Coaching Real Leaders
Harvard Business Review / Muriel Wilkins
We all want to get to the next level of our career, but so many of us get stuck. Longtime leadership coach Muriel Wilkins takes you inside real-life leadership coaching sessions with high performers working to overcome professional challenges and grow as leaders. Listen in on real conversations and leave with new insights and practical guidance for your own career. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business Review.
Categories: Business
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She’s a leader who unexpectedly finds herself running a company, but isn’t sure it is the right role for her long-term. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through defining what she can do versus what she wants to do, the level of responsibility she truly wants, and what might lie at the heart of her current discomfort.
Previous episodes
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85 - Do I Really Want to Be CEO? Mon, 01 Dec 2025
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84 - How Do I Manage My Former Peers Now That I’m Their Boss? Mon, 17 Nov 2025
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83 - How Do I Handle So Much Organizational Uncertainty? Mon, 03 Nov 2025
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82 - How Do I Lead When I Don’t Feel Like I Belong at the Table? Mon, 20 Oct 2025
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81 - How Leaders Can Spot What’s Really Holding Them Back Mon, 13 Oct 2025
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80 - How Should I Plan for My Next Role When I’m Happy with the One I’m In? Mon, 06 Oct 2025
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79 - How Do I Address Feedback on Increasing My Visibility? Mon, 22 Sep 2025
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78 - Coming Soon: Season 10 of Coaching Real Leaders Mon, 15 Sep 2025
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77 - How Do I Adapt My Leadership as My Company Grows? Mon, 16 Jun 2025
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76 - How Do I Co-Lead with a Challenging Partner? Mon, 02 Jun 2025
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75 - How Do I Deal with a Competitive Peer? Mon, 19 May 2025
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74 - How Do I Get Out of Constant Crisis Mode? Mon, 05 May 2025
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73 - How Do I Define My Personal Brand at Work? Mon, 21 Apr 2025
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72 - How Do I Get Recognized as a Leader? Mon, 07 Apr 2025
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71 - Coming Soon: Season 9 of Coaching Real Leaders Mon, 31 Mar 2025
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70 - How Do I Position Myself to Influence Senior Leadership? Mon, 16 Dec 2024
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69 - How Do I Lead Change When There Is Stakeholder Resistance? Mon, 02 Dec 2024
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68 - Do I Really Want To Be a C-Suite Leader? Mon, 18 Nov 2024
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67 - How Do I Deal with Low Performers on My Team? Mon, 04 Nov 2024
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66 - How Do I Handle It When I Disagree with My Boss’s Decisions? Mon, 21 Oct 2024
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65 - How Do I Balance My Career Ambitions as Part of a Dual-Career Couple? Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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64 - Coming Soon: Season 8 of Coaching Real Leaders Mon, 30 Sep 2024
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63 - How To Make the Most of Your Work Day (from Working It) Mon, 12 Aug 2024
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62 - How Can I Set the Right Boundaries in a New Job? Mon, 20 May 2024
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61 - How Do I Prove I’m the Right Person for a Different Leadership Role? Mon, 06 May 2024
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60 - How Do I Avoid a Career Plateau at Midlife? Mon, 22 Apr 2024
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59 - How Do I Stay on the Fast Track to the Next Level of Leadership? Mon, 08 Apr 2024
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58 - How Do I Get Results Without Feeling Burned Out? Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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57 - How Do I Balance My Career Goals with My Company’s Needs? Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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56 - Coming Soon: Season 7 Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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55 - How Do I Handle Negative Feedback from My Team? Mon, 27 Nov 2023
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54 - Should I Continue to Climb the Corporate Ladder? Mon, 13 Nov 2023
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53 - How Do I Find Meaning in My Work? Mon, 30 Oct 2023
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52 - How Do I More Effectively Build Stakeholder Alignment? Mon, 16 Oct 2023
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51 - Should I Push To Make My Interim Leadership Role Permanent? Mon, 02 Oct 2023
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50 - How Do I Communicate With More Tact? Mon, 18 Sep 2023
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49 - Coming Soon: Season 6 Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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48 - How to Use Your Presence (from Think Fast, Talk Smart) Mon, 21 Aug 2023
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47 - The One Skill Leaders Need Today (from Radical Candor) Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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46 - How Do I Move Forward from a Career Setback? Mon, 19 Jun 2023
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45 - How Do I Set the Right Pace To Meet Our Strategic Goals? Mon, 05 Jun 2023
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44 - How Do I Work with a Difficult Boss? Mon, 22 May 2023
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43 - How Do I Define My New Role to Set Myself Up for Success? Mon, 08 May 2023
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42 - How Do I Lead My Team without Strategic Direction from the Top? Mon, 24 Apr 2023
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41 - How Do I Stay Motivated After Surviving Layoffs? Mon, 10 Apr 2023
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40 - Coming Soon: Season 5 Mon, 03 Apr 2023
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39 - How Do I Ask for Help? Mon, 12 Dec 2022
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38 - How Do I Overcome My Disillusionment with the Executive Team? Mon, 28 Nov 2022
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37 - How Do I Adapt My Leadership Style as My Team Grows? Mon, 14 Nov 2022
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36 - How Do I Make a Career Change when the Odds Are Stacked Against Me? Mon, 31 Oct 2022