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EPISODE · Sep 30, 2025 · 10 MIN

Confidence vs. Competence | How Women Leaders Can Own Both

from Experience Fit Life: Your Personal Coach on Life + Leadership · host Sunny Battazzi

Send us Fan MailLeadership isn’t just about what you can do. It's also about how you show up. Too often, women leaders feel the tension between being competent and being confident. Lean too far into competence, and you risk being overlooked. Lean too far into confidence, and you risk being dismissed as arrogant.In this episode, we’ll explore how to integrate both:Why competence is the foundation, but not enough on its ownHow confidence acts as the amplifier that makes your skills visibleThe common traps leaders fall into like the “invisible expert” or the “confident pretender”Practical steps to strengthen both competence and confidence in daily leadershipHow mentors and sponsors can help you step fully into your leadership potentialThe goal isn’t to choose between confidence or competence. It’s to own both, and lead with presence, credibility, and impact.Support the showFollow our Facebook page!https://www.facebook.com/experiencefitlifenow

Send us Fan Mail Leadership isn’t just about what you can do. It's also about how you show up. Too often, women leaders feel the tension between being competent and being confident. Lean too far into competence, and you risk being overlooked. Lean too far into confidence, and you risk being dismissed as arrogant. In this episode, we’ll explore how to integrate both: Why competence is the foundation, but not enough on its ownHow confidence acts as the amplifier that makes your skills visi...

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Send us Fan MailLeadership isn’t just about what you can do. It's also about how you show up. Too often, women leaders feel the tension between being competent and being confident. Lean too far into competence, and you risk being overlooked. Lean...

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