The Confidence Code: Unlocking Women's Potential in the Workplace

Welcome to Unscripted Pivots. Today is the final installment of my four-part series exploring the four powerful C's every woman should cultivate. And I'm talking all about confidence - the backbone of successful pivots.

Together we'll explore seven scenarios where confidence challenges might arise and how the other three C's we've been discussing - courage, curiosity, and connection - can help us develop, strengthen, and cultivate confidence.

In this episode, I discuss:  

• [1:22] Definition of confidence 
• [2:22] Seven scenarios where confidence challenges arise
  1. [2:33] Starting a new career 
  2. [2:58] Returning from maternity or family leave 
  3. [4:24] Working in male-dominated industries 
  4. [4:50] Negotiations 
  5. [5:29] Presentations and Public Speaking 
  6. [7:09] Ascending to leadership roles 
  7. [9:36] Remote work 
• [10:20] The fear that gets in the way of confidence 
• [12:36] Developing confidence through courage, curiosity, and connection 
• [14:03] Mel Robbins' tools for fostering confidence 
• [16:55] Questions to assess your level of confidence 
• [17:25] The mental and physical effects of confidence 
• [18:23] Ruth Bader Ginsburg's example of confidence 

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Website: www.nextlevelwomen.org

If you have a question or would like to suggest a guest or topic, I'd love to hear from you. Email me at [email protected].