Female leaders are not men in skirts; they are experiencing, processing, and tackling workplace challenges in a completely different way. Kathy Caprino decided to step back from her coaching journey and look at the most significant hurdles women are facing. When she began to examine what was holding women back, two words came to mind—bravery and power. Imposter syndrome manifests in different ways, creating power gaps that prevent us from having the critical confidence and self-image we need to thrive in the workplace.
Power gaps keep you far away from where you want to be because they are directly tied to a lack of internal or external power and they affect your capacity to operate as an effective leader. Through her own experience and her work with thousands of female leaders, Kathy compiled a list of 7 major power gaps that will prevent you from achieving the level of success you desire:
It is never easy going toe-to-toe with the unknown, so identify a power gap that is most damaging to you as a female leader and start to chip away at it. This is not meant to be an overnight transformation; it requires daily persistence. Power gaps shake us at our core so we have to dig deep to address them. It is a massive undertaking, but consistent progress breeds lasting results.
Kathy Caprino, M.A. is an internationally-recognized career and executive coach, writer, speaker, and leadership trainer dedicated to the advancement of women in business. A former corporate Vice President, she is also a Senior Forbes contributor, trained therapist, seasoned executive coach and the author of Breakdown, Breakthrough. Kathy’s core mission is to support a finding brave global movement wherein women are inspired to close their power gaps and step up boldly to their most thrilling visions and goals, and achieve them with greater success and impact.
Kathy is the President and Founder of Ellia Communications, a premier career coaching and executive consulting firm offering career and leadership development programs for women including the Amazing Career Project course, her Finding Brave podcast, and the Amazing Career Certification training for coaches and her Close Your Power Gaps programs. A leading voice on LinkedIn and Thrive Global, she is also a TEDx and keynote speaker and top media source on careers, leadership, and women’s issues. Her new book, Close Your Power Gaps, is due out in Summer 2020 from HarperCollins Leadership and Murdoch Books (in Australia).
For more information, visit KathyCaprino.com visit and FindingBrave.org and connect with Kathy on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
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