Your Authentic Path to Powerful Leadership
Welcome to the Your Authentic Path to Powerful Leadership Podcast with Marsha Clark! Marsha is a passionate supporter of women who brings her executive experience in a Fortune 50 company to her acclaimed work. She is the author of the book Embracing Your Power: A Woman’s Path to Authentic Leadership and Meaningful Relationships. Marsha has been facilitating leadership programs for women for over twenty years. She is also a sought after executive coach for senior-level leaders across many industries and around the world. If you want research-based tools as well as anecdotal information to be your most authentic leadership self, you won’t want to miss her weekly podcast - "Your Authentic Path to Powerful Leadership with Marsha Clark." New episodes every Wednesday morning.
Episodes
July 16, 2025 • 68 mins
For Episode 200, Marsha Clark and Wendi McGowan-Ellis celebrate their 200th podcast episode, reflecting on their journey since September 2021. They discuss the evolution of their podcast, the impact of their content, and the importance of women supporting women.
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July 9, 2025 • 62 mins
In Episode 199, Marsha discusses the final episode in her three-part series on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. She emphasizes the importance of inclusion as an action, referencing Arthur Chan's quote: "Diversity is a fact, equity is a choice, inclusion is an action, and belonging is an outcome."
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July 2, 2025 • 84 mins
For Episode 198, Marsha shares the importance of equity as a choice, referencing Arthur Chan's quote: "Diversity is a fact. Equity is a choice. Inclusion is an action. Belonging is an outcome." She delves into stereotypes and biases, emphasizing the need for leaders to be aware and intentional in their decisions.
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June 25, 2025 • 44 mins
In Episode 197, Marsha discusses the challenges and importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in 2025. She reflects on how DEI has become politicized and polarized since her 2023 episode, noting the decline in corporate support.
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June 18, 2025 • 72 mins
For Episode 196, Marsha explains the six influencing styles, emphasizing the importance of results and recognition for influence. She highlights content from her book, "Expanding Your Power," which includes the equation: Results + Recognition = Influence.
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June 11, 2025 • 80 mins
In Episode 195, Marsha discusses the challenges women face in negotiating salaries, emphasizing the importance of equipping women with tools to advocate for themselves. She highlights the Paycheck Fairness Act, which prohibits employers from requiring salary history but was blocked by a filibuster.
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June 4, 2025 • 45 mins
For Episode 194, Marsha discusses the importance of developing systems and critical thinking skills for effective leadership. Marsha emphasizes the need for leaders to broaden their perspectives to avoid creating more problems than solutions.
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May 28, 2025 • 63 mins
In Episode 193, Marsha discusses the fourth episode in her mini-series on organizational systems, featuring Bianca Davis and Michelle George. They explore the concept of "mavens in the middle," highlighting the importance of middle spaces in organizations.
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May 21, 2025 • 75 mins
For Episode 192, Marsha discusses the unique challenges and strategies for individuals in middle roles within organizational systems. She highlights the pervasive nature of middle spaces, where individuals mediate between top and bottom entities, often feeling disempowered and isolated
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May 14, 2025 • 69 mins
In Episode 191, Marsha discusses the impact of a 2023 episode on organizational systems, drawing parallels to current societal issues. She revisits a 24/7 societal simulation called the Power Lab, where participants experience life as elites, managers, and immigrants.
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May 7, 2025 • 76 mins
In Episode 190, Marsha celebrates her upcoming 200th podcast episode, reflecting on this four-year journey. She discusses the importance of understanding organizational systems, referencing Barry and Karen Oshry's work. The episode, part of a four-part series, explores the dynamics of organizational systems, including the roles of tops, middles, bottoms, and customers.
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April 30, 2025 • 73 mins
For Episode 189, Marsha talks about the challenges of leading through change, emphasizing the predictable human responses to change and the importance of effective leadership. She highlights the "change curve," which includes stages of betrayal, denial, identity crisis, and search for solutions, and stresses the need for transparency, realistic expectations, and continuous communication.
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April 23, 2025 • 76 mins
In Episode 188, Marsha talks about leading new teams, focusing on Chapter 3 of her book "Expanding Your Power." She updates references to previous podcasts and tools, including the RACI chart, which was removed from the book for brevity.
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April 16, 2025 • 81 mins
For Episode 187, Marsha reviews chapter seven of her book, Embracing Your Power, focusing on transitions. She highlights tools for ending well and starting strong, including a goodbye/thank you spreadsheet, an ending well update and retention spreadsheet, a handoff template, and a first 60 days assessment.
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April 9, 2025 • 82 mins
In Episode 186, Marsha shares the final episode in a mini-series on Will Shurtleff's Firo theory, focusing on the dimension of openness - highlighting the importance of understanding behavior and its impact on self and others.
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April 2, 2025 • 72 mins
For Episode 185, Marsha discusses Will Schutz's FIRO theory, focusing on the fundamental human desires for inclusion, control, and openness. They emphasize the shift from needs to wants, highlighting the importance of choice, autonomy, and personal accountability.
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March 26, 2025 • 68 mins
In Episode 184, Marsha discusses the first episode in a mini-series on group dynamics, focusing on Inclusion. She highlights updates to Will Schutz's Firo-B assessments, now referred to as the Human Element Model, which measures desires for inclusion, control, and openness.
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March 19, 2025 • 70 mins
For Episode 183, Marsha discusses the final episode in their mini-series on building high-performing teams, focusing on providing quality feedback and celebrating success. She highlights the seven-step feedback model, emphasizing specificity, impact, and setting future expectations.
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March 12, 2025 • 53 mins
In Episode 182, Marsha shares the second installment on building high-performing teams, focusing on identifying and removing obstacles. She emphasizes that high-performing teams encounter challenges, which leaders should address by fostering open communication and building team members' capacity.
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March 5, 2025 • 77 mins
In Episode 181, Marsha discusses the importance of setting and managing clear expectations for high-performing teams, referencing the Tuckman model of team development and the Reina trust model.
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