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Leadership Reality Check: How to Align Your Intent with Your Team’s Truth
Why do 8 in 10 leaders accidentally repel their teams? (Hint: It’s not their strategy.) Sylvie di Giusto—part neuroscientist, part 3D wizard—unlocks the secret to aligning your intent with your team’s reality.
Today’s conversation exposed some hard truths about leadership blind spots—mine included—and I guarantee you’ll see yourself in this too.
I’m talking with Sylvie di Giusto, a global speaking phenom who uses holograms to teach Fortune 500 CEOs and the U.S. Air Force how to lead better.
But here’s the kicker: her real superpower isn’t the tech. It’s her ability to reveal why we all think we’re nailing leadership… while our teams are quietly questioning our choices.
We get raw about the ‘CEO disease’ (yep, I’ve fallen prey to it), why your good intentions don’t matter if your team misreads them, and how a herd of horses once taught Sylvie more about leadership than any MBA. Oh, and she called out my ‘traditionalist’ vibe live on air—navy blue suits and all.
If you’ve ever felt misunderstood as a leader, or just want to ditch the guesswork in how you’re perceived, this episode’s packed with ‘aha’ moments. No fluff, just real talk—and tools you can use by lunchtime."
Learn how to scale and exit faster by applying to join our waitlist for our next cohort to the game changers inner circle business mastermind go to https://bit.ly/business-mastermind-waitlist for more info
00:00 Introduction to Sylvie Di Giusto
03:10 The Role of Perception in Leadership
05:58 Bridging the Perception Gap
09:12 The Importance of Situational Awareness
12:02 Understanding Client Expectations
15:11 The ABCDE Framework for Leadership
18:14 First Impressions and Their Impact
20:52 Unconscious Biases in Leadership
23:58 Strategies for Improving Leadership Perception
34:10 Navigating First Impressions and Unconscious Biases
37:25 Awareness of Personal Biases in Leadership
40:31 Embracing Diverse Perspectives
41:10 The Impact of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
48:29 Balancing Empathy and Authority
52:52 Lessons from Leadership Training with Horses
55:06 Understanding Perception Personas
If this is the first time you’re listening congrats, if you like today’s episode please subscribe, listen and leave a review on 👉 Apple, Spotify
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Why do 8 in 10 leaders accidentally repel their teams? (Hint: It’s not their strategy.) Sylvie di Giusto—part neuroscientist, part 3D wizard—unlocks the secret to aligning your intent with your team’s reality.
Today’s conversation exposed some hard truths about leadership blind spots—mine included—and I guarantee you’ll see yourself in this too.
I’m talking with Sylvie di Giusto, a global speaking phenom who uses holograms to teach Fortune 500 CEOs and the U.S. Air Force how to lead better.
But here’s the kicker: her real superpower isn’t the tech. It’s her ability to reveal why we all think we’re nailing leadership… while our teams are quietly questioning our choices.
We get raw about the ‘CEO disease’ (yep, I’ve fallen prey to it), why your good intentions don’t matter if your team misreads them, and how a herd of horses once taught Sylvie more about leadership than any MBA. Oh, and she called out my ‘traditionalist’ vibe live on air—navy blue suits and all.
If you’ve ever felt misunderstood as a leader, or just want to ditch the guesswork in how you’re perceived, this episode’s packed with ‘aha’ moments. No fluff, just real talk—and tools you can use by lunchtime."
Learn how to scale and exit faster by applying to join our waitlist for our next cohort to the game changers inner circle business mastermind go to https://bit.ly/business-mastermind-waitlist for more info
00:00 Introduction to Sylvie Di Giusto
03:10 The Role of Perception in Leadership
05:58 Bridging the Perception Gap
09:12 The Importance of Situational Awareness
12:02 Understanding Client Expectations
15:11 The ABCDE Framework for Leadership
18:14 First Impressions and Their Impact
20:52 Unconscious Biases in Leadership
23:58 Strategies for Improving Leadership Perception
34:10 Navigating First Impressions and Unconscious Biases
37:25 Awareness of Personal Biases in Leadership
40:31 Embracing Diverse Perspectives
41:10 The Impact of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
48:29 Balancing Empathy and Authority
52:52 Lessons from Leadership Training with Horses
55:06 Understanding Perception Personas
If this is the first time you’re listening congrats, if you like today’s episode please subscribe, listen and leave a review on 👉 Apple, Spotify
https://www.instagram.com/sylviedigiusto
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylviedigiusto/
https://www.youtube.com/c/sylviedigiusto
https://www.facebook.com/sylviedigiusto
https://www.tiktok.com/@sylviedigiusto
https://sylviedigiusto.com/audit/
https://howyouimpress.com/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sylvie-di-Giusto
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamistrong
Learn how to scale fast by taking the business growth quiz: https://howtogrowabusiness.scoreapp.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/adamstrong
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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