OM DENNE EPISODE
What if the biggest thing holding a capable leader back isn't a lack of knowledge or ability, but a pattern they haven't learned to recognize?
In this episode of Derive Insights, Etu Daniel sits down with Dr. Marcia Ruben, an executive coach, organizational consultant, and professor emerita who has spent more than 30 years helping leaders understand the patterns that can limit their effectiveness.
Dr. Ruben is also the author of The Neuroscience Rewire: Untouchable Leader, where she explores the connection between neuroscience, leadership, and the internal patterns that shape how we think, respond, and lead.
In this conversation, we begin exploring what happens inside the mind of capable leaders and why intelligence, experience, and competence don't always prevent us from getting stuck in familiar patterns.
Through her work as a coach, consultant, and educator, Marcia brings a deeper perspective to leadership one that looks beyond performance and asks us to examine the thinking, behaviors, and internal patterns underneath it.
This conversation is an invitation to look inward, recognize the patterns that may be influencing our decisions and relationships, and consider what becomes possible when we learn to rewire the way we respond.
Because sometimes, becoming a better leader isn't about becoming more capable. It's about becoming more aware of what's already happening within you.
Website: https://leadershiptangles.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciarubenphd/
Marcia, thank you for joining Derive Insights and for sharing your experience and perspective on leadership, neuroscience, and the patterns that can shape the way we think and lead.
This conversation reminds us that even capable and accomplished people can become caught in patterns they don't always recognize. Developing greater self-awareness can be the first step toward changing those patterns and becoming more intentional in how we lead and live.
Thank you for helping us look beneath the surface of leadership and understand the person behind the performance.
As we learn, grow, and keep becoming, one conversation at a time.
