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November 30, 2021

Regina Ryan

Confidence and the Entrepreneur

In This Episode:

In this episode our host, Denise Silber, is joined by  Eric McNulty,  a lifelong student of confidence and Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard. With concrete examples and practical tips, they discuss: how to spot the overconfident entrepreneur, why it is essential to cultivate the right balance of confidence and humility,  where to find confidence, how to maintain it in times of turbulence.

As an author, researcher, and entrepreneur himself, Eric provides not only unique insights but the confidence checklist for entrepreneurs and observes that a confident entrepreneur will wait for the investors that her start-up deserves.

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A Glimpse of What You’ll Learn

• The paradox of confidence
• The entrepreneur’s confidence checklist
• How defining your highest value helps build confidence
• Why we know confidence is malleable
• How to be confident and humble
• Where to look for confidence within yourself
• How to choose your investors
• The benefits of personal meditation and reflection

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Eric McNulty’s LinkedIn
• Eric McNulty’s Harvard Profile
• National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard
• Harvard NPLI LinkedIn
• Denise Silber LinkedIn
• HAE Website

Eric McNulty, Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard

Eric McNulty is Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard. His work centers on leading in high stakes, high pressure situations. He is the principal author of case studies on the Boston Marathon bombing response, super storm Sandy, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He is the co-author of the book, You’re It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When it Matters Most and others. He is a contributing editor at strategy+business and has written many times for Harvard Business Review. Previously, he worked at Harvard Business Publishing (HBP). He was an intrapreneur at HBP and has worked with several startups.

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