David Fung on Leading Yourself First, Rebuilding Trust, and Why Beliefs Hold Leaders Back
About this episode
David Fung discusses the importance of self-leadership and rebuilding trust in teams while addressing the beliefs that hold leaders back.
In Episode 177 of Unpacked with Ron Harvey, host Ron Harvey of Global Core Strategies and Consulting sits down with David Fung — executive coach, founder of Coachful Coaching, and 23-year veteran of the tech industry, including a leadership tenure at Salesforce. Based in Toronto, Canada, David now works with executives and teams navigating major transitions and chaos, helping them find clarity when the stakes are highest.Ron and David dig into the real, often uncomfortable work that separates titled managers from trusted leaders. From the metaphor of playing soccer at the edge of a cliff to the belief systems that quietly steer behavior, this conversation gives leaders practical language and frameworks they can put to work immediately. What you will hear in this episode: * Why learning to lead yourself is the non-negotiable starting point for leading anyone else* * The "soccer at the edge of a cliff" metaphor for creating safety that fuels innovation * How to lead with weakness instead of performing strength, and why it draws people to you * A practical framework for diagnosing where and when trust was broken on a team * Why the "how will we work together" conversation is the one…
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