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Not Quite There Yet | Redefining Career Success & Work-Life Balance for Ambitious Women
Ep 13 - The Good Fight: Overcoming Conflict Avoidance and Owning Your Voice - Andrea O'Neill
In this episode of Not Quite There Yet, we dive deep into a challenge that many ambitious women secretly face in the workplace: conflict avoidance. Joining us is Andrea O'Neill, president of the Mediator Institute of Ireland, founder of Aiken Resolution, and expert dispute resolution practitioner, to talk about shifting our relationship with confrontation. Andrea shares her personal journey from being a natural people-pleaser to becoming a leading mediator, offering a masterclass on how unaddressed workplace friction impacts a woman’s professional growth. We explore the neuroscience of what happens in our brain when our boundaries are crossed, why we default to a "freeze" response, and how the "volcano effect" of suppressed anger can damage our reputation. Tune in to discover practical tactics like non-violent communication and the power of a mindful pause to help you reclaim your voice, navigate lateral team dynamics, and regulate your nervous system. Andrea reveals why true leadership isn't about being "tough enough" by corporate standards—it’s about having the self-confidence to protect your work-life balance and redefining career success through conscious engagement and shared humanity.

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