Episode 54: Women and leadership with Dr Joanna Martin

An interview with Dr Joanna Martin founder of One of Many, a women’s leadership community which started in the UK and is now global through its online community and trainings. She was a medical doctor and an actor before finding her mission as a coach helping women lead.

You can read a summary transcription of this podcast: How To Facilitate More Female Leadership

We talk about:

Why Jo is so passionate about helping women step into leadership roles
The importance of grassroots women’s leadership
Why women tend to burn out so easily
The importance of setting boundaries so we can thrive better
Why women are generally more unhappy now than at the time of the Women’s Liberation Movement
Why women need to find a new kind of power to be consistently effective
How midlife women are often drawn to take more of a leadership role but need to find a way to do that without burning out
Reframing feminine power as soft power – it does not mean weak
We can bring more femininity to our lives without that being a mark against us
How Covid has brought out wonderful examples of soft power leadership from women
The five women’s power types and why they’re so powerful
How we can access these power types to help us face challenges and access our strength
The shared vision of women wanting to make a difference in the world
The power of women coming together to effect positive change such as in the NHS during Covid, detention centres and environmental initiatives
How Jo’s medical, family and drama background impacted her work today
The importance of seeing issues from multiple perspectives
The power of the habit of morning writing (Artist’s Way morning pages) and how that impacted Jo’s life
How women can become better leaders
Getting clear on our strengths and what we each can do