#12 Care, Dare & Share with Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY (Part 1)

Care doesn’t mean being nice. Dare isn’t just about pushing harder. And you can’t really have one without the other.

That’s where Susan Goldsworthy begins — and it immediately reframes something most of us thought we already understood. Susan is an Olympic finalist, affiliate professor at IMD, and co-creator of the Secure Base Leadership framework.

She was also one of our professors during our executive coaching education, which makes this conversation feel like coming full circle.

In Part 1, we explore Care and Dare — what they really mean, where they come from, and why most leaders get stuck between them.

In this conversation, we cover:

Why a grandfather’s words shaped an Olympic swimmer’s belief in herself — and what that tells us about secure bases

The four quadrants of leadership energy — and why ‘Play to Dominate’ is where so many of us quietly land when we’re anxious

The nine characteristics of a Secure Base Leader — and which one leaders most consistently underestimate

What it means to be a secure base for others — and when Susan herself finds it hardest

Part 2 — where Share enters the picture — drops soon.

About The Catastrophe Café:

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About Susan Goldsworthy & Secure Base Leadership:

https://www.imd.org/research-knowledge/books/care-dare-share-the-secure-base-coach/

https://www.imd.org/iecc/imd-executive-coaching-certificate/

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