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Andrea Butcher has spent more than 20 years as a business leader, executive coach, and advocate in the talent development and the human resources space. She leads organizations and leaders from the big picture to execution with a proven track record of growing and strengthening organizations. Andrea has an inherent ability to quickly connect, understand pain points, and offer empathy and support to help others take accountability for making improvements. She also hosts HRD’s weekly podcast, Being [at Work], which highlights stories of executives leading through difficult challenges.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Why Andrea pivoted from earning a PhD in clinical psych to pursuing a career in human resources
- What she realized about leadership early in her career
- Why Andrea has an issue with “leadership training” and what her approach is instead
- How she shows up every day, in spite of feeling like she’s got nothing to teach
- The 4 things that leaders need to grow
- How leaders can embrace the idea of struggle
- How to combat the loneliness that shows up when you’re at the top
- How to step back and focus in on what matters when you’ve got a dozen fires to put out
- How to give yourself permission to figure out what YOU need
- Why it’s important to move BEYOND personality and skills assessments
- How to implement organizational change without sparking burn out with your team
- Do I stay or do I go? How to decide when it’s time to leave
CONNECT WITH ANDREA:
hrdleadership.com
