Lessons learned from the top women in business

Voices of Athena

Lessons learned from the top women in business

On Voices of Athena, host Priscilla Brenenstuhl has spent the last year interviewing some of the most successful women in business. She's asked them about their fears, their greatest challenges, and what keeps them hopeful. Here are the top lessons she learned...?

1. Leaders move toward their fears.
2. Trusting yourself is the foundation of leading with integrity.
3. Support systems are vital.?
4. Even the most successful leaders struggle with imposter syndrome.
5. Valuing and supporting caretakers is pivotal to the success of women leaders.?

Tune in ?to the final episode of Voices of Athena's first season to hear more.

CEO Perspectives

Join us: Aspiring to become CEO?

There was a time before the world’s most prominent CEOs knew what their path would look like. So how did they arrive? We’re diving in with our new CEO Perspectives series at Athena Alliance. Sit down with the world’s top CEOs to learn from their unique journeys and strategize your own rise to the helm of the C-suite.?

The series kicks off on January 27 with Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.?RSVP now ?to reserve your spot.

Profound lessons from the world's top CEOs

CEO Perspectives runs throughout 2023. Save the date –?Athena members ?get priority access to reserve their spot.

• March 21 – Michel Khalaf, CEO of Metlife
• April 24 – Tiger Tyagarajan, CEO of Genpact?
• May 19 – Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero

Catapult Your Career

How will you show up in high-stakes moments?

It's important as a leader to bring awareness to your emotions and how they show up during high-stakes moments. The tone and inflection of your voice are 5x more powerful than the actual content of what you’re saying. Think about an important conversation, presentation, negotiation, etc. you have coming up. How do you want to show up?

• Develop your plan A – what is the best possible outcome if they fully accept your plan?
• Develop your plan B – what does medium buy-in look like and how will you respond??
• Develop your plan C – how can you prepare ahead of time in case your idea is rejected? How can you bounce back?

Read more ?on the Athena blog.

Refine your executive brand for 2023

Your executive brand is the unspoken communication of the promise you’ll deliver with your unique value. It’s what others expect from you, what you’re “best” at or known for.

You’ll share your brand through your executive bio, your resume/CV, your digital profiles (like LinkedIn), and your thought leadership. It should permeate every interaction – both in-person and digital – and become foundational to how you operate and present yourself. On the Athena blog, we share tips and best practices to?refine your executive brand ?heading into the new year.

Learn at Athena

Wherever your career is taking you, Athena can help you get there

Here at Athena, we like to say “what got you here won’t get you there” when referring to big leaps in one’s career, such as breaking into the C-suite ranks or taking a seat in the boardroom.?

Athena offers targeted support for leaders with a big goal. Athena Pathways offer members our best practices to:

• Advance into the C-suite?
• Accelerate their path to the boardroom?
• Navigate a career transition with ease

Get started ?by joining Athena.

Member News & Celebrations

Congratulations to our members on their recent accomplishments

• Kathy Miller was appointed to the Board of Directors of Kaleyra
• Maria Alvarez was appointed to the Board of Directors of Alkami Tehcnology
• Sonali Sambhus was appointed to the Board of Directors of AvidXchange
• Tammy McLeod was appointed to the Board of Directors of Calico Energy

Welcome new members

We are thrilled to welcome this week’s new members to the Athena community. They include Founders, CMOs, and VPs in information security, people, and data governance. They come to us from leading organizations such as?Axon, Accenture, and Informatica.

Athena supports modern leaders as they reach their biggest career goals. Learn more here.