A Collection of My Blog Posts & Podcasts

You can find Penny’s blog posts on both the Women in Leadership Foundation (WIL) and WIL Alberta. Below is the whole collection.

Blog Posts

• Celebrating Female Authors Series
  • Heather Thomson – Mind the Gap
  • Leena Alex – Overcome your Interview Anxieties
• Leadership
  • 3 leadership strategies to handle difficult colleagues
  • 10 books that have influenced my leadership journey
    • Book #1 – Who NOT How
    • Book #2 – Zero to One
    • Book #3 – Team of Teams
    • Book #4 – Break-through
    • Book #5 – How Women Rise
    • Book #6 – Be More Wrong
    • Book #7 – Twelve and a half
    • Book #8 – Originals
    • Book #9 – The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership
    • Book #10 – Getting Along
  • 5 Reasons Women Should Sign-up for a Leadership Program
  • Considering a Leadership Program – 5 Reasons You Should
  • Creating your leadership non-negotiables
  • External Talent – Investing in People Even If Its Not the Right Fit, Right Now
  • Ghosts of leadership past
  • Leaders as Cheerleaders Series
    • Part 1 – Self-compassion and positive self-talk
    • Part 2 – Recognizing & welcoming your leadership cheerleading squad
    • Part 3 – Grow as a Leader to be a Better Cheerleader
    • Part 4 – Finding and Growing Future Leadership Cheerleaders
  • Saying No to An Unsuccessful Internal Candidate
  • Seagull Management – How to Stop Dumping on People
  • Sometimes, you need to let those high performers fail
  • Women’s Career Stages – A Leader’s Perspective
• Personal / Career Development
  • 5 Tips to help you become the most Authentic YOU
  • Breaking Out of Your Career Comfort Zone
  • Do career goals make us lose sight of the bigger picture?
  • For the Love of Networking!
  • Seeking Advice – When to accept and implement and when to say thank you and ignore
  • Self-Awareness – Are You Listening?
  • Silencing your inner voice
  • Simple Steps to Build Confidence
  • Start Growing From Where You Are
  • Taking Control of Your Calendar
  • Understanding and embracing internal politics
  • Your career map – focus forward
• Your Personal Support System Series
  • Part 1 – Senior Mentors
  • Part 2 – Peer Mentors
  • Part 3 – Reverse Mentors
  • Part 4 – Coaches
• Women Empowerment Series
  • Anoushka Fernandes – VP Growth & Development at X5 Management
  • Female Leaders – Those who influenced my leadership journey
  • Lynn Fisher – Founder of Aspire and Executive Coach
  • Working Mother Experience!

Podcasts

• The Power of Mentorship – WIL Alberta’s Lead Beyond Today on February 20, 2025

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