Speaking Truth to Power: How to Influence Senior Leaders Without Losing Yourself | Women Who Lead

Women Who Lead: Leadership, Career & Influence · Sep 10, 2026 · 9m · transcript

In this episode of Women Who Lead, host Deborah Doyle tackles the critical and often terrifying challenge of speaking truth to power within corporate environments. This guide is designed for ambitious women in leadership roles who struggle with imposter syndrome, fear of backlash, or the pressure to remain silent in high-stakes meetings with senior executives. We explore why brilliant, strategic women often shrink themselves to fit into predefined boxes, nodding when they should speak and smiling when they want to scream, and how that silence slowly erodes their authority and professional…