What makes a great female leader: Christina Morgan-Meldrum

Christina Morgan-Meldrum shares her journey of self-discovery and empowerment as a woman in leadership. She discusses the importance of constructive discontent and the pivotal moment that led her to take control of her life. Christina emphasizes the need for women to create space for reflection and to design their lives on purpose. She introduces her strategic life mapping process, which involves reflection, dreaming, and creating a plan for the future. Christina also addresses the unique challenges women face in leadership and the importance of support and advocacy. In this conversation, Christina Morgan-Meldrum discusses the importance of understanding strengths and goals, and how they can be used to move forward. She also introduces the concept of contextual beacons, which are one-word anchors that help balance opportunity grabbing and goal achievement. Christina provides advice for men working with female leaders, emphasizing the importance of advocating for them and giving them space to speak up. She also shares advice for women in leadership, including seeking out mentors and supporting other females. The conversation concludes with a discussion on gender disparities in leadership and Christina's future plans to spark conversations and unpack journeys.

Takeaways

• Embrace constructive discontent and constantly seek ways to improve.
• Create space for reflection and allow yourself to sit with discontent.
• Design your life on purpose by reflecting on the past, dreaming about the future, and creating a plan.
• Women in leadership face unique challenges and need support and advocacy. Understanding your strengths and using them to move forward in your goals is important.
• Contextual beacons, one-word anchors, can help balance opportunity grabbing and goal achievement.
• Men working with female leaders should advocate for them and give them space to speak up.
• Women in leadership should seek out mentors and support other females.
• Gender disparities in leadership still exist, but progress is being made.
• Creating a space for intimate conversations allows for deeper exploration and understanding.
• Future plans include sparking conversations and unpacking journeys through a podcast.