Leading Under Pressure: The Self-Awareness Advantage | Olympic Minds - 47

What separates leaders who stabilize a team under pressure from those who unintentionally amplify the chaos? In this episode, Sherry Winn and cybersecurity executive Marc Ashworth explore the mindset, self-awareness and emotional discipline required to lead when the stakes are high.Marc Ashworth is the CISO of First Bank and host of The Cyber Executive Podcast. Drawing on more than three decades in technology and leadership, he shares real-world lessons from cybersecurity crises, organizational change and difficult leadership environments—including why conviction, coachability and empathy can matter more than technical competence alone.Sherry and Marc also examine how leaders can train their minds to respond differently, learn from past mistakes without becoming trapped by them, and build the trust necessary for high-performance teams.What you'll take away:How to regulate your own emotions so you can create resilience under pressure throughout your organization.Why self-awareness and emotional intelligence are essential to leading high-performance teams.How to combine mental toughness with empathy without lowering your standards.Tune in, subscribe and share this episode with a leader who needs to hear it.#ExecutiveLeadership #Leadership #CLevelLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #EmotionalIntelligence #HighPerformanceTeams #MentalToughness #Resilience #SelfAwareness #CLeadership