248: Stop Your Saboteur Brain with Wendy Swire

Wendy Swire, an expert in executive and leadership coaching and author of 'Anytime Coaching', joins us to discuss the difference between a sage brain and a saboteur brain. She explains how to recognize when you're in saboteur mode and how to shift to sage mode. Wendy also shares the five sage powers: empathy, exploration, innovation, navigation, and activation. She offers advice on managing change and building mental fitness. Wendy's insights are based on over 20 years of expertise in leadership consulting and her unique background as a former Wall Street banker and trained diplomat. SHOW NOTES: Wendy Swire brings more than twenty years of expertise in executive and leadership coaching, organizational change management and leadership consulting. Working with Fortune 50 senior executives, as well as governmental and international organizations, Wendy specializes in teaching techniques for rewiring the brain to provide increased adaptability, resiliency and cognitive fitness. Her background as a former Wall Street Banker and training as a diplomat makes her uniquely qualified to coach a diverse list of clients, including global audiences and leaders at all levels. SPECIAL PAGE FOR LISTENERS TO TAKE SABOTEUR BRAIN ASSESSMENT FREE: https://swiresolutions.com/manage-smarter-podcast/ In this podcast for managers, Audrey, Lee and Wendy discuss:   ·  What are Sage vs. Saboteur Brains? ·  How to recognize the conversation you’re having with yourself? Are your conversations with yourself giving you your BEST self? · How to train your brain OUT of Saboteur Brain · Tips for sales managers to be better at coaching and developing sales staff out of negative self-talk "Everyone knows the health benefits of staying in shape through physical fitness, but most leaders ignore their mental fitness which is equally important in their ability to be more adaptive and create success through laser-focused results.”– Wendy Swire   Build Credibility and Effective Leadership with the Manage Smarter Podcast Join hosts Audrey Strong and C. Lee Smith every week as they dive into the aspects and concepts of good business management. From debunking sales myths to learning how to manage with and without measurements, you'll learn something new with every episode and will be able to implement positive change far beyond sales.  Connect with Wendy Swire www.swiresolutions.com https://twitter.com/wendyswire  https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-sherwin-swire-ma-pcc-0286961/  Connect with Manage Smarter Hosts ·         Website: ManageSmarter.com  ·         LinkedIn: Audrey Strong                                                                    ·         LinkedIn: C.Lee Smith    Connect with SalesFuel ·         Website: http://salesfuel.com/  ·         Twitter: @SalesFuel  ·         Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salesfuel/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices