Barbara Nixon: Step Back Without Stepping Out
About this episode:
What happens when the business you've worked so hard to build starts taking over your life? And what if the secret to greater success, freedom and fulfilment is learning to step back rather than constantly doing more?
In this episode of The Business Elevation Show, Chris Cooper is joined by Barbara Nixon, Executive Success and Leadership Coach, speaker, author and founder of Smash Your Own Ceiling®.
With over 30 years of experience developing leaders, Barbara has helped thousands of executives, entrepreneurs and business owners overcome the barriers preventing them and their organisations from thriving.
Barbara loves to explore why successful business owners often become trapped in the very companies they've created. From the fear of letting go and the dangers of micromanagement to overcoming limiting beliefs and empowering others, she shares how leaders can reclaim their freedom without losing their influence.
Chris and Barbara also explore the powerful ripple effect of personal transformation. When leaders learn to trust, delegate and create space for others to flourish, the benefits extend far beyond business performance, positively influencing employees, relationships and family life.
Join us for an inspiring and practical conversation about redefining success, breaking free from the pressures of leadership and discovering how stepping back can help you, your business and everyone around you thrive.
More about Barbara Nixon:
Barbara Nixon is an Executive Success and Leadership Coach, Leadership Consultant, speaker and founder of Smash Your Own Ceiling®️.
With 3 decades in the Personal Development and Leadership arena, 13 years in management positions for two of the big 4 retailers in the UK, and running her own business since 2010, Barbara has worked with thousands of leaders from CEO's and Managing Directors, Senior Leaders and Business Owners and is passionate about helping leaders elevate so this can then ripple down into their business.
She is a 2x qualified Coach, has a BA (hons) in Psychology and Journalism, is an NLP Practitioner, a Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association, a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and is currently studying for her MSc in Applied Positive Psychology.
Barbara has also been featured in Addicted2Success, Tut.com, Training Zone, BBC Radio Leeds, BBC Radio Sheffield, BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, and BBC Radio 2 The Jeremy Vine Show, and is the author of The Boss Hat, and the host of the Smash Your Own Ceiling podcast.
Behind the scenes Barbara is married to Dave, co-owner of Pebble and Pine Coffee Roastery has 4 grown up children, a fab dog called Nellie and loves travel, stand-up comedy, growing veg, reading autobiographies and is never far from a cup of decaf tea.