How Women Can Reclaim Power In The Room
Our founding CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, sat down with Victoria Nelson, the found of Power of the Ask, to discuss in detail how women can protest their authority without shrinking themselves and why delivering a persuasive “ask” is ultimately about rewriting the rules of the room rather than simply surviving them.
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Victoria Nelson founded Power of the Ask, a negotiation consultancy that helps leaders – especially women – build the skills to communicate clearly, manage conflict before it becomes crisis and take agency over how they are perceived in high-stakes environments.
“Behind closed doors, many highly visible women share the same fear. It is not failure. It is cancellation. Over the past several years, we have seen public stories of women taking disproportionate hits for mistakes, missteps, or controversies, sometimes of their own making and sometimes not. A flawed product launch. An internal culture issue. A poorly managed communication moment. For entrepreneurial women and women in politics, reputation is not confined to one company or one role. It shapes the arc of an entire career. Once a name becomes attached to a conflict that was poorly handled, future opportunities narrow.”