Find what consistently goes wrong. In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Sarah Dale about leadership lessons from unexpected places.
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Key Takeaways
- Archery teaches the importance of finding consistent mistakes before correcting them
- Observing chickens provides insights on motivation, timing, letting go, and recognising others’ perspectives
- Building confidence in women by getting them out of comfort zones, learning new skills, surrounding them with other confident women, and helping others
Topics
Archery Lessons
- Aim for a tight grouping first, even if consistently off-target – this reveals the consistent mistake to fix
- Parallels to finding the root cause of issues in leadership/business before addressing symptoms
- Need to adjust for changing conditions (wind, etc.), just as leadership requires adaptability
Chicken Observations
- Getting chickens to come by understanding their motivations, not coaxing/prodding
- Knowing when to “let go” after doing your best, as with team members or projects
- Importance of training/shaping behaviours early, as with new hires
- Chickens responding to the leader’s voice = followers understanding and aligning with the leader
Building Confidence in Women
- Research shows women focus more on competence, men on confidence for opportunities
- Getting out of comfort zone, learning new skills, surrounding yourself with other confident women, and helping others all build confidence
- Confidence gap is generational and expected to shrink as younger generations rise
In this conversation Sarah explains how her Project 1490 community aims to help build confidence in women, drawing on research about the differences in how men and women approach opportunities. She discusses strategies like getting out of comfort zones, learning new skills, and supporting each other.
While Sarah Dale’s had an impressive career, her love of nature and experiences in the wilds of Montana are what started her wish to get other corporate women to build their own badassery and confidence by learning outdoor skills.
Sarah Dale can be found on LinkedIn here. Her website can be found here.
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