The Imposter’s Guide to Authentic Leadership

You got promoted because you were great at your job. So why does being the boss feel like starting over? The people-pleasing instincts that got you promoted aren’t the ones that make you good at leading people. Host Lori Kirksted found that out the hard way and wrote a book about it. A lot of high-achieving people succeed not only because they’re good at what they do, but because they go above and beyond, make sure everyone around them is okay, and never want to be the reason anything goes wrong. For a long time, that works really well. Then you’re in charge, and you can’t keep everyone happy and make the right call at the same time. You can’t lead from the outside in, waiting for approval that may never come, and expect to build a team that trusts you when you don’t even trust yourself. This series is based on the book of the same name, so if anything you hear speaks to you, that’s where to go next for the full framework and the leadership activity prompts. Buy the book here: https://a.co/d/0grNYLyg Instgram: @the_imposters_guide LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lorikirksted/

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  Episode #11

  Episode 11: Finale — You Have the Framework. Now What?

  Aug 12, 202612 minS1

  <p>If you’ve recognized yourself anywhere in this season, this final episode gives you a starting point rather than a neat conclusion. Ten episodes, five dimensions, four transitions, one season. What this whole season was really circling, underneath all of it, is the gap between who you are and who you have been performing, and what it takes to close that gap once you can actually see it.</p> <p> </p> <p>The book goes deeper into all five dimensions of the framework and how to shift the habits that got you promoted into the ones that make you a l...

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  Episode #10

  Episode 10: Self-Discipline — Knowing When to Stop Is the Real Skill

  Aug 12, 202612 minS1

  <p>Episode 10: Self-Discipline — Knowing When to Stop Is the Real Skill</p> <p> </p> <p>If you can’t remember the last time you did not respond immediately to a message, this one is for you. People pleasers do not have a discipline problem. We have a direction problem, all of that discipline pointed at other people's needs instead of our own. This episode centers on a 10pm message, my phone turned face down on the nightstand, and the completely unremarkable morning that followed once I finally let something wait.</p> <p> </p> <p>The book goes deeper into all five d...

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  Episode #9

  Episode 9: Relationships — Being Liked Won't Save You When It Counts

  Aug 12, 202612 minS1

  <p>If you have ever wondered whether your work relationships would actually hold up under real pressure, this one is for you. Two layoffs taught me two very different lessons. The first one wrecked me, because I had confused being liked with being safe, and found out the hard way those are not the same thing. By the second layoff, I understood the difference, and this episode is about what changed in between.</p> <p> </p> <p>The book goes deeper into all five dimensions of the framework and how to shift the habits that got you promoted into the o...

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  Episode #8

  Episode 8: Heart — Absorbing Everyone's Feelings Isn't Helping Them

  Aug 12, 202612 minS1

  <p>If you are the leader everyone vents to and nothing on your team ever actually improves, this episode explains why that pattern keeps repeating. I believed an open door made me a good leader. It took me far too long to notice my calendar was the same conversation on repeat, week after week, changing nothing for anyone involved, including me.</p> <p> </p> <p>The book goes deeper into all five dimensions of the framework and how to shift the habits that got you promoted into the ones that make you a leader people actually trust.</p> <p> </p> <p>...

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  Episode #7

  Episode 7: Values — You Know What You Believe. Now Say It Out Loud.

  Aug 12, 202612 minS1

  <p>If you can name exactly what you believe but go quiet the moment it actually counts, this one is for you. I could always tell you my values without hesitating. Saying them out loud when it cost me something turned out to be a different skill entirely, one I had never actually practiced. A team member finally asked me straight out why I had not just told her what I thought, and that question is the reason this episode exists.</p> <p> </p> <p>The book goes deeper into all five dimensions of the framework and how to shift t...

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