In 2019, I was attending a Women’s Wellness and Self-Love workshop with a few of my colleagues and a had a powerful a-ha moment. The presenter shared that as women leaders and role models we often fall into the trap of “shoulding ourselves” meaning we often think that we should do this or we should have done that. Clearly undermining one’s confidence in their leadership role. Always second guessing decisions and created self-doubt.

One of the most important things that a new leader can do as they begin their leadership journey is to learn to lead from the inside out. Leading from the inside out means that you have a clear understanding of your leadership philosophy, are aware of your own personal strengths and areas of growth needed, have a high emotional intelligence and understand what it takes to lead a team effectively and successfully. You are aware of areas that you need to develop and invest the time and energy needed to help with continuous growth.

Emotional Intelligence is integral for leaders and now, as we move Leaders with high emotional intelligence experience:

• Higher personal performance

• 15% to 29% higher revenues in their divisions

Scenero: A senior leader in the organization has been underperforming. His colleagues and direct reports have been picking up the slack for months. His boss tries to broach the subject with him, but he provides a long list of things on his plate, and she quickly lets the subject drop.

We’re always surprised to learn that intelligent, educated, highly capable women still sometimes feel like imposters.

When faced with a new situation, we can sometimes feel inadequate, like we’re not smart, experienced, talented, articulate, good (insert adjective here) enough. Why are we so hard on ourselves?

Ted Lasso is the story of an American football coach who moves to the UK to coach soccer. I am not being compensated to promote Ted Lasso or Apple+ but the leadership lessons in this series are endless.