Season 46 Episode 1240

S1 E9 - Leadership Beyond Burnout

Have you ever met someone who you were just in awe of their dedication, commitment, and success? Dr. Ali is one of those people.
Watch as she shares how she gained peace through gathering data to allow her to take decisive and strategic action to create her life.
She shares how she emerged from what was first an undiagnosed chronic illness to creating a life that she loves.
Dr. Alexandra McDermott is an award-winning Global Leader, American research professor, attorney, published author, speaker, entrepreneur, and business consultant, and coach. McDermott is also known as a leadership and digital expert and most recently for her work “Reframing Despair: Going from Stuck to Unstoppable” in Fearless Female Leaders.
She recently left her role as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Southern California in May 2022 where she taught Leadership, Economics, and Organizational Change to doctoral students in the Organizational Change and Leadership program. She currently teaches for American Public University System and is proud to serve a large military student demographic and their families.
She is the Founder and CEO of McDermott Leadership, an ecosystem of Leadership organizations serving Global Leaders and developing Leaders as well as organizations and their teams.
She was recently honored by Marquis Who's Who for her entrepreneurial success and received an Outstanding Leadership Award by Education 2.0. She was also recently named the Top Global Leader 2023 by the International Association of Top Professionals and has just received the honor of Global Icons 2023 by Passion Vista.
McDermott is now living her dream life in southern California with her twin girls, sister, and two dogs