<h2>Sabina Nawaz: You’re the Boss</h2>
<p>Sabina Nawaz is an executive coach who advises C-level executives and teams at Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and academic institutions. During her 14-year tenure at Microsoft, she went from managing software development teams to leading the company’s executive development and succession planning efforts for over 11,000 managers and nearly a thousand executives, advising Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer directly. She’s the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9781668023181">You&#8217;re the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need)</a>*.</p>
<p>Every leader I know intends to be authentic. Unfortunately, we sometimes use authenticity as an excuse not to do the critical work of calibrating our actions. In this conversation, Sabina and I discuss how to avoid that trap so we can show up more genuinely for others.</p>
<h3>Key Points</h3>
<ul>
<li>“Yeah, but…” signals justification and holds us back from what we most need to learn.</li>
<li>Your success comes despite unhelpful traits, not because of them.</li>
<li>Pure authenticity is a complete fallacy. Authenticity is not singular.</li>
<li>We sometimes use authenticity as an excuse not to do the important work of calibrating our actions.</li>
<li>Don’t let the smokescreen of past “authenticity” get in the way of growth.</li>
<li>Authenticity is not static. Reading your old past social media posts will remind you of this.</li>
<li>When shifting, start with small experiments to nudge you in a new direction.</li>
</ul>
<p>Language that may be warning signs of the authenticity trap:</p>
<ul>
<li>“That’s just how I am.”</li>
<li>“I’m not the kind of person who…”</li>
<li>“I’m not being true to myself if…”</li>
<li>“That’s the way I’ve always done things, and it’s worked for me.”</li>
</ul>
<h3>Resources Mentioned</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9781668023181">You&#8217;re the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need)</a>* by Sabina Nawaz</li>
</ul>
<h3>Interview Notes</h3>
<p><a href="https://coachingforleaders.com/mp-files/sabina-nawaz-the-problem-leaders-have-with-authenticity.pdf/">Download my interview notes</a> in PDF format (free membership required).</p>
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