{"id":12565,"date":"2025-10-14T13:42:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icentralau.com.au\/brisbane\/?p=12565"},"modified":"2025-10-14T13:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:56:33","slug":"becoming-leaders-emma-falson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icentralau.com.au\/brisbane\/becoming-leaders-emma-falson\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Leaders: Emma Falson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12565\" class=\"elementor elementor-12565\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ef729 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24ef729\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e4d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91e4d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leading with empathy, curiosity, and courage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab9b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ab9b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of our ongoing partnership with Cisco, <span style=\"color: #37c0c6;\"><strong data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"864\">Innovation Central Brisbane (ICB)<\/strong><\/span> is proud to deliver, for a second year, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icentralau.com.au\/brisbane\/women-of-cisco-hackathon-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women of Cisco Top Female Talent Program<\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #37c0c6;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>&#8211; a two-part leadership and innovation experience that empowers emerging female leaders across Australia and New Zealand to build confidence, connection, and digital capability.<\/p><p data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1490\">Delivered in collaboration with <span style=\"color: #37c0c6;\"><strong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1185\">Industry Fellow\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icentralau.com.au\/brisbane\/nicole-hatherly-named-inaugural-industry-fellow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicole Hatherly<\/a>\u00a0and ICB\u2019s <span style=\"color: #37c0c6;\"><strong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1242\">Design Thinking Facilitator,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vibhor-pandey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vibhor Pandey<\/a><span style=\"color: #37c0c6;\"><strong>,<\/strong><\/span> the program combines leadership development with hands-on innovation through a hackathon and prototype build. The initiative reflects ICB\u2019s commitment to accelerating digital skills and amplifying women\u2019s voices across the technology ecosystem.<\/p><p>One of this year\u2019s participants,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/efalson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma Falson<\/a>, is a Distribution Account Manager based in Sydney. Her motivation for joining the program came from a desire to grow, connect, and learn from others across the Cisco network.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><i>\u201cThere were numerous reasons I wanted to take part in the program, and I was influenced by the great feedback on the program from women in previous cohorts,\u201d<\/i> <\/strong><\/span>Emma shared. <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i>\u201c[I wanted to] gain exposure to the leadership team, meet likeminded women from across the company and develop strong relationships, step out of my comfort zone and put myself in a new learning environment, and gain some guidance on my career. I was really interested in being paired with a mentor and sponsor, (I had never had a sponsor before). I am ver<\/i>y <i>grateful for the mentor and sponsor I have been paired with as well. I can see them both being invaluable for my career progression.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>The program began earlier this year with Nicole Hatherly\u2019s Digital Skills for Impact and Influence Masterclass, delivered in partnership with ICB. This first phase focused on building self-awareness and digital influence, skills that Emma says have already made a meaningful impact on her leadership style.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i>\u201cI think the content Nicole took us through really set the foundation for the two days in Brisbane and have given me a great set of tools to help regulate emotions and understand my personality more,\u201d<\/i> <\/span><\/strong>she said. <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><i>\u201cI think being able to recognise certain emotions and triggers is extremely helpful as a leader and regulating yourself.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Now almost halfway through the second phase of the program -facilitated by Vibhor Pandey, ICB\u2019s Design Thinking Facilitator &#8211; Emma and her team, the <em>Queenovators<\/em>, are continuing to develop their prototype idea following the two-day Hackathon in Brisbane.<br \/><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u201cThe two days in Brisbane at ICB at QUT has been the biggest highlight so far,\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> she said. <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u201cMeeting everyone in person and then the two-day immersive course on design thinking was fantastic. I have really enjoyed getting to know my group members (Queenovators) and I think we have a really solid problem and idea to solve.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Her team\u2019s innovation challenge focused on distribution long-tail quote conversion, addressing how Cisco could use automation to improve engagement with partners who have requested quotes and reduce missed revenue opportunities.<\/p><p>When asked what kind of leader she hopes to become, Emma\u2019s answer reflects her strong sense of empathy and purpose.<br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u201cI want to be known as a leader who is empathetic, and will always strive to get the best out of my teams so they can excel,\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">she said. <\/span><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>I view good leaders are at service of their teams and helping them grow. I don\u2019t believe in micromanagement, but I do believe in keeping teams on track and helping them pr<\/strong><\/span><strong>ioritise their workload.\u201d<\/strong><\/i><\/p><p>Like many women in technology, Emma\u2019s professional journey has included balancing the demands of career and family.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><i>\u201cHaving two children in the last five years has been the biggest challenge for myself personally,\u201d <\/i><\/strong><\/span>she shared. <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><i>\u201cI think the mothers\u2019 guilt of working full time and kids in childcare four days a week has been hard to navigate. I want to continue my career, but I also want to be always there and available to my kids, which is a very hard balance.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Her advice to other women beginning their careers in technology is both encouraging <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">and realistic.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u201cBe curious and open to opportunities,\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">she said. <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><i>\u201cDon\u2019t think that the type of work you start in will be your career &#8211; your career will evolve and change directions. If you want to be a mum, don\u2019t let your career stop you from having a family when you want it.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>As her team moves deeper into the Build Phase, Emma is eager to expand her skills and explore how emerging technology can create new value for Cisco\u2019s partners.<\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">And in true spirit of balance, she\u2019s also rediscovering joy outside of work.<br \/><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u201cI recently started playing water polo again for the first time in 14 years\u2026 Never too late to start something (again)!\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Emma\u2019s journey through the Women of Cisco Top Female Talent Program is one of courage, curiosity, and connection &#8211; a reminder of what\u2019s possible when women lead with empathy and authenticity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading with empathy, curiosity, and courage As part of our ongoing partnership with Cisco, Innovation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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