An ongoing series of Executive Coaching Tips designed to help you be perceived in the workplace the way you want to be perceived.

Before testifying in a high-stakes case, a theorist and his coach swap horror stories about their nerves hijacking them and the lessons they learned.  Tom’s Top Three Ideas for Mastering Nerves:<ul><li>Celebrate Incremental Improvement</li><li>Write Happy Endings</li><li>Ignore Your Nerves</li></ul> Here is the clip of Emma Stone battling her anxiety.<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkN0sPQ76E0'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkN0sPQ76E0</a> Email Tom and tell him he’s crazy <a href='mailto:tom@essentialcomm.com?subject=Tom, you're crazy!'>here.</a> For Coaches! 2 Resources! 1.  <a href='https://www.grit.co.uk/podcast-1'>Coaching Stories</a> Podcast 2.  <a href='https://www.icfla.org/special-interest-groups-2/'>Executive Coaching Special Interest Group</a> sponsored by ICF-LA. CCE’s given! Tom’s conversations with Neha Singh on “Bridge to Leadership” podcast are <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bridge-to-leadership/id1698304212?i=1000645537165'>here </a>and <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bridge-to-leadership/id1698304212?i=1000645537380'>here</a>.Please help yourself to the free resources in our <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/tools/'>Essential Tools bin</a>. This episode lives in the <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast'>podcast archive</a> in these three categories:<a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=managing-yourself'>Managing Yourself</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=nervousness'>Nervousness</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=self-talk'>Self-Talk</a> Five episodes to help conquer your people pleasing tendencies: <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/act-as-if/'>Act “As If”</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/choosing-persistence/'>Choosing Persistence</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/conquering-fear/'>Conquering Fear</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/the-executive-impostor/'>The Executive Impostor</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/the-many-parts-of-you/'>The Many Parts of You</a> Grab a free transcript of the episode <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/mastering-nerves/'>here. </a> Our monthly Essential News email provides links to even more resources. Sign up here. From Tom and everyone at <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast'>The Look & Sound of Leadership</a>, thanks!

The Look & Sound of Leadership

Mastering Nerves

Angry at himself for continually putting others’ needs before his own, a leader turns to his coach for tools. He learns a new way to think and a behavior to try.  Be in touch with Tom <a href='mailto:tom@essentialcomm.com?subject=Regarding Coaching'>here.</a> Listen to Tom’s conversations with Neha on “Bridge to Leadership” podcast <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bridge-to-leadership/id1698304212?i=1000645537165'>here</a> and <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bridge-to-leadership/id1698304212?i=1000645537380'>here.</a> Our Essential Tools bin has free resources to help you build your look and sound of leadership.  G.W. Bailey’s imdb page is <a href='https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047265/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1'>here.</a> This episode lives in the podcast archive in these three categories:<a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=for-women'>For Women</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=managing-yourself'>Managing Yourself</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=self-talk'>Self-Talk</a> Five episodes to help conquer your people pleasing tendencies: <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/boundaries/'>188 Boundaries</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/the-conflict-conversation/'>165 The Conflict Conversation</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/holding-boundaries/'>220 Holding Boundaries</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/how-to-set-boundaries/'>219 How to Set Boundaries</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/speaking-your-truth/'>116 Speaking Your Truth </a> Grab a free transcript of the show <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/couquering-people-pleasing/'>here. </a> Our monthly Essential News email provides links to even more resources. <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/newsletter'>Sign up here.</a> From Tom and everyone at <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast'>The Look & Sound of Leadership</a>, thanks!

Conquering People Pleasing

A vice president, struggling to control his team of artists, learns a technique for managing bad behavior from his coach. He likes it so much, he uses it with his high performers, too.The tool described in this episode is simple to understand but may take a bit of courage to implement. Courage can be taught. Brené Brown created her Dare to Lead course for exactly that purpose. Ready to build your courage? Reach out to us <a href='mailto:tom@essentialcomm.com?subject=Finding Management Courage'>here.</a> Find more resources to build your skills in the podcast archive. Search these categories: <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=assertiveness'>Assertiveness</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=feedback'>Feedback</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/?_sft_post_tag=management-skills'>Management Skills</a> Five episodes you might listen to are:<a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/discussing-difficult-behaviors/'>#47 Discussing Difficult Behaviors</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/holding-people-accountable/'>#18 Holding People Accountable</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/managing-disruptive-executives/'>#138 Managing Disruptive Executives</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/managing-performance-up-or-out/'>#127 Managing Performance: Up or Out</a><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/sorting-and-labeling/'>#65 Sorting & Labeling</a> A free infographic for Sorting & Labeling is in our Essential Tools bin. Help yourself to that and all the others. Thinking about developing someone in your organization, or yourself? Reach out to Tom <a href='mailto:tom@essentialcomm.com?subject=Regarding Coaching'>here.</a> Grab a free transcript of the show <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/finding-management-courage/'>here. </a> Our monthly Essential News email provides links to even more resources. <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/newsletter'>Sign up here.</a> From Tom and everyone at <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast'>The Look & Sound of Leadership</a>, thanks! #podcast #managingbadbehavior #leadershippodcast #leadershipchallenges  #behaviormanagement  #leadershiptips   #leadershipdevelopment

Finding Management Courage

A leader is so furious with his self-absorbed boss, he considers quitting the company. He asks his coach to help him manage himself and defuse his triggers.In addition to the five strategies Tom talks about in this episode, there are lots more strategies in his conversation with Dave Stachowiak on Coaching For Leaders <a href='https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/164/'>“How to Deal with a Boss Who’s a Jerk.” </a> Tom’s wide-ranging conversation with Josh Dittmer can be found <a href='https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bFsONfBLRbg3nC32hlvbb?si=bc1135b158064ae3 '>here.</a> Free tools to support your professional development are in our Essential Tools bin. Please help yourself. Ready to explore coaching? <a href='mailto:tom@essentialcomm.com?subject=coaching'>Reach out to Tom here.</a> Other episodes to help you manage yourself in difficult workplace relationshipsare:<ul><li><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/the-disruptive-executive-part-one/'>The Disruptive Executive – Part One</a></li><li><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/the-disruptive-executive-part-two/'>The Disruptive Executive – Part Two</a></li><li><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/dont-take-it-personally/'>Don’t Take It Personally</a></li><li><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/handling-defensive-behaviors/'>Handling Defensive Behaviors</a></li><li><a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/the-high-maintenance-executive/'>The High-Maintenance Executive</a></li></ul> Looking for a transcript of the show? Download it <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/wp-content/uploads/podcast/ec-239-5-strategies-for-dealing-with-narcissists.pdf'>here.</a>Our monthly Essential News email provides links to even more resources. <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/newsletter/'>Sign up here.</a> Thanks to all of you, from Tom and everyone at <a href='https://essentialcomm.com/podcast'>The Look & Sound of Leadership</a>. Happy, healthy, safe new year!#podcast #podcastadvice #dealingwithnarcissists #toxicrelationships #navigatingnarcissism #emotionalresilience

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