Episode 12

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23rd Jan 2026

MASTERCLASS: How To Master Truly Confident, High-Impact Leadership in 2026

"You don't get promoted for what you do. You get promoted for who you are."

If you are relying on the same skills that made you a top-tier individual contributor, you are falling into the High Performer Trap. What got you here won't get you there. In fact, your "doing" skills are likely the very bottleneck stopping your growth.


In this special episode, I am sharing the full audio from my recent High Impact Leadership Masterclass. We had hundreds of leaders join live to learn the psychology of scaling their leadership without scaling their stress.


In this Masterclass, you will learn:

-The High Performer Trap: Why being "good at your job" is actually a liability when you move into executive leadership.

-The Identity Equation: A new formula (Identity = Evidence + Mindset) to stop letting your past failures dictate your future confidence.

-The Self-Worth Gap: Why you feel like an imposter when your achievements outpace your self-worth (and how to fix it).

-The Solo Transformation Fallacy: Why trying to fix your leadership struggles in isolation keeps you stuck in the cycle of burnout.

-The Rapid Identity Transformation System: The 4-step psychological framework to unlock the high-impact leader within you.

There’s a lot of gold in this one, with a great Q&A at the end.


To join the leadership Mindset Accelerator go to rmichaelanderson.com/mindset

Got questions? send an email to: hello@rmichaelanderson.com

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About the Podcast

Leadership Mindset 2.0
Transform From Tactical Doer to Strategic Leader: The Psychology of Scaling for Executives & Entrepreneurs
Leadership Mindset 2.0 is the definitive playbook for executives and entrepreneurs ready to break free from the "Doer Trap" and scale their business using psychology and strategy.

Host R. Michael Anderson has scaled multiple software companies to the Inc. 5000 list and was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year. Now, as a 2x Executive Coach of the Year, he uses that experience to help high-performers transform from Tactical Operators into Strategic Leaders.

In this podcast, Michael blends cutting-edge neuroscience, emotional intelligence (EQ), and battle-tested business strategy to help you overcome burnout, imposter syndrome, and the "Leadership Incompetence Trap" so you can lead with clarity and confidence.

Two New Episodes Every Week which include a mix of:
• Strategy: Neuroscience frameworks & leadership tactics to start your week.
• Mentorship: Live Q&A and specific answers to your leadership challenges.
• Coaching: A fly-on-the-wall look at real, unscripted executive coaching sessions as Michael helps leaders break through their blind spots live.
• Masterclasses: Listen in as Michael and guests teach valuable leadership and management skills to a real-life audience.

Topics include: The Psychology of Scaling, Burnout Prevention, Strategic Planning, Executive Coaching, and Emotional Intelligence.

About your host

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R. Michael Anderson

R. Michael Anderson, MBA, MA has a striking combination that creates truly impactful transformation in leaders – he has the real-life business success of founding, scaling and exiting three software companies, plus the educational background of a Masters Degree in Psychology.



This combination gives him the unique ability to connect to other leaders as a peer, then teaches evidence-based leadership skills that genuinely drive behaviour and performance.