Visionary leadership isn’t just for corporate boardrooms – it is for everywhere. It can be satisfying sometimes to imagine getting to where we want to go all by ourselves, but that is not reality. To walk through the world is to interact with others – whether strangers or friends, colleagues or clients, skeptics or supporters. …
Podcast Episodes
Design Yourself 60: Making Girls Strong with Katey Comerford of Girls on the Run of NOVA
Only 19% of girls have a positive association with the phrase “Like a Girl.” Katey Comerford, Executive Director of Girls on the Run of NOVA, is a person out to change that. In today’s show we learn about this international organization focused on making girls strong and Katey’s own story of strong female leadership. We discuss …
Design Yourself 59: When does work stop?
Boundaries on work are increasingly blurring. We can work anytime and anywhere. And sometimes we want to. And sometimes we don’t. In this week’s episode, Sharon explores the question “when does work stop?” She reflects on the changing landscape of work (and how this is not a new phenomenon), provides tips for setting your own boundaries …
Design Yourself 58: Product Innovation with Emmanuel Yamoah
Emmanuel Yamoah is a person who defies the traditional approach. Not satisfied by what has always been, he’s always pushing for something more. As a young boy you might have found him deconstructing his sneakers to see what made them work. Today he leads a global Research and Development team at Duracell. He is an …
Design Yourself 57: Make Magic
Yes, magic exists. Inspired by this week’s solar eclipse, host Sharon decided to share what she does to bring magic into her life. Learn her tricks for creating magic in her business from manifesting dream clients to the power of sitting with your palms facing up. Plus, there’s poetry! This week’s episode is a great …
Design Yourself Encore: Presence and Preparation
This week Sharon shares one of the most helpful pieces of wisdom she’s ever received: “It’s more important to be present than prepared.” Learn how she has come to understand this adage over the years and how she’s added on to it as well. As part of this process, Sharon shares some questions you might …
Design Yourself 56: Celebrating 10 Years of Marriage
Making a commitment can be daunting. Sometimes we get swept up in all the research we can do, even for some of our everyday decisions. Is this really THE best restaurant we could eat at on vacation? Is this THE movie we want to see? So when it comes to a longterm commitment, the pressure …
Design Yourself 55: For the Sake of What
It’s a great accomplishment to achieve a critical goal. It can be all the more satisfying when that goal is to run a business you care about successfully. But it’s still just one outcome. Today’s episode focuses on for the sake of what. For the sake of what are you working hard to hit those …
Design Yourself 54: Executive Presence
Inspiring others to trust and follow you takes more than great ideas or a stellar product or service. It takes executive presence. Executive presence communicates your authentic spirit in way that allows others to connect to you. It inspires and motivates. And it necessarily takes many different shapes and forms. Executive presence must be varied …