Want to build leadership confidence? Fire your workplace villain

After a punch-to-the-gut setback, a high-flying C-Suite executive learned some big lessons in the consistent confidence it takes to be a standout leader. Now she shares her secrets with other leaders.

By Mark Gordon
| 6:00 a.m. February 26, 2021
| 0 Free Articles Remaining!

Courtesy. Heather Monahan says confidence in leadership can come from failing â€” but then trying again and never giving up.

Leadership

Motivational speaker, podcaster and best-selling author Heather Monahan has developed a niche in teaching entrepreneurs and executives — leaders — how to build and maintain something that can be elusive and fleeting: confidence.

To get there, Monahan, a former C-Suite level executive with Naples-based Beasley Media Group, will often talk about failures — and the power a setback has to redefine your mindset and mental strength. An example of how to practice that ideal? Monahan cites Spanx Founder Sara Blakely.