Waiting to Feel Ready? Why Confidence Comes After You Act, with Yasmin London

Hello and welcome to Episode 346 of The People Powered Business Podcast.

Is there a decision sitting on your desk right now that you keep putting off until you feel more sure about it? Maybe it's the underperformer you've been tolerating, the conversation you've rewritten in your head a dozen times, or the change you know the team needs but haven't started. If you're waiting to feel confident before you move, you're far from alone.

I see this all the time with established business owners. You've built something successful through hard work and good judgment, yet the people decisions are the ones that stall. Most of the time it isn't a lack of knowledge holding you back. It's the belief that you need to feel confident first. That's why I wanted to bring Yasmin London onto the show. Yasmin spent 13 years in the NSW Police Force, much of it as a youth liaison officer, before co-founding the cyber safety education organisation YSAFE. She's now the founder and CEO of First Movers Co and the author of the new book First Movers.

Yasmin's message is one a lot of bosses will be relieved to hear: confidence comes from taking courageous action, so you don't need to have it before you start. She walks us through her FIRST framework, a practical way to work through that hesitation before a big call. We also talk about the tension between control and connection when you're leading a team, including how to let someone go in a way that is respectful and human while still protecting the outcome the business needs (and staying mindful of unfair dismissal risk). Yasmin explains why she sees curiosity as one of the most important skills a leader can build, and why bringing AI into your business should start with your people rather than the tools. She finishes by sharing how to find the smallest possible first step, so you can get moving on that decision without needing to have it all figured out.

In this episode we cover:

• Why confidence comes after you act, and what that means for the people decisions you've been putting off
• Yasmin's FIRST framework for working through hesitation before a big decision
• How to balance control and connection as the boss, including when you need to let someone go
• Why curiosity matters for leaders, especially when it comes to challenging your own assumptions and disagreeing respectfully
• Keeping people at the centre as AI comes into your business, plus a small first step you can take this week

You can connect with Yasmin at https://yasminlondon.com/  or get your copy of the book here: https://yasminlondon.com/first-movers-book 

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