There are moments when leadership feels less like a strategy problem and more like an inner one. Maybe you’re a manager who can’t stop getting pulled into the weeds. Maybe you jump in to solve problems your team could handle on their own.

Leadership coach and author Muriel Wilkins argues these patterns often come from “hidden blockers” — beliefs that maybe helped us succeed, but may no longer fit the leadership context we’re in now. She joins the Visiting Experts podcast to talk about her new book Leadership Unblocked: Break Through the Beliefs that Limit Your Potential. She breaks down the seven blockers she sees most often in her coaching work...and walks us through ways to overcome them

The whole episode is worth a listen, but key takeaways include: 

• Beliefs drive behaviour. Before we act, we’re running an internal “operating system” of narratives and assumptions. Changing an outcome means examining the mindset behind the action.
• Blockers aren’t “bad” — they’re often what made you successful. The problem is returning to a belief that no longer matches your role — especially as your responsibilities scale.
• Muriel offers a simple three-step practice: uncover the belief; unpack why it’s there and how it has helped you; and then unblock yourself by reframing toward the result you want and choose actions that reinforce it.

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