In Conversation - Alana Winter - Difficult Conversations

So many entrepreneurs are so struck by the people pleasing gene of wanting to make everybody else happy around them, of having the need for external validation, the fear of disappointing others and that drives a certain kind of behavior.  With communication, people think about what they're going to say, it is all about the way we listen. It's all about being willing to be totally present, letting go of any the stories that we make up and being curious. 1:14.    As a human, you get stuck with sticky stuff all the time5:36     A lot of entrepreneurs that I've worked with have control issues and that leads to a lotof loneliness and depression9:00     Leadership is definitely underpinned by confidence15:35   Imposter syndrome only affects you, when you get to a certain level.  Little kids don't have imposter syndrome, middle managers don't have imposter syndrome. 17:47   I think that first thing for a CEO and leader is setting the vision, being the chief inspiration officer and being really responsible for the values and the culture of the organizationAlana Winter <[email protected]>Alana is a serial entrepreneur (she has grown 4 separate enterprises, a few with global attention), a master coach and team facilitator.As President of Transformative Forum, Alana runs retreats, EO & YPO forums and workshops, and one on one training to help transform the lives of high achieving entrepreneurs, executives and their leadership teams, worldwide.Her mission is to help leaders shift from success to impact.One of her core beliefs is “The degree to which you are self-aware is the degree to which you can successfully scale your organization”.Alana’s specialties include:Vision Retreats - establishing clear values and purpose as fuel for scaling an enterpriseListening Skills for Leaders, Collaborative Compassionate Workplaces, Living your Personal Values and VisionTwo of Alana’s other businesses are Stiletto Spy School and MI6 Academy, which are training programs that feature various components of defensive tactics, focus, strategy, and sophistication. Participants learn to look at challenges in new ways, overcome fears, blow through obstacles, make calmer, clearer decisions, and achieve success in the boardroom and every-day life.Today, Stiletto Spy School and MI6 Academy offer custom corporate group missions, co-ed “missions”, as well as women's programs in New York City, Las Vegas, and anywhere that she and her team can drive, fly, swim or teleport to.She has a B.A. in psychology from Wesleyan University.