In this episode of L&D Leadership Edge, host Sheree Comninellis challenges the idea that leadership readiness is something you suddenly feel, and explains why it actually shows up first in your behaviour. If you’ve been waiting to feel more confident, more certain, or more “ready” before stepping forward, this episode reframes readiness as a pattern of actions leaders already notice — often long before you recognise it yourself.

Sheree Comninellis is an L&D Executive, strategist, and mentor with 18+ years of experience developing leaders and building capability across industries. She founded Lead with Sheree to help ambitious L&D professionals step into leadership.

00:51 Why waiting to feel ready can delay your leadership growth
01:50 The three behavioural signals leaders notice as readiness
03:15 A personal story of acting like a leader before the title
05:26 Why confidence usually follows action - not the other way around

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