The Cost of Hiding in the Rooms Where It Matters Most: Leadership, Identity, and Learning to Lead from Presence with Julie Averill
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Julie Averill discusses the hidden costs of not fully showing up in leadership roles and the importance of psychological safety.
What does it actually cost you to hide yourself in the rooms where it matters most? Not the obvious things. Not the opportunities you can point to or the relationships you can name. The subtler cost. The version of yourself that never quite got to show up at grad school, in the boardroom, at the table where it counted. The years of spending your best mental energy managing how you were perceived instead of actually being there. That’s the cost most high-capacity leaders don’t talk about, and it’s exactly what Julie Averill is willing to put on the table. Who is Julie Averill? Julie Averill is a technology executive, leadership advisor, and the author of Chief Impact Officer, a book about why psychological safety, influence, and culture matter more than authority and control. She served as global CIO of lululemon, where she helped scale the company from two to over ten billion dollars, and has led technology at some of the most recognized brands in the world. She works with companies navigating the intersection of human leadership and the AI era through her advisory practice, Goldthread. Her book, Chief Impact Officer, launches June 16th, 2025. There’s a version of leadership that…
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