Dr. Julie Gurner is a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach to top percentile executives, primarily in finance and technology. She is also the proprietor of the Ultra Successful newsletter, which delivers a weekly challenge pulled from global business leaders and designed to ”help you unleash your power.”

Dr. Gurner joins the show to discuss the merits of being unreasonable, why your business should not be your identity, why niceness is overrated, and more!

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Show Notes:

Dr. Gurner’s origin story
How forensic psychology experience can help executive coaching
Leaning into the 1%
Why psychological tests are flawed
The common traits of successful founders
High performance & bottlenecks
Why your business should not be your identity
Data vs. emotion
How Dr. Gurner applies her strategies in her own life
Don’t be nice
Be unreasonable
Social validation is not important
How can you improve someone’s communication skills?
How Dr. Gurner would teach executive coaching
The “no Plan B” mentality
Can high energy be detrimental?
How to unpack charisma
How to turn down work
Dr. Gurner’s greatest satisfaction
How has leadership changed in the last 20 years?
Dr. Gurner as Empress of the World
MORE!

Books Mentioned:

The Art of War; by Sun Tzu

Dr. Julie Gurner — Ultra Successful (EP.176)

Infinite Loops