Episode 32: The Leadership Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making with Sabina Nawaz

Power and pressure can bring out your best or quietly push you into habits that damage trust, communication, and confidence. In this conversation, Lisa sits down with Sabina Nawaz, best-selling author of You’re the Boss, global executive coach, and former senior leader at Microsoft, who has spent her career helping leaders at the highest levels navigate these forces with clarity and humanity. Sabina shares proven strategies and simple tools anyone can use to lead (and be led) better.   You’ll learn: Why pressure, not power, corrupts and how to keep it from squeezing out your humanity Four common leadership mistakes (and the counterintuitive fixes that actually work) Simple, actionable tools to close the power gap, hear the truth, and grow from feedback   No matter your role, walk away ready to handle pressure and lead in a way that inspires.   ⁠Buy Sabina's Best-Selling Book⁠   00:00 Intro 01:39 Meet Sabina Nawaz 05:13 Rethinking the Leadership Playbook 09:37 Pressure, Power, and Permission 11:47 Four Myths of Leadership 12:40 Authenticity is Not Singular 17:34 Values in Action 19:26 “Yeah, But” and Confirmation Bias 23:51 Business Is Personal 26:03 Sabina's Tips on Changing How You Lead 26:45 Step One: Shut Up 28:31 Step Two: Use Numbers 31:21 Step Three: Do Nothing 35:31 The Wake-Up Call: Simple and Specific Feedback 39:25 Lisa’s Leadership Lesson 42:56 Hidden Power Dynamics 50:26 Final Thoughts 53:21 Outro 54:15 Disclaimer   Connect With Us So You Never Miss a Moment of Inspiration:      Visit Our Website      Get Our Best-Selling Book in Paperback      Follow Gravitas on Instagram      Follow Lisa on Instagram      Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn      Follow Gravitas on TikTok    Follow Gravitas on Substack    Suggestions or Questions? Email Us.