The Next Big Idea Daily How to Stop Negative Self-Talk from Running Your Team
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Oct 28, 2025 Rhett Power, a leadership consultant and co-author of *Headamentals*, joins Dr. Susie Burke, an organizational psychologist, and Ryan Berman, a fellow consultant, to tackle the pervasive issue of negative self-talk in leadership. They discuss how the inner voice often impedes leaders' success more than external factors. The trio introduces the 3C method for reprogramming mindset and reveals common sabotaging archetypes like the 'Catastrophizer.' They emphasize that self-talk can either empower teams or undermine them—it's like leadership plutonium!
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Inner Voice Drives Leadership
- The biggest leadership challenge is the internal voice, not market pressures or deadlines.
- When your inner voice is in charge, your self-talk becomes team talk and shapes culture.
Negative Thoughts Are The Default
- Most people experience frequent negative, repetitive thoughts as a default brain setting.
- High achievers commonly suffer imposter syndrome despite accomplishments.
Survival Wiring Explains Self-Doubt
- Our brains evolved for survival, not growth, so they replay past threats to keep us safe.
- That survival wiring explains why past hurts keep blocking present leadership risks.
