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From Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong Niiamah Ashong

"The more I'm actively trying to be like, what's the authentic thing to do here? The less authentic it actually comes across." — Niiamah

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong), Angelique, and Elisa for a Live throwback session on the move most leaders miss. This session goes deep on the architecture of coming from leadership instead of climbing toward it. The hidden pattern underneath the steps you think you have to take. Why trust is the entry point, not the reward. And why the leaders building the next era of humanity stop waiting for permission to lead, connect, and be seen.

Three things you'll take away:

Why the gap between where you are and where you want to lead is closed by a decision, not a title
The trust tank that keeps most leaders playing small in rooms they should own
The friendship move that unlocks more power than most coaching containers ever will

Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world.

--Check out the video episode on YouTube!--

Timestamps:

00:00 — Welcome to Shape Your World Live

01:50 — The crossroads question

04:11 — Two career tracks not one

08:00 — Stepping into power at work

12:15 — Skip the ladder go direct

17:30 — Come from leadership now

27:50 — Cross-coaching opens the room

31:20 — The power of friendship

44:10 — The overshare that built trust

54:30 — Trust as the entry point