Ep 86 – People-Pleasing Leadership – Is it Effective?

Are you a leader who struggles sometimes trying to please everyone? Does it backfire? Here’s how to build your authority without compromising your values.

We talk a lot in the area of effective leadership, about empathy and inclusion…

But is it possible for a leader to ‘go too far’ with these two behaviours?

In this episode I am talking about ‘people pleasing’…

And how this type of behaviour can negatively impact your authority, whilst exploring too how it might indeed help you win over the trust of your team.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this topic… email us anytime 

Here’s something interesting I said in this ep! 🙂

“People pleasing leaders have the best intentions: they want to support their teams however they can. However, when done in the extreme, people pleasing leadership can send out mixed-messages and undermine the leader’s ability to actually lead.”  (Rebecca Allen, Executive Coach and host of Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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• Get Rebecca’s MUST-HAVE Guide: ‘The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted’
• Another interview on inclusivity: How to Be a More Inclusive Leader, with guest Angela Sagoe-Crentsil
• This related ep is awesome:  How to Give Constructive Feedback
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About Rebecca:

Hi, I’m Rebecca Allen and I’m an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. I absolutely LOVE coaching and seeing my fabulous clients exceed their own expectations. I’ve worked for 12 years now as a coach and have helped women at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence and Coles. I live for those phone calls from clients, jumping up and down, telling me they’ve got that promotion, negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. I’m a working mum of two wonderful children, adore travel and trying my hand at anything creative. I’d love to connect with you!