#23: Voice of Change: Dr Kerstin Brehm's Crusade for Women's Empowerment in the Workplace

Are you a woman working in a male dominated workplace who struggles to have a voice, be seen and given the same opportunities as your male counterparts?

Yes we’ve seen a big movement towards women empowerment along with equal rights and salaries, but we are not there yet.

In today’s podcast episode is VALUE packed with so many take aways.

I sit down with Dr. Kerstin Brehm, an esteemed cardiac surgeon from Germany. Kerstin shares her own personal battles with hierarchy and equal opportunity in a high powered, male dominated field and her journey into consultancy and mentoring ambitious women in business, to speak up, find their voice and secure their future.

We talk about salary bands, (initially I thought we were talking about salary bans, so was a bit confused. 🙄) Dr Kerstin, hadn’t negotiated her salary for 11 years because she didn’t realise it was possible. As a result, she is passionate about educating others to understand the system.

What is vertical and horizontal communication? I had no idea…Kerstin opened up our minds to the different ways that men and women communicate and why this plays a role in opportunities.

Have you ever encountered a doctor who didn’t seem to be strong in their communication? Maybe you came out of your consult, still not fully understanding the diagnosis or the diagnosis was communicated without feeling or understanding of the patient perspective?

We talk about the struggles some doctors face with empathy and effective communication along with miscommunications that can also occur between doctors and within teams and how this can lead to devastating results. We are all human, but communication training is lacking in this field.

This episode is full of valuable insights into navigating professional environments, advocating for oneself, and the pivotal role of communication across all sectors.

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