<![CDATA[Between Levels with Austeja Ziemba]]>Between Levels is the podcast for high-achieving women navigating the jump into director, VP, and executive leadership roles, especially when the role looks good on paper, but something inside feels harder than it should.

If you've been promoted and are wondering why you feel less confident, not more - this show is for you.

Each week, executive coach Austeja Ziemba breaks down the real psychological patterns underneath the leadership struggle: imposter syndrome, self-doubt over-explaining, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the exhausting experience of over-functioning in a role you've already earned.

You'll leave each episode with a clearer understanding of what's actually happening underneath the struggle, and one practical shift you can bring into your actual work week.

Topics include: imposter syndrome in leadership, building confidence as a new executive, identity lag after promotion, strategic thinking vs tactical thinking, executive presence for women, nervous system and leadership, and how to stop over-functioning at work.

Between Levels is for you if you're asking: why does my new leadership role feel so hard? Why do I feel like an imposter after getting promoted? How do I stop second-guessing every decision? How do I lead without losing myself?

You got the role. Now let's close the gap.

Between Levels with Austeja Ziemba. New episodes weekly.

]]>www.austejaziemba.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:03:46 GMTFri, 19 Jun 2026 20:46:45 GMT60Austėja Ziemba<p>Between Levels is the podcast for high-achieving women navigating the jump into director, VP, and executive leadership roles, especially when the role looks good on paper, but something inside feels harder than it should.</p><p></p><p>If you've been promoted and are wondering why you feel less confident, not more - this show is for you.</p><p></p><p>Each week, executive coach Austeja Ziemba breaks down the real psychological patterns underneath the leadership struggle: imposter syndrome, self-doubt over-explaining, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the exhausting experience of over-functioning in a role you've already earned.</p><p></p><p>You'll leave each episode with a clearer understanding of what's actually happening underneath the struggle, and one practical shift you can bring into your actual work week.</p><p></p><p>Topics include: imposter syndrome in leadership, building confidence as a new executive, identity lag after promotion, strategic thinking vs tactical thinking, executive presence for women, nervous system and leadership, and how to stop over-functioning at work.</p><p></p><p>Between Levels is for you if you're asking: why does my new leadership role feel so hard? Why do I feel like an imposter after getting promoted? How do I stop second-guessing every decision? How do I lead without losing myself?</p><p></p><p>You got the role. Now let's close the gap.</p><p></p><p>Between Levels with Austeja Ziemba. New episodes weekly.</p>episodicAustėja Ziembaaustejaziemba@gmail.comno<![CDATA[EPISODE 3 | How to Build Confidence in Your Leadership Role]]>In this episode, you'll learn how confidence actually gets built in a new leadership role — and why waiting to feel confident before you speak up, make decisions, or take up space keeps you stuck.

We’ll look at the three places confidence tends to crack after a promotion: clarity, visibility, and self-trust. Plus, why confidence is a lagging indicator — the feeling usually comes after you practice the behavior, not before.

You’ll leave with one practical way to build leadership confidence this week by changing a specific, visible behavior and collecting evidence that you can handle the room, the decision, and the role.

DOWNLOAD THE CONFIDENCE BREAKDOWN > https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library

LEARN ABOUT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION COACHING > https://www.austejaziemba.com/next-level

SCHEDULE A CONSULT > https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery

]]>b5b7b750-9601-49ec-beec-63cb8770fa61Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:13:35 GMT<p>In this episode, you'll learn how confidence actually gets built in a new leadership role — and why waiting to feel confident before you speak up, make decisions, or take up space keeps you stuck.</p><p>We’ll look at the three places confidence tends to crack after a promotion: clarity, visibility, and self-trust. Plus, why confidence is a lagging indicator — the feeling usually comes after you practice the behavior, not before.</p><p>You’ll leave with one practical way to build leadership confidence this week by changing a specific, visible behavior and collecting evidence that you can handle the room, the decision, and the role.</p><p>DOWNLOAD THE CONFIDENCE BREAKDOWN &gt; <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library" target="_blank">https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library</a></p><p>LEARN ABOUT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION COACHING &gt; <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.austejaziemba.com/next-level" target="_blank">https://www.austejaziemba.com/next-level</a></p><p>SCHEDULE A CONSULT &gt; <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery</a></p>no00:08:393EPISODE 3 | How to Build Confidence in Your Leadership Rolefull<![CDATA[EPISODE 2 | Why do I feel like an imposter in my new role?]]>In this episode, I break down what's actually happening when the imposter spiral starts in a new leadership role — and why "just be more confident" is the most useless advice you'll ever receive.

Plus: a simple framework for separating what actually happened from the story your brain added to it — so you can find your grounded next move instead of replaying the meeting for the fourth time in the shower.

DOWNLOAD THE PROMOTION GAP AUDIT > https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library

SCHEDULE A CONSULT > https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery

]]>f2d90ac8-8a7e-49cf-8492-db024057c356Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:15:00 GMT<p>In this episode, I break down what's actually happening when the imposter spiral starts in a new leadership role — and why "just be more confident" is the most useless advice you'll ever receive.</p><p></p><p>Plus: a simple framework for separating what actually happened from the story your brain added to it — so you can find your grounded next move instead of replaying the meeting for the fourth time in the shower.</p><p></p><p>DOWNLOAD THE PROMOTION GAP AUDIT &gt; <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library" target="_blank"><b>https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library</b></a></p><p></p><p>SCHEDULE A CONSULT &gt; <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery" target="_blank"><b>https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery</b></a></p>no00:09:562EPISODE 2 | Why do I feel like an imposter in my new role?full<![CDATA[EPISODE 1 | Why Your New Leadership Role Feels Harder than Expected]]>You're exhausted. You're waiting for permission to use authority you technically already have. And the strategies that made you successful before just aren't translating anymore.

In this episode, I name exactly what's happening: identity lag — the gap between the role you've earned externally and the internal narrative you're still operating from.

Plus, the one reframe that changes how you approach every situation where you feel stuck this week.

DOWNLOAD THE PROMOTION GAP AUDIT > https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library

SCHEDULE A CONSULT > https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery

]]>3cc68532-4005-4465-bd01-02163b207a87Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:53:35 GMT<p>You're exhausted. You're waiting for permission to use authority you technically already have. And the strategies that made you successful before just aren't translating anymore.</p><p>In this episode, I name exactly what's happening: identity lag — the gap between the role you've earned externally and the internal narrative you're still operating from.</p><p>Plus, the one reframe that changes how you approach every situation where you feel stuck this week.</p><p></p><p>DOWNLOAD THE PROMOTION GAP AUDIT &gt; <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library" target="_blank">https://www.austejaziemba.com/podcast-library</a></p><p></p><p>SCHEDULE A CONSULT &gt; <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/austejaziemba/discovery</a></p>no00:11:04EPISODE 1 | Why Your New Leadership Role Feels Harder than Expectedfull