{"podcast":{"title":"Leading Women in Tech Podcast","slug":"leading-women-in-tech-podcast-381160","podcast_index_feed_id":381160,"rss_url":"https://leadingwomenintech.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://tonicollis.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/5/1/f/851f9a04c34cf0d688c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Podcast_Cover_2023.jpg","author":"Toni Collis","episode_count":100,"summary":"For ambitious women ready to rise, lead, and thrive — without burning out. Are you delivering results… but still waiting to be seen as a true leader? Tired of performance reviews with praise — but no promotion? Hosted by Dr. Toni Collis, executive coach for women in tech, this podcast is your go-to leadership toolkit. Whether you're a rising Director, lone female VP, or overextended operator tired of being overlooked — you're in the right place. Each week, Toni shares real-world leadership strategies, career advancement frameworks, and executive presence tools to help you: ✅ Build strategic visibility ✅ Communicate like a trusted exec ✅ Navigate politics with integrity ✅ Advocate for yourself (without overworking) ✅ Lead with confidence, clarity, and influence You'll also hear powerful interviews with women who've paved the way — and candid conversations on the unspoken challenges women face in male-dominated industries. ✨ If you're ready to go from \"she's great\" to \"she's the obvious next Exec\" — hit follow.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T02:17:03.487813+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-women-in-tech-podcast-381160"},"episode":{"title":"280: Silencing the Inner Critic: Rewiring Your Mindset for 2026 Confidence","slug":"280-silencing-the-inner-critic-rewiring-your-mindset-for-2026-confidence","published_at":"2025-12-09T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-women-in-tech-podcast-381160/280-silencing-the-inner-critic-rewiring-your-mindset-for-2026-confidence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-women-in-tech-podcast-381160","url":"https://tonicollis.com/leading-women-tech/end-of-year-inner-critic-toolkit-for-leaders","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/leadingwomenintech/LWIT_280_Final.mp3?dest-id=2183168","summary":"If you're ending the year exhausted, mentally overloaded, or stuck in a spiral of self-doubt… this episode is your reset. In today's conversation, we're breaking down the inner critic, the mental load of leadership , and why high-performing women struggle most with overthinking, decision paralysis, and confidence dips at this time of year. You'll learn self-coaching techniques for leaders , practical executive mindset tools , and the exact thought-reframing strategies I use with my clients to help them create clarity before burnout makes the decisions for them. Because you don't need more confidence going into 2026 — you need more clarity. And this episode will help you build it. What You'll Learn in This Episode ⏹ Why your inner critic gets louder during year-end cycles ⏹ How burnout affects clarity, decision making, and self-trust ⏹ The neuroscience behind overthinking (and how to interrupt it) ⏹ Self-coaching techniques for leaders you can use right away ⏹ Thought reframing for executives: how to shift fear-based thoughts ⏹ The Neutral Question Reset ⏹ The Thought Ladder Reframe ⏹ The Executive Decision Filter ⏹ How to create decision-making clarity at leadership levels ⏹ The mindset shifts required to lead with confidence in 2026 ⏹ Why clarity → confidence (not the other way around) ⏹ How to prepare your leadership thinking before planning next year ​​Free Leadership Resources Say It Like a Leader Scripts → tonicollis.com/sayitlikealeader Promotion Readiness Scorecard → tonicollis.com/scorecard Self-Coaching Toolkit (coming soon!) Connect With Toni LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tonicollis Website: tonicollis.com","meta_description":"If you're ending the year exhausted, mentally overloaded, or stuck in a spiral of self-doubt… this episode is your reset. In today's conversation, we're b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2365,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leading-women-in-tech-podcast-381160/episodes/280-silencing-the-inner-critic-rewiring-your-mindset-for-2026-confidence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-women-in-tech-podcast-381160/280-silencing-the-inner-critic-rewiring-your-mindset-for-2026-confidence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}