Corporate without a college degree: breaking the status quo with Liz McEwan

The Leading With Grace podcast

Today’s guest had to overcome both internal and external beliefs and barriers to get where she is today. Liz McEwan dropped out of college and entered corporate America without a degree, and thrived.
This conversation is not about how to get into corporate without a degree. It’s about what it takes to break with norms. Liz shares her story of how she did it, the people who stepped outside their corporate boxes to take chances on her, and the personal battles she fought to become a VP today.
There are so many nuggets and insights about leadership, courage and the self-worth it takes to go against the grain and do things differently. It’s inspiring and I know you’re going to love it.
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Time marks for this episode:

00:04:20 Stopping what she was "supposed" to do and choosing her own path
00:08:09 Liz' unusual first gig and how it prepared her for a male-oriented work world
00:12:45 Detaching from what other people think early on
00:17:00 How to get the courage to go against the grain
00:25:51 "Getting your hands dirty" is really just trying to control
00:30:03 What compassionate leadership actually looks like
00:41:00 Shifting from giving everyone else credit for our success to owning it
00: 48:28 Overcoming self-doubt and developing leadership skills
00:59:55 Finding inspiration from your leaders
01:01:40 Having tough conversations
01:07:33 Speaking up as a woman in the corporate world
01:28:33 How to listen to your intuition
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