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Susan MacKenty Brady
Susan MacKenty Brady is the Executive Vice President of Global Program Strategy & Development at Linkage. Susan is an expert speaker, coach, and facilitator, and has extensive experience in building executives and leaders across all levels. Her coaching philosophy rests on the premise that behavior change comes from understanding the speci c behaviors that may be preventing leaders from operating at their highest level of performance and then focusing on these behaviors in a deep and practical way. Susan is well known for her success designing and implementing targeted leadership initiatives focused on advancing women leaders. She is a contributing author of the book “Enlightened Power: How Women Are Transforming the Path to Leadership”. She published “The 30-Second Guide to Coaching Your Inner Critic,” and co-authored “Coaching Your Inner Critic” on Forbes.
PROGRAM
Context Setting and Introductions
SOLUTION
Identify Hurdles Impeding Progress
Companies that have women in leadership roles
perform better nancially and creatively, and yet equal representation in entry level positions steadily decreases
at each level of the organization. In order to change the current dynamic, Susan identi es both personal and social hurdles impeding professional progress.
PROGRAM
Managing Self/Inner Critic
SOLUTION
Bolster Morale and Con dence
All of us suffer from the ever-present Inner Critic, that critical, judgemental, uniquely personal voice that keeps us from realizing our own potential and seeing the talent in others. In order to move forward, Susan shows how to mitigate that commentary.
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Identify the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will help women advance
De ne what leadership is, understanding leaders to be Multipliers rather than Diminishers
Learn Linkage’s Seven Hurdles that women face in advancement: Recognized Con dence, Branding and Presence, Clarity, Networking, Making the Ask, Proving our Value, and Bias
Delve deeper into the psychology behind self- criticism
Learn methods for keeping the Inner Critic from undermining advancement and performance