We are super privileged to have with us Elaine Yew, one of the world’s most respected leadership advisors, making a rare appearance on social media! Although Elaine prefers to shun the spotlight, she is very well known to industry insiders as the go to person for advice on senior leadership, succession planning, board advisory and any sort of problem that keeps powerful organisations and leaders up at night. In this episode, we cover practical advice for anyone who wants to develop more gravitas, confidence and impact at work, and also delve into deeper topics such as developing your own leadership identity and how to navigate a bicultural Asian and Western context, especially for Asian women! Hope you find this episode as engaging and practical as I did :)00:00 Introduction1:40 Elaine’s career4:49 On having a unrelated career to what you studied and unfair advantages5:55 Passion and originality6:13 Egon Zehnder’s research on what the 4 factors of potential in people - Curiosity, Insight, Engagement, Determination9:00 Navigating male dominated workplaces13:12 Leadership styles - embracing the range and the “AND”14:50 Jo Chew’s Masters thesis on how Asian women in Singapore and Malaysia make it to the top of their careers in a bi-cultural context16:00 Tea Pouring Boss B*tch story21:33 On the quality of energy in leadership24:00 Developing your own identity at work - defining who you are, not who you are not25:15 Being realistic about whether you can bridge the gap or not25:35 On dealing with people dehumanising or objectifying you the workplace27:00 Consciously conveying to other who you are about and sharing about yourself29:25 How to develop gravitas 30:55 The importance of arriving and connecting in the boardroom32:05 On not rushing yourself - Crystal’s childhood story35:49 Setting the tone of a meeting37:00 The ability to adjust to different time parameters, prioritise and synthesise important points Resources: Jo Chew’s thesis on female Asian leadership https://flora.insead.edu/fichiersti_wp/InseadEMCtheseswave34/98788.pdfCall number link on the Insead catalogue:https://librarycatalogue.insead.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=98788

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