It's about the things you literally cannot say out loud to others in your organization, not to your team, not to your boss, not to your family. Executive coach Dan Freehling calls it the unmet need: the psychological strain of leading through hard seasons with nowhere to put what you're actually carrying.
"There's real psychological strain of being a leader in a challenging situation. And coaching just doesn't work at all if you're holding back anything at all."
The best leaders in the world don't use coaching as a last resort. They use it because it's the one space with no agenda, no risk, and no performance to maintain. That's the real reason.
This clip is from the full What Do You Know To Be True? podcast conversation with Dan Freehling. It's an honest look at what effective executive coaching actually does, and why the best leaders in the world rely on it. The full episode is live now. Worth every minute.
Click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GrI_ZkgPr8&list=PLbWfh34FP_dUcAaCrI31z00_fLdphi6b7&index=1
Dan has worked with hundreds of leaders through the company he founded, Contempus Leadership. Dan also interviews some of those leaders on his podcast, Forward-Looking Leadership, where Dan continues to explore the challenges and possibilities those leaders face to help others with their leadership development journey.
In the full conversation, Dan shares with us …
➡️ What it’s like to be in the corner with a leader
➡️ How to show up and be present in some of the biggest challenges in a leader’s career, and
➡️ What Dan believes you already have to offer, and why you may be more ready than you think.
A few months back, Dan had Roger on the Forward-Looking Leadership podcast, you can check that out here:
▶️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK0eg3ImGCA&list=PLbWfh34FP_dUaixAVciyauJWZwkBKaOS_&index=2&t=22s
Music in this episode by Ian Kastner.
"What Do You Know To Be True?" is an invitation to be inspired to discover your superpower, unlock your potential, and create your impact in the world.
This podcast is for coaches, org development professionals, small business owners, people leaders, and anyone who is working on their leadership capabilities and personal growth in their pursuit of unlocking and living into their possibilities.
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"What Do You Know To Be True?" is hosted by Roger Kastner, is a production of Three Blue Pens, and is recorded on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. To discover the ancestral lands of the indigenous people whose land you may be on, go to: https://native-land.ca/
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