Episode 49: Leadership and Feedback with Olivia and Archita

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In the Season 5 Finale Olivia Cream and Archita Fritz tackle two key topics “Only’s” navigate in the workplace leadership and the power of feedback.

Here are some key takeaways from the episode:

  • Cancel the noise around not waiting to ask for permission for a title or for a place at a table because you are leading always in your own space in your own way!

  • You performing at your job is the ticket to the ball, yes! But what you do in terms of focus, in terms of advocacy, in terms of intentional networking, in terms of getting mentors that align with your goal. That’s what makes the difference in you reaching and ultimately achieving

  • Get that driver seat of your career warmed up, it has got to be you in it

  • Leadership journey when moving from the military to the civilian world shifts from one of Command and control to trust and inspire

  • You have to be aware of your battlefield and you have to understand the spoken or unspoken criteria for success in that environment

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Episode 5: A Soldier, a Doctor, and a Mother

Meet Dr. Ashlesha Tawde, a veteran of the Indian Armed Forces. In this episode of The Nine Oh Six, Ashlesha reflects on her dual identity as a soldier and as a civilian, including planning her wedding while in a war-zone at the border of India and Pakistan. Hear from her as she shares the childhood experiences that shaped her desire to enter the Indian military. Ashlesha also reflects on the critical role that her support system - including her life partner - has played throughout her life, especially as she now raises her young daughter.

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