Episode description

Allan Silva is the Founder and CEO of Truedragon, a team coaching company that creates business growth by helping global business executives and senior product and engineering leaders build and align winning teams. Allan is also the Founding Partner of Riverene, a leadership and organizational development consultancy. His recent clients include Lucasfilm, ILM, Sonos, Atlassian, GRAIL, Airbnb, Salesforce, and Twitter.

Have you ever been the new person in a room full of tight-knit friends? The only feeling worse than feeling out of place at a gathering is being a company’s newly-hired authority figure. How can you establish your authority and lead with purpose when people can hardly remember your name?

Establishing your expertise and exercising your positional authority in a new—or, at least, new to you—organization can seem like an impossible task. However, according to Allan Silva, the key to thriving in your new authoritative role is this: change your mindset. By taking a deep breath, developing humility, and defining your purpose, you can become the leader you’ve always wanted to be. Want to learn more?

In this episode of the Next Wave Leadership Podcast, Allan Silva, Founder and CEO of Truedragon, sits down with Dov Pollack to discuss practical steps you can take to become a more effective leader—today. Listen in as Allan reveals the difference between positional and innate authority, the importance of shifting your mindset as a leader, and developing a realistic timeline for change in your organization. Stay tuned for more!