Leading Her Introvert Way: Executive Leadership Development & Career Growth for Black Women
Leading Her Introvert Way: Executive Leadership Development & Career Growth for Black Women
Nicole Bryan
140: What Black Women Leaders Lose When They Only Chase External Validation
17 minutes Posted Jul 8, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Welcome And Who This Is For
Summer Series Recap And The Thread
A Career Built On Real Excitement
When Drive Turns Into Work Addiction
External Validation Replaces Intrinsic Reward
Reconnecting With Purpose And Joy
Questions To Find What You Lost
Quiz Teaser, Coaching Invite, Closing
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You chose this field for a reason. Do you remember what it was? In this final episode of the summer series, Dr. Nicole gets personal. She shares the story of how she fell in love with human resources — and how years of overachieving, overperforming, and chasing external validation quietly stole the joy that brought her to the work in the first place. And how she got it back. This episode is not about working less or caring less. It is about reconnecting with the reason you started — and under...