The Inner & Outer Games That Separate Good Leaders From Great Ones | Jamie Ramsden & Dr. Suzie Burke

Even Einstein doubted himself. Meryl Streep still waits for the other shoe to drop. Dr. Mira sits down with executive advisors Dr. Suzy Burke and Jamie Ramsden to explore what they call the inner game and outer game of leadership. Suzy explains why self-doubt is actually an evolutionary response, not a personal flaw, and walks through a simple three-step process for catching negative self-talk before it derails a decision. Jamie brings in the outer game, the part of leadership that is about reading your team, your context, and the moment in front of you. Together they explain why a leader's inner dialogue becomes the whole team's emotional weather, how sense-making should take up more of a leader's day than most people realize, and why saying no might be the most underused leadership skill there is. If you have ever felt like a fraud in a room you worked hard to get into, or wondered why your inner work isn’t landing, this conversation will change how you think about that feeling. Subscribe for weekly conversations on leadership and emotional intelligence. Find our guest here: Connect with Dr. Suzy Burke and Jamie Ramsden: www.suzyburke.phd www.adastraleadership.com To find more of my work: Subscribe to this channel Subscribe to my free newsletter at: mailchi.mp/2079c04f4d44/subscribe Work with me one-on-one: calendly.com/mira-brancu/30-minute-initial-consultation Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/MiraBrancu Learn more about my services: www.gotowerscope.com Get practical workplace politics tips from my books: gotowerscope.com/books Get my free Strategic Clarity and Leadership Resilience assessment: https://mailchi.mp/e1ebf8505764/slr-a... Get my Free Burnout Root Cause Assessment: https://mailchi.mp/29d7d18fae4a/burno... Get my Workplace Grief Guide: https://mailchi.mp/46873b910380/workp... Find other free resources to support your leadership growth: https://gotowerscope.com/other-free-s... Join the next Towerscope leadership workshop or fellowship: https://gotowerscope.com/fellowship Episodes and other resources referenced: Watch this next: #thehardskills #mirabrancu #selfawareness #leadershipdevelopment #emotionalintelligence #executivecoaching 00:00 Cold open: what makes people follow a leader 02:15 Meet Jamie Ramsden & Dr. Suzy Burke, episode overview 05:35 The evolutionary roots of self-doubt 08:30 Phenomenon vs. syndrome : why the distinction matters 12:27 The 3C Process: Catch it, Confront it, Change it 21:17 Leaders as emotional amplifiers: self-talk becomes team talk 34:50 The four leader roles: role model, community builder, sense maker, future shaper 42:25 Case study: Alan Mulally's Ford turnaround 53:52 The power of saying no & protecting your time