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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...
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 from how we do at home. We believe we are creating this balance. However, successful leaders bring the things they have passion for and the person they want to become, and they translate that into their style.” - Victoria Hajjar.
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