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The Balanced Leader: Merging Logic and Heart in Women's Leadership

The Balanced Leader: Merging Logic and Heart in Women's Leadership

Written by: Yann Dang
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Are you a woman in leadership feeling lost and frustrated in a male-dominated workplace? Do you struggle with confidence, assertiveness, and managing emotions in professional conflicts? You're not alone. The Balanced Leader is your guide to mastering the often-overlooked soft skills crucial for women in management. Each episode delivers practical strategies to help you: *Boost Your Confidence Learn techniques to advocate for yourself effectively and assert your value in the workplace. *Navigate Workplace Dynamics Discover how to handle difficult conversations, manage conflicts, and build trust with team members. *Develop Emotional Intelligence Gain insights on balancing logic with empathy, and learn to leverage emotions for better leadership. *Cultivate Authentic Leadership Embrace your unique strengths as a woman leader without compromising your true self. You'll gain actionable advice to transform your leadership style, advance your career, and create positive change in your organization. Whether you're a seasoned executive or an aspiring leader, this podcast will equip you with the tools to thrive in today's corporate landscape. It's time to bridge the skill gap and unleash your full potential as a woman in leadership. Follow now and take the first step towards becoming the confident, assertive, and emotionally intelligent leader you're meant to be.Copyright 2025 Yann Dang Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Management Management & Leadership Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • 61. Real-Time Coaching for Women Leaders: Mastering Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions
    Dec 17 2025

    Have you ever wondered why some women seem to command a room effortlessly while others struggle despite having all the qualifications?

    In this episode, you're witnessing something extraordinary: real women in a live coaching session with me, discovering exactly how their thoughts create their leadership presence. These aren't rehearsed success stories or theoretical concepts. These are actual high-achieving women working through real workplace challenges in real time.

    Tune in this week to hear women naming emotions, catching automatic thoughts, and having breakthroughs as they trace their experiences backward. We discuss the power of the executive pause, a simple framework that helps you generate confidence on purpose, and why naming your emotions in real time gives you more leadership power, not less.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: www.aspire-coaching.co/61

    Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanndang/

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    39 mins
  • 60. How High-Achieving Women Advance Without Burnout: Commanding vs. Coping
    Dec 10 2025

    When women leaders hit their breaking point, it's not because they lack strength or capability.

    In this episode, I reveal why so many high-achieving women find themselves exhausted despite their success. The real issue runs much deeper than confidence problems or work-life balance challenges. They’re living their entire leadership life in coping mode.

    Tune in this week as I reveal the four resiliency modes that shape how you lead and why most women get stuck in coping patterns that lead to burnout. You’ll learn the critical difference between active coping and true command, and how to identify which resiliency mode you're operating from so you can make the conscious choice to shift into command.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: www.aspire-coaching.co/60

    Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanndang/

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    20 mins
  • 59. Survival Masks in Women’s Leadership: What They Are & How to Break Free
    Dec 3 2025

    Have you ever noticed yourself shrinking in certain rooms, hardening in conversations where you want connection, or suddenly feeling stuck despite being highly successful?

    This week, I’m exploring why these patterns emerge, and how it has nothing to do with your talent and everything to do with the winning strategies that once served you but now hold you back. Whether you became the good girl who stayed agreeable, the fixer who solved everyone's problems, or the ice queen who maintained perfect composure, these strategies helped you climb the corporate ladder… but there's a ceiling.

    Listen in to discover a framework of six survival masks that women wear in professional settings and learn how to recognize when these masks limit rather than protect you. You'll also hear about command states - grounded ways of being that replace survival strategies with authentic leadership presence.

    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: www.aspire-coaching.co/59

    Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanndang/

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    28 mins
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