991: Emily Scherberth: Why Leaders Are Afraid to Ask For Feedback | Leadership Stories

About this episode

Emily Scherberth discusses her research on feedback, vulnerability, and leadership, highlighting gender differences in these areas.

I had the pleasure of meeting Emily Scherberth when we were in an Organizational Change & Transformation class in our Master’s in Organizational Leadership program. I knew right away that Emily was whip smart and someone I wanted to geek out with and learn more from. When Emily shared her recent research on feedback, vulnerability, and leadership - and the glaring gender differences, I knew I wanted to do a deep dive with her. This conversation is that deep dive. I’m so grateful to Emily for doing this important work and bravely sharing it with the world. Emily Scherberth is the Founder and CEO of Turas Leadership Consulting, Inc. She serves as a partner and strategist for executives, teams, and organizations that are ready to transform their cultures and lead with purpose. With nearly 30 years of experience in corporate strategy, communications, leadership, qualitative research, and facilitation, Emily created Turas Leadership to realign more intentionally with her own purpose: to help actualize the potential in others. As the creator of the Leader-First Transformation™ model and a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths® coach, Emily synthesizes decades of direct leadership…

People in this episode

Host: Sara Dean

Guest: Emily Scherberth

Topics covered

• leadership
• feedback
• vulnerability
• gender differences
• organizational change

Keywords

• leadership
• feedback
• vulnerability
• gender differences
• organizational change
• Turas Leadership
• Gallup

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Turas Leadership Consulting, Inc., Gallup

Books & works: Leader-First Transformation™

Places: California State University, Loyola Marymount University

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