Hi, I’m Kylee Dare,  

Founder of Purposeful Leadership.

 

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When I was the only female partner of a large corporation, I tried to “fit the mould” of the leaders around me. In other words “toughen up”. I was successful and I was at the pinnacle of my career, but it wasn’t authentic to who I wanted to be.

 

Then in 2011 I suffered an injury that left me permanently disabled and led to 8 years of debilitating pain, medication that impaired my cognitive abilities, and isolation. I hardly left my home.

 

After intensive rehab and having a spinal cord stimulator embedded in my spine in 2017, my capability began to return and I started to wonder what might be possible.

 

That’s when I received a knock on the door from my former Managing Director.

 

“We want you to come back to work as a Non-Executive Director.” I told him he was crazy, and it wasn’t possible. But that knock opened the door just a crack, enough for me to see light, opportunity and possibility. There was no looking back. I’d had a life-changing event that brought me clarity and a new perspective.

 

I’d been given a do-over, so how did I want to lead this time?

 

It was no longer about “toughening up”. My strengths were my courage, my empathy, passion and resilience.