Empowering Your People And Knowing Your True Value with Julie Flowers
About this episode
Julie Flowers discusses empowerment in leadership and strategies for recognizing personal worth in the workplace.
What defines an empowering leader? Authority? Trust? Influence? Julie Flowers, former global HR and talent acquisition leader and now a career coach, joins us in this episode to dive into what empowerment looks like in practice and how leaders can create environments where people can be empowered. With so many new listeners joining us, we’re bringing back this popular early episode. Julie spent three decades at Chevron before starting her own business. She views people as a company’s number one asset and believes that there is huge untapped potential within the female workforce. Julie shares actionable strategies for recognizing your worth, overcoming self-doubt, and advocating for yourself in your career. If you’re seeking practical advice and inspiration to advance your career or better support your teams, this episode is a must-listen. Covered in this episode: 00:00 - Intro 03:17 - Why people are a company’s most important asset. 05:28 - What’s it like working for a Fortune 10 company like Chevron? 08:34 - The oil and gas industry as a financial services vehicle. 11:45 - Why women are downplaying their worth, value and purpose in the workplace. 13:05 - The importance of…
People in this episode
Hosts: Selby Jennings, Phaidon International
Guest: Julie Flowers
Topics covered
- empowerment
- leadership
- career development
- gender gap
- self-advocacy
Keywords
- empowering leader
- HR
- talent acquisition
- female workforce
- self-doubt
- career coaching
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Chevron
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