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The Double Bind for Women in Leadership: What to Do When the Feedback Says You’re Too Much
The double bind for women in leadership means being read as competent or likable, rarely both. How to name it, test the feedback, and lead from what’s true.
Emotional Agility for Leaders: How to Stay Steady Without Shutting Down
Emotional agility for leaders means treating emotions as data, not directives. What Susan David’s framework looks like in senior leadership, from a certified coach.
Taking on Too Much Responsibility at Work: Why Over-Ownership Backfires and How to Release It
Taking on too much responsibility at work looks like competence until it caps your team’s growth. How to know what’s yours and release the rest.
Assertive Communication for Leaders: How to Speak Up Without the Edge
Assertive communication for leaders is clarity plus respect, not force. Two questions take the edge off what you need to say, and when silence serves better.
The Smartest Person in the Room Isn’t Leading
A leader who thinks they're the smartest person in the room isn't leading.I say that gently, because I've worked alongside leaders who've built entire careers on being the one with the answers. Brilliant people. Driven people. People who genuinely care about the work...
The Strength That’s Holding You Back
Here's something I've noticed about high-performing leaders: the very thing that got them to where they are is often the same thing that's keeping them from where they want to go. It's not a character flaw. It's a pattern. And once you see it clearly, you can't unsee...
What Real Transparency Actually Requires
There's a version of transparency that a lot of leaders practice without realizing it's not quite the real thing.Consider two leaders getting the same directive from HR. One walks back to their team and says, "I wouldn't do it this way, but HR told me I have to." The...
What a Discovery Call Is (And What It Isn’t)
Wherever you go, there you are. I always say this gently because I mean it as a kind of homecoming, not a confrontation. But I want to say it to you now, before you've even scheduled anything, because it might be the most honest thing I can offer about what a...
How to Tell the Difference Between Intuition and Fear as a Leader
Have you ever held back on a decision because you told yourself you were being thoughtful, strategic, or patient and then wondered, much later, whether you were actually just afraid? I have. And the story I want to tell you about is still unfolding. When I stepped...
The Hidden Cost of Always Being the Steady One
There's a kind of exhaustion that doesn't show up on your calendar. It doesn't come from too many meetings or a project that ran long. It lives beneath the surface as something persistent and easy to ignore because you've gotten so good at managing it. Because...
Jenna@JennaStoliker.com
Tucson, AZ
You're not off your game...
You're playing someone else's
10 Mindsets that Secretly Sabotage Your Career, Confidence, and Well-Being
I've created this guide specifically for leaders who have spent years playing by other people's rules and are starting to wonder what it might feel like to lead from their own.
