Ep 76: Too Busy to Lead: How Over-Involvement Holds You Back
Do you ever feel like your days are spent putting out fires, fixing problems, and staying so busy that you barely have time to think—let alone lead? You’re not alone. Many high-performing leaders fall into the trap of being “too busy to lead,” believing that constant action equals progress. But what if being that busy is exactly what’s keeping you and your team from growing? If you'd like immediate support with the issues you’re facing as a Leader, then book a call with Elisia at https://elisiakeowncoaching.com/call You can find show notes, resources, and more here: https://tinyurl.com/5684jubn
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Ep 75: How to Command Respect Without Waiting for Permission
What does it really mean to have executive presence and why should you stop waiting for someone else to give you permission to own it? In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of executive presence and explore how you can start commanding respect and authority from within, rather than relying on external validation. If you'd like immediate support with the issues you’re facing as a Leader, then book a call with Elisia at https://elisiakeowncoaching.com/call You can find show notes, resources, and more here: https://tinyurl.com/3hf4kfjm
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Ep 74: Executive Presence and the Upper Limit Problem
What if your biggest barrier to success isn’t external but internal? In this episode, we explore the themes from The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks and how the concept of the upper limit problem shows up in executive leadership. You’ll learn how leaders can unknowingly self-sabotage when things start to feel “too good,” holding themselves back from their full potential. You’ll also discover how executive presence and the upper limit problem intersect, and what it takes to break through to your next level of leadership. If you'd like immediate support with the issues you’re facing as a Leader, then book a call with Elisia at https://elisiakeowncoaching.com/call You can find show notes, resources, and more here: https://tinyurl.com/4296bpe4
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Ep 73: Constraint as an Executive Presence Power Move
When you think about executive presence, do you picture someone filling the room with a booming voice, endless words, and commanding energy? Many assume that credibility comes from saying more but in reality, the opposite can have far greater impact. Executive presence isn’t about being bigger, louder, or longer. It’s about being clear, composed, and intentional. If you'd like immediate support with the issues you’re facing as a Leader, then book a call with Elisia at https://elisiakeowncoaching.com/call You can find show notes, resources, and more here: https://tinyurl.com/2829fwv4
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Ep 72: Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Buffering in Leadership
Are you unknowingly sabotaging your leadership by staying too busy? Senior executives often fall into the trap of emotional buffering, keeping themselves occupied with tasks and meetings to avoid discomfort, tough conversations, or strategic thinking. While it feels productive in the moment, this sneaky habit can erode influence, limit results, and quietly weaken leadership presence. In this episode, you’ll learn how to spot emotional buffering in yourself and your team, why it happens, and the hidden costs of letting it continue. If you'd like immediate support with the issues you’re facing as a Leader, then book a call with Elisia at https://elisiakeowncoaching.com/call You can find show notes, resources, and more here: https://tinyurl.com/4h4mbu49
Join Elisia Keown, Executive Coach and Founder of Keown Coaching, on The Executive Coaching Podcast!
As a busy Leader with a large team, you don’t have a ton of time to dedicate to researching how to solve the challenges with leading people that come up in the workplace, however, it’s those issues that are keeping you up at night. You want to focus on leading your team to WIN, and you’re stuck spending time thinking about how to solve an issue with your team instead. You’d love to focus on the business at hand, but you can’t get past dealing with the issues with people that keep coming up at work.
This podcast will offer short episodes that tackle the themes and trends that come up most often for C-suite and Executive Leaders and the applicable coaching solutions that you can take away and implement immediately to make a difference.
If you'd like immediate support with the issues you’re facing as a Leader, then book a call with Elisia at https://elisiakeowncoaching.com/call.
You'll be able to dive right into your most immediate challenge and work directly with Elisia to help you generate solutions to move you and your team forward to success.
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