INT 189 - The Importance of a Leadership Purpose

If you're curious about your leadership purpose, this episode of the Int-HER-rupt podcast is a must-listen. Join me as I delve into this topic with my guest, Victoria Hajjar, the founder of Ugli Ventures. Click play to learn more about finding your leadership purpose.

Meet Victoria Hajjar

• Victoria is the founder of Ugli Ventures, which specializes in assisting startups in scaling from 6 to 7 figures.

• She focuses on aiding female entrepreneurs in optimizing sales and marketing strategies, team building, and leadership development to establish sustainable and profitable 7-figure enterprises.

• She enjoys taking the leadership qualities she learned from other male leaders and sharing them with women leaders to help them become successful in their journeys.

• After leaving the corporate world and working with investors, she was able to experience a wider style of leadership.

• One of her favorites was a leader who took on a mentorship role and shared his growth journey with the team. Noticing the leader's humility, she saw how it helped foster an excitement of growth within the organization.

Leadership Purpose: What Is It?

• Victoria shares that regardless of your leadership style, the most important thing is to show up constantly in everything you do.

• Remember, your team members are watching you and do what they see others do. If you’re not showing up consistently, your team won’t either.

• The purpose of leadership is to ensure that everyone in the company follows through on what’s expected of them

How Does Having a Purpose Help You as a Leader?

• Knowing your purpose helps you learn your leadership style. Before you can find your purpose, understand what type of leader you want to be.

• Would you prefer to have a coaching leadership style? Or do you want to have a more Laissez-Faire leadership style?

• Victoria shares an exercise she does with her clients to help them understand the leadership styles better and how to find the right one for them.

• Understanding different leadership styles and discovering which brings you excitement allows you to find the right one that fits your personality.

Creating Your Leadership Purpose

• Victoria suggests thinking about your larger "why" as a human. Consider how you want to show up in life and translate that into your work.

• Do you want to be the person who teaches others? Do you want to put a smile on someone's face every day? Do you want to give tough love to others?

• You can show up authentically as a leader when you connect to your deeper why and how you want to help others.

“How you show up as a leader and conduct yourself is also attached to your larger why as a human. We spend so much of our lives at work. We often want to separate how we show up at work