In the many years I’ve been supporting women in leadership, I continue to notice something that I think we should talk about. 

So many women I work with are highly competent. They have the skills, the experience, the answers, AND…they don't always trust themselves to use them fully.

I call this the Confidence vs Competence Gap.

The four stages of learning is a model that explains why growth feels uncomfortable, why that discomfort is not a warning sign, and what is actually happening in your brain and behaviour when you push past the edge of what you already know. Understanding this model changes how you experience the process of becoming more capable at anything, whether that is a new skill, a new role, or a new way of thinking about yourself.