"Well, blocking is the right word. That is what our guest today calls them, hidden blockers. Muriel Wilkins is a longtime executive coach, host of the Coaching Real Leaders podcast, and a frequent HBR contributor. And in her decades of counseling senior leaders, she has found some common patterns in what keeps people from reaching their full potential or having as much of a positive impact as they would like to."
"I'm sure I've had problems with it myself, but it's easier to talk about other people. So I've worked for a lot of very smart, very talented people who did have something that would hold them back. So maybe they were micromanagers, maybe they were perfectionists and just couldn't get stuff done quickly enough. People who were protecting legacy and forgetting about innovation, people who didn't really care about process."
Many capable leaders carry hidden blockers that limit their effectiveness and career progression. Behaviors like micromanaging, perfectionism, protecting legacy, and disregarding process often stem from underlying beliefs. Beliefs such as 'I can't make a mistake' drive overanalysis, while 'I need this done now' create false urgency. Those beliefs may have supported earlier success but now prevent leaders from getting the best from their teams and from innovating. Identifying the specific beliefs beneath observable behaviors enables targeted coaching and behavior change. Addressing those beliefs can remove the blocks and unlock greater leadership impact and growth.
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