"She’s Got Nerve" was created to assist women in leadership positions and those who aspire to lead in the future. The podcast explores themes first examined in the hosts’, Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera, book titled “Nerve: Lessons on leadership from two women who went first.” The topics explored in this podcast include differences between the leadership styles of women and men, leading with grit and grace and how to achieve balance (if there even is such a thing!) This podcast aims to ...
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Sometimes Girls Only Get To Do The Job When Boys Don’t Want To With Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell
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1:03:31In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada – the first and only female prime minister of Canada. She was the first young woman president of her high school student council, the first woman president of UBC’s freshman class, the first woman to serve as minister of jus…
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Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination With Elizabeth Cannon
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1:02:17In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Elizabeth Cannon, a leading geomatics engineer, served as the eighth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Calgary from 2010 to 2018. Prior to her appointment as president, she was dean of the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary. Appointed as an Officer of t…
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Being Underestimated Is Like A Stealth Weapon With Drew Faust
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1:00:58In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Drew Faust, an American historian who was the first woman to serve as president of Harvard University from 2007 to 2018. She received her bachelor’s degree with honors in history from Bryn Mawr College and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from the University of Pennsylvania. As a scholar s…
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Answering The Call To Lead with Alison Richard
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50:14In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Alison Richard, a distinguished anthropologist who is widely known for her research on the evolution of complex social systems among primates, was the first woman to be appointed Vice-Chancellor (President) of Cambridge University. Before arriving at Cambridge, she served as the Provost of Yale…
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The Importance Of A Creative Outlet with Anne Giardini
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51:18In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Anne Giardini, a Canadian business executive, journalist, lawyer and author who served as the 11th Chancellor of Simon Fraser University. She was president of Weyerhauser Company Ltd. and has written two novels, The Sad Truth About Happiness and Advice for Italian Boys. She is an Officer of the…
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Be Your Best Self with Susan Christoffersen
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53:15In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Susan Christoffersen who is currently serving as the first woman to be appointed Dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Susan discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. Episode Resources The Institute for Gend…
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Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience with Heather Munroe-Blum
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59:46In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Heather Munroe-Blum who served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University from 2003-2013. Heather discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. Episode Resources Brown, Brené. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Wa…
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I’m Just So Sorry That You’re Female with Maria Klawe
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58:16In this episode Martha and Indira speak candidly with Maria Klawe, the fifth and first woman president of Harvey Mudd College from 2006 to 2023. Maria discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. Episode Resources Maria’s acronym - Long Creeks Past Dazzling Waterfalls L - Listen until the full stop C - Con…
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Be True To Yourself with Shirley Tilghman
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56:18In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Shirley Tilghman who was the first woman to serve as president of Princeton University from 2001-2013. Shirley discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. Episode Resources Haslam, N. (2016). Bell-Shaped Distribution of Personality Traits. In Zeigler-…
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