32. Lead as Yourself with Mala Batra, CEO of Aspire Public Schools

How can you be the best leader you can be? Be yourself!

For this Women of Color Rise episode, we talk with Mala Batra, CEO of Aspire Public Schools. A self-proclaimed introvert who never planned to be a CEO, Mala shares that the secret to thriving and sustaining as a CEO has been leading as herself. This has meant speaking out – but in ways that are authentic to her, like recording a video of herself on her living room couch sharing why it matters that Aspire talks about the George Floyd murder with their students. It has also meant working hard but also saying no to the “extras”, those networking events at night that drain her and take her away from her family. It has also meant Mala leaning deeper into her community and surrounding herself with coaches and friends who understand personally how tough her job is and offer encouragement and vulnerable stories too.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://analizawolf.com/ep-32-lead-as-yourself-with-mala-batra-ceo-of-aspire-public-schools