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In this episode, Sandra Gott-Karlbauer, the Managing Director at ÖBB Train Tech, talks about the importance of empathy and managing complexity when it comes to leadership. She shares her biggest challenges in leadership positions and how she overcomes them, while also shedding light on ÖBB’s initiatives to reduce the gender leadership gap and the progress she sees..

Sandra sheds some light on her leadership style and emphasises the importance of delegation for both the leader and the team. She shares tips on how to retain employees and maintain a solid commitment to DEI in the workplace. Sandra touches on a wide range of topics from cross-mentoring, parenting, how to keep up-to-date with tech and ends with the promising commitment of increasing women's presence in ÖBB over the next years.

Sandra Gott-Karlbauer: Sandra Gott-Karlbauer is the Managing Director at ÖBB Train Tech and one of the most important women in the Austrian mobility sector. Now she is responsible for more than 4,000 technicians and prior to this position she was the CEO of Business Unit Urban Transport at Siemens.

Mahdis Gharaei: Mahdis is the cofounder and co-ceo of the global career and HR platform the female factor. Prior to that she was the youngest and only female general manager of an airline in Austria & Germany. She’s a passionate diversity advocate, business woman and opportunity maker by heart. Her TEDxtalk around female leadership in business has been watched over 40.000 times.

About the female factor: The female factor is a global community for the next generation of female leaders, enabling them to get their seat at the table. The brand recently launched Europe’s first job platform connecting female job seekers with inclusive companies.

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