{"podcast":{"title":"Leadership Mindset 2.0","slug":"leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501","podcast_index_feed_id":7631501,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/leadership-mindset-20/","website_url":"http://podcast.rmichaelanderson.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1aa82434-17fb-46b1-96e6-ac3d72148f9c/LM20-Podcast-Cover-Art-1.jpg","author":"R. Michael Anderson | Leadership Coach & CEO","episode_count":46,"summary":"Leadership Mindset 2.0 is the definitive playbook for executives and entrepreneurs ready to break free from the \"Doer Trap\" and scale their business using psychology and strategy. Host R. Michael Anderson has scaled multiple software companies to the Inc. 5000 list and was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year. Now, as a 2x Executive Coach of the Year, he uses that experience to help high-performers transform from Tactical Operators into Strategic Leaders. In this podcast, Michael blends cutting-edge neuroscience, emotional intelligence (EQ), and battle-tested business strategy to help you overcome burnout, imposter syndrome, and the \"Leadership Incompetence Trap\" so you can lead with clarity and confidence. Two New Episodes Every Week which include a mix of: • Strategy: Neuroscience frameworks & leadership tactics to start your week. • Mentorship: Live Q&A and specific answers to your leadership challenges. • Coaching: A fly-on-the-wall look at real, unscripted executive coaching sessions as Michael helps leaders break through their blind spots live. • Masterclasses: Listen in as Michael and guests teach valuable leadership and management skills to a real-life audience. Topics in…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501"},"episode":{"title":"Ego vs. Authentic Self (1 of 2): The Foundational Principle That Changes Everything","slug":"ego-vs-authentic-self-1-of-2-the-foundational-principle-that-changes-everything","published_at":"2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501/ego-vs-authentic-self-1-of-2-the-foundational-principle-that-changes-everything","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501","url":"https://podcast.rmichaelanderson.com/episode/ego-vs-authentic-self-1-of-2-the-foundational-principle-that-changes-everything","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e3510d53-8757-4ebb-9838-8cabc58f0d63.mp3","summary":"Have you ever snapped at someone on your team, avoided a hard conversation, or micromanaged a project you should have let go? That wasn't a leadership failure. That was your ego. And in this episode, I'm going to show you exactly what that means and how to fix it. Every tool I teach traces back to this one principle. Once you understand it, you will never look at your own behavior the same way again. In this episode, we explore: -The Ego Trigger: Why your brain reacts the same way to a hostile boardroom as it does to a physical threat, and what that chemical reaction is silently doing to your leadership -The Authentic Self Advantage: Why the leaders people actually want to follow are not the loudest or toughest in the room, they are the calmest -The Leadership Cost: How every poor leadership trait, micromanaging, blame-shifting, avoiding hard conversations, traces back to one single source 💪 Your Challenge This Week: Pick one situation where you know you get triggered. Before you walk into it, ask yourself: \"Am I in my ego or my authentic self right now?\" That one question is often enough to shift everything. You are safe. Lead from that. Mentioned in this episode: AI Readiness Executive Briefing In order to sign up for the AI Readiness Executive Briefing on June 11th, click the link below. AI Briefing Registration","meta_description":"Have you ever snapped at someone on your team, avoided a hard conversation, or micromanaged a project you should have let go? That wasn't a leadership fai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1032,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501/episodes/ego-vs-authentic-self-1-of-2-the-foundational-principle-that-changes-everything/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-mindset-2-0-7631501/ego-vs-authentic-self-1-of-2-the-foundational-principle-that-changes-everything.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}