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Sonia McDonald is changing the world of leadership

With a growing following and the desire to make an even greater impact, Sonia established the LeadershipHQ consulting business in 2008 and then McDonald Inc. in 2019 and now the Outstanding Leadership Awards. 

Sonia has helped thousands of leaders and people through her advisory work, keynotes, coaching, workshops and presentations across the Globe.

For more than 30 years, Sonia has been on the front lines of Leadership and People and Culture. She has held leadership positions worldwide. Through experience, research and study, Sonia has come to realise what it takes to be a truly courageous and great leader, team and culture.

Sonia's recorded her insightful and resourceful audiobook 'Leadership Attitude' with Brisbane Audiobook Production and chats on The Simone Feiler Podcast about how she got into the business of leadership, why she loves doing what she's doing and how the book came to be.

To read 'Leadership Attitude' and Sonia's other sensational books 'Just Rock it' and 'First Comes Courage' click here. 

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When you land in a leadership position, there will be a number of things that surprise you. Things that you may not be aware of. Things you may not have prepared yourself for. The power shift can take people by surprise. Other times jealousy can unsettle emerging leaders. And then there are issues of office politics and higher expectations that you’ll need to get used to. 

Many emerging leader dive into leadership completely unaware of these changes. But by listening to this episode, you’ll be one step ahead of them! You’ll not only be aware of what secrets await you, you’ll also have some guidance on how to deal with them. This episode is for emerging leaders who want to better prepare themselves for everything leadership will throw at them. 

In this episode, I talk about

• the responsibility burden,
• the power shift,
• jealousy from former peers,
• office politics,
• higher expectations, and
• networking etiquette.

Resources that I mentioned in this episode:

• YouTube video on networking etiquette 
• Kara’s YouTube channel

Learning & Development Video Courses!

• Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass
• Business Etiquette 101: Social Skills for Success
• Powerful, Confident Body Language for Women
• Leadership Presence 30 Day Challenge

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What does it take in order to become a powerful and influential leader? Over the years, while working in a large sales company, building my own family, as well as doing work in the community, I have found commonalities that stretch into every area of life in the field of leadership. What does a great leader do, how do they act? And more importantly, how can YOU adopt these principles in order to enhance your own leadership, and your own life?

In this video we’ll be talking about 3 distinct ways you can become a powerful and influential leader based on my own studies and experiences. We will discuss leadership in many areas of life, as the principles stretch among them all! Becoming an effective and influential leader is a lifelong journey, and the more you study and apply, the better you will become!

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