Sherry Welsh Coaching Podcast

It's common to set goals at the beginning of a new year; in the corporate world, it's unavoidable. But do the goals you set serve you or discourage you? Leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh shares some keys to setting goals that are realistic, optimistic, and fearless—and will help you build the life and career you want.

When we focus on doing more, piling activity upon activity, we often end up frustrated and burned out. Leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh illustrates how shifting out of the mode of doing more to please others to focusing on being who you genuinely want to be is a more enjoyable and effective way to lead and live.

Becoming a better listener is about more than developing a set of listening skills; it's about becoming an open, curious person who sees others as the creative people they are. Listen as leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh shares how purposeful listening—and, by extension, communication, creativity, and innovation—involves not just what you do, but who you are being as you do it.

Communicating effectively is a two-sided equation that involves more than just talking—it requires listening. Leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh shares how you can stay in sync with colleagues, build trust, and form true, mutually beneficial partnerships by developing the art of purposeful, intuitive listening.

Role clarity means being clear about the ways in which the work you're doing matters—at your company and in making a difference in the world. Leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh expands on a simple tool that can not only help you love the work you're doing but also help you develop a vibrant resume and enjoy exploring new opportunities.

Unconscious competing commitments can cause us to stagnate in our progress toward our goals. One assumption that underlies many of these competing commitments is what leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh calls "impostor syndrome." Listen to learn how to shake this nagging feeling and be freed up to grow and step into new roles and responsibilities.

Sometimes it seems that we're not progressing toward our intended goals, but it's hard to understand why. Sharing from her own experience, leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh explains how uncovering the unconscious commitments competing with our desired goals can bring relief and open the way to real progress.

Although the human ability to multitask has been thoroughly debunked, the pressures of a global, 24-hour business cycle still push us to juggle many things at once. Listen as leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh explains how practicing deliberate focus can make you a more productive, less distracted leader.

The way we habitually ask questions (whether we realize it or not) may be making people defensive. Stay productive and forward-moving in your personal and professional life with this primer on using empowering and clarifying questions from leadership coach and author Sherry Welsh.