Breakthrough Conversations with Rhoda & Co
Welcome to Breakthrough Conversations with Rhoda & Co., the podcast where
real talk sparks real change.
Hosted by Rhoda Banks—HR Executive, Certified Coach, Leadership Expert, and Two- Time Author—this show dives deep into the stories of women who have shattered barriers and lifted others along the way.
From leadership lessons to candid conversations on resilience, sisterhood, and
breaking through the glass and concrete ceilings—especially for African American
women—each episode delivers insights, inspiration, and actionable strategies for rising, leading, and lifting as you climb.
Whether you're navigating the boardroom, pushing past career ceilings, or redefining success on your own terms, Breakthrough Conversations with Rhoda & Co. is your space to learn, grow, glow, and build a legacy worth remembering. Because every barrier is breakable.
Breakthrough Conversations with Rhoda & Co
Leading with Empathy: Women in Leadership with Holly Golebiowski
Join Holly Golebiowski as she shares her leadership transformation—from nearly losing her career to becoming a sought-after executive coach. We explore how empathy is a strategic asset, how women can assert themselves with awareness and compassion, and how self-coaching tools like DISC and “introvert safe words” help create inclusive leadership spaces.
Key Insights:
Empathy isn’t weakness—it’s strategic business currency DataDrivenInvestor.
The power of self-awareness and coaching to pivot careers The Bliss Business PodcastSoundCloud.
Practical tools like DISC assessments and introvert safe words to create
presence and clarity Facebook+15Powerful Introvert
Podcast+15SoundCloud+15.
Balancing performance with psychological safety—leading with heart.
Action Items for Leaders:
1. Learn to use self-awareness tools (like DISC) to uncover and adapt leadership
style.
2. Frame empathy as performance—build trust, resilience, and innovation through
authentic leadership.
3. For meeting equity—use introvert safe words to pause and reset dynamics.
4. Embrace self-coaching—ask, "What am I afraid of?" or "What does success look like?" as Holly recommends Facebook+11Powerful Introvert
Podcast+11SoundCloud+11Facebook+4The Bliss Business
Podcast+4DataDrivenInvestor+4.
Connect with Holly:
LeaderSkills website (found via her profile) Apple Podcasts+5The Bliss Business Podcast+5SoundCloud+5
Highlights from recent episodes: From Burnout to Breakthrough, Role of
Empathy in Leadership Powerful Introvert Podcast+3RSS.com+3The Bliss
Business Podcast+3
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