Episode 26: Women, Money and Redefining Power

In our continuing theme about new beginnings and redefining influence in 2024, on our show today we have a special guest, Christine Walsh, who is joining us to talk about Women, Money and the new face of Power.

Christine Walsh is a wealth generation money coach revolutionizing the way women access financial independence in their businesses and their lives. Christine is a speaker, author, and master money coach who partners with women to increase their income while maintaining their integrity through mindset work, accessible financial tools and practices, and sound money strategy developed over her 25+ years of successful financial leadership. 

On our show today, Christine shares with us:

✅ Why women’s contribution to the world through financial leadership is crucial right now 

✅ How to move through rejection and worthiness issues to create abundance in 2024 and beyond  

✅ How to overcome conflict with money and negotiation for better positive results 

✅ The secret of her Money Letter ( a must listen!) and some practical advice to help women on the path to a more confident money-building mindset.

Let’s jump in!

More about Christine Walsh and how to connect with her: 🌏🌏

Book:  “Be The Queen of Your Money”,  released in April 2023.  Available in paperback  (US, UK) and on Kindle (Amazon.com for downloads).

Web: https://www.christinemwalsh.com/   This site includes a great Free Quiz – “What is your money archetype?” 🌟🌟 

Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/chriswalshcoach 

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinewalsh-moneymentor/ 

How to connect with her:  Email ➡️   christine@christinemwalsh.com

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Many people struggle with negotiation, and my experience of this is that women, more than men, struggle with this in business.  This happens, I believe,  in large part because we're not taught critical negotiation skills in our formative years.  And by the time we get to college - most universities still market their negotiation programs to a male audience.    

And I’ve long believed that they key to closing the gap on critical gender equity issues lies in ensuring that women have relevant, affordable access to negotiation training.  But what do we do when those popular negotiation courses are predominantly marketed to men?  

On our show today we explore what happens when we leave women behind: in marketing, in the classroom, in the board-room….it goes beyond the economic impact, it affects whole generations of girls and women in what they believe is attainable.

Representation matters.

In this show, we look at examples of women being left out of the conversation in academia and in critical career roles.  What happens when this perpetuates itself without challenge?  Let’s jump in! 

Citations and Resources ✅

👉 Bergman, Ronen.  “Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago”.  New York Times. 30 November 2023.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html 

👉Cuddy, Alice.  “They were Israel's 'eyes on the border' - but their Hamas warnings went unheard”.  BBC Israel. 15 January 2024.  Online:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67958260 

👉Marcal, Katrine.  “The Mother of Invention:  How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men”.  William Collins Publisher.  June 2022

Check out Katrine's book on these platforms:👇
- Barnes & Noble (USA): 🌟🌟 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mother-of-invention-katrine-marcal/1139206992
- Amazon (UK): 🌟🌟 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mother-Invention-Ideas-Ignored-Economy/dp/0008430810/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mother+of+invention&qid=1706902677&sr=8-1

 Youtube Clip:  Harvard Business School – Program on Negotiation “Managing the room”.  

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Stressed out?  Overwhelmed?  Why on earth would you want to ADD to that by carving out precious minutes to write in a gratitude journal?

Because gratitude when partnered with specific goal setting is potent!  And it packs a double punch when negotiating - anything!   

Want to know how?  Let's dive in!

Citations and Resources:

👉 Cepeda, Esther.  “For those struggling with anxiety, harness the power of positive writing”.  Gaston Gazette July 2017.
https://eu.gastongazette.com/story/opinion/columns/2017/07/15/column-for-those-struggling-with-anxiety-harness-power-of-positive-writing/20253134007/

 👉 Winfrey, Oprah. “What Oprah Knows For Sure About Gratitude”  https://www.oprah.com/spirit/oprahs-gratitude-journal-oprah-on-gratitude 

 👉 Kelli Wilks Podcast 17:  Learning From the Greats 🌟🌟
  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2063653/13474415-episode-17-learning-from-the-greats-three-steps-for-goal-setting-in-negotiation.mp3?download=true 

Books:

 👉Kaplan, Janice. "The Gratitude Diaries”. Yellow Kite Publishers. July 2016

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1473619319/ref=ewc_pr_img_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 

👉 Winfrey, Oprah. “What I Know For Sure" Bluebird Press.  First published 2014, latest edition Jan 2023.  https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Know-Sure-Oprah-Winfrey/dp/1035005190/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QC1B9MNZKGUL&keywords=what+i+know+for+sure+by+oprah+winfrey+paperback&qid=1704126214&sprefix=what+I+know+for+%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1 

👉 Winfrey, Oprah.  "The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights and Inspirational Conversations".   Macmillan Press.  October 2017

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wisdom-Sundays-Life-Changing-Inspirational-Conversations/dp/1509874119/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GH2SWJW86PMX&keywords=the+wisdom+of+sundays+by+oprah+winfrey&qid=1704126337&sprefix=the+wisdom+of+sundays%2Caps%2C409&sr=8-1 

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Welcome back!

We're starting off the new year with reflection and a shedding of the despairing news of the past few months to embrace the somewhat unconventional lessons that the Hunger Games and the women of Iceland teach us about hope and courage!

Citations and Resources:

 👉The Gender Index 2023
https://hdr.undp.org/content/2023-gender-social-norms-index-gsni?_gl=1*fbvl05*_ga*OTYwMzU3NjQuMTY4NjU3NTgzMw..*_ga_3W7LPK0WP1*MTY4NjU3NTgzMy4xLjEuMTY4NjU3NjE3MS4yLjAuMA..#/indicies/GSNI

👉The Guardian, London.  Ahmed, Kaamil:  "9 of 10 people are biased against women, says 'alarming' UN report". 12 June 2023.
https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jun/12/nine-out-of-10-people-are-biased-against-women-says-alarming-un-report 

👉The UN SDG Gender Snapshot Report 2023:  "The world is failing girls and women", according to new UN report.
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2023/09/press-release-the-world-is-failing-girls-and-women-according-to-new-un-report/ 
 
👉Iceland Women Strike.  CNN Europe. 23 October 2023
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/23/europe/iceland-women-strike-scli-intl/index.html

👉Iceland strike: 24 hours without women working.  CBC News. 26 October 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFF6JPgTOI 

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The holidays are fast approaching.  And according to recent reports, the UK retail market is expected to reach nearly £84 billion pounds this holiday season.  And in the US, the expected retail holiday market  - measured from mid- November until the end of December is estimated to reach a staggering $960 billion (for 6 weeks of spending!).😱 That's crazy big!  And a whopping (and growing) proportion of that spend will happen online.  In fact, it’s estimated that 75% of shoppers will buy their gifts through online shops and marketplaces.   

So in this episode, I’m giving you four tactics to better leverage your online buying power to save money!  🌟🌟🌟🌟

Other Resources:

➡️  Swanson, Steve.  “Consumers expected to spend record amount on holiday shopping this season”. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/holiday-shopping-forecast-national-retail-federation/  November 2023.

 ➡️  Online and retail sales during Christmas season in the United Kingdom. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063630/online-and-store-sales-during-christmas-in-the-uk/ (covering the six-week period between mid-November and end of December)

➡️  https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/22/christmas-shoppers-to-buy-fewer-and-cheaper-items-this-year-as-cost-of-living-crisis-persists  

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This week we're picking up where we left off in tackling workplace bullying.  Continuing from our former episode looking at what makes a bully behave as they do, this episode explores three ways you can navigate or even negotiate with a bully.  This episode  covers also those occasions where it isn't appropriate to negotiate.

Let's jump in!   

Additional Resources

 ✅ Link to my free eBook Mindstorming Tradeables 🚀🚀

👉Citation and References:

• Legal Resources (USA) - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:  https://www.eeoc.gov/harassment  
• https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/bullying/what-workplace-bullying-laws-actually-exist/ 
• Laws protecting college students (USA):https://www.duffylawct.com/title-ix/college-bullying-lawyer/ 
• Child Bullying resources (USA): https://www.stopbullying.gov/ 
• Legal Resources (UK):  https://www.gov.uk/workplace-bullying-and-harassment 
• ACAS Legal Resources (UK):  Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service https://www.acas.org.uk/discrimination-bullying-and-harassment  
• Anti-Bullying Helpline (UK):  https://www.nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk/employees.html 
• Existential Crisis:  https://psychcentral.com/lib/existential-crisis-and-dread
• Levy, Daniel. “How a Foulmouthed Bigot Named Archie Bunker Charmed—and Changed—America”.  Time Magazine  9 February 2021 (50th anniversary special edition) https://time.com 
• WBI 2021 Survey: https://workplacebullying.org/2021-wbi-survey/ 
• WBI (US Stats and Resources) https://workplacebullying.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-Full-Report.pdf 
• Workplace Bully (UK Stats):  https://psychiatry-uk.com/workplace-bullying-what-is-it-and-how-do-we-stop-it/ 

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Bullying is the weakest form of negotiation because force doesn’t rely on having much skill.  It is brutish, primal and requires very little strategy. 

And yet it remains pervasive in so many organisations.  Some companies have practices that enable it  - or glorify it even - if the remarkable popularity of "Succession's" calculating and ruthless anti-hero, Logan Roy, is anything to go by.

This is an important topic for so many people – women especially  -  who may feel they have no option and nowhere to go when dealing with a bully, and I’m here to tell you that you have more power and control than you think. 

And because this is such a meaty subject, I’m covering this in a two-part episode. Today’s episode examines how the law views a bully, how it affects an organisation, and why the bully behaves as they do, and in the follow-up episode I’m breaking down what you can do when facing a negotiation with a bully (and the circumstances within which you should never negotiate) – so look out for that next episode to be released in the next week.

Let's jump in!

Additional Resources

 ✅ Link to my free eBook Mindstorming Tradeables 🚀🚀

👉Citation and References:

• Legal Resources (USA) - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:  https://www.eeoc.gov/harassment  
• https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/bullying/what-workplace-bullying-laws-actually-exist/ 
• Laws protecting college students (USA):https://www.duffylawct.com/title-ix/college-bullying-lawyer/ 
• Child Bullying resources (USA): https://www.stopbullying.gov/ 

• Legal Resources (UK):  https://www.gov.uk/workplace-bullying-and-harassment 
• ACAS Legal Resources (UK):  Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service https://www.acas.org.uk/discrimination-bullying-and-harassment  
• Anti-Bullying Helpline (UK):  https://www.nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk/employees.html 
• Existential Crisis:  https://psychcentral.com/lib/existential-crisis-and-dread
• Levy, Daniel. “How a Foulmouthed Bigot Named Archie Bunker Charmed—and Changed—America”.  Time Magazine  9 February 2021 (50th anniversary special edition) https://time.com 
• WBI 2021 Survey: https://workplacebullying.org/2021-wbi-survey/ 
• WBI (US Stats and Resources) https://workplacebullying.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-Full-Report.pdf 
• Workplace Bully (UK Stats):  https://psychiatry-uk.com/workplace-bullying-what-is-it-and-how-do-we-stop-it/ 

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Disclaimer:  I recorded this podcast last Sunday when I was still under the weather – so please forgive the somewhat croaky voice!

Fall (Autumn) is one of my favourite seasons of the year, but it’s also the most impacting on the planet.  Why?  Well, we need only take a look at the innocent padded Gillet (vest) to see the surprising and sobering answer.

True that my podcast typically focuses on negotiation matters – so what does this have to do with the climate?  The short answer is that while climate change is a global crisis that affects all of us, its impacts are not equal. Women more than men are left far more vulnerable by the consequences of a changing climate, and their voices are often left out of the decision-making process that could mitigate it. 

And as I tell my students, while it’s also true that women remain in the 30th percentile (globally) for holding positions of power and capital wealth, our collective purchasing power is an extraordinarily effective tool of influence.  Hands down.  And we need to use it.  So let our wallets do the talking this Autumn.

Jump in and I’ll explain how!

Citations and References:

✅ Link to my free eBook Mindstorming Tradeables 🚀🚀

👉The Gender Index 2022, Forbes 2022, UN SDG
https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/economic-empowerment/facts-and-figures
https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/economic-empowerment/facts-and-figures

👉“Climate Change Impacts Women More Than Men” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43294221 8 March 2018.

👉UN Gender Equality Goal 5https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal5 

 👉“The Rising Purchasing Power of Women – Facts and Statistics”  https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/the-rising-purchasing-power-of-women-facts-and-statistics/ar-AA15XWc9 

👉“The 10 Essential Fast Fashion Statistics”  https://earth.org/fast-fashion-statistics/  

👉https://www.panaprium.com/blogs/i/fast-fashion-society#:~:text=Fast%20fashion%20also%20exploits%20local,face%20terrible%20conditions%20and%20abuse. 

👉 “The fast fashion industry is drastically contributing to climate change” https://pirg.org/california/articles/the-fashion-industry-waste-is-drastically-contributing-to-climate-change/ 

 👉 “15 Best Eco-Friendly Clothing Brands in 2023” https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/eco-friendly-clothing-brands/ 

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COVID may be behind us, but the economy and climate matters are pervasive topics.  Both are affecting households and whole communities.   And long-term sustained exposure to such existential topics can create real feelings of hopelessness, anger and even cynicism.

But in business, nothing can curtail your deal making abilities faster than unchecked cynicism.

With the backdrop of rising cost of living and reversing climate politics, we're looking at the three ways cynicism can kill your negotiation and what you can do about it.

Additional Resources:

• Crerar, Pippa, Fiona Harvey and Kiran Stacey.  "Rishi Sunnak Announces U-turn on Key Green Targets."  The Guardian Press (online) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/rishi-sunak-confirms-rollback-of-key-green-targets 
• Frankl,Viktor.  "Man's Search for Meaning".  Beacon Press, Boston. First published in 1959, revised 2006.
• Social Science Research Council: "Cynicism, Care, Kindness:  Contradictory Lessons from the Covid 19 Pandemic".  https://items.ssrc.org/covid-19-and-the-social-sciences/covid-19-fieldnotes/cynicism-care-kindness-contradictory-lessons-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/ 

And here's the link to my Mindstorming Tradeables eBook (free), just grab it from the landing page:  https://www.kelliconfidential.com/ 

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Jack Welch was no ordinary executive; he was a visionary dynamo who understood that complacency was the enemy of progress. Armed with a relentless drive to innovate, he embraced change as a catalyst for growth. He unleashed a torrent of initiatives, sparking a cultural revolution that infused vitality into every facet of GE. 

Openly anti-establishment in his views of bureaucracy, Welch believed that a company's strength lay not just in its products, but in its people. He championed a "boundaryless" culture that tore down silos, supported trial and error exploration, and cross-pollination of ideas. 

Using this titan as my backdrop, in today's episode I share three quick but powerful approaches to goal-setting in negotiation that Jack himself used to propel GE to heights never before seen.

 

Citations and References:

✅ Link to my free eBook Mindstorming Tradeables 🚀🚀

👉Jack Welch Leadership.
 https://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/jack-welch.asp 

 👉Jack Welch. BrainyQuote. 

https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/jack_welch_163367 

 👉"Jack Welch: The Difference Between Winning and Succeeding." YouTube. TED, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGCq1ZzcZOs  

 👉"5 Leadership Lessons from Jack Welch." Inc. https://www.inc.com/ss/5-leadership-lessons-jack-welch#1 

 👉"Jack Welch's 5 Essential Leadership Practices." HRDive. https://www.hrdive.com/news/jack-welchs-5-essential-leadership-practices/569719 

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