About the Author

Glenn Widelko is a learning facilitator and coach with a wealth of experience, working internationally across diverse brands and industries. His expertise centres on leadership, performance, relationships and personal impact. Glenn is founding Director of WiDELKO Associates and divides his time between Cape Town, South Africa and the UK. Here's what Glenn has to say about his new book, The Stretch Zone: Following 15 years of coaching and training seasoned leaders I was, at first, intrigued how often confidence surfaced as an area for development. In spite of their knowledge, skill and experience, these capable high performers were holding themselves back unnecessarily. What was particularly interesting is that this was as true of people who seemed to exude confidence as it was of people who clearly lacked confidence. The bottom line is that we all have a stretch zone - and confidence is an issue for EVERYONE who has the courage to step outside their comfort zone. Anyone can be confident in their comfort zone - but it never really matters. When it matters we find ourselves under the increased pressure of the stretch zone - and our confidence so often disappears when we need it most - and we hold ourselves back for no reason at all.