Jeff Robinson, Executive Leadership Coach, Foundational Leadership: The Confidence Gap

From People Solve Problems by Jamie Flinchbaugh

April 15, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

Jeff Robinson discusses the concept of confidence in leadership and insights from his book on the People Solve Problems podcast.

Jeff Robinson, Executive Leadership Coach at Foundational Leadership LLC, brings more than 25 years of experience working with leaders across industries to this conversation on the People Solve Problems podcast. With a background in organizational leadership and development, Jeff is known for his practical, easygoing approach to helping people understand what it actually takes to lead well. The conversation centers on his new book, Leadership SUCCESS: Expand Your Presence, Build Trust, and Increase Your Influence , and the ideas inside it that he returns to again and again in his coaching work. Jeff opens by reframing what confidence actually means. It has very little to do with how much you know, he explains. Confidence is really about knowing you can handle whatever comes at you. He points out that most people, when they think back through their careers and their lives, have already survived everything that has challenged them. That track record is the foundation. The most trusted leaders are the ones who can look at a new problem and break it down calmly, whether or not they have faced that exact situation before, because they have learned to trust their own ability to figure…

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Flinchbaugh

Guest: Jeff Robinson

Topics covered

leadership
confidence
coaching
personal development
trust
influence

Keywords

leadership
confidence gap
coaching
trust
influence
personal development
organizational leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foundational Leadership LLC

Books & works: Leadership SUCCESS: Expand Your Presence, Build Trust, and Increase Your Influence