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 – The Door to Success Says Push

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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25 August 2015

 

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In this herBusiness podcast interview with the author of 22 Leadership Fundamentals: The Door to Success Says Push!, Alison Vidotto shares her insights into the basics of great leadership.

We discuss how to find the authentic leader in you, why leaders are made and not born and why the door to success says “Push”. We also look at how to lead as an introvert and why you don’t need to have followers to be a great leader.

Alison also talks about gaining revelation to your purpose and vision, as these aspects of leadership will help you see more clearly the direction in which you are heading towards. Following this, purpose and vision also needs to be communicated to your team in order to build a unit that shares the same perspective and goals.

As a businesswoman, philanthropist and mother of six, Alison has had many years of experience of learning about leadership in business, community and family life.

In her book she emphasises the importance on being your authentic self as a leader, that is to be true to who you are as a person before being able to lead a team well.

The heart of Alison’s book is based on the belief that anyone is capable of being a leader, no matter the area of life or career pursued.

Leadership, Alison says, ultimately begins with yourself and is something that can be learnt by anyone who is willing to learn. In her words: “we are all capable of great leadership — it doesn’t matter where you start or what you’re doing; what matters is you use the resources available and tap into those resources and get in touch with the leader within”.

Listen to this herBusiness interview with Alison Vidotto to learn:

  • The importance of cultivating a clear purpose and vision
  • Why communication is a key component to leadership
  • The need for strategic planning in creating direction and surviving difficult business times
  • The idea of self-leadership and fundamentals to leadership
  • What is authentic leadership and why it should matter to leaders
  • What it means to be an introverted leader and whether you can succeed
  • How to get started as a leader no matter where you are

This post was authored by Natalie Ong. Natalie is currently completing a journalism internship at the Australian Businesswomen’s Network. She studies a Media degree at the University of New South Wales. 

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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About the guest(s)

Alison Vidotto

Alison Vidotto

Alison Vidotto is an award winning author, professional speaker,  CEO of  Push! Small Business Training, Vidotto Group,  and the Founder/Director of the Australian Charity for the Children of Vietnam (ACCV). Alison set up her first small business in 1992 and found many of the same challenges business owners experience today. Having worked through the Australian 1992 recession, the Global Financial Crisis and Brisbane’s 2011 floods, Alison has developed a real world understanding of potential hardships businesses face and the need for strategic planning to survive and grow through tough times. Push! Small Business Training works with business owners to develop a strong foundation in all key areas of their business.

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