In this episode of Trust Be Told, Reem Borrows shares her journey from corporate leadership to executive coaching, where she founded Dreem Coaching and Consulting. She emphasizes the importance of heart-centered leadership, resilience, ethical growth, and self-awareness in shaping strong and trustworthy leaders.

Reem reflects on her personal experiences as a Palestinian immigrant and how they influenced her identity, leadership style, and resilience. She highlights the dangers of stagnation in leadership, the value of balancing hard and soft skills, and the necessity of nurturing trust in organizations. The conversation also explores the power of storytelling to humanize leadership and freedom, concluding with insights from Unfollow the Leader (2026) and the responsibility of individuals to create meaningful change.

Takeaways

• Reem transitioned from corporate leadership to focus on heart-centered leadership.
• Values-driven strategies are key to fostering ethical growth.
• Personal experiences play a decisive role in shaping identity and resilience.
• Stagnation in leadership can limit innovation and growth.
• Self-awareness is essential for effective leadership and personal growth.
• Balancing hard and soft skills is critical to long-term leadership success.
• Human performance can often be optimized without additional resources.
• Trust in leadership is fragile and must be consistently nurtured and maintained.
• Storytelling can shift perspectives and resolve conflict.
• The responsibility for positive change rests with every individual leader.

Trust For Thought "I wanted to focus more on people." "Trust is incredibly fragile." "What is my responsibility?"

Keywords leadership, heart-centered leadership, resilience, identity, executive coaching, ethical growth, self-awareness, human performance, organizational trust, diversity in leadership, storytelling in leadership, personal growth

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