About This Episode

"You will not retain diversity, if you do not address inequity.”

"As a result of 2020 dynamics, more than one in four women are contemplating what many would have considered unthinkable just six months ago: downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce completely. This is an emergency for Corporate America. Companies risk losing women in leadership—and future women leaders—and unwinding years of painstaking progress toward gender diversity." - 2020 “Women in the Workplace” report, McKinsey & Company

Hiring both talented men and women is the beginning of gender diversity, not the end. While many companies have committed to increasing the number of female leaders in their organization, far fewer have asked themselves what needs to change to retain her once she signs the offer letter. Joining us in The Leadership Living Room for this important conversation is author, speaker, podcast host, and leadership coach Jo Saxton. During this episode we get curious about the impact of gender differences on her performance and “reveal what feels real” for women at work right now. If you want to improve gender equity in your workplace, or gain insight and empathy for the differences that might exist, this is your episode!

We want to help you have a conversation about this topic back at work! Get your team or a group of women together and use this podcast episode + our “Gender Differences @ Work” Team Talk conversation toolkit to lead a high-impact, high-trust conversation with your co-workers!

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Who joined us in the Living Room today?

Jo Saxton is an author, speaker, podcaster, and entrepreneurial coach. Born to Nigerian parents and raised in London, Jo brings a multicultural and international perspective to her leadership training for women. A sought-after speaker, Jo has a diverse calendar addressing universities, churches, national conferences, nonprofits, and corporations internationally in the U.K. and Australia. She is co-host of the podcast Lead Stories and leads Jo Saxton Leadership Coaching, an initiative that equips women in leadership on a digital platform. Jo is the author of four books, including her latest book, Ready To Rise, which tackles the real-life issues that can discourage and derail women from leading.

Read Jo's new book, "Ready to Rise": https://www.josaxton.com/ready-to-rise

Claire Williams is a Client Partner at The People Side and a skilled executive coach, facilitator, and innovative designer. Claire emanates warmth and wit, quickly creating trust and lightness in relationships and groups. From that place, she invites people into the never-easy-but-always-worth-it work of transforming their leadership. Clients say Claire infuses meaning and depth into every interaction, generating powerful dialogue and taking the conversation deeper to get to the heart of the issue. She integrates business realities with human realities to foster expansive thinking, insight and action in leaders.