The Confidence Gap

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10 CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Global Executive Leadership Inventory – Insead Study

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14% Executives

17% Board Seats

18% Elected Officials

7.5% Top earners

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WHY WOMEN WILL RULE THE FUTURE

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Top 10

Competencies

Desired for Modern

Leaders

THE WORLD WILL BE SAVED BY THE

WESTERN WOMAN. - THE DALI LAMA”

VANCOUVER PEACE SUMMIT IN 2009

WHAT KEEPS US PLAYING SMALL?External Factors: Unconscious Bias, Discrimination, Pay Inequality, Unfair Work / Family

Policies

INTERNAL FACTORS:

- Women not supporting other women

- Avoiding Criticism

- Seeking Approval & Praise

- Others Focused / Pleasing

- Historical Conditioning

- Communication Style

- The Inner Doubter / Self Critic

- Risk Adverse & Fear

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What comes easy to you that seems hard for others?

What are you really good at doing?

What’s your calling?

Vulnerability

Love

Fear

Creativity

UncertaintyEmpathy

Belonging

Grief

VULNERABILITY

THE BIRTH PLACE OF ALL EMOTION

“Your Crown has been bought and paid for, you

only have to put it on your head.” – James Baldwin

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