{"podcast":{"title":"Coaching Real Leaders","slug":"coaching-real-leaders-1370277","podcast_index_feed_id":1370277,"rss_url":"http://feeds.harvardbusiness.org/harvardbusiness/coaching-real-leaders","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/coaching-real-leaders","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/2f/e5/f0/a6/2fe5f0a6-6c1f-4348-8b08-553f066dcb15/a09c74f9298678ff2170b19515fc859b1cc867e48184ee960906e213efa5348d926d5664f8c0766c14a45a305974bfafffd59d30a98df6c98a79b9bef5113aef.jpeg","author":"Harvard Business Review / Muriel Wilkins (podcasts@hbr.org)","episode_count":102,"summary":"We all want to get to the next level of our career, but so many of us get stuck. Longtime leadership coach Muriel Wilkins takes you inside real-life leadership coaching sessions with high performers working to overcome professional challenges and grow as leaders. Listen in on real conversations and leave with new insights and practical guidance for your own career. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business Review.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T22:23:05.841078+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaching-real-leaders-1370277"},"episode":{"title":"How Do I Lead with Confidence Without Always Needing To Be Right?","slug":"how-do-i-lead-with-confidence-without-always-needing-to-be-right","published_at":"2026-09-14T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaching-real-leaders-1370277/how-do-i-lead-with-confidence-without-always-needing-to-be-right","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaching-real-leaders-1370277","url":"https://s.gum.fm/s-692601b2b58656bad577ef08/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/91b3f602-29a2-4e12-b9a2-9d2d959ed4f9.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg9GZWVkQnVybmVyBjoGRVQ%3D--1349f61597e261c82b72aa63507666dd2bce579d","audio_url":"https://s.gum.fm/s-692601b2b58656bad577ef08/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/91b3f602-29a2-4e12-b9a2-9d2d959ed4f9.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg9GZWVkQnVybmVyBjoGRVQ%3D--1349f61597e261c82b72aa63507666dd2bce579d","summary":"She’s a leader who’s built a reputation for being direct, confident, and decisive. But she’s recently received feedback that her communication can create tense interactions with colleagues. Host Muriel Wilkins helps her look beyond the feedback itself to understand what’s driving those moments, and how she can exude confidence without the need to always be right.    For further reading:  The Right Way to Respond to Negative Feedback: https://hbr.org/2018/05/the-right-way-to-respond-to-negative-feedback How to Make Sense of Conflicting Feedback on Your Leadership: https://hbr.org/2022/01/how-to-make-sense-of-conflicting-feedback-on-your-leadership How Do I Stop Being Defensive?: https://hbr.org/podcast/2021/11/how-do-i-stop-being-defensive? What Leaders Get Wrong About Listening: https://hbr.org/podcast/2025/06/what-leaders-get-wrong-about-listening Leadership Unblocked Chapter 5: LeadershipUnblocked.com   Own the Room: https://us.amazon.com/Own-Room-Discover-Signature-Leadership-ebook/dp/B00BAH7PQY/ref=sr_1_2?_encoding=UTF8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.epwJb2QC4llONZO6YeARJmJmT5QGtcapVuFP9fuTNbE.N4ouJEbmhKVyJS8dDcnMA_s1Ieg-1Da9XjVKtTDekp8&dib_tag=se&keywords=B00BBJZX2O&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1789330493&s=digital-text&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&sr=1-2 Connect with Muriel: Website: murielwilkins.com LinkedIn: @Muriel Maignan Wilkins  Instagram: @CoachMurielWIlkins  Join the Coaching Real Leaders Community: coachingrealleaderscommunity.com Read Muriel’s book: LeadershipUnblocked.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"She’s a leader who’s built a reputation for being direct, confident, and decisive. But she’s recently received feedback that her communication can create…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3288,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coaching-real-leaders-1370277/episodes/how-do-i-lead-with-confidence-without-always-needing-to-be-right/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaching-real-leaders-1370277/how-do-i-lead-with-confidence-without-always-needing-to-be-right.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}