REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan
Welcome to REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan (formerly REVUP Your Potential and REVUP Your Business) — the podcast for forward-thinking, proactive leaders who believe in a people-centric approach to business. Whether you’re an executive, a seasoned manager, business owner, or novice manager, this podcast is for those that know that putting people first drives real, lasting success.
Each episode, we'll sit down with passionate guests — leaders who share real-world experiences, proven frameworks, and insights from their industries. Together, we explore what it takes to lead with impact, stay ahead of the curve, and build thriving, future-ready organizations.
If you’re ready to lead with purpose, inspire your team, and think strategically —
It’s time to REVUP Your Leadership and REVUP Your Success!
REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan
S7E1: Self Sabotage – Impacting and Impinging on Leadership w/ John Wang
Even the most capable leaders can unintentionally derail their own success. From procrastination and perfectionism to self-doubt and avoiding tough conversations, self-sabotage can impact us all.
In this episode, John Wang – author of Big Asian Energy (Penguin Random House, 2025), TEDx speaker, coach, and host of the Big Asian Energy podcast – returns to the podcast unpack how self-sabotage shows up in leadership, and uniquely for Asians and in Asian culture. With clients including Google, Apple, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs, John blends cultural insight with science-backed strategies to help Asian professionals build confidence, visibility, and impact.
We explore the links between self-sabotage and imposter syndrome, patterns like self-diminishment and self-censorship, and practical steps to reclaim your leadership potential. Whether you’ve battled self-doubt or want to lead with more confidence, this conversation is packed with insights to help you break through the ‘bamboo ceiling’ and thrive.
0:00 Intro
03:15 - Self sabotage and its impact on leadership
04:38 - The ‘Bamboo Ceiling’
11:58 - Imposter syndrome
22:05 - Self diminishment, self sacrifice, self criticizing, self censoring, self rejection, self isolating, and self abandonment
30:00 - Obligation
31:33 - Strategies for overcoming self sabotage
35:49 - Debunking the imposter syndrome
41:11 - What’s next for John
42:11 - Where to find John
Visit John’s website - https://www.bigasianenergy.com
Connect with John - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-wang-b79ba396/?originalSubdomain=ca
Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan
Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com
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Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.
People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.
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