She helps first-time leaders survive the identity crisis nobody warned them about

April 22
27 mins

Episode Description

Valeria Collu on putting her financial career on hold, coaching yourself like your best friend, and why becoming a leader is nothing like getting promoted.

📚 What You'll Learn

  1. How to run "time experiments" to figure out what energises you without blowing up your career in the process.

  2. The calculated-risk question that makes scary transitions way less terrifying: "Can I go back if this doesn't work out?"

  3. Why getting promoted into leadership is a completely different game and why most organisations fail their people right at that moment.

✍️ Some Takeaways

  • When you stop being challenged, that's information, not a sign to stay put.

  • Reframe failure as data, and make the risk feel smaller.

  • Burnout doesn't announce itself, and by the time it does, it's usually too late.

  • The first-time leader identity crisis is real and almost nobody talks about it.

Where to find Valeria Collu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriacollu/

Where to find Milly

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/

Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Generalist World Resources:

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU...

The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/

Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/

Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events

Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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