Episode 77: Own who you are with Maureen Ross Gemme

52 Weeks of Me

Maureen Ross Gemme spent 30 years in her corporate job and then became an entrepreneur when she created her coaching and training business called Emerge Leadership Academy in 2013. After living through her teenage years as a drug addict and an alcoholic, she had a major transformation and started her recovery journey when she was just 24. She then began her corporate career and stayed on the personal and professional growth path. She became an expert in personality by studying several personality-type assessments such as MBTI, Enneagram, and Everything DiSC. She also received her BA in psychology and MS in Education while studying human behavior at school and applied it all to her work life. Now Maureen trains corporate teams as an Authorized Partner of Everything DiSC. In her classes, teams improve their respect for each other and learn to truly value the diversity in our personalities so everyone can get along better at work. Managers improve their methods to delegate, motivate and develop their staff.
Highlights:

• Transition: She went as far as she could in her corporate career and reached a point when starting her own business brought her next level of growth
• Transformation: When she decided to be clean and sober at 24, she had to change everything in her life, including the way she thought, the things she did, and the people she hung around with
• Tips: If you are suffering in any way, get help; you are not alone; find your support people and get connected
• Method for change: release your past, forgive those who hurt you, review your belief system, manage your energy, create a plan of action, prepare for obstacles, establish your support system, and take baby steps forward every day
• Breaking habits: Be conscious of your negative thoughts; for extroverts - listen more; for introverts - speak up more

There are many different ways to find out about your personality including, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Enneagram, Human Design, and Everything DISC. As a personality expert, Maureen shares how important it is to discover and understand your personality. Some of the benefits of doing this work are improved relationships in and out of work, better idea of what motivates you and what stresses you in the workplace, and allows better communicate with your boss and colleagues.

If you want to learn more, take the personality quiz called: What animal best represents your leadership style? on her website Emerge Leadership Academy.

If you are in recovery from addiction, check out Maureen's podcast called Emerge. Evolve. Lead. for People in Recovery.

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