Moving Out of Survival Mode with Liz Howard

The Leadership Coaching Group

"Acknowledging that this is hard, things will get better, and we have the power to make it so." Liz's guest on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast is Alyssa Westring. Alyssa is an Associate Professor of Management at DePaul University, an award-winning educator and a scholar of diversity and inclusion, focusing on women's careers in STEM fields. Listen as they discuss how COVID is affecting gender roles.

Alyssa discusses how gender roles have been affected by the pandemic and why it's problematic that women are taking on all the extra things around childcare and home. Alyssa shares how she defines leadership and some tips on how to handle leadership from home.

Are you feeling overwhelmed with work, kids, and your responsibilities during COVID? Listen as Alyssa speaks about women being worried they can't handle all the 'shoulds' and letting them know that it's okay to do what you need to do, not what everyone else thinks you should do.

Alyssa believes that what is needed in leadership right now is being humble, curious, and compassionate. If any of this resonates with you, tune in and hear more.

In This Episode

• [02:50] Welcome to the show, Alyssa!
• [03:41] Alyssa explains what she does.
• [04:40] Listen, as Alyssa speaks about how gender roles have been affected by the pandemic.
• [06:22] Why is it problematic that women are taking on all the extra things around childcare and home-based things?
• [07:57] Alyssa shares how she defines leadership.
• [09:10] Alyssa discusses some tips on how to handle leadership from home.
• [10:38] From the academic and working mom perspective, one thing that stands out is the 'shoulds' women feel they should be able to handle.
• [13:03] Alyssa speaks about ways to make changes more effective across all parts of life.
• [16:03] Humble, curious and compassionate leadership that Alyssa believes we need at this point.
• [16:39] Alyssa shares some final thoughts.
• [18:00] Thank you for being on the show!

Find Liz:

• Liz Howard
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Find Alyssa:

• Alyssa Westring
• Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career and Create a Richer Life by Alyssa Westring and Stewart Friedman