Sabina Nawaz, an elite executive coach with experience in advising Fortune 500 companies, dives into the challenges of leadership. She discusses the perils of promotion and the importance of asking for genuine feedback. Power dynamics in leadership are explored, highlighting how leaders can become deaf to dissent. Nawaz emphasizes the value of 'doing nothing' for creativity and introduces micro-habits that support personal growth. Listeners gain insights into transforming pressure into productivity while fostering supportive workplace environments.
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Pressure and Power Dynamics
Getting promoted is the riskiest career moment, not because power corrupts, but because pressure does.
Power then blinds individuals to their changed actions' impact.
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Sabina's Management Shift
Sabina Nawaz was initially a beloved manager at Microsoft, known for her caring approach.
Under pressure from increased responsibilities and a demanding schedule, she became short-tempered and micromanaging, causing an employee distress.
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Effective Feedback Solicitation
Instead of simply asking for feedback, ask specific questions to receive higher-quality feedback.
Externalize the ask by prompting for feedback from a third-party perspective to ease discomfort.
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You're the Boss offers a fresh, evidence-based framework for managing pressure and power with grace and intelligence. Sabina Nawaz provides potent strategies to help managers anticipate and compensate for leadership hazards without changing who they are. The book is based on over two decades of coaching and in-depth research into the psychology of behavior and relationships, helping managers to become the boss everyone wants to work for.
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Sabina Nawaz shows you how to cope with the pressures that come with leadership.
Sabina Nawaz is an elite executive coach who advises C-level executives and teams at Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and academic institutions around the world. During her fourteen-year tenure at Microsoft, she went from managing software development teams to leading the company’s executive development and succession planning efforts for over 11,000 managers and nearly a thousand executives. She is the author of YOU’RE THE BOSS: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need).
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