In this episode, I’m sharing ten things I wish I had known before becoming a leader.

Because I've been there. I've been a leader in the engineering and corporate world for 10 years and in that time, I really quickly moved up the leadership ladder. I started with a small team and then I got to lead bigger teams all the way to senior leadership role, where I actually managed teams in different countries in Australia and Southeast Asia.

I've learned many things along the way. There were a lot of challenges that I had to face on this journey in a male dominated environment. I set myself really high targets and was often very self critical.  I was doubting myself and I was really hard on myself as well. There were many moments where I struggled, where I didn't know how to manage difficult employees, where I had to have really difficult and tough conversations. So there's a lot that I learned along the way and some things I wish I had known just a little bit earlier, so that could either release some pressure or use some really beneficial strategies straight away.

So today, I share some of those things, including:

Invest in your own training and development (especially if you’re employer won’t) Your relationships may change and it can be lonely at times Check your unconscious bias regularly Strong leadership is about influence not authority And of course, lead like you because being authentic & vulnerable builds trust

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