Growing Your Leadership with Alisa Cohn | The Good Leadership Podcast #25

Alisa Cohn was named the Top Startup Coach in the World by Thinkers50/Marshall Goldsmith Global Coaches and the #1 Global Guru for Startups in 2021. A sought-after speaker, she has been named by Inc. magazine as one of the top 100 leadership speakers, and is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review and Forbes.  

She can also add best-selling author to her long list of accomplishments with her book, From Start-up to Grown-up, which unpacks and provides insights and tools for the journey founders (and all leaders) must go through as they scale their leadership.  

Learn more about IMS and future sessions with thought leaders like Alisa Cohn: https://ims-online.com/programs 

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:07 Alisa’s professional journey

02:33 Managing yourself and self examination

04:35 Reflection needs to become a reflex

05:18 How leaders deal with conflict

08:01 Approach or script that helps leaders during conflict

11:31 How to help leaders check down

13:59 Observable behavior of leaders

16:18 Authenticity and humanity

18:33 Imposter syndrome

20:34 Challenging negative beliefs

21:52 Positive self talk

23:35 Fake it until you make it

24:27 Difference between leadership and management

26:24 Showing praise to your team

29:53 Appreciation and recognition

31:26 GOD process

32:29 Accountability

34:28 Choose your problems!

35:49 Advice to leaders on hiring and firing employees

39:52 Effective delegation

41:38 Highest and best use for you as a founder or leader?

43:42 Key takeaway

44:50 Conclusion