A Geek Leader Podcast

About Jim

Jim Saliba is a certified coach, public speaker, and seasoned leader with over 30 years of experience in the IT industry. Starting as a software engineer, he rose through the ranks to become the VP of a $4 billion tech company. As the author of the book “The Six-Step Leadership Challenge,” Jim shares his expertise and insights on empowering leaders to overcome fears and self-limiting beliefs to unlock true potential. Through his Triple E system – Emerge, Elevate, Excel – he guides individuals to reach their goals and transform their leadership styles. As a PCC-certified coach, Jim has impacted diverse industries and nurtured all levels of leadership. His mission is to “Transform the World of Work” one leader at a time.

Today We Talked About

• Jim’s Background

• Leadership Coaching

• Core Skills

• 4 Fears

  • Fear of Incompetence – Impostor Syndrome

  • Fear of Feeling Foolish – FOMO

  • Fear of Failure – Culture of Blame

  • Fear of Vulnerability – Mistrust

• Self-Awareness & Self-Development

• 6 Steps

  • Looking at yourself

  • Looking outside of yourself

  • Change your story

  • Building a Strategy – not a plan

  • Empower your story (experiment)

  • Adding Durability to your story

• 5 Dysfunctions of a team

• Herding Tigers

• Retrospectives

• SCRUM

• Director level getting stuck

• Hire your opposite

• Trust

• Open Communication

Connect with Jim

• LinkedIn

• Website

• Twitter

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