Welcome to the Serve It & Own It: Leadership Lifestyle podcast. I am your host, Courtney Ball, HR Executive and Leadership Coach. I help women become better leaders at work. This podcast is an intimate conversation about how to build your leadership capacity and how I’m living my boldest, servant leadership aspirations every day. Whether, that’s BTS of working as a highly effective CHRO, traveling to new places to expand my horizons and have big FUN, or pouring into the relationships I value most. Episodes drop every week so make sure you subscribe and get notified about new content.
Starting a blog is probably not something you’ve considered as a HR professional.
But the truth is there are limitless possibilities when it comes to using this medium as a way to grow your personal…
Regardless of which industry you’re in, building a personal brand is key.
For you as a HR professional in corporate or in business, you have to know the reason why you’re the go-to expert. You have t…
Have you listened to Cowboy Carter? If not, what are you doing?
Now, y'all know I don't do a podcast about music reviews. So what I really want to talk about is how to transform your HR department wi…
The job market is a mess right now.
Applications are many, job openings are few. Which means it’s more important than ever to stand out from the crowd.
During this episode, I am going to let you in…
The whole reason I started my business was to help more Black women cross the six figure mark. It's important to me. Before I hit that milestone, it felt impossible. But in hindsight, if I just had s…
When it comes to negotiating a salary, it really doesn’t have to be so hard. This episode is going to be succinct and to the point because I want to take some of the anxiety and imposter syndrome tha…
Asking for a salary increase is probably one of the most anxiety inducing conversations you will ever have to go through as an adult. But that’s only if you don’t know how to handle it.
In this episo…
If I asked you to tell me in a sentence, what your leadership brand is, would you be able to articulate it?
If not, don’t worry. In this episode, I uncover three areas that you need to consider as yo…
“A woman alone has power, but collectively, we have impact” ForbesWomen
Historically, we have been taught that women can’t work together. But figuring out how to do just that is in fact the only way …
Happy Valentine's Day y’all!
I know you’re already focusing on intentionally building your friendships with loved ones, romantic relationships with spouses and family relationships.
But during this …
Back when I was 15, earning 6 figures was significantly different to what it is now. We are seeing the need to either increase your salary income, or create multiple streams of income to afford a com…
As a HR and executive leadership coach, I’m hearing first hand from my clients about the HR initiatives they intend to roll out in their organizations as they start 2024.
However, with that desire t…
Your mindset can make or break you. Your perspective of yourself and the world around you affects every aspect of your life.
But what do you do when you can’t seem to get a hold of your thoughts?
Wh…
Moving into a leadership position, I thought I’ll be learning these new skills and taking on new responsibilities.
Whilst that’s certainly part of it, that’s not the hard part. That's not the part …
Have you ever been in an interview and been asked the question ‘why should we hire you’ and you’ve drawn a blank?
What they are looking for is for you to articulate your value. You must be able to de…
It’s the first episode of 2024 and what a year 2023 has been!
Join me as I reflect on the highs and lows of last year, from helping a long-term corporate client navigate a pretty challenging time at…
This episode features two of our speakers for the Emerging LeadHER Summit. Ebony Joyce and Dr. Uzoma Obidike are two incredible career coaches. On this livestream, we talk about the value of attendin…
This episode features two of our speakers for the Emerging LeadHER Summit! Marissa Lee is a Career Coach and Founder of Sow Evolve and Aisha Ortiz is HR professional and CEO of Aisha Ortiz Consulting…
On this episode, we talk about CASH MONEY! I share how I doubled my corporate salary, twice. The path to a multiple six-figure salary was straightforward. You must start with identifying how much mon…
Here’s a common misconception I hear from HR professionals. You believe that even with ample years of experience in HR, you do not have power to influence and impact people in your organization. That…