Most resistance to growth never announces itself. It shows up as a calendar that will not cooperate, a quarter that is too full, a leadership program that would be a better fit next year.

Maren Perry, founder and CEO of Arden Coaching, has spent twenty years working with senior leaders and executives. She can identify what usually lies beneath that scheduling problem. People reach senior roles because they were very good at something, and that gives them something to protect. Coaching asks them to set it down for an hour and look honestly (and vulnerably) at what is working and what is not.

In this episode, Ramona and Maren get into the part of leadership growth that rarely gets said out loud: the distance between what a leader knows they should do and what they actually make room for.

They dig into:

What resistance looks like
The two sides of any goal, the thinking side and the feeling side, and what it means when they do not match
Why people feel stuck
The quadrant most leaders agree drives their success and still give zero attention to

If you have a project, a conversation, or a development opportunity that has been sitting on your list for months, this conversation will help you understand why it is still sitting there even though you know you "should" tackle it now.

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— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —

Maren Perry, Founder and CEO of Arden Coaching, on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marenperry
Arden Coaching: ardencoaching.com
Listener resources from Maren: ardencoaching.com/podcast

— LINKS —

Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona here: calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-session
Grab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkits
Learn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-course
Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP

— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —

Episode 194 – Coachability: https://www.ramonashaw.com/194-coachability
Episode 294 – Want to Achieve Big Goals? The Two Critical Factors Most People Miss: https://www.ramonashaw.com/achieve-big-goals

— WHAT'S NEXT? —

Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.

Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP

Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz

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Resistance to Coaching: What Leaders Area Really Protecting (Ep 327)

The Manager Track

Resistance to Coaching: What Leaders Area Really Protecting (Ep 327)