About this episode

Clay and Adam discuss the costs of people-pleasing in leadership and provide strategies to overcome it.

We've all done it: said yes before we even finished thinking, then immediately regretted it. Clay and Adam dig into why people-pleasing feels like the kind thing to do, why it isn't, and what it quietly costs you as a leader: trust, clarity, energy, and the hard conversations that only get harder the longer you wait. Plus, five moves to start breaking the reflex this week.

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Hosts: Clay Scroggins, Adam Tarnow

Topics covered

• people-pleasing
• leadership
• trust
• communication
• personal development

Keywords

• people-pleasing
• leadership
• trust
• clarity
• energy
• hard conversations
• personal growth

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