Lean Leadership for Ops Managers · Jamie V. Parker

Advancing Women in Leadership with Kelli Thompson | 107

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Jamie V. Parker opens by saying this conversation matters for women who want to get promoted, speak up with more confidence, or move into senior leadership. It is also framed for managers, executives, and hiring managers who want more gender, racial, and general diversity on their teams. Kelly Thompson joins as a women's leadership coach and speaker who helps women move into the rooms where decisions are made. The conversation stays practical from the start. It begins with the pressure many women feel when they are trying to decide what is possible. It then turns toward values, confidence, and the habit of naming what you bring instead of shrinking it. Kelly points to a line from her book about stopping the habit of overestimating other people's intelligence and underestimating your own. That becomes a reminder to take other people off the pedestal and own the unique thing you bring to the meeting. Jamie then asks how someone can contribute confidently once they are already in the room. Kelly answers with a story from her banking days, where a long meeting kept circling around the same voices. During a bathroom break, she notices that many of the loudest voices also hold leadership positions. She realizes the room may have looked balanced on paper while still sounding unbalanced in practice. The episode uses that moment to show how often women hold back because they think they need more experience, another degree, or more time before speaking. Kelly pushes back on that instinct and encourages listeners to use the perspective they already have. The closing shifts from personal confidence to organizational responsibility. Jamie and Kelly talk about collaborating with leaders, creating opportunities for women with potential, and developing them with the same intent that has often been extended to men. The episode also widens the lens to racial and ethnic diversity. It emphasizes that habits have to change before results show up. Jamie closes by sending listeners to the show notes at processplusresults.com/podcast and asking them to write down what they are taking away and share it or teach it to someone else.

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Practical leadership advice that treats confidence as a workplace habit.

An ops-minded conversation about women in leadership keeps confidence grounded in day-to-day work, not theory. Jamie V. Parker introduces Kelly Thompson as a coach and speaker who helps women move into decision-making rooms, and the talk stays on speaking up, naming values, and…

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When you want a practical confidence push for women stepping into bigger leadership rooms at work.

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