What does it mean to be a gutsy woman and leader?
In this episode of the Be S.H.E. Podcast, Heidi Schalk talks with leadership expert and author Sylvia LaFair about courage, curiosity, intuition, and the patterns that shape how women show up in life and leadership.
Sylvia shares the story behind her award winning book Gutsy: How Women Leaders Make Change and her upcoming book Glimmers at Work, which explores moving from triggers to glimmers and using the head, heart, and gut to make better decisions.
They discuss how childhood patterns can follow us into the workplace, including people pleasing, avoidance, and overachievement, and how recognizing those patterns can help us respond differently.
Sylvia also explains why telling the truth is different from spilling your guts, how curiosity can open unexpected doors, and why listening to your intuition can lead to meaningful change.
Sylvia Lafair, PhD, is an executive coach, leadership expert, and founder of Creative Energy Options. For more than 35 years, she has helped CEOs, senior leaders, and organizations uncover the invisible patterns that shape behavior under pressure. By integrating behavioral science, family systems theory, neuroscience, and decades of executive coaching, she developed The GLIMMERS Effect™, a practical approach that helps leaders transform automatic reactions into moments of awareness, better decisions, and lasting cultural change. Her work enables leaders to spark awareness, align teams, and ignite cultures where people and performance thrive.
To connect with our guest, click on the links below:
Website: www.ceoptions.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia lafair
Facebook: https://www.facebook/com/ceoptions
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