Women of Culture Leading Authentically with Kanchan Prinsloo

In this episode, Roxanne converses with Kanchan Prinsloo, an executive coach, about cultural diversity, women of culture in corporate roles, and the benefits of a diverse corporate culture. They also delve into mentorship, navigating personal and organizational culture, and the pandemic's impact on women of color in leadership roles.

Quote: “Be known as a leader who made a difference.” Kanchan Prinsloo

Just how diverse is the culture in your workplace? Are there people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.? Is it balanced or could it be much more inclusive?

On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne we’re talking with my friend and Executive Coach Kanchan Prinsloo about what it takes for people of culture to become more authentic leaders and how their cultural differences can help them to create an open and welcoming workplace for everyone.

Kanchan is a professional executive coach, facilitator and speaker committed to both Women of Culture (WOC) leaders and leaders of WOC leaders. As a speaker and facilitator, she helps organizations prevent turnover and build their brand with retaining diversity of thought.

Authentic Touch Points:

Sometimes pronunciation matters. 2:00 Your heritage story. 7:00 Underrepresentation for people of culture. 10:00 Creating a great “diversity soup”. 17:30 Diversity helps the bottom line. 19:00 Sponsorship vs mentorship. 23:30 Finding balance. 26:30 COVID hit people of culture hard. 31:00
Kanchan is the founder and CEO of KaPri Consulting. The company is designed to help leaders own their personal power in support of maintaining a robust organizational culture of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. With more than 25 years of leadership experience in various industries, Kanchan holds a Master of Arts in Leadership, a Certificate of Executive Coaching, and accreditation with International Coaching Federation (ICF) PCC. Her facilitation, executive coaching and speaking practice brings an additional 9 years of experience.

As we move toward reopening workspaces and gathering again, I encourage leaders to reach out for guidance about presenting their authentic self to develop an improved workplace for everyone with less conflict as I offer executive coaching. Click here to contact me at your convenience, or click here to Chat with Roxanne!

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Stay Authentic,

Roxanne

Links:

Kanchan’s website: https://kapriconsulting.ca
Kanchan’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanchanprinsloo/ McKinsey study Kanchan mentioned: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace Roxanne’s LinkedIn profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/ Roxanne’s email: [email protected] Chat with Roxanne: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ Roxanne’s previous podcasts: https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/

(0:00) Introduction to the episode and guest Kanchan Prinsloo (4:14) Importance of awareness, allyship, and understanding one's heritage in cultural diversity (10:25) Kanchan's journey as an executive coach and the concept of women of culture (14:13) Leading authentically as a woman of culture and adapting in corporate culture (19:49) Shift in corporate culture towards diversity and its financial benefits (22:12) The role of sponsorship and mentorship in career progression (28:47) Navigating personal and organizational culture amidst diversity (31:16) Impact of the pandemic on women, especially women of color, in corporate roles (34:19) Leading a diverse team and self-development for women of color in leadership (39:00) Connect with Kanchan Prinsloo for support and coaching (41:08) Reflecting on authenticity in leadership and invitation to take an authenticity quiz (42:00) Wrapping up and thanks to Kanchan Prinsloo