO of Dreams Transform Reality Coaching LLC, a company committed to women getting massive results by gaining confidence while overcoming fears and barriers of imposter syndrome.

She is the Past President of the International Coach Federation, Los Angeles Chapter, and an ICF-certified coach, with the designation of PCC (Professional Certified Coach).

As a Leadership Coach, Sarah specializes in empowering leaders to influence, innovate, and collaborate by utilizing their own authentic style. Her Leadership Coaching Training at Accomplishment Coaching, ORSC (Organizational Relationships Systems Coaching) and many other programs create a basis for her methodologies.

Related Resources:

Sarah’s website : www.DreamsTransformReality.com

Sign up for Sarah’s course : https://www.getworkyoulove.com/store

Reach out to Sarah on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahkhambatta/

About Bridge to Leadership:

Bridge to Leadership brings together resources and community that leaders need to navigate. Explore articles, featured coaches, featured books and podcasts on - www.bridgetoleadership.in

Get access to exclusive content and offers like live discussions with world renowned coaches, discounts on world class training programs etc by signing up free : https://bridgetoleadership.in/become-a-member/

Follow Bridge to Leadership on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgetoleadership/

About the host:

Neha is a Customer Success and Sales leader in SaaS (MarTech) space with 16 years of work experience. She spent the last decade of her career setting up and expanding Comscore Technologies India in Bangalore. She currently consults SaaS companies on their post sales operations, mentors customer success professionals and shares her leadership learnings through Bridge to Leadership.

My guest on this episode is Tom Henschel, an experienced executive coach and host of the podcast – “The look and sound of leadership.”

During our conversation, Tom and I discuss:

• How to identify disruptive behavior among peers, team members and managers
• Managing former peers
• Managing disruptive behavior among team members and manager
• Identifying and navigating narcissistic behavior 
• Things to keep in mind while reporting someone to HR

About Tom Henschel:

For more than thirty years, Tom has been coaching senior leaders to achieve "The Look & Sound of Leadership"™ at companies like Disney, Mattel, HP and Amazon. For some executives "The Look & Sound of Leadership" means polishing their executive presence; for others it’s positioning themselves for a promotion; for others it’s helping them understand their impact on others and giving them tools to rein themselves in. Many people know "The Look & Sound of Leadership" as the name of his long-running podcast, now in its 15th year

Related Resources:

Tom’s Podcast “Look and Sound of Leadership” “ Apple and Spotify

Reach out to Tom on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhenschel/

Tom’s Company : Essential Communications

About Bridge to Leadership: 

Bridge to Leadership brings together resources and community that leaders need to navigate. Explore articles, featured coaches, featured books and podcasts on  - www.bridgetoleadership.in

Activate your free membership : https://bridgetoleadership.in/become-a-member/

Follow Bridge to Leadership on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgetoleadership/

About the host:

Neha is a Customer Success and Sales leader in SaaS (MarTech) space with 16 years of work experience.  She spent the last decade of her career setting up and expanding Comscore Technologies India in Bangalore. She currently consults SaaS companies on their post sales operations, mentors customer success professionals and shares her leadership learnings through Bridge to Leadership.