✨ Episode Summary
Fake it till you make it” sounds cute… until you’ve made it and still feel like you’re one bad day away from being exposed. In this episode, Misha, Daniela, and Claudia unpack imposter syndrome across generations—what it looks like, how it sneaks into everyday life, and why some of the most capable people are the ones doubting themselves the most.

From tech avoidance and career pivots to social media comparison and celebrating (or avoiding) big milestones, the Divas get honest about where imposter syndrome shows up for them personally—and how they coach others through it. Spoiler: it doesn’t magically vanish with a promotion, a house, or a “perfect” Instagram grid.

💡 Themes We Explore

1. Understanding & Identifying Imposter Syndrome
How imposter syndrome shows up across generations, why naming it matters, and how self-doubt often masks itself as perfectionism or “not enough” thinking.

2. Comparison, Social Pressure & the Role of Social Media
The impact of curated lifestyles, online validation, and silent comparison loops that intensify feelings of falling behind or not measuring up.

3. Fear of Failure & Comfort Zones
How avoidance, over-preparation, and opting out of new experiences stem from fear—and how thinking beyond the fear helps break the cycle.

4. Imposter Syndrome Types & Common Patterns
Key patterns such as the Natural Genius, Expert, Superhero, and Soloist, and how each influences decision-making, learning, and confidence.

5. Shifting Mindsets & Building Confidence
Moving from proving → improving, adopting a learning mindset, celebrating achievements, and building a personal recognition toolkit to counteract imposter narratives.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• Imposter syndrome is common and ongoing; it rarely vanishes completely, but it can be managed.
• Naming it and noticing it is the first step; it’s a feeling, not proof of inadequacy.
• Comparison—online or offline—is almost always based on incomplete information.
• Shifting from proving to improving changes the entire inner dialogue.
• Building a habit of recognition and celebration helps anchor evidence of competence and belonging.
• A learning mindset, broken-down steps, and small acts of courage can weaken imposter syndrome’s grip over time.

🧭 Reflection Prompts for Listeners

• Where does imposter syndrome show up most in your life right now—work, money, relationships, learning, or lifestyle?
• Which pattern sounds most like you: natural genius, expert, superhero, or soloist?
• What would “improving, not proving” look like for you this month?
• What is one recent win you can add to your own recognition toolkit today?

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Women are nearly half the workforce, but periods, fertility journeys, postpartum recovery, and perimenopause still get sidelined at work. That silence costs careers, companies, and—let’s be honest—humans. Executive coach Laure Goubau joins us to break the hush, connect the dots between health and leadership progression, and show leaders how to build cultures where women don’t have to choose between their bodies and their ambitions.

What you’ll learn

• How women’s health events (burnout, fertility, cancer treatment, peri/menopause) intersect with career inflection points
• Why “go to EAP” is not a strategy—and what integrated support actually looks like
• A simple business case leaders can use to win buy-in (talent, productivity, retention)
• How to spot early, subtle signs of perimenopause and what to track
• Practical ways managers can create psychologically safe conversations—without lowering the bar
• Low-cost culture moves (panels, peer circles, language shifts) that start change now

Key ideas & quotables

• “We’re not asking organizations to lower the bar—we’re asking for support to raise performance.”
• “Treat women’s health and leadership as a Venn diagram—the magic is in the overlap.”
• “Perimenopause isn’t a switch; it’s a slope. Track what’s changing.”
• “If you want talent parity, you can’t ignore the biology shaping talent supply.”

For leaders: do this next

1. Educate yourself and your managers on women’s health stages and impacts.
2. Audit resources you already fund (EAP, benefits, coaching, flex) and make the path obvious.
3. Normalize the convo: add women’s-health panels/brown bags; set language cues (“Thanks for flagging—how can we adjust this week?”).
4. Train with scenarios (bias interrupts, private check-ins, resource handoffs, promotion timing).
5. Measure quietly: track utilization, retention, promotion rates for affected populations.

For individuals: small moves, big leverage

• Track: energy, sleep, cognition, mood, cycle; bring data to care providers.
• Stack support: medical care + coaching + manager conversation + peer circle.
• Reframe: you’re not “asking for exceptions”; you’re designing how you keep delivering.

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Episode Summary
Leadership doesn’t pause for personal storms. In this candid conversation, the Divas explore how to lead through workplace “crises” while privately managing burnout, family illness, layoffs, caregiving, and other hidden struggles. Daniela recounts a high-stakes client rescue during her father’s cancer diagnosis; Claudia shares guiding a team through outsourcing while losing her own role; and Misha reflects on leading amid burnout and parental cancer scares. Together they show how honest boundaries, trusted support, and steady—not perfect—leadership sustain you and your team.

What You'll Learn in this Episode

• How to name the real crisis: Distinguish organizational urgency from your personal capacity and needs.
• Healthy disclosure that helps teams: When and how to say “me too” to reduce isolation and build trust.
• Grounding practices for hard seasons: Daily self-check, resilience “anchors,” and small acts of steadiness over perfection.
• Boundary-setting scripts: Practical language for time limits, workload, and availability without abandoning accountability.
• Building your safety net: Identifying a small, trusted network (coach/mentor/peer) before you need it.
• Spotting hidden strain: The subtle ways crisis shows up (sleep loss, overeating, detachment) and what to do early.

Takeaway

You are not the company’s emergency room. Define what’s truly in crisis, protect your non-negotiables (sleep, time, support), and communicate with steady honesty. Leading with humanity—especially when you’re struggling—keeps you effective, strengthens your team, and turns survival into sustainable resilience.

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We peel back the label “soft power” and reveal it as kind, intelligent, human-centric leadership—the foundation that makes hard metrics possible. From biotech to startups to security engineering, Azin Tabrizi shows how empathy, intuition, and clear boundaries turn tense, KPI-driven work into collaborative execution.

She describes being the buffer and bridge: translating “we need it yesterday” client urgency into achievable commitments while protecting her team’s energy and dignity. It’s the everyday touches—quick gratitude, “how are you really?”, picking up the phone—that quietly compound into trust, retention, and yes, better numbers. The crew challenges the “hard vs. soft” binary, landing on a truth: fear can force output; safety unlocks initiative. When people feel trusted, they bring ideas, not just deliverables.

Why It Matters

• Soft power is performance infrastructure. Culture shows up later as KPIs: lower turnover, faster decisions, more creative problem-solving.
• Trust first, then course-correct. “My trust is yours to lose” creates ownership—and makes tough feedback land.
• Leaders model the weather. Vulnerability (“I missed this—my bad”) invites truth early, before small issues become expensive.
• Human > theater. Team-building is built in the micro-moments, not offsites.

Azin’s Soft-Power Playbook (you can steal this)

• Be the bridge. Name client pressures to your team and show the team you’ve got their back.
• Micro-gratitude. “Could you please…”, “Thank you for the quick turnaround”—tiny phrases, outsized compounding effect.
• Trust as default. Hire → grant trust → protect it. Course-correct clearly when needed.
• Everyday culture. Call, drop by, check in. Rituals > slogans.
• Model accountability. Apologize fast; ask “What happened and how do we move forward?” (save the retro for later).
• Guard the standard with kindness. Kind ≠ permissive. Address poor behavior directly and respectfully; protect the culture.

Proof Points & Stories

• Client-team translator: Empathy on both sides turned “us vs. them” into partnership—and better delivery.
• Technician loyalty: Field teams stay for years; clients notice—the culture is visible at the edge.
• Crisis generosity: During COVID, Azin paid meaningful bonuses to essential field staff—loyalty deepened.
• Dignity with customers: When a client mistreated an employee, leadership backed the employee, reset norms, and preserved the relationship.
• Ripple effect: Clients asked Azin for mentorship on building similar environments internally.

Memorable Lines

• “Being ‘soft’ never meant I wasn’t noticing. Kind leadership is intelligent leadership.”
• “Trust is yours to lose.”
• “Culture is built in the day-to-day, not at a team-building event.”
• “Safety invites creativity; fear shrinks it.”

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In this episode, we go beyond policies and platforms to unpack the human side of hybrid work. Inspired by themes from past Coaching Divas conversations, we look at how leadership, self-awareness, and empathy play critical roles in making hybrid teams successful—and sustainable.

Hybrid work isn’t just about where you work. It’s about how you show up, how teams stay connected, and how leaders foster environments where trust, autonomy, and clarity can coexist. Whether you’re an executive redefining team culture or a solo contributor managing your energy, this episode will spark fresh thinking on how to navigate the new normal with intention and impact.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• 🧭 Flexibility is Powerful—But Needs Structure
  We love the freedom hybrid work offers—but without shared expectations, that freedom can become fragmentation. We explore how leaders and teams can co-create guardrails that support both autonomy and accountability.
• 💬 Communication Must Be Intentional
  As the Coaching Divas have often said, “What gets left unsaid gets misunderstood.” In a hybrid world, intentional communication isn't optional—it’s essential. We talk strategies for maintaining psychological safety, building team rituals, and avoiding the slow fade of connection.
• 👀 Proximity Bias is Real—And Fixable
  Those showing up in-person often get more facetime—and sometimes, more favour. We explore how conscious leadership and inclusive practices can ensure remote team members aren’t left behind in visibility or advancement.
• 🏢 Culture Doesn’t Live in Walls
  Culture is built in every interaction. We look at how to intentionally shape team culture—virtually and physically—through coaching-style leadership, shared values, and emotional intelligence.
• 🔄 The Inner Work of Hybrid Work
  One of the most overlooked pieces of the hybrid puzzle? Mindset. We discuss how awareness of your own habits, biases, and needs can transform how you collaborate—and how you lead.

✨ Bonus Insight:
Just like past Coaching Divas episodes have highlighted, success in hybrid work isn't just operational—it's relational. The leaders and teams thriving right now are the ones asking better questions, not just implementing better tools.

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In this dynamic and down-to-earth episode, the Coaching Divas dive into the buzzing world of Artificial Intelligence — not as techies, but as curious, conscious humans navigating the future of work. From awe to uncertainty, creativity to caution, we unpack how AI is showing up in our lives and reshaping how we think, feel, and connect at work and beyond.

This isn’t just a conversation about code — it’s about co-creation, emotional intelligence, and the very human responses to a rapidly changing world. Whether you’re already collaborating with ChatGPT or just starting to explore, this episode invites you into a rich, real conversation about what it means to be human alongside machines.

✨ Key Themes Explored:

🖋️ Co-Creation with AI:

• Real-life stories of using AI for writing, brainstorming, presentations, and even coaching prep.
• How people are blending their voice with AI to elevate creativity (without losing authenticity).

🤔 Trust & Skepticism:

• What makes us trust an AI-generated answer?
• How do we check for accuracy and bias — and how do we feel when AI gets it wrong?
• Why emotional intelligence matters more than ever in this tech-forward world.

👵👩‍💻 Generational Perspectives:

• Are younger generations more open to AI? How are seasoned professionals adapting?
• Is this wave of AI just another tool — or is it something fundamentally different?

🧭 Call to Action — Join the Experiment:

• Try an AI tool this week — write something, brainstorm, co-create!
• Reflect: How did it feel? What surprised or challenged you?
  Share your story with us: What's your most memorable or emotional moment involving AI?
  Ask yourself: What kind of relationship do I want with technology?

🎧 Tune In If You’re Curious About:

• The emotional and ethical layers of AI in the workplace
• How to stay creative and empowered while using emerging tech
• Having real, honest conversations about what AI means for our work and our humanity

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In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into a powerful and often overlooked part of career growth: Identity Shift. What happens when your title changes, your responsibilities expand, or the very structure of your organization evolves?

Whether you're stepping into a leadership role for the first time, navigating the dynamics of a merger or acquisition, or figuring out how to show up as an executive, these transitions can shake up how you see yourself—and how others see you.

Topics Covered:

• The Psychological Impact of a Promotion
  Why getting a new title is only part of the change—and why your mindset needs to evolve, too.
• From Individual Contributor to Manager: A Whole New Playbook
  How the shift from doing the work to leading the work challenges your identity, confidence, and communication style.
• Executive Presence and the Pressure to Perform
  What changes when you’re now “in the room where it happens,” and how to navigate imposter syndrome, power dynamics, and influence.
• Mergers and Acquisitions: When Your Role and Culture Change Overnight
  How to stay grounded when your job still exists, but the context around it shifts dramatically.
• New Role, New You?
  The tension between evolving and staying authentic when you take on a program leadership role or rotate into a new domain.
• Identity Anchors and Tools for Transition
  Practical strategies to stay rooted in who you are—while embracing who you’re becoming.

Key Questions We Explore:

• How do you redefine your value when your work changes?
• What does it mean to “show up” differently in a leadership role?
• How can you maintain self-confidence during a period of change or uncertainty?
• What role does feedback and perception play in how we shape our new identity?
• How do you create space to reflect, adapt, and grow into your new role?

Who This Is For:

• Professionals recently promoted or in transition
• New managers and emerging leaders
• Executives navigating increased visibility
• Employees involved in mergers, acquisitions, or organizational restructures
• Anyone grappling with the question: “Who am I now at work?”

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Feeling stuck, out of place, or drained at work? It might not be you — it might be the fit. In today’s episode, we dive into what finding the right workplace fit really means and why it’s crucial for your success and happiness. You’ll learn how to spot the signs you’re in the wrong environment, how to find a workplace that matches your values and strengths, and practical steps you can take today to move closer to a career that feels like home.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
✨ What "fit" actually means beyond job titles and tasks
✨ The hidden signs you’re in the wrong environment
✨ How to uncover your personal workplace values
✨ Smart ways to research company culture before you say "yes"
✨ The one gut check you shouldn’t ignore during the interview process
✨ Small actions you can take today to start finding your best-fit career

Key Takeaways:

• You deserve a workplace where you can be yourself and thrive.
• The right fit energizes you; the wrong fit drains you.
• Trust your instincts — your energy is a better signal than any checklist.
• You’re not asking for too much; you’re asking for alignment.

Micro-Steps for Listeners:
📝 List your top 5 workplace values.
🔍 Reflect on when you’ve felt most energized at work.

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