Overcoming Obstacles to Leading with Confidence
Overcoming Obstacles to Leading with Confidence
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
One of the most critical skills for a leader is the ability to lead with confidence. Being confident allows you to gain buy-in, trust, and respect from those you lead and work with. Without these skills, you may face more challenges than the average person in a leadership role. In this course, taught by former tech executive-turned-business coach Jennine Heller, you'll discover the top strategies for learning how to lead confidently. Jennine explores concepts around leadership identity and imposter syndrome to help you get in touch with the leader you aspire to be. She also shares the characteristics of a confident leader and gives methods to help you embody each of these. Finally, Jennine emphasizes the importance of continued development in your leadership role as a way to take ownership, instill a culture of learning, and focus on what's most important. Upon completion of this course, you'll feel prepared to tackle your leadership role with the confidence you desire — and need.
Syllabus
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Dispel leadership misconceptions In order to become a strong leader, it's important for you to prioritize learning your values and goals as a leader over prescribed notions of what leaders "should" look like. 3m
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Own your authenticity There are many reasons why you might feel like you can't really be yourself once you're in a leadership role, but managing a team while you're hung up on your shortcomings won't get you nearly as far as leading with authenticity and self-confidence. 3m
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Embrace your natural skills Everyone has natural skills that they bring to a role, whether or not they recognize it. 2m
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Face your insecurities Overcoming your insecurities is an ongoing process, and as you face them, your confidence will aid you in persevering. 2m
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Refresh your self-image As you've become more senior, it's important to recognize what ideas about yourself you've held onto that are not serving you well. 2m
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Eliminate your perfectionism When you hold yourself to unreasonable standards, you hold yourself back. 3m
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Access your confidence It's easy to get thrown off balance by other people's judgements. 3m
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Overcome mistakes Giving into your insecurities and wallowing in regret after you've made a mistake does not help the situation. 2m
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Deactivate your inner critic When you feel out of your depth, you might believe that you don't have what it takes to handle new challenges. 2m
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Intercept your emotions Situations that stir up your insecurities lead you to react emotionally. 2m
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Limit micromanagement If you're not able to trust and delegate to your team, you could be a micromanager, which hurts morale and prevents growth. 3m
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Create positive accountability It's important to have strategies in place to create accountability for your team. 3m
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Address underperformers Letting underperformers coast not only affects productivity, it’s demoralizing for the rest of the organization. 3m
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Prepare for difficult conversations Preparing for difficult conversations may leave you stressed out, losing sleep, or endlessly rehearsing what-ifs. 3m
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Conduct difficult conversations You may never be eager to conduct a difficult conversation but they will always be part of your job. 3m
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Manage team conflicts You might not know how to respond when conflict among team members arises — but left unaddressed, tension erodes morale and productivity. 2m
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Coaching vs. advising Knowing when to put on your advice hat and when to put on your coach hat — even knowing the difference of what those hats mean! 2m
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Become a better coach Once you've determined that you need to wear your coach hat, you will need the tools to be effective in that role. 3m
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Slow down to speed up When you move too fast on an initiative before ensuring all the pieces are in place, you risk losing traction during implementation. 2m
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Address neglected tasks If someone took over your job tomorrow, it's important to recognize what they would see that you've relegated to the background left to run on automatic. 2m
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Trust your instincts As a leader, it's important to trust your instincts and listen to what your intuition is telling you. 2m
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Reboot your work relationships Over time, some of your work relationships may settle into unhealthy dynamics. 2m
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Take the wheel You owe it to yourself to be thoughtful and deliberate about your career path. 2m
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Putting it all together Great leaders are genuine, deliberate, and always improving. 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Jennine Heller
Jennine Heller is a no-nonsense executive coach for leaders in tech. As a software engineer who moved into management, co-founded (and sold) a software company, and held several executive positions, she brings decades of hands-on business experience to her practice. Jennine is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and writes articles on leadership for Inc., Forbes, Fast Company and Women On Business.
Jennine Heller
Executive Coach at JHeller Coaching
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