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Leadership Exposé Podcast: Success Talk with Steven Paul

Leadership Exposé Podcast: Success Talk with Steven Paul

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  • Episode 90 - Sunday Reset with Steven – 7 Sept 2025 Why Borrowed Conviction Is the Most Dangerous Leadership Habit

    Episode 90 - Sunday Reset with Steven – 7 Sept 2025 Why Borrowed Conviction Is the Most Dangerous Leadership Habit
    Sep 7 2025
    🎥 Sunday Reset with Steven – 7 Sept 2025Why Borrowed Conviction Is the Most Dangerous Leadership HabitIn the rain at Monza - or in the boardroom - your own grip is what carries you through.Ever noticed how one strong voice can swing an entire room?A boardroom, an exec meeting, even a friendship group.When that person speaks with absolute certainty, everyone nods along.But the moment they waver, the whole group shifts like sand.That’s borrowed conviction.And it’s fragile.As you know, during the week, I work with boards and leaders on the toughest challenges at the intersection of AI, governance, and transformation.But every Sunday, I strip it back to something human, growth oriented, to apply in life and work. This week, it’s about where we stand when the noise gets loud.The Stoics had a word for it: autarkeia or self-sufficiency.Marcus Aurelius wrote:“You have power over your mind, not outside events.”Conviction isn’t something you rent from others.It has to be owned.And if you’re watching the Italian Grand Prix today, here’s your metaphor:When the rain hits Monza, the pack usually dives into the pits for new tyres.But sometimes, one driver stays out.They trust their grip, their feel of the track, their judgment, not the herd.Sometimes it costs them.But sometimes, that single act of conviction wins the race.Because in Formula 1- like in leadership- the slipstream might keep you safe, but it will never make you a champion.So How Do You Build Your Own Conviction (not borrow it)?:3 steps. 1️⃣ Define your WHY. Ask why it matters to you, not just to the group or the trend.2️⃣ Borrow maps, not conviction. Take in perspectives- but redraw your own route. Les Brown says it well.3️⃣ Practice ownership in small things. This week, make one decision without polling five people first.📚 Want to go deeper? Here’s your 7-day challenge:Pick up 2 books:1. The Effective Board Member -Dr. Karl George, MBE book on anchoring decisions in governance, not groupthink.2. It Worked for Me - in life and leadership, by General Colin Powell - a masterclass in turning principles into conviction, even under fire.Read one, skim the other. By next Sunday, share one takeaway with your team.Because here’s the truth:Borrowed conviction might carry you into the room.But only your own will keep you standing when the room goes quiet.Keep growing. Keep leading.Until next Sunday. Let’s get it! Steven PAUL, CDir FIoD – Reshaping boards and CEOs to lead decisively: Your boardroom compass for bold, trusted AI decisions and governance. 📳 Let me show you how. I invite you to connect with me. ♻️ Share forward, follow for moreBorrowed Conviction Is the Most Dangerous Leadership HabitIn the rain at Monza - or in the boardroom - your own grip is what carries you through.Ever noticed how one strong voice can swing an entire room?A boardroom, an exec meeting, even a friendship group.When that person speaks with absolute certainty, everyone nods along.But the moment they waver, the whole group shifts like sand.That’s borrowed conviction.And it’s fragile.As you know, during the week, I work with boards and leaders on the toughest challenges at the intersection of AI, governance, and transformation.But every Sunday, I strip it back to something human, growth oriented, to apply in life and work. This week, it’s about where we stand when the noise gets loud.The Stoics had a word for it: autarkeia or self-sufficiency.Marcus Aurelius wrote:“You have power over your mind, not outside events.”Conviction isn’t something you rent from others.It has to be owned.And if you’re watching the Italian Grand Prix today, here’s your metaphor:When the rain hits Monza, the pack usually dives into the pits for new tyres.But sometimes, one driver stays out.They trust their grip, their feel of the track, their judgment, not the herd.Sometimes it costs them.But sometimes, that single act of conviction wins the race.Because in Formula 1- like in leadership- the slipstream might keep you safe, but it will never make you a champion.So How Do You Build Your Own Conviction (not borrow it)?:3 steps. 1️⃣ Define your WHY. Ask why it matters to you, not just to the group or the trend.2️⃣ Borrow maps, not conviction. Take in perspectives- but redraw your own route. Les Brown says it well.3️⃣ Practice ownership in small things. This week, make one decision without polling five people first.📚 Want to go deeper? Here’s your 7-day challenge:Pick up 2 books:1. The Effective Board Member -Dr. Karl George, MBE book on anchoring decisions in governance, not groupthink.2. It Worked for Me - in life and leadership, by General Colin Powell - a masterclass in turning principles into conviction, even under fire.Read one, skim the other. By next Sunday, share one takeaway with your team.Because here’s the truth:Borrowed conviction might carry you into the room.But only your own will keep you standing when the...
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  • Episode 89 - Sunday Reset With Steven | August 31 The hidden tax you wish you dealt with.

    Episode 89 - Sunday Reset With Steven | August 31 The hidden tax you wish you dealt with.
    Aug 31 2025

    🎥 Sunday Reset With Steven | August 31

    The hidden tax you wish you dealt with.


    It’s not financial.

    It’s not legal.

    It’s decision debt.


    Every choice you delay, every option you leave hanging, accrues interest.

    And you pay it in momentum.


    Last week, I was invited to a private roundtable with board leaders shaping how governance must evolve in the age of AI.

    Behind closed doors, one truth became clear:


    Decisions don’t stall for lack of data. They stall because of fear.


    Fear of being wrong.

    Fear of losing face.

    Fear of moving without certainty.


    But here’s the paradox:

    Waiting doesn’t protect you; it costs you.


    Ray Dalio says:


    “He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.”


    Clarity isn’t found in predicting every outcome. It’s built through principled decisions, tested and adapted in motion.


    And Mel Robbins puts it even sharper:


    “Hesitation kills momentum. The gap between thought and action is where fear lives.”


    I Learnt This:

    3 Ways to Cut Decision Debt:


    1️⃣ Time-box your choices. Five seconds, five minutes, five days. Just decide!

    2️⃣ Default to principles, not perfection. Dalio reminds us: principles > predictions.

    3️⃣ Take the first reversible step. Jeff Bezos calls them “two-way doors.” If it’s not permanent, move!


    Here’s the truth:

    The longer you wait, the heavier the debt.

    But the moment you act, you reclaim momentum.


    📚 Two books that shaped how I decide:

    1. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - gifted to me by my brother Joe on my 18th birthday (a few decades ago!)

    2. Managing Up and Across, by HBR. It’s a practical guide to influence when decisions stall.


    Clarity doesn’t come from waiting.

    It comes from movement.


    So this week, make the call.

    Clear the debt.

    Step lighter.


    Keep growing. Keep leading.

    Until next Sunday.

    Let’s get it!


    Steven

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  • Episode 88 - Sunday Reset | 24 Aug 2025 | Why the Smartest Leaders Stop Swinging the Axe

    Episode 88 - Sunday Reset | 24 Aug 2025 | Why the Smartest Leaders Stop Swinging the Axe
    Aug 24 2025

    🎥 Sunday Reset | 24 Aug 2025
    What Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton Know That Most Leaders Forget
    It’s not their skill. It’s not their resources.
    It’s this: They sharpen before they swing.

    Simon Sinek tells a story I can’t get out of my head.
    Two lumberjacks.
    One swings his axe non-stop, all day.
    The other? He takes breaks. Pauses. Sharpens his axe.

    Guess who cuts more wood?
    The one who stepped back.

    That’s today’s reset.
    Because in leadership, and in life, the pause isn’t wasted time.
    It’s an investment.

    And if you don’t know by know, during the week, I work with boards and leaders on some of the toughest challenges around AI, governance, and transformation.
    But right now? I’m by the coast with my boy Rocky - we just spent 8am to 11am walking and running by the coast. Now we have brunch and write this as wait for our delicious meal.

    See, all of this isn’t theory for me. This reset matters.
    It clears my head. Resets my energy. And reminds me of a truth most leaders forget:

    When you step back, you come back sharper.

    And while we’re here, let’s talk about the ONE principle every champion say from Serena Williams to Lewis Hamilton -shares:

    Self-belief.

    Not hype. Not blind optimism.
    The quiet conviction that:
    ✅ I can figure this out.
    ✅ I deserve this win.
    ✅ I am the kind of person who makes it happen.

    “Victory begins in the mind long before the battle is seen.” -Stoic Principle

    As Maya Raichoora puts it, self-belief rests on three traits:
    1. Self-efficacy: Believing you can do it. Or you’ll figure it out.
    2. Self-worth: Knowing you deserve the good stuff: success, joy, big wins.
    3. Self-identity: Not hoping, but knowing you’re built for this.

    Without it? You stall. You sabotage.
    With it? You lead with calm confidence, even when the stakes are high.

    So here’s your challenge this week:
    Take 10 minutes. Or two hours.
    Pause. Breathe.
    Sharpen your axe.
    Then ask yourself:
    “What would it look like if I believed I was built for this?”

    Because chances are, you are!

    Ease isn’t weakness.
    It’s power.
    And it might just be the edge that gets you 10x results in the boardroom, the exec session, or that tense project meeting.

    So this week: sharpen your axe, trust your alignment, and move forward with clarity.

    🎥 I break it all down in this week’s Sunday Reset video. Watch it. Take it in. Share it with someone who needs the reminder (because I was reminded..)

    I’m Steven.
    Keep growing. Keep leading.
    Until next Sunday
    Let’s get it!!

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