108: How to self advocate your way into a powerful career with Patricia Hadden

Women empowering women, that's what Patricia Hadden stands for and personifies. She supported me in my own career, and I'm sure for countless other women too.

In fact, she was literally the inspiration for me to forge my path to the top table. She's now doing amazing things at Google, and the example she sets of integrating motherhood with a phenomenal career is truly inspiring. If you have ever struggled with balancing different roles you fulfil, you will love what she shares with us all on boundaries. There is so much goodness in this conversation:

• That leadership is not a rank or a title, it's an energy, and even starting out in your career, you have the potential to lead.
• The hierarchies that exist within organisations, and that frankly, you can find spaces that operate differently.
• The real challenges that we face as women, taking up space at the leadership table, and how we build the muscle of doing so.

From Patricia: 'My role as a leader is bringing out the best version of the people in my team, so that they get to do their best and most impactful work.'

There's also the chance to grab my values exercise, baked in the middle of our conversation somewhere, but one that you won't want to miss. It is one of the things I swear by, look out for it!

Thank you for being here. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].