Rising Tide Radio Episode 11: Being An Authentic Leader Without Being a Complainer

Rising Tide Radio: The Podcast for Women in Educational Leadership

In this episode, Allyson and Jennifer talk about being an authentic leader without being a complainer.

- Is it possible for leaders to be "too positive"?

-Brene Brown uses a term called "silver-lininging" in her TED Talk titled, “The Power of Vulnerability”

-How this relates to the video titled, "It's not about the nail"

-We refer to Melody Stacy's post, "5 Ways to Ensure Positivity Doesn’t Become Toxic"

-Allyson shares the 3 don'ts of empathy from her book, Through the Lens of Serendipity

-As leaders, it is important that we model the behavior we want to see

-Two resources are recommended: A Complaint-Free World, by Will Bowen and Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

-A challenge for our listeners: Will Bowen's 21-day COMPLAINT-FREE challenge. Read more at his site: https://www.willbowen.com/complaintfree/

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