Female Leaders and Achievers

At Elite, we are committed to supporting female leaders, achievers, and innovators. We wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the women at Elite who make our company’s and our client’s success possible. We asked the female leaders and achievers at Elite for their perspective on Women’s History Month, leadership, advice, and their experiences.

Women’s History Month is important to me because it highlights women who have made a difference in history. Even more, it opens up that same world of possibilities to young girls today.

1. The ability to create women-empowered workplaces.
2. Strength – to take risks, learn from failure, and the courage to fight for your beliefs.
3. Adaptability – to weather changes and to wield them to your advantage.
4. Grit – to thrive during today’s challenges.
5. Tenacity – to act with confidence and determination.

To the next generation, women were only 20.5% of all C-suite positions in 2021. I encourage you to go for your beliefs and career goals. Take initiative beyond your job description, overcome your hurdles, use your grit and confidence, and seek out mentors. I can’t wait to see your name as we celebrate Women’s History Month in the future.

Women’s History Month is so important to me in today’s world. When I was growing up, there was no such thing, and it was male-dominated world in business. Women faced many challenges to succeed or move to management positions. Today, we are accepted as equal to men in business and in sports as well. It’s important for women to know they can be whatever they want to be in life.

As a woman, I/we have a keen sense to use emotional intelligence to look at situations. This helps me get things accomplished in a different and sometimes better way. I listen to what’s needed, which helps me to improve on collaborating with clients and peers and at networking. Also, in the world of deposition services, it is mostly dominated by women, which helps create an environment of camaraderie in business and communication.

First, look for a company in an industry for which you have an interest. Learn the industry from top to bottom. The more you know, the more of an asset you will be. Always be willing to learn a new craft or service within the company and be willing to help others. Find a dynamic and forward-thinking organization and make it your work home. Like me!

Women’s history month highlights various accomplishments of women in our community. It is a time for us to reflect on those accomplishments and be inspired. Women’s history month gives me great pride in all of my accomplishments and sparks a fire that ignites my drive to accomplish even more of my goals.

Being a woman allows me to approach my position from a unique perspective. Naturally I am a stronger listener. This allows me to reach deeper into my clients’ pain points and develop custom solutions to meet their specific needs.

Be confident. Learn as much as you can and continue to work towards achieving your goals.

I think Women’s History Month is so important because it reminds us as a society of the accomplishments and contributions that women have made and continue to do so. There’s a quote I love by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month encourage us to seek women’s opinions and prioritize having women and minorities in leadership positions.

There are many qualities that make a great leader, but the first thing that comes to mind is caring. Leaders who take the time to get to know their team are, in my opinion, very effective leaders. People want to work with and for people they like, and often, they will work harder for someone they care about and respect. I think listening to your team and understanding their needs creates an environment of trust and dependability.

Make learning a priority. Learn new skills, software, methods of doing things, really anything you can. And don’t be afraid to ask others for help or if you can learn from them. 9 times out of 10, other people want to help, and if you don’t ask the answer is always no. By learning new skills, you are able to be a strong contributor to your organization, while also becoming an invaluable asset to your team.

Women’s History month, to me, is inspiring. It’s a reminder to pause and appreciate all of the incredible things women have and continue to accomplish and fight for- even in 2022. It inspires me to be strong, confident and the most self-loving version of myself I can be and fight for the future I want for my myself and my family.

Being a woman, and mother, has given me a unique perspective and adaptiveness when it comes to my role. It’s made me more flexible, skilled at multitasking, and forced the necessary ability to compartmentalize to be more efficient and tackle tasks with purpose and a goal in mind.

Look for new ways to be value added- whether it be assisting with a project already in the works or tackling a new project and redirecting a strategy to highlight your strengths and unique perspective. Ask for additional responsibilities outside of your comfort zone and show your ability and willingness to adapt and be an even bigger team player.

Being from a Hispanic culture, it has been difficult in past years for women to rise in the business community. We now have great role models we can look up that have shown us how to grow and have a better life. So for Women’s History Month, I will be celebrating women who have worked hard to get where they are today.

As a wife/mother/woman/working mother we never stop. We learn how to overcome every challenge that comes our way. Qualities of a great female leader are self confidence, honest, good Listener, visionary, strong communicator, and great decision maker.

Always give your 110%.. Your destiny is determined you and the effort you put forth. Own your mistakes and learn from them. Celebrate your victories. Always be positive and treat others with respect. Remain humble and strong in everything you do.