Grow Your Leadership Confidence | A Conversation with Chris Baker

This episode is supported by the University of Warwick's Centre for Teacher Education. Click here to learn more.Chris Baker and Shane discuss the importance of confidence and self-efficacy in effective leadership. They explore the impact of confidence on decision-making and the role of self-efficacy in personal and professional development. Chris shares his personal experience with confidence and how it has shaped his career. They also discuss strategies to develop self-efficacy, including setting achievable goals, seeking out models of excellence, and receiving feedback. The conversation concludes with a focus on the big three: learning efficacy, coping efficacy, and influence efficacy.TakeawaysConfidence and self-efficacy are crucial for effective leadership.Self-efficacy impacts decision-making, motivation, and resilience.Strategies to develop self-efficacy include setting achievable goals, seeking out models of excellence, and receiving feedback.The big three areas to focus on for self-efficacy development are learning efficacy, coping efficacy, and influence efficacy.ChaptersThe Importance of Confidence in LeadershipThe Impact of Confidence on Decision MakingSelf-Efficacy and Self-ConfidenceThe Impact of Self-Efficacy on Thinking, Motivation, and Decision MakingStrategies to Develop Self-EfficacyThe Big Three: Learning, Coping, and Influence EfficacyLinks to Chris Baker’s Work:Personal Website - LINKInfographic Gallery - LINKYouTube Channel - LINKA Visual Intro to Self-efficacy - LINKTwitter - @drchriswbLinkedin - drchrisbakerThank you for tuning in, and as always, if you found this episode useful, please share your experience. You can find me online on X (@leaningshane), and LinkedIn. My website is shaneleaning.com and email address is [email protected] Shane's Intensive Leadership Programme at educationleaders.co/intensiveShane Leaning, an organisational coach based in Shanghai, supports school leaders globally. Passionate about empowment, he is the author of the best-selling 'Change Starts Here.' Shane is a leading educational voice in the UK, Asia and around the world.You can find Shane on LinkedIn and Bluesky. or shaneleaning.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.