Confidence Classic: Lead With Empathy, Strength & Purpose with Dalia Feldheim

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Heather Monahan

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

What if the traits you’ve been told make you “too emotional” or “too soft” are actually your greatest leadership strengths? In this episode, I sit down with leadership expert and former global marketing executive Dalia Feldheim to talk about the power of leading with purpose, empathy, and humanity, especially in workplaces that reward the opposite. Dalia shares the story behind the iconic Like a Girl campaign, the warning signs of toxic leadership, and the tools she used to rebuild her confidence after years in a hostile environment. She also breaks down the 5P framework for resilience, the science behind happiness at work, and how to create cultures where people feel seen, safe, and inspired. Get ready to rethink leadership, reclaim your voice, and bring more heart into the workplace. In This Episode You Will Learn Why there is NO such thing as a “masculine” or “feminine” brain. How to FIND YOUR PURPOSE at work and align it with what the world needs. Dalia’s 5P RESILIENCE MODEL to protect your confidence in any workplace. What to do when you’re stuck in a TOXIC culture or under a toxic boss. The #1 DRIVER of work resignation. Ways to INCREASE happiness and engagement at work. Check Out Our Sponsors: Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/monahan Quince - Step into the holiday season with layers made to feel good and last from Quince. Go to quince.com/confidence Timeline - Get 10% off your first Mitopure order at timeline.com/CONFIDENCE. Northwest Registered Agent - protect your privacy, build your brand and get your complete business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes! Visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/confidencefree Resources + Links Get Dalia’s book Dare to Lead Like a Girl HERE (all profits donated to women’s causes) Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553! Visit heathermonahan.com Sign up for my mailing list: heathermonahan.com/mailing-list/ Overcome Your Villains is Available NOW! Order here: https://overcomeyourvillains.com If you haven't yet, get my first book Confidence Creator Follow Heather on Instagram & LinkedIn Dalia on Instagram & LinkedIn

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0:49.2	There's no such thing as a masculine brain or a feminine brain. We all have masculine leadership traits and
0:55.5	feminine leadership traits. The issue is that the business world has collapsed into wounded masculine
1:01.1	power over people versus power with people. So we feel like we either need to behave like that
1:06.2	or we sink into our wounded feminine, being defensive, etc.
1:16.3	And I think what I'm provoking is for all leaders to connect to those more historically feminine traits like empathy, intuition, teamwork in order to balance out the world and
1:23.1	to humanize the workplace.
1:24.8	Come on this journey with me.
1:26.2	Each week when you join me, we are going to chase down our goals.
1:30.5	We'll overcome adversity and set you up for a better tomorrow.
1:33.9	I'm ready for my closer.
1:37.0	Tell me, have you been enjoying these new bonus confidence classics episodes we've been
1:42.2	dropping on you every week?
1:43.2	We've literally hundreds of episodes for you to listen to.
1:46.3	So these bonuses are a great way to help you find the ones you may have already missed.
1:51.1	I hope you love this one as much as I do.
1:53.6	I'm so glad you're back here with me this week.
1:56.1	Get ready for some excitement.
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