Shownotes Transcript
Dr. Julie Gurner is a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach to top percentile executives, primarily in finance and technology. She is also the proprietor of the Ultra Successful newsletter, which delivers a weekly challenge pulled from global business leaders and designed to ”*help you unleash your power.” * Dr. Gurner joins the show to discuss the merits of being unreasonable, why your business should not be your identity, why niceness is overrated, and more! Important Links:
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Show Notes:
- Dr. Gurner’s origin story
- How forensic psychology experience can help executive coaching
- Leaning into the 1%
- Why psychological tests are flawed
- The common traits of successful founders
- High performance & bottlenecks
- Why your business should not be your identity
- Data vs. emotion
- How Dr. Gurner applies her strategies in her own life
- Don’t be nice
- Be unreasonable
- Social validation is not important
- How can you improve someone’s communication skills?
- How Dr. Gurner would teach executive coaching
- The “no Plan B” mentality
- Can high energy be detrimental?
- How to unpack charisma
- How to turn down work
- Dr. Gurner’s greatest satisfaction
- How has leadership changed in the last 20 years?
- Dr. Gurner as Empress of the World
- MORE!
Books Mentioned:
- The Art of War; by Sun Tzu