The most dangerous leader isn't the one who's failing. It's the one succeeding just enough to stop questioning themselves.

I have been in a lot of rooms lately. And I keep watching the same pattern show up in smart, accomplished, hard-working leaders — leaders who have earned every seat at every table they have ever been invited to.

They are confident. Their metrics look fine. Their team is not pushing back. And they have no idea how wide the gap has gotten between the leader they believe they are and the leader their organization is actually experiencing.

That is the Confidence Trap. And in this episode, we are going into it directly.

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WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE

Segment 1 — The Mirror Test

What self-awareness actually means at the executive level. Not therapy. Not journaling. Strat ...