Stop Mixing the Leadership Stress Cocktail
Our guest expert today is Alan Scholnick. Alan is an expert in leadership coaching, professional development, conscious leadership, and team development. Alan's Bio.
Your dedication, innovation, and passion catapulted your business growth.
That was the easy part.
Now, you need to lead and manage people.
And you have a cocktail of stress, anxiety, and feelings of overwhelm when you think about it.
If you’re experiencing these feelings, you’re a reluctant leader.
Leadership Coach Alan Scholnick explains that being a “reluctant leader” doesn’t mean you can’t be a good leader.
Scholnick has 27+ years of experience and helps individual leaders, groups, and teams to become better leaders by offering them the space to reflect and build upon their experiences.
He explains the struggle of the reluctant leader.
Maybe you worry that the people you manage won’t match your dedication, quality, or focus.
Or you’re dealing with the pressure of managing people who are also your family, peers, or friends.
That’s okay.
Scholnick introduces strategies for reluctant leaders to manage their stress, including…
- Setting clear expectations with new employees
- Seeking guidance or mentorship
- Reflecting on personal accomplishments to boost confidence
- Addressing fears and imposter syndrome
Read about 2 real-life examples of reluctant leaders and how they managed their reluctance in Alan Scholnick’s full blog post.
Guest Author: Alan Scholnick
AIan Scholnick specializes in Leadership Coaching, Professional Development, Conscious Leadership, Team Development, and Communication. With a background spanning public accounting, healthcare, manufacturing, and executive roles in finance and operations at IKEA for over 27 years, he brings extensive expertise in leadership development and has served in various high-level roles, including Global Competence Development Manager for the CFO Community.
Learn more at scholnickcoaching.com, or connect with him on LinkedIn.