04 Jun STEP NINE: GROWTH
?Why there is so much talk about personal development and growth?! ?What if personal growth is what determines the quality of your (professional) life? ? In this video: ?You...
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Welcome to my leadership coaching blog on people-pleasing patterns in corporate life. Here I write about what actually gets in the way of Directors advancing to VP and what to do about it. Each post draws on real patterns I see in my coaching work with senior leaders across tech, finance, and consulting. These are not generic leadership tips. They are observations from over 3,000 hours of executive coaching conversations, the kind of honest, specific insights that rarely make it into leadership books but come up in almost every coaching session. If you have ever said yes when you meant no, softened feedback to keep the peace, or wondered why doing everything right still does not feel like enough, you are in the right place.
The patterns I write about here: over-explaining, avoiding conflict, shrinking in rooms where you should be leading are not personal failings. They are learned survival strategies that worked at one stage of your career and now quietly hold you back at the next. Understanding them is the first step to changing them. For more personal reflections on people-pleasing, boundaries, and leadership identity, I also write on Substack and Medium.
Browse the articles below and take what is useful. If any of this resonates more deeply and if you recognise yourself in what you read and are ready to do something about it, you are welcome to explore my coaching approach or book a free pattern mapping call.
28 May STEP EIGHT: RESILIENCE
What do you do when your boss or your colleague did something that made you feel unappreciated and sad? Or because of the enormous workload, you feel things cannot...
23 May STEP SEVEN: MOTIVATION
? I have not yet met anybody who'd not want to feel motivated; who'd not want to understand the DNA of their motivation and how to tap into it. If...
13 May STEP SIX: RESPONSIBILITY
Responsibility could feel heavy. Do you feel increasingly responsible towards your team, colleagues, family, and even yourself? Do you ask yourself how to cope with all that responsibility and...
12 May STEP FIVE: CHANGE
Fear of the consequences of change can sabotage our goals. In this video, I discuss how to handle the change and ensure the achievement of your goals. This week I take...
12 May STEP FOUR: INSPIRATION
Do you need some inspiration? Routine took over and achieving your goals could benefit from some extra firepower? How to persevere towards your goals with inspirational flare again? Take a look...