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What if becoming a better leader isn’t about copying the people you admire — but understanding how you are naturally built to lead? In this episode of The Ascend Podcast – Founder Frequency, Geet Gera speaks with Shawn Richards, Founder of Blue Sky Business Consulting, leadership consultant, speaker, and author, about leadership development, leadership styles, confidence, emerging leaders, Gen Z leadership, and the role AI can play in helping leaders grow. Shawn’s core message is simple: You’re not a misfit. You’re a maverick. Many new and emerging leaders enter management believing they need to emulate a boss, mentor, executive, or public figure they admire. Shawn argues that while we can learn from others, trying to copy someone else’s leadership style often creates frustration and self-doubt. Instead, leaders need to understand their own strengths, energy, preferences, and natural way of influencing others. That combination forms what Shawn calls a Leadership Signature — a unique way of leading that is authentic, effective, and sustainable. In this conversation, we explore: ✅ How to find your natural leadership style ✅ Why copying other leaders can hold you back ✅ What a Leadership Signature is ✅ The biggest mistakes first-time managers make ✅ How strengths-based leadership builds confidence ✅ Why Gen Z may be hesitant to step into management ✅ What older generations can do differently ✅ How companies can develop emerging leaders ✅ How AI can support leadership coaching and self-awareness ✅ Why leaders should not outsource their thinking to AI ✅ Why confidence matters more than perfection Shawn uses a multi-assessment approach to help people discover their leadership signature, including the GC Index, CliftonStrengths, and his own leadership dynamics framework. Together, these tools help leaders understand their energy for impact, strongest capabilities, and preferred leadership approach. One of the biggest mistakes Shawn sees in first-time leaders is trying to be everything. He shares how early in his own career, he was promoted to lead a team and quickly learned that not everyone thinks, works, or wants to be led the same way. His advice: understand how you lead best, then develop from that foundation. The episode also explores Gen Z and the future of leadership. Shawn believes many younger professionals are not rejecting leadership itself. Instead, they often see leadership modeled through stress, politics, extra workload, and pressure — rather than influence, mentoring, service, and positive impact. We also discuss how AI is changing leadership development. Shawn sees AI as a useful tool for generating better questions, improving self-awareness, and helping leaders connect with people who have different communication or working styles. But he warns against relying on AI so heavily that leaders stop thinking for themselves. Shawn is also writing an upcoming book titled: You’re Not a Misfit, You’re a Maverick The book expands on his philosophy of helping people stop comparing themselves to other leaders, recognize their strengths, and build confidence in the way they were meant to lead. Chapters 00:00 You’re Not a Misfit — You’re a Maverick 00:40 Why Leaders Shouldn’t Copy Other Leadership Styles 02:04 How to Find Your Natural Leadership Strengths 03:13 What Is a Leadership Signature? 04:34 Leadership Skills vs. Natural Leadership Style 05:15 How to Identify Your Leadership Style 06:56 How Long Leadership Development Takes 07:49 Biggest Mistake First-Time Managers Make 09:41 Why Gen Z Doesn’t Want Leadership Roles 11:56 Are Great Leaders Born or Developed? 12:32 How Older Leaders Can Better Mentor Gen Z 13:48 How Companies Develop Emerging Leaders 14:53 Discover and Develop Your Leadership Style 16:15 Why Confidence Matters in Leadership 17:29 How AI Can Improve Leadership Development 19:23 The Risk of Relying Too Much on AI 21:27 What Leadership Coaching Looks Like 22:48 What’s Next for Blue Sky Business Consulting 23:58 Shawn’s Upcoming Leadership Book 24:39 The One Leadership Change Shawn Would Make 25:53 Where to Connect With Shawn Richards About Shawn Richards Shawn Richards is the Founder of Blue Sky Business Consulting, a leadership consultant, speaker, and author focused on helping emerging leaders discover their strengths, build confidence, and develop their own leadership signature. Learn more: FirstFiftyProject.com Connect with Shawn on LinkedIn: Shawn J. Richards About the Host Geetanjali Gera (Geet) is Founder & CEO of AI Ascend Partners, helping professional training, coaching, and growth-focused businesses improve visibility, efficiency, and pipeline through AI-driven outreach, content, and automation. 🌐 AIAscendPartners.com 🎙️ Subscribe to The Ascend Podcast for conversations with founders, coaches, consultants, and business leaders who have actually built what they teach. #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipSkills #LeadershipStyle

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