Resistance to Coaching: What Leaders Area Really Protecting

(Ep 327) Most resistance to growth never announces itself. It shows up as a calendar that will not cooperate, a quarter that is too full, a leadership program that would be a better fit next year. Maren Perry, founder and CEO of Arden Coaching, has spent twenty years working with senior leaders and executives. She can identify what usually lies beneath that scheduling problem. People reach senior roles because they were very good at something, and that gives them something to protect. Coaching asks them to set it down for an hour and look honestly (and vulnerably) at what is working and what is not. In this episode, Ramona and Maren get into the part of leadership growth that rarely gets said out loud: the distance between what a leader knows they should do and what they actually make room for. They dig into: What resistance looks like The two sides of any goal, the thinking side and the feeling side, and what it means when they do not match Why people feel stuck The quadrant most leaders agree drives their success and still give zero attention to If you have a project, a conversation, or a development opportunity that has been sitting on your list for months, this conversation will help you understand why it is still sitting there even though you know you "should" tackle it now. — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE — Maren Perry, Founder and CEO of Arden Coaching, on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marenperry Arden Coaching: ardencoaching.com Listener resources from Maren: ardencoaching.com/podcast — LINKS — Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona here: calendly.com/ramonashaw/leadership-strategy-session Grab the free New Manager Toolkit mentioned in the episode: archova.org/freetoolkits Learn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: http://archova.org/1on1-course Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP — OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE — Episode 194 – Coachability: https://www.ramonashaw.com/194-coacha... Episode 294 – Want to Achieve Big Goals? The Two Critical Factors Most People Miss: https://www.ramonashaw.com/achieve-bi... — WHAT'S NEXT? — Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org. Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP Want to better understand your leadership style and patterns? Take our free quiz to discover your Manager Archetype and learn how to play to your strengths and uncover your blind spots: archova.org/quiz Are you in your first manager role and don't want to mess it up? Watch our FREE Masterclass and discover the 4 shifts to become a leader people love to work for: archova.org/masterclass Love the podcast and haven't left a review yet? All you have to do is go to ramonashaw.com/itunes and to our Spotify Page, and give your honest review. Thanks for your support of this show! If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @ramona.shaw.leadership or DM me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ramona-shaw