Happy International Women's Day! Today is dedicated to celebrating accomplishments of women, and marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Around the world, groups unite to celebrate women's achievements or advocate for gender equality.As a nod to this special day, Chris Bjorling and Bill Banham thought it would be great to share answers from ten awesome women who've been guests on the show. The responses offered tackle this question: "In one minute or less, can you share one piece of advice or some direction you were given by a mentor, leader or colleague that inspired you to perform at a higher level in your career?"In order of appearance, you'll hear answers from these ten awesome women: Whitney Johnson, CEO of human capital consultancy Disruption AdvisorsKathy Caprino, an internationally-recognized career and leadership coach, writer, speaker and educator dedicated to the advancement of women in businessLila Nazef, Vice President of Sales and Marketing (North America) at Neocase, a Saas platform for automating HR service deliveryRita Sookrit, Toronto-based L&D expert and co-organizer of DisruptHR BuffaloKim Tabac, a consultant helping businesses big and small across North America to leverage their number one asset: their peopleKeirsten Greggs, founder and CEO of TRAP Recruiter LLCJacqueline Kuhn, Co-Owner and Executive Vice President, Strategic Services at HRchitectJanet M. Stovall, Global Head of DEI at the NeuroLeadership Institute, a global neuroscience-backed consultancy advising companies including Boeing, Microsoft, Netflix, and Zoom on DEI and workplace cultureTia Graham, Founder of Arrive At Happy and author of the book Be a Happy Leader. Throughout its pages, strategies and tactics are provided which include the use of positive psychologiy, having a broad perspective, executing quickly, creating strong relationships, measuring what matters, and being the spark in the teamEbonee Davis Ifeobu, Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Bridgestone Americas----------Talking About Ways To Improve Company Culture and People Performance The People and Performance Podcast is a show that dives into all things related to raising performance in the working world around us. We investigate how technology and HR processes are inextricably linked to the employee experience and the bottom line. Chris Bjorling, Co-host Christopher Bjorling is President at Fidello Inc., a consulting and services firm specializing in improving human performance. For over 30 years Chris has led Fidello in creating unique talent management solutions. Through the products and services he and his team have created over the years, his organization has helped clients design, develop, implement and integrate talent management processes and systems. Bill Banham, Co-host Bill Banham, Publisher at The HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast and Organizer of events such as DisruptHR London. Bill has worked with lots of business tech and HR-focused brands in the UK and North America including HRreview, TalentCulture, HRmarketer, Sprigg HR, and Team Fitness Tool. Contact us to learn more!