40: Vulnerability, leadership and speaking truth - with Jessie Shuraleff

Go To Grow - with Melissa MacGowan

"The price is high, the reward is great" Maya Angelou What would change tomorrow if you gave yourself and your team full permission to integrate the joys and challenges of life into your leadership? Where have to you been holding back? What would more vulnerable look like for you? What stops you and at what cost? Today I am joined by Jessie Sharaleff and we explore her personal and professional break-throughs once she gave herself permission to acknowledge personal loss and the truth of her journey. As a senior sales leader at Google she managed to compartmentalise fertility challenges and the loss of a baby so successfully that she had avoided them and found herself very unhappy despite ticking all the boxes of a ‘successful life’ Jessie stepped into the painful moments and powerfully integrated authentic storytelling into her living, leading and selling. Speaking her truth enabled others to to do the same all while unlocking great results. Jessie now has a Podcast powerfully dedicated to sharing personal stories and learning called This Is My Truth podcast. www.jessishuraleff.com Just some of the great points: - Tell your stories to build connection and impact (know/like/trust) - Create ways for others to share their stories - Provide was for people a place to hear stories that reflect their own (diversity) - Modelling authentic behavior as a manager includes apologising - Give yourself and your team overt permission to recharge I am so happy to have you here as part of the grow tribe. We support our own growth and inspire each other as we embrace imperfect experimentation and growth. Ready to enter 2021 with more energy, ease and impact? Take the first step today by completing my Becoming Your Chief Energy Officer Audit and receive your individual results to develop a tailored action plan. www.chiefenergyofficer.com.au Keen to power up your growth arsenal and work with Melissa? Access her superpowers to accelerate your integrated life and leadership growth. She powerfully combines 20 years of extensive commercial experience with a comprehensive coaching and development toolkit drawing on her qualifications in Business, Human Resources, Science and Physical Education. I hope that you are enjoying experiencing the Go To Grow podcast as i am making it. As part of your enjoyment of listening to these amazing stories i ask three things of you, please share your discovering of this podcast with others that you think will enjoy and benefit from hearing these stories of growth as much as you have. Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your podcast platform of choice and don't forget to click the subscribe button so you don't miss out on the latest episodes. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions on topics, narratives and people of interest that you think others would love to hear from. Also please share your growth pictures and stories, challenges and wins via 'Go to Grow' Instagram. Leave me a voice message via the link here on the podcast here if you would like to connect or email me on [e-mail]. Cheers, Melissa --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/go-grow/message