LeadWell with Jacqui12 Mai 2025

What it really means to lead with authenticity

In this powerful conversation with business psychologist Andrea Levinson, we explore what it really means to lead with authenticity, especially as a woman in today's workplaces. Andrea shares why hustle culture often disconnects us from our true selves, how the pressure to conform impacts leadership presence, and why embracing flexibility doesn't mean abandoning authenticity. We also unpack the "authority gap," the hidden cost of performance personas, and how experimentation can be a powerful tool for evolving your leadership style. If you've ever felt like you're constantly performing or struggling with the "shoulds" of leadership, this episode will leave you feeling seen and inspired to lead more intentionally, on your terms.

Andrea is a Business Psychologist, Coach, Facilitator and Speaker with over two decades helping leaders, teams and organisations maximise their humanness to achieve remarkable outcomes. With a Masters in Organisational Psychology and experience working with leading organisations, Andrea brings a unique blend of evidence-based approaches and intuitive insights. After leaving behind the classic hard hustle, she redefined success on her terms and now builds her own business from the beautiful Sunshine Coast. From there, she focuses on catalysing executive women to break ingrained patterns of being, so they can rebuild their relationship with work and success from the inside out. She is guided by the core belief that we get to love our work, and have it love us back beyond the economic exchange.

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Instagram: @andrealevinsoncoach

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