Are you growing your business faster than you're growing yourself? In this insightful and brutally honest episode, executive coach and bestselling author Alisa Cohn joins Allan Dib to explore the inner transformation founders must make to truly scale. Drawing from her acclaimed book From Start-Up to Grown-Up, Alisa shares how emotional regulation, self-awareness, and culture-building aren’t optional—they're the core of leadership. You’ll learn how your default wiring might be sabotaging your team, why unspoken conflict erodes performance, and what it really takes to evolve from founder to CEO. If you’ve ever felt like you’re the bottleneck in your own business, this episode is your turning point.

Key Takeaways:

From Founder to Leader: Alisa explains the shift from startup scrappiness to scalable leadership—and what founders must unlearn to lead growing teams.‍
Commonalities and Differences in Leadership: The Universals of Leadership: Explore the common traits across great leaders—and how context, stage, and self-awareness shape your leadership style.
Personal Growth Through Business: Discover how running a company forces emotional development, and why your triggers often hold the key to better leadership.‍
Mastering Self-Awareness: Learn why leadership starts with understanding yourself—and how blind spots can silently shape your company culture.‍
Increasing Your Disagreement Quotient: Alisa shares why avoiding conflict is costly, and how great leaders create environments where disagreement drives clarity.‍

If you’re ready to lead your team with intention, not intuition, listen to or watch the full episode now.

Connect with Alisa Cohn:

Website: https://www.alisacohn.com/

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Resources: alisacohn.com/scripts

Books: https://www.alisacohn.com/start-up/

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Still Leading Like a Start-Up? It’s Time to Grow Up With Alisa Cohn

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