Powerful Questions for Leaders, no. 16

How do you silence your inner critic?

We all have an inner critic and it serves an important purpose in both our personal and work lives. But when the inner critic is not balanced by an “inner editor”, the result is oftentimes conflict, stalemates, and low productivity and innovation.

So what is your inner critic saying to you? And what does your inner editor do to counter it? If your inner editor has been overly quiet lately, what do you want it to say/do the next time the inner critic pipes up?

Please share your real-world experiences and ideas in the comments so we can all build up our inner editors. I’ll go first.

Inspiration article: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/how-leaders-can-manage-their-own-inner-critic