How To Be An Effective Leader with Connie Collingsworth, Senior Advisor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

If you haven’t already faced the question in your career about how to be an effective leader, you will.I can’t think of a better person to offer her experience and point of view on the traits and qualities of an effective leader than this week’s guest, Connie Collingsworth, Senior Advisor at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Over her illustrious career, she has advised Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, and many leading business leaders of our time while managing multiple teams and taking on projects that have helped the Bill & Gates Foundation fight the greatest inequalities in the world.Truth-telling, getting out of your own way, resilience, Connie shares it all through the lens of her experiences and lessons.You won’t want to miss this conversation!The episode at a glance[:36] Meet Connie Collingsworth, Senior Advisor at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[1:43] The two factors that led Connie to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[8:36] From a department of one to a team of hundreds, Connie reflects on her role, team, and experiences over her career at The Gates Foundation[11:14] How Connie figured out what she didn’t know[12:24] Why you need to have confidence in yourself to be a strong leader[14:44] Having a growth mindset kept Connie challenged and growing her career [18:08] Recharacterizing failure as a learning opportunity[19:38} Resilience as an attribute of leadership[20:10] Leading a team through obstacles[22:30] Connie’s perspective on building a career[26:07] Practices Connie uses to perform at a high level[30:34] What Connie is most proud of[32:36] What Connie knows today about being bold she wishes she knew earlier onEpisode resourcesListen to Connie’s “turn-up” banner song, Broken Glass, by Rachel Platten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2390GAm4d0Join The Bold Moves Podcast Club!Each month, you'll receive an email to dig deeper into the topics and themes my podcast guests explored about being bold over the month. No one said being bold was easy. This Bold Moves podcast club will help empower you to take bold action on your dreams!Join now >>> https://www.kristenrocco.com/b....old-moves-resourcesC with host Kristen Rocco:kristenrocco.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kr....istenrocco/@kristenr on InstagramConnect with guest Connie Collingsworthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/co....nnie-collingsworth-5