Grown to Lead

Most leaders struggle with imposter syndrome — but what if understanding and managing that internal voice could unlock your full potential? Meredith Harvey, an executive coach with 15 years at Google, reveals counterintuitive strategies to conquer self-doubt and foster genuine confidence. In this episode, discover the power of naming your inner saboteur and practical tools like “name it to tame it” to transform fears into understanding. Learn how to create a supportive workplace culture and develop leadership habits that fuel authentic growth. Perfect for leaders and aspiring executives ready to break free from limiting beliefs and lead with authenticity.

In this episode of Grown To Lead, Lindsay Zubek sits down with Paul Wolfe, author of Human Beings First, to explore what empathetic leadership actually looks like in practice.Paul shares why curiosity and listening are often the most overlooked leadership skills, how trust and psychological safety shape performance, and why middle managers play a critical role in workplace culture. The conversation also explores mental health at work, transparency, and the impact of leaders sharing real experiences with their teams.This episode is a grounded, practical conversation for leaders who want to build stronger connections, healthier teams, and cultures that work for real people.

Ever feel like a career is stuck, even though on paper everything looks fine?This conversation with Tonya Drummonds explores a pattern many leaders experience. The assumption that fulfillment requires a new role, a new company, or a major pivot. Sometimes that is true. Often it is not.More often, the work starts with perspective. Clarifying values. Naming strengths. Being honest about what is draining energy and what is sustaining it.When those pieces come into focus, decisions get easier. Staying becomes a choice. Growth becomes intentional. Pivoting becomes thoughtful rather than reactive.If things have been feeling restless or misaligned, this episode creates space to pause and reflect.

New managers shape performance, retention, and team culture faster than most organizations expect. Yet many are promoted without any real onboarding into people leadership.This episode looks at the practices that make the biggest difference early on. Feedback, one on one meetings, and coaching. The conversation focuses on how these practices reduce avoidable people issues and support new managers before problems show up.#leadership #confidence #leadershiptips