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The higher you climb, the fewer people tell you the truth, and the more one “small” misstep can turn into a career-defining narrative. We talk with Corinne Gavlinski, a board-certified executive coach who prefers to work as a strategic thinking partner for senior executives navigating politically correct, high-stakes situations where misreading the room has real consequences.

Corinne shares how her career zigzagged from financial services to healthcare leadership, then into executive coaching and advisory work after the corporate grind lost its meaning. We get into the hard parts that rarely make it into leadership books: being fired, quitting cold turkey, and how caregiving through long dementia journeys can reorder your values overnight. That perspective leads to a sharper question many leaders eventually face: are we actually being the leader we want to be, or just chasing the next title?

From there, we go tactical. Corinne breaks down what changes at the top: the loneliness, the trust gaps, and why an external advisor can help you see blind spots, manage emotions, and choose the right timing and tone. We dig into common executive pain points like decision making paralysis, peer conflict, influence strategy, and succession planning. We also talk about identity and purpose after the job, including the transition from nonstop achievement to a different kind of meaningful day.

If you want sharper executive presence, better communication, and smarter navigation of corporate politics, you’ll get a lot from this conversation. Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs an outside mirror, and leave a review with the biggest leadership lesson you’re taking away.

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