Women’s Energy Management: How Can Executive Women Work Stress-Free? | Women’s Leadership Success #120 | Sabrina Braham MA MFT PCC & Dr. Arin N. Reeves

Women's Leadership Success

Is gender equality, especially in the workplace, better than before? Absolutely. Does that mean we can move over to general workplace issues? Absolutely not. Especially now that COVID has brought problems like women’s energy management and career development to the forefront. Executive women are tired of being tired, but unsure how to get out of the loop. What exactly lies underneath the struggle? Time mismanagement? No. It’s energy mismanagement. Learn more about women’s energy management in this Women’s Leadership Success podcast episode. Specifically: How do you know if you’re physically tired or energy-wise depleted? How do you get out of the endless loop of exhaustion from work? How do you communicate your need for more flexible working conditions with your manager/leader? How do you set priorities straight without over-exerting your flexibility needs with your colleagues/leaders? What is sticky floor syndrome? How does it contribute to the gender equity problem for executive women? Dr. Arin N. Reeves’s Interview on Prioritizing Women’s Energy Management In this episode of Women's Leadership Success, Sabrina Braham interviews Dr. Arin N. Reeves, author of the best-selling books on leadership and life, The Next IQ, One Size Never Fits All and Smarter Than A Lie. Her most recent book, In Charge: The Energy Management Guide for Badass Women Who Are Tired of Being Tired, is an extensively researched effort at helping women regain control of their energy and, ultimately, their life. In today’s conversation with Sabrina Braham, she fills you in on the most pressing issues around women’s energy management, the factors contributing to it, and the ways to systematically improve your energy using effective boundary-setting, strategic communication, and task management. Women’s Energy Management: How Can Executive Women Work Stress-Free? Women’s Leadership Success Podcast #120 Show Notes: The people and situations post-COVID that encouraged Arin to write her book In Charge: The Energy Management Guide for Badass Women Who are Tired of Being Tired [06:28-07:33] What are we experiencing in our workplaces that leaves us drained of energy? [07:34-09:30] The difference between feeling tired vs. being drained of energy [09:38-10:55] How to break the cycle of all-consuming work [10:55-14:18] How to deal with bosses and managers that demand more work be done in a day [14:19-16:10] Flexibility as a productivity enhancer [16:10-18:05] Setting your employment boundaries straight before taking up a job [18:05-19:29] Why do women struggle with setting boundaries at work? [20:39-23:27] How do you change your habits to have a better sense of control over life, work, and personal energy? [23:29-29:43] Archaic and professionally draining stereotypes that no longer serve women [29:43-32:49] The sticky floor syndrome and how it causes the gender equality problem for executive women [32:49-35:30] Advice for immigrant women to excel in their jobs [35:30-40:10] Becoming a more badass woman leader [42:00-46:22] Women’s Leadership Success #120 Summary: Developing the Innovation Mindset Episode notes to leave with: The difference between being tired and being energy drained. When you’re energy-drained, You’re exhausted when you wake up in the morning. You can’t go to sleep because your brain won't stop thinking. You probably also have insomnia. Even after a vacation, you feel just as exhausted as before. If you know you’re over-exhausting yourself, start asking yourself what you should stop doing. Most women tend to fix themselves to get better at time management when the truth is that they need to stop doing something. Remember, you don’t have to get an A for everything you do. It’s okay to be average at some things when you h...