Susan DrummCEO Advisor & Executive Coach | Leadership Change Agent

This Is Why Your Leadership Feels Stuck

14 May 2025 · 1 min

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A brief spoken piece by Susan Drumm arguing that many leaders unknowingly operate from old subconscious patterns (values/wiring) rather than deliberate vision. She lists reflexive responses to pressure—flinching at pushback, over-preparing from fear, going quiet in tension—and says recognizing these patterns restores agency and is the start of real leadership.

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You think you're in control. But if you're not paying attention, your leadership is being driven by an old pattern now. Your values, not your vision. Your wiring. You flinch when someone pushes back. Or you over prepare because you fear being wrong. Or you go quiet when things get tense. These aren't decisions. They're reflexes. And most leaders don't realize it's happening. See, your brain builds shortcuts it chooses for you, unless you interrupt it. So the real question is, who's behind the wheel? The leader you want to be or the one your past trained you to be? The moment you see the pattern is the moment you get your power back. That's where real leadership begins.