This episode is all about coaching and leadership. If you want to get better at either of those, this is the episode for you. 🙌

Sumit shares the value of having a personal coach, how listening is a gift and how each coaching skill is also a leadership skill.

My favourite learning is how he breaks down communication into different conversations. Doing so allows you to focus on which conversations are most challenging for you, and get better at having them.

Enjoy 🎙

Connect with Sumit Gupta:

https://linkedin.com/in/sumit4all

https://www.deployyourself.com

https://twitter.com/sumitgupta4all

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!

Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/iDVY07k9SNs

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:25 - Why Sumit coaches people?

00:02:21 - Sumit's journey with Entrepreneurship

00:03:59 - From creating software to helping people

00:08:27 - Realising you can do anything

00:10:29 - How to inspire and motivate

00:11:58 - The value of a personal coach

00:16:07 - How do you create a safe space?

00:20:07 - Leaders being open and vulnerable

00:24:05 - 100% transparency and openness

00:30:06 - Allowing others to contribute

00:32:15 - Gradually taking on leadership responsibilities

00:35:47 - Can leadership be learned or taught?

00:39:15 - No judgements and nothing is negative

00:42:54 - How do you get better at coaching?

00:44:43 - coaching and leadership skills

00:49:13 - Asking for help

00:51:21 - Leadership is about giving