In this tipsheet you will learn how self-esteem impacts leadership effectiveness and executive team dynamics. Exploring top behaviors and strategies, learn to navigate common challenges—from fear of failure to perfectionism—empowering yourself to foster self-confidence and drive progress, not perfection, in your leadership journey.
Example: CEO lost their right hand guy
- It’s a life-long journey to build self-esteem
- Number one cause of problems for executive teams (trust, decision-making, conflict, silos, accountability, communication)
- High self-esteem leads to high self confidence
Top 10 Behaviours:
- Self-talk (luck versus talent and beating yourself up)
- Failure to take a stand on issues; low assertiveness
- Fear of failure
- Fear of success
- Fear of rejection; not asking for what you want
- Taking things personally; defensiveness
- Making assumptions versus clarifying expectations
- Slow or flip/flop or check-in decision-making
- Avoiding praise and recognition
- Perfectionism and procrastination; never good enough
Top 10 Strategies:
- Minimize current and past negative influences (parents, siblings, teachers, coaches, family, friends, boss/colleagues)
- Step into your success
- Learn from success and failure
- Engage in life-long personal development
- Stop making generalizations
- Increase physical fitness
- Master your emotions
- Take risks – Feel the Fear and do it Anyway
- Reach out and accept help
- Strive for progress NOT perfection
