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Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people - Episode 83: How to Overcome Fear and Find Your Way as a Leader -- with Carly Fiorina
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Episode 83: How to Overcome Fear and Find Your Way as a Leader -- with Carly Fiorina

Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people

10/21/19

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Carly Fiorina began her career as a secretary for a nine-person real-estate business, and eventually became the first woman ever to lead a Fortune 50 company as the CEO of Hewlett Packard. Her amazing career even includes running for the U.S. presidency in 2015.

Now, Carly is the founder and chairman of Carly Fiorina Enterprises and of Unlocking Potential, a nonprofit organization that helps local leaders increase their leadership and problem-solving capabilities.

Carly is also a best-selling author. She shares her amazing leadership journey and lessons learned in her third book, "Find Your Way," which was released in early 2019.

During this podcast episode, Carly shares:

  • Examples of how she learned to problem-solve early in her career
  • How she faced her fear and overcame bullies in the workplace
  • Why she wrote her latest book, "Find Your Way"
  • How she helps leaders build and practice their leadership skills
  • How she selects the leaders who she interviews on her podcast, "By Example"

You can find more information about Carly's work on her website, www.carlyfiorina.com, and learn more about "By Example," her podcast where she interviews extraordinary leaders about their experiences and lessons that listeners can learn from.

A full episode transcript is available here.

Previous Episode

On this episode, you'll meet Tabitha Cavanagh, creator of the #StrongAssMindset hashtag on social media, and a co-chair of the Never Too Young Advisory Board for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

After facing an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis at a young age, Tabitha joined the field of recruiting, where she discovered her passion for bringing the right people together for the right opportunities at the right time, and helping others create intentional and meaningful mindsets.

You can find Tabitha on LinkedIn and through her hashtags, #TabTheRecruiter and #StrongAssMindset.

Next Episode

Nir Eyal writes, consults and teaches about behavior design and habit formation -- at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He has been dubbed "The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology" by the MIT Technology Review, has founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.

Nir is also the author of the bestselling book, "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" and a brand new book called "Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life."

On this episode, you will hear Nir talk about:

  • What really causes distraction (Hint: it's not technology!)
  • How we use distraction as a coping mechanism for escaping discomfort
  • How planning and timeboxing can help you avoid distraction (and why to-do lists are a myth)
  • How to become indistractable at work

For more information about Indistractable:

You can also read more of Nir's writing on his blog at www.nirandfar.com.

A full episode transcript is available here.

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