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Jul 1
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364: Reclaim Your Power and Lead with Co...

MAMIE KANFER STEWART
About this episode

Do you constantly feel overwhelmed by your leadership role? Are you always reacting to everyone else’s agenda instead of creating your own?


What if you could reclaim your power and lead confidently through any situation? Today’s guest reveals exactly how to make that shift.


Meet Dr. Sharon Melnick. Sharon is recognized as a Marshall Goldsmith Top 50 executive coach and is the author of three books including In Your Power (2022), Success Under Stress, and Confidence When it Counts. Her mission is simple: Equip all leaders with the toolkit they need to claim their power and amplify it to achieve dramatically positive outcomes for all.


In this episode, Sharon redefines what real power looks like in the workplace and shares practical strategies to help managers take back control, even in challenging situations.


She reveals how to shift from reactive to proactive leadership through tools like the “thermostat” metaphor and the “cooling breath” technique. Plus, she breaks down how to stop giving away your power to others’ expectations and how to lead from a place of strength.

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Conversation Topics

  • (00:00) Introduction
  • (01:17) What does power truly mean
  • (03:49) What throws us off our game and makes us feel powerless
  • (06:42) Thermometer vs. thermostat metaphor for leadership
  • (09:57) Ways to step into your power or regain it after losing it
  • (13:25) The importance of setting a clear “horizon point”
  • (15:22) A quick technique to calm down a situation
  • (18:15) How seeking approval from others gives away your power
  • (27:29) The relation between burnout and power
  • (29:22) Keep up with Sharon
  • (30:12) [Extended Episode Only] How to help your team members step into their power 


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Book Giveaway: A Signed Copy of Her Book In Your Power


Sharon is giving away a signed copy of her book In Your Power: React Less, Regain Control, Raise Others to one member of Podcast+


Whether dealing with an underperforming team member, an undervaluing boss, an undermining colleague, a difficult family member or partner, or the overwhelm of too much to do, we can find ourselves feeling “out of our power.” This book guides you through twelve Power Portals, giving you a new approach to stop reacting to others’ limitations and instead raise yourself and others to be limitless. 

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