Coaching Real Leaders

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How Do I Lead My Team without Strategic Direction from the Top? Apr 24, 2023

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He leads a team at a large global organization and gets positive feedback on their work. But he’s having trouble leading his team amid conflicting priorities and without direction from his senior leaders. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how he can help his team have organizational impact, with or without more clarity from above.

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How Do I Stay Motivated After Surviving Layoffs? Apr 10, 2023

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She’s finally found a leadership role that feels aligned with her personal mission. But in the wake of unexpected company-wide layoffs, she’s struggling with how to plan for her team’s future amid the organizational uncertainty. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through how she can motivate and lead her team when so much feels out of their control.

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Coming Soon: Season 5 Apr 03, 2023

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Executive coach Muriel Wilkins returns April 10 with an all new season of tough leadership challenges and thoughtful conversations.

Each episode takes you behind the closed doors of real leadership coaching sessions with executives, entrepreneurs, and managers, as they work through their hardest career challenges. Muriel helps them discover unexpected insights about themselves and actionable steps they can take to move forward.

This season, episodes explore dilemmas like:

How do I stay motivated after a round of layoffs when resources are tight?
How do I rebound after my scope of responsibility has been reduced?
How do I make sure my team and I reach our goals?

Listen in for new career challenges and new leadership lessons.

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How Do I Ask for Help? Dec 12, 2022

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She’s carved out a unique role for herself, which she loves, but worries that the pace of work is unsustainable. As she thinks about the next step in her career, she realizes that it will require her to lean on the help of others — something she’s not used to doing. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through how to get the support she needs to move forward in her career.

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How Do I Overcome My Disillusionment with the Executive Team? Nov 28, 2022

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He sees himself as a servant leader and enjoys building and supporting his teams. But over time, he’s seen behavior from more senior leaders that he doesn’t always agree with, and it’s making him feel disengaged at work. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how he can respond when executives don’t model the company’s values.

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How Do I Adapt My Leadership Style as My Team Grows? Nov 14, 2022

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He’s had fast success in a sales-driven industry and enjoys leading his expanding team. But as his responsibilities grow, he needs to learn how to delegate to his team more and empower his direct reports. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how to adapt his leadership style as his team grows.

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How Do I Make a Career Change when the Odds Are Stacked Against Me? Oct 31, 2022

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He’s had a long, successful career as an attorney, in spite of the challenges he’s faced as a neurodivergent leader. Now he wants to parlay his legal experience and interest in advocacy into a different career in diversity, equity, and inclusion, but he’s having a hard time landing the role he wants. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader through how to move forward with his career plans even when it feels like the odds are stacked against him.

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How Do I Transition from a Corporate Leadership Role to Entrepreneurship? Oct 17, 2022

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She’s had a successful career leading in the corporate world and now she’s decided to venture out on her own to build a consulting business from scratch. But she’s struggling with her move into entrepreneurship and wonders if she made the right decision. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through how to make the most out of her entrepreneurial journey.

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How Do I Get Promoted Without a Clear Career Path? Oct 03, 2022

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He’s a self-professed “natural finance guy” and has shown himself to be invaluable to his company. His long-term goal is to become a CFO, but he’s gotten little feedback on what to do to get to the executive level. Now he’s starting to feel stuck in middle management. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through managing his career, even when the plan isn’t always clear.

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Coming Soon: Season 4 Sep 26, 2022

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Coaching Real Leaders returns October 3 for another season of real-life coaching sessions, where host and longtime executive coach Muriel Wilkins takes you behind closed doors as she helps executives, managers, and entrepreneurs work through the challenges they face.

This season, Muriel coaches real leaders from around the globe who are struggling with questions like:

How do I make a career change later in life?
How do I transition from a corporate job to an entrepreneurial one – and make the most of it?
How do I manage my career when I don’t have a clear path ahead of me?

Listen in for new coaching sessions, new career challenges, and new leadership lessons.

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