Psychology at Work | Career Success, Leadership, Communication Skills 68. 7 Unconscious Beliefs That Make or Break Your Leadership Success
Oct 8, 2025
Muriel M. Wilkins, founder and CEO of Paravis Partners, is an executive coach and author known for her insights on leadership. In this discussion, she uncovers seven hidden beliefs that can derail leadership success, such as the need for control and the fear of making mistakes. Muriel emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and curiosity as tools to combat limiting beliefs. She also shares practical strategies for fostering adaptable leadership and breaking free from micromanaging tendencies.
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Beliefs Drive Leadership Outcomes
- Your beliefs quietly run the show and shape your leadership behavior and outcomes.
- Muriel Wilkins argues that changing beliefs is the gateway to changing results and experience at work.
Resignation Triggered Self-Reflection
- Muriel Wilkins resigned after repeatedly hitting resistance despite delivering results.
- Her partner asked if she might be the issue, which prompted her shift into executive coaching.
Limiting Beliefs Are Actionable Assumptions
- Limiting beliefs are assumptions that shape outcomes like budget assumptions shape results.
- Muriel equates harmful leadership mindsets to faulty assumptions that steer behavior and results.
