Chief Troublemaker: Shelley Zalis on the Power of the Pack

You know that moment in a meeting when you see the better way, and you stay quiet because you'd be the only one saying it? Shelley Zalis has been the only one in the room more times than she can count, and she turned it into a movement. I sat down with the founder of The Female Quotient to talk about why she named herself Chief Troublemaker, how the power of the pack turns one lone voice into real change, and why she isn't buying the phrase "unconscious bias." In this episode The performance review Shelley refused to sign at 25, and how getting demoted gave her the title Chief Troublemaker Power of the pack: a woman alone has power, but together we have impact The difference between breaking a pattern and starting a new one Why bringing more women into leadership isn't a "women's issue," and the $28 trillion case for it What an unconscious leader really looks like Flipping Point, her new initiative on care and on procurement from women-owned businesses Quotes "A woman alone has power. Collectively, we have impact." Shelley Zalis "If you tell me there's unconscious bias, I'm going to say you're conscious." Shelley Zalis "Breaking a pattern, you might be the troublemaker. Creating a new one, you are a changemaker." Shelley Zalis "We don't need male allies. We need leadership allies." Shelley Zalis Connect with Shelley The Female Quotient: thefemalequotient.com Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn: @shelleyzalis Resources mentioned Broadlines, The Female Quotient's podcast #SeeHer The Equality Lounge by The Female Quotient World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report Don't just listen, implement it Pick one thing in your business you've been calling "just how it's done." Then find two people who'll back you when you say it out loud. That's your pack. Want a pack of your own? That's what the She Thinks Big Collective is for. Enrollment for November closes Monday, October 26. Book a Strategic Fit Call at andreaslinks.com to find out whether Builder or Visionary is the right fit. About Andrea Andrea Liebross is a business coach, speaker, and author of the bestselling book She Thinks Big. She works with women who run established businesses, the ones who look successful from the outside but feel stuck in the day-to-day of managing growth. Find Andrea All her links in one place: andreaslinks.com Website: andrealiebross.com The book, She Thinks Big: shethinksbigthebook.com More episodes: andrealiebross.com/podcast Monthly live workshop: pages.andrealiebross.com/workshop Liked this episode? Follow the show and leave a rating. That's how other women find it.