Episode 277: From Surviving to Thriving in Leadership

Episode 277: From Surviving to Thriving in Leadership

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We're helping you take ownership of your leadership in the next episode of the Beyond the Business Suit podcast. Cheryl Bridges, a phenomenal executive coach and advocate for Black women in leadership, shares her perspective of self-leadership, setting healthy boundaries and the difference between leading vs. managing. During this conversation, she encourages us to get clarity on our God-given paths in order to truly thrive in leadership instead of simply surviving. She also gives her insights on what participants in the next ITSMF Emerge Academy cohort can look forward to with her as the new Director of the program.

ABOUT CHERYL BRIDGES:

After working 31 years as a highly respected business leader with a successful career history of leading business and personal transformation, Cheryl decided to pursue her passion of helping women realize their full potential and began to exercise her gifts of coaching, mentoring and training by launching Bridges 2 Life, LLC, a faith-based life coaching organization.

As an ICF Credentialed Life Coach and Certified Temperament Counselor, Cheryl offers support through coaching, mentoring and other strategies designed to uncover any unmet needs that often cause stress and conflict in professional and personal relationships. Cheryl leverages the Bridges 2 Life Pillars of Coaching (Be Curious; Be Confident; Be Committed) to challenge women to learn, love and lead while becoming exactly who they want to be. Cheryl is committed to coming alongside women to help them increase their self-esteem, clarify their vision and unlock their potential.

Cheryl is a high-integrity leader, coach and entrepreneur who is able to zero in on women’s issues while providing targeted and genuine feedback. She has a proven track record of building relationships of trust and authenticity to promote positive change. Cheryl has mentored numerous women to achieve top performance and promotion to roles of greater scope and responsibility. Cheryl leverages exceptional presentation skills which enables her to influence perspectives and assist women in reaching their goals. Cheryl’s successful “I Still Love Me” Women’s Conference and the “Self-Esteem Masterclass” are testaments to her commitment to helping women achieve their highest potential both personally and professionally.

QUOTABLES:

“I try my best to be as authentic as I can.”

“One of the most beneficial attributes of a good coach is the experiences that prepare you for what you will do with your clients.”

“People want to follow you if you’re a good leader.”

“Serving comes from trust, holding people accountable, having difficult conversations and having the courage to stand up for things.”

“Leading is really from your heart.”

THE FINAL FIVE:

1. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a school teacher and then a principal. 

2. What do you think makes someone a good leader? Authenticity makes someone a good leader. The ability to relate to people, approachable, trustworthy…that’s what people are looking for in their leaders. 

3. If you could have brunch with 3 people, dead or alive, who would you pick? Michelle Obama. Martin Luther King, Jr. My late mother. 

4. Who do you stan? My mother. She was everything. She taught me what I know, how to be, what not to be, how to do… and how to be myself. 

5. What is the best advice you've ever received? To be myself. I see the difference when I’m not being myself to when I am..which is 100% of the time now.

How to stay connected to Cheryl Bridges:

Website: Bridges2Life.com

LinkedIn: Cheryl Bridges

YouTube: bridges 2 LIFE

Find out more information about and apply for the ITSMF Emerge Academy here