Ep. 13 – Who are you in the process of becoming? With guest Rob Salafia.

Rob Salafia has a background in performing arts. Those experiences have informed Rob as an Executive Coach at MIT's Sloan Leadership Center and as CEO of Protagonist Consulting.
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Producer - Leading with Curiosity Podcast

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An atypical career path to be sure! But the lessons learnt as a street and theatre performer can be used to create leadership moments. Rob Salafia shares these experiences to connect with executives and leaders. Many of these techniques and philosophies on dynamic leadership are shared in Rob’s book, ‘Leading From Your Best Self: Develop Executive Poise, Presence, and Influence to Maximize Your Potential’. Get it on Amazon here.

Thank you to Episode 10’s, Ian McGregor (CEO of Skratch Labs) for connecting us.

In this episode Rob and Nate Discuss:

  • Being curious about those around you as a way to manufacture impactful experiences.
  • Drawing in an audience through storytelling to create leadership moments.
  • The three tier coaching approach used by Protagonist Consulting to develop leadership skills and personal growth.
  • Starting with ‘who do I want to become?’ Followed by creating a strategy and action steps to execute.
  • Being affiliated with MIT and the impact of being around other industry leaders.
  • Connect with Rob Salafia on LinkedIn.
  • Follow Nate Leslie: 
  • www.nateleslie.ca 
  • LinkedIn

Command and Control Leadership is Dead. We interview leaders, entrepreneurs, and Certified Executive Coaches challenging old paradigms and fostering cutting edge leadership. The brain behaves very differently when ‘encouraged to think’ rather than ‘told to listen’. Hosted by Nate Leslie – Certified Executive Coach (M.Ed., ACC, CEC) and former professional athlete. 

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