819. Leading Through Uncertainty: How to Build Confidence and Take the Next Best Step
What if confidence isn’t about knowing exactly what comes next, but trusting yourself to figure it out?
On this episode of Daily Influence, host Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Erin Ramirez, founder of Real Change Studio, executive coach, leadership strategist, and facilitator who helps leaders and teams navigate change, growth, complexity, and pressure.
Erin shares why uncertainty doesn’t have to leave leaders stuck and why waiting for the perfect answer can actually hold people and organizations back. Drawing from her experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives, she explains how leaders can build adaptability, strengthen their confidence, and move forward by focusing on the next best step.
The conversation also explores the concept of the leadership shadow the idea that every action, reaction, conversation, and behavior sends a message to the people around us, whether we intend it or not. Erin explains why responsible influence starts with understanding not only what we mean to communicate, but how others actually experience us.
You’ll also learn Erin’s practical three-step approach for navigating uncertainty: identify the facts and separate them from the story you’re telling yourself, expand your options through mental flexibility, and choose an intentional next step.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
• Why confidence comes from trusting your ability to respond rather than having certainty
• How a leader’s behaviors create a leadership shadow that influences the entire organization
• Why listening can be more effective than simply communicating more
• A three-step process for getting unstuck and identifying your next best step
• How “both-and thinking” can help leaders move beyond limiting either-or choices
• Why adaptability and mental flexibility are increasingly critical leadership skills
• How to take responsible action even when you don’t have a perfect plan
Erin’s message is simple: you don’t need to see the entire path before you move forward. You need the willingness to take the next responsible step, learn from it, and keep adapting.
Learn more about Erin Ramirez and Real Change Studio at https://www.realchangestudio.com/ and connect with Erin on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinrdramirez/.
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