"You don't get promoted for what you do. You get promoted for who you are."

If you are relying on the same skills that made you a top-tier individual contributor, you are falling into the High Performer Trap. What got you here won't get you there. In fact, your "doing" skills are likely the very bottleneck stopping your growth.

In this special episode, I am sharing the full audio from my recent High Impact Leadership Masterclass. We had hundreds of leaders join live to learn the psychology of scaling their leadership without scaling their stress.

In this Masterclass, you will learn:

-The High Performer Trap: Why being "good at your job" is actually a liability when you move into executive leadership.

-The Identity Equation: A new formula (Identity = Evidence + Mindset) to stop letting your past failures dictate your future confidence.

-The Self-Worth Gap: Why you feel like an imposter when your achievements outpace your self-worth (and how to fix it).

-The Solo Transformation Fallacy: Why trying to fix your leadership struggles in isolation keeps you stuck in the cycle of burnout.

-The Rapid Identity Transformation System: The 4-step psychological framework to unlock the high-impact leader within you.

There’s a lot of gold in this one, with a great Q&A at the end.

To join the leadership Mindset Accelerator go to rmichaelanderson.com/mindset

Got questions? send an email to: hello@rmichaelanderson.com

Does being an "authentic" leader mean you have to share every fear with your team? Absolutely not.

In this special episode, the script is flipped. Michael is interviewed by Hugo Dahlbom of the Executive Network Presidents Institute. They dig into the "Doer to Leader" transition and challenge the modern obsession with vulnerability.

Michael introduces the "Pilot in the Cockpit" analogy: If the engines fail, you want the pilot to be honest, but you don't want them screaming in panic. True leadership requires a specific balance of honesty and authority.

In this episode, you will learn:

-The Pilot Analogy: Why "authentic" leadership does NOT mean sharing your panic with the team (and what to do instead).

-The "Doer" Programming: Why your brain is wired to jump in and fix problems yourself, and how to break that addiction.

-The Experiment Frame: How to get a perfectionist team to take risks by changing one word in your vocabulary.

-Auditing vs. Doing: How to find your team's blind spots without doing their work for them.

The Challenge The Vocabulary Audit: This week, stop asking your team to take "risks." Start asking them to run "experiments." Notice how the energy in the room shifts when the fear of permanent failure is removed.

Resources

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71% of US CEOs report experiencing imposter syndrome. If you feel like a fraud despite your success, you are not alone—you are likely just experiencing the gap where your "Achievement Line" has risen faster than your "Self-Worth Line".

In this mega episode, we go way beyond generic advice to deliver a comprehensive arsenal of 25 specific techniques to silence self-doubt. We explore the neuroscience behind why your ego views your promotion as a threat and provide the exact tools you need to close the gap between your competence and your confidence.

In this episode, you will learn:

-The "Doer to Leader" Identity Crisis: Why shifting roles triggers the feeling of incompetence.

-The A.A.R.A. Framework: A rapid mental technique (Acknowledge, Appreciate, Reassign) to neutralize the ego in real-time.

-The "Failure Resume" & "Win Journal": Practical exercises to reframe your history using data rather than feelings.

-Why Imposter Syndrome is a Good Sign: How to reframe fear as proof that you are pushing your boundaries.

-The "Spy" Mindset: A psychological game to trick your brain into confidence in high-stakes rooms.

The Challenge: This week, use the A.A.R.A. Technique whenever you feel self-doubt. Acknowledge the feeling, Appreciate your ego for trying to protect you, Reassign it to a new job (like giving you energy), and then Act.

Resources: Get the 25-Point Study Guide: Get a downloadable booklet listing all 25 techniques from this episode. Join the Growth Leaders Collective to get immediate access: RMichaelAnderson.com/glc.

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