“As a parent, as a leader, you have the power to create the atmosphere in your organization, in your team, in your household,” explains Gia Kazarian, executive consultant. The skills needed for quality leadership are the same skills needed for effective parenting. It can be a real challenge to juggle all of the responsibilities between work, marriage, and motherhood, and often moms are so busy taking care of others that they forget to take care of themselves. In today’s episode, Gia joins hosts Denyse and Amy to talk about the top ten leadership skills you can start using today to help you better manage motherhood in midlife.

There is a lot of overlap between the skills of a great leader and a great parent. Gia shares her list of top ten leadership skills including putting your own oxygen mask on first, communicating clearly, making the most of your time, and being your child’s coach. When you get down to it, parents and leaders are just like coaches. They encourage their team members to take accountability for their actions, provide structure and discipline, and set them up for success. 

So many of the skills that mothers use every day are the same skills prized by top leaders and coaches. Apply these ten leadership skills to your life and see how they can help you better manage motherhood in midlife.

“Put your oxygen mask on first, and then you can help others.” (11:31-11:34 | Gia)

“People think, especially moms, self care is actually selfish. But in fact, it's just the opposite. Self care is necessary for you to take care of others.” (12:02-12:14 | Gia)

“As a parent, as a leader, you have the power to create the atmosphere in your organization, in your team, in your household.” (14:36-14:44 | Gia)

“My job as a parent is to be my child's coach. They're not me, they're not an extension of me. They're their own little people. But I help coach them to be their own person and for them to be the best of who they are.” (46:12-46:26 | Gia)

Career Coaching (21:21-22:08)

Amy & Denyse LOVE to network.  Follow us on Instagram

 @midlifeatthemailbox & personally @AmyLAlex28 | @DenyseRabbat.

Tag yourself listening to our episodes, make us laugh with your midlife moment or share your favorite episode of our show with your friends on Instagram and we will share it back to our community! #midlifemoment

Do you enjoy our podcast? We’d love your help in growing our community. Please don't forget to rate, comment, and subscribe to Midlife at the Mailbox on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!

One last note, both Amy & Denyse offer coaching services. Are you ready to promote your business or yourself? What about just a heads up that we have dropped a new episode? Sign up to receive emails from Midlife at the Mailbox. 

Thanks for listening, see you at the Mailbox!

Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm