Can confidence be created one small experience at a time?

Cathy Manginelli has spent her career in talent and HR, coaching, mentoring and caring for people as they step into challenges that stretch them. Her belief in others is not shallow encouragement. It is rooted in self-efficacy: the conviction that even when we enter unfamiliar territory, we can figure out what comes next.

In this conversation, Cathy and Greg explore the experiences that taught her to believe in herself, from a childhood rescue mission inside a locked camper to literally getting back on the horse after a hard fall. Cathy shares how leaders can create small moments of success for others, support them through meaningful stretches and build confidence one win at a time.

You’ll hear the difference between self-esteem and self-efficacy, why encouragement must be paired with opportunity, and how a leader’s steady belief can help someone discover capabilities they did not yet recognize in themselves.

Cathy’s challenge is both practical and powerful: Give someone a meaningful stretch, stay beside them, and help them see that they can do hard things.

Connect with Cathy Manginelli

TriNet profile: https://www.trinet.com/insights/authors/cathy-manginelli

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmanginelli

Season One of I Wish I Had Your Energy explores The Energy We Give and the choices, convictions and practices that allow us to leave people better than we found them.