How Can You Overcome Imposter Syndrome in Business?
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Large Companies
Not too long ago, Executives had the already challenging job of working with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Board, business peers, control function leaders, and internal teams to advance the objectives of the company–basically, maximizing shareholder returns. Today, Executives must contend with a highly dynamic corporate world where the corporate purpose has been pushed, pulled, and reactive to internal and external stakeholders, including employees, consumers, traditional media, influencers and politicians. When you factor in the shifting DEI landscape, political divide, hybrid work, generational succession, Artificial Intelligence, and reduced levels of company affiliation, the demands and expectations for Executives multiply.
Through Context Coaching, we begin by helping you understand yourself–your story, your strengths, your roadblocks, and your goals. We then help you systematically identify, understand, and prioritize the moving parts of your organization and the larger environment. We consider the social and legal trends, changing demographics, shifting social norms, the media, and the evolving codes of expected behavior that impact leadership. Together, we will create and implement an action plan to authentically and effectively navigate and lead in your world.
"I worked with Dave Hattem for many years in his capacity as Senior Executive Director and Chief Legal Officer at Equitable and feel fortunate to count him as both a trusted advisor and a friend. In his new role as principal at Hattem Advisors, he is uniquely well-positioned to draw on his expertise, as well as his trademark candor and humility, to help other professionals navigate that same challenging terrain. Dave's unique Context Style coaching approach has helped me prepare for many high-stakes meetings and events over the years."
- ROBIN RAJU | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 2022
Start-Ups
Start-up founders and Executives are incredible–they have created or identified brilliant ventures, persuaded savvy investors to back them and put together the many technical and legal pieces to launch. At the launch, however, the games really begin. These same incredible people may not be fully equipped to retain and motivate teams, delegate work, handle exponential or disappointing growth, update Boards and investors, lead staff, persevere through the inevitable crises and sort out marketplace and regulatory opportunities and constraints.
Through Context Coaching, we begin by helping you understand yourself–your story, your strengths, your roadblocks, and your goals. We then help you develop your leadership style to better understand, prioritize and attend to the many competing relationships and demands placed on your time and energy. We will help you develop the emotional intelligence, inner strength and practical skill and techniques to time manage, lead teams, delegate, thrive and collaboratively bring key stakeholders along the company’s growth journey.
"Dave and I got to know each other through the company’s female tandem program, where a senior executive is paired with a high potential mid-management female leader. As treasury leader, my primary work involved establishing an independent financing structure, credit rating and banking relationship for the company, Dave’s advice/guidance has been instrumental to helping me navigate through such a complex and uncertain environment."
- JULIA YUN ZHANG | GROUP TREASURER AND A MEMBER OF THE EQUITABLE OPERATING COMMITTEE | 2022
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