Leading Yourself Before Leading Others — Miki Feldman Simon

Miki Feldman Simon, MSc, PCC, is an executive coach, global business leader, speaker, and author of CORE Leadership: A Four-Step Framework to Lead Yourself, Grow Your Influence, and Amplify Your Impact. Over her three-decade career, she has held leadership roles in marketing, operations, and HR across multiple industries and guided organizations through growth and successful acquisitions. In her coaching, she helps leaders align values and actions to lead with greater clarity and influence. Known for her warmth, sharp insight, and candor, she blends behavioral science with practical tools that drive lasting change.

In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how leading yourself first can transform the way you show up as a leader and build deeper influence with the people around you.

Miki and I discuss:

• Miki’s non-linear career journey across Israel, Australia, and the US [02:56]
• How unexpected career breaks shaped her leadership philosophy [05:28]
• Why leadership starts with leading yourself [12:26]
• The CORE framework: Clarify, Operationalize, Reflect, Evaluate [13:19]
• How habit stacking builds intentional leadership [15:42]
• Understanding self-talk and limiting beliefs [17:21]
• The gap between intentions and impact [19:18]
• Real results leaders experience through the CORE framework [20:31]
• The role of curiosity and psychological safety in community [23:39]

Learn more about Miki at https://mikifeldmansimon.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikifeldmansimon/

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Smashing the Plateau is a podcast for experienced independent leaders who have left corporate roles to build sustainable, expertise-based businesses.

Each episode features a thoughtful, experience-driven conversation about what changes when you no longer have the infrastructure of an organization behind you.

We explore judgment, decision-making under uncertainty, growth plateaus, identity shifts, and the role of trusted thinking partners in sustaining long-term success.

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