Overview

What if the real problem isn’t that you doubt yourself, but that no one ever taught you how to use doubt well? Doubt is often treated as a weakness in leadership. Something to overcome, hide, or silence. Yet whether it shows up as self-doubt or imposter syndrome, doubt carries insight that leaders can’t afford to ignore. In Brilliant Doubt, executive coach Jenny Williams reframes doubt as a critical leadership signal. When understood and used well, it leads to better decisions, stronger collaboration and more effective leadership in complex organizations, particularly in a world where uncertainty and change are constant. The book introduces three forms of Professional Doubt - self, situational and systemic - shaped by the pressures and realities of modern organizational life. When leaders learn to read doubt rather than push past it, they gain greater clarity, confidence and impact. At the heart of the book is Active Doubt, a practical approach that helps leaders turn hesitation into insight, uncertainty into movement, and questions into meaningful action. Brilliant Doubt is for leaders who want to navigate uncertainty with courage and intelligence and who are ready to turn doubt into a strategic advantage. All change starts with a doubt.

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Author:   Jenny Williams
Publisher:   Practical Inspiration Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Inspiration Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
ISBN:  

9781788606448

ISBN 10:   1788606442
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   17 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Section 1: Don’t Doubt Doubt Chapter 1: Why the business world needs doubt more than ever before The crisis of certainty Culture: the breeding ground of doubt What if we can’t succeed without doubt Power in doubt for the leader, the team and the organisation Chapter 2: What is doubt? * Inner doubt and the imposter * External doubt * Professional Doubt Section 2: Leadership Doubt Chapter 3: Doubt is a process Chapter 4: Processing the doubt demons Chapter 5: The Professional Doubt process: The question from doubt Do the ‘do’ in doubt Challenge Collaboration Creativity Changing Calculation Decide and drive Section 3: Team Doubt Chapter 6: Surfacing the doubts Chapter 7: Sharing the doubts Chapter 8: Solutionising doubts Section 4: The Future of Doubt Chapter 9: Using doubt to create future leaders Recruiting doubtful leaders Using doubt to unlock future dreams Chapter 10: Why the future needs doubt? Doubt and AI Conclusion End Pages About Jenny Williams Acknowledgements References

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Jenny Williams, MCC, is a leading Executive and Systemic Team Coach who has lectured at Cambridge University on leadership and entrepreneurship. She has spent thousands of hours working with exceptional leaders, helping them harness the power of doubt as a catalyst for clarity, creativity and confidence.

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