Why Do So Many Leaders Fear Speaking Up?

Описание: We all have unconscious beliefs that are impacting how we show up. Often, they can have a really negative impact on our work.

I recently worked with an incredibly successful, senior leader who felt terrified about speaking up in front of her peers, down to a limiting belief formed in school, all thanks to a couple of ‘mean girls’.

She has a brilliant mind, but because of this childhood-formed belief, she keeps most of her ideas to herself.

She learned at a young age, "stay quiet, stay safe".

Sadly, this is not uncommon, especially in leaders.

Imagine the great ideas businesses miss out on because of this type of thing 😱

Whilst digging deep in a recent coaching session, we uncovered that this pattern was a learned behaviour from her youth, formed as a means of self-protection.

She recalled an all-girls school experience where her academic success was viewed negatively, so she stayed quiet to avoid being ostracised. She got comfortable falling under the radar.

Most of our thinking is done unconsciously, so we often don’t even realise what our limiting beliefs are (or how they’re impacting us).

They’re often major blockers in us reaching our full potential.

Get curious and start to become aware of your limiting beliefs, I promise it’s worth it.

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