Guest Info
Christie Garcia, Founder, Mindful Choice Coaching
After ten years within the walls of corporate business, working as a recruiter and in sales management in the healthcare industry, Christie Garcia grew increasingly frustrated watching talented individuals be promoted to management and fail to reach their leadership potential. She began to realize that these shortcomings were a result of the lack of resources available to develop managers into great leaders. These individuals had been praised for years based upon their own individual success (the “I” mentality). However once promoted, they struggled to turn the corner and adopt a big picture perspective and the “We” mindset. There was an unrealistic expectation and lack of guidance to help them transition into this new perspective and deeper level of self-awareness. She realized that it was time to ditch the “old training model” and create programs focused on developing leadership effectiveness. Christie now seeks to reintroduce the human element into leadership development and immediately make an unignorable, positive impact on a person’s overall potential. I want to offer solutions that empower leaders to transition out of the “I” mentality and begin to embrace the “We” in order to accomplish big-picture goals.
Learn more about Mindful Choice Leadership Academy
Key Takeaways:
➡️ Understand Your Ego Type: Awareness of whether you're a complier, protector, or controller can transform your leadership style and team dynamics.
➡️ The Balance Is Essential: Striving for that ideal 33% expression of each ego aspect can foster healthier and more authentic interactions within your team.
➡️ Feedback Is Gold: Embrace 360 reviews and honest feedback to uncover the disparity between how you perceive yourself and others.
Things to listen for:
[11:32] Teamwork and self-awareness create psychological safety.
[13:02] Encourage open communication without immediate ego reactions.
[17:38] Encouraging feedback, acknowledging individual egos, handling responses.
[19:10] Protectors have internal conversations, avoid emotion.
[24:25] Overcoming self-doubt by speaking out loud.
[26:36] Speak, write, and fact-check your story.
