What if the worst professional moment of your life turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to you? Lyndsay Dowd spent nearly 30 years in leadership — 23 of them at IBM — before leaving on her own terms for a new opportunity. Six months in, she was fired. No warning, no explanation.
The shame and embarrassment took her out… until she asked herself three questions that changed everything: What am I really good at? What do I Love to do? How can I help people the most? The answers became Heartbeat for Hire, a company that helps brands ditch toxic, top-down leadership and build cultures people actually want to work in.
In this episode, Wendy and Lyndsay — a speaker, founder, 2X bestselling author (Top Down Culture and Voices of Women), Harvard guest lecturer, and globally ranked podcast host — talk about reinvention at 50+, betting on yourself, the “power skills” every leader needs, why trust is your currency, and the permission slip every woman at a crossroads deserves to hear. Fierce, funny, and full of heart. 🔥
What You’ll Learn
· The three questions to ask when life hands you a plot twist you didn’t order
· Why “power skills” (not soft skills) — like listening, delegation, and trust — drive real ROI
· How great leaders celebrate others, build safe spaces, and never throw their people under the bus
· What a “listening tour” is and why every new leader needs one
· How to find your people — the wildly inspired humans who help you dream and do the big things
· Why your personal brand is not your job title — and how reinvention really works in midlife
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