From the C-suite to the Senate floor, women in leadership positions are at historic highs. And some research even suggests that women are more effective than men in 84% of competencies associated with leadership. Yet many accomplished and capable women continue to struggle with issues related to ambition, power, and authority. In this HRchat episode, we consider what explains this disconnect.Listen too as we delve into ways women can identify their career desires, maximize awareness of competencies, build relationships that will foster success, and increase their effectiveness as a leader of people.Bill's guest this time is Dr. Ellen M. Snee, Executive Coach to High Potential and Senior Level Women at Catalyst Coaching and author of the new book LEAD: How Women in Charge Claim Their Authority.A leadership book designed for women, LEAD draws on Dr. Snee’s research on women’s leadership development, her coaching and consulting work to advance talented women, and her earlier life as a Catholic nun. Speaking directly to women leaders, Ellen offers new insights and reinforces them with personal experiences and those of her clients. To further transform insight into action she provides specific exercises and action steps after each chapter.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests are entirely independent of The HR Gazette or our partners.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events