S3-E10 EPIC Honesty with Mary Taylor

About this episode

Mary Taylor discusses the importance of self-awareness and humor in leadership for women in senior roles.

Welcome to the Finding Your EPIC® podcast. In this episode, host Jacqueline Frost talks to Mary Taylor (de Sausmarez), Managing Director at Renaissance Global. Mary shares how a moment of unexpected self-awareness led her to reflect on the unspoken realities women can experience in senior leadership. She explains why naming difficult feelings can create greater understanding within teams and why humour often plays an important role in leadership resilience. Mary also discusses how a conversat...

People in this episode

Host: Jacqueline Frost

Guest: Mary Taylor

Topics covered

• leadership
• self-awareness
• women in business
• team dynamics
• humor in leadership

Keywords

• leadership
• self-awareness
• women in leadership
• team understanding
• humor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Renaissance Global

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