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Is it more important for a female leader to be liked or to be trusted?
2026-08-19 · 451: What Nobody Tells Women About Their First Promotion
How do workplace relationships change after a woman gets promoted to a leadership role?
2026-08-18 · 451: What Nobody Tells Women About Their First Promotion
Should a new supervisor eat lunch with the team they manage?
2026-08-18 · 451: What Nobody Tells Women About Their First Promotion
How did Kim Porter build HatchOne and use TikTok to grow an engineering community?
2026-08-17 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power
What is the most important mindset shift women need to make after their first promotion?
2026-08-17 · 451: What Nobody Tells Women About Their First Promotion
What does Kim Porter say distinguishes a true leader from a manager in engineering environments?
2026-08-16 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power
Why does Kim Porter believe new engineering disciplines like biomedical and environmental engineering have better gender representation than mechanical engineering?
2026-08-16 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power
How does Kim Porter recommend women engineers respond when told they are 'too assertive' or 'too aggressive' in performance reviews?
2026-08-15 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power
What is Kim Porter's 'silence is power' communication strategy in professional settings?
2026-08-15 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power
How did Kim Porter get her first engineering job and what surprised her about it?
2026-08-14 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power
What is Kim Porter's advice for early-career engineers choosing their first job?
2026-08-14 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power
How does Kim Porter describe managing imposter syndrome throughout a 40-year engineering career?
2026-08-13 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power
What language changes does Kim Porter recommend engineers use to avoid undermining their own authority?
2026-08-13 · 452: The Words That Quietly Give Away Your Power