This episode of How To Take The Lead is focused on motivation. As leaders we often have the role of motivating others and we wanted to take the opportunity to explore how we ourselves stay motivated in our leadership roles. Did you know that 75% of people are motivated by knowing what they don’t want? So motivation is an important part of life as a leader.

In this episode we share our thoughts, experiences and learning, including:

• 4:05 – understanding your ‘love’ language 
• 7:41 – motivation linked to your purpose and needs
• 15:03 – staying motivated when you’ve been in post for some time
• 24:10 – leadership and organisational life cycles
• 28:00 – How to ... motivate the motivator

Our top tips in this episode include working out if you are struggling with a motivation or ability issue, gaining clarity on what motivates you and ensuring you are considering your impact on others and their motivations.

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You can find out more about Lee Griffith via www.sundayskies.com and about Carrie-Ann Wade at www.cats-pajamas.co.uk

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In this episode of How to Take the Lead, we talk about how you can develop your leadership brand. Is your leadership brand something you are aware of? How do you feel about it? And why is it important?

In this episode we share our thoughts, experiences and learning, including:

2:50 – what is personal brand?

8:40 – how seriously should leaders take personal brand?

18:20 – being intentional when it comes to your leadership brand

29:40 – developing your leadership brand – the How To

Our top tips in this episode include gaining clarity on your vision and values, working on your personal brand statement and ensuring your brand is linked to your why.

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In this episode of How to Take the Lead, we are talking all things comfort zone. Do you operate in yours most of the time? We discuss how and why you should step outside of your comfort zone as a leader.  

In this episode we share our thoughts, experiences and learning, including:

03:58 – comfort zones and subjectivity

18:23 – putting your judgements aside

24:30 – values based recruitment and EQ/ IQ

26:26 – how to step outside your comfort zone – our top takeaways

Our top tips in this episode include being honest about your comfort zone, consider the risks and mitigations of stretching outside your comfort zone and think about where you can seek support. 

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In this episode we explore emotional intelligence... what is it? How aware of your own emotional intelligence are you as a leader? Can you look to build an emotionally intelligent team? We also reference the work on emotional intelligence by Daniel Goleman.

In this episode we share our thoughts, experiences and learning, including:

• 05:47 – being vulnerable as a leader
• 18:23 – putting your judgements aside
• 24:30 – values-based recruitment and EQ/ IQ
• 26:26 – how to become more emotionally intelligent

For further reading, Lee recommended Connect by David Bradford and Carole Robin.

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We just couldn’t resist sharing another bonus episode because we are so excited about our first series of How To Take The Lead. New episodes will be released every Thursday at 6am and you can listen/download on your favourite platform.

We wanted to take the opportunity to share more about those who have inspired us along the way and to thank some of the most amazing cheerleaders and supporters.

In this bonus episode you’ll hear more about the following fabulous podcast and book recommendations.

Podcasts we love to listen to:

• Diary of a CEO – Stephen Bartlett
• You’re My Comms Hero
• Behaviour Change Marketing Bootcamp – Ruth Dale
• The Squiggly Careers Podcast
• Inside the Hive with Quiet the Hive
• Conversations with Cat’s Pajamas (*blush* thanks Lee!)
• Trust Issues with Rachel Botsman
• How to Own the Room with Viv Groskop

Books* we love to read and share:

I Am My Brand by Kubi Springer

Hype Yourself by Lucy Werner

The Squiggly Career by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis

Your Dream Life Starts Here by Kristina Karlsson

Quiet by Susan Cain

How to Own the Room by Viv Groskop

The Confidence Code Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

And we share our thanks and love for all the support and encouragement from David, Jim, Carolyn, Vicky, Lee’s coach Carol, Daniel, Carrie-Ann’s coach Mikaela, Asif, Bob, Becca, Sara, Liz, Sam and Helen. You are all amazing!

Finally a huge thank you to all of you for listening, sharing and getting in touch to share your views, experiences and ideas.

If you enjoyed this episode why not subscribe to the podcast. We would love it if you left us a rating or review and feel free to share the link to this episode with anyone else you think would find it interesting, using #HowToTakeTheLead

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Until our next episode, get out there and take the lead.

*The books listed have affiliate links. It means that if you buy via the link then we may receive a small payment. It doesn't mean you pay any more for the book.

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We are dropping another cheeky bonus episode because we are so excited about our first series of How To Take The Lead.

Over the next four weeks we will be delving into all aspects of leadership including:

• Emotional intelligence – what even is it?
• Stepping outside of your comfort zone as a leader
• What it means to build your leadership brand, and do you even have one?
• How to stay motivated as a leader

New episodes will be released every Thursday at 6am and you can listen/download on your favourite platform.

If you enjoyed this episode why not subscribe to the podcast. We would love it if you left us a rating or review and feel free to share the link to this episode with anyone else you think would find it interesting using #HowToTakeTheLead

You can find out more about Lee Griffith via www.sundayskies.com and about Carrie-Ann Wade at www.cats-pajamas.co.uk

Get social with us:

Follow or message Lee on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

Follow or message Carrie-Ann on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

Until our next episode, get out there and take the lead.

Mentioned in this episode:

Join the How to Take the Lead community

We're now on substack. Join a community of people who want to lead their own way. Get extra content and behind the episode discussions, take part in 'ask us anything' bonus episodes and a new leadership book club, plus much more. Visit www.howtotakethelead.com to sign up.

Bonus drop alert! In the first of our short bonus episodes, we let you know how you can help us spread the word about How To Take The Lead. We've had a few people asking us how you can help and support the podcast, so we thought we'd share a few ways that would make a big difference!

New episodes will be released every Thursday at 6am and you can listen/ download on your favourite platform.

If you enjoyed this episode why not subscribe to the podcast. We would love it if you left us a rating or review and feel free to share the link to this episode with anyone else you think would find it interesting, using #HowToTakeTheLead

You can find out more about Lee Griffith via www.sundayskies.com and about Carrie-Ann Wade at www.cats-pajamas.co.uk

Get social with us:

Follow or message Lee on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

Follow or message Carrie-Ann on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

Until our next episode, get out there and take the lead.

Mentioned in this episode:

Join the How to Take the Lead community

We're now on substack. Join a community of people who want to lead their own way. Get extra content and behind the episode discussions, take part in 'ask us anything' bonus episodes and a new leadership book club, plus much more. Visit www.howtotakethelead.com to sign up.

In this episode of How to Take the Lead, we wanted to share some of our learning from our careers to date so you get the chance to find out a little more about us and our leadership lessons.

We share our individual experiences and some of our shared learning, including:

• 02:15 – being open to new opportunities without compromising your boundaries
• 04:56 - making the right impact in a new job
• 17:10 - support networks and developing yourself
• 21:07 – realising you don’t have to be like all the other leaders you see

Our takeaways from this episode will help you to reflect on your own career to date, thinking about the good, the bad and the ugly in terms of your experiences of leadership and how you can adapt and nurture your leadership style for the future.

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In the next episode we are going to be focused on emotional intelligence, what it is and how to consider it when you are building your leadership team. Until then, get out there and take the lead.

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Join the How to Take the Lead community

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In episode two of How to Take the Lead, we discuss why we have decided to ditch the power suits and how that has impacted our approach to leadership. Authenticity is something we talk about a lot and this topic really highlights the importance of being able to show up as your true self as a leader.

In this episode we cover a lot of ground, including:

• 02:45 – does appearance matter?
• 06:10 – how to judge what's appropriate
• 15:45 - tackling discrimination and your role as a leader

Our takeaways from this episode are focused on working out what makes you feel most confident in the workplace and finding opportunities to have conversations about how you can support others to show up as the best versions of themselves. We want you to feel comfortable and confident to be yourself.

We mentioned the Broken Ladders report from The Fawcett Society and The Runnymede Trust. You can view it here Broken Ladders report.

We will be sharing some of our own leadership lessons in the next episode of How to Take the Lead so tune in to hear more. Until then, get out there and take the lead.

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Think you don’t have a leadership superpower… think again!

In the first episode of How to Take the Lead, we discuss how to find your leadership superpower and how you can use it for maximum impact.

In this episode we cover a lot of ground, including:

• 03:11 – are leadership superpowers even a thing?
• 16:45 - how do you identify your superpower?
• 20:03 – can you lose your leadership superpowers?
• 25:11 – how to harness your leadership superpowers

Top tips from us include making time to discover what your leadership superpowers are, asking others (you might be surprised), understanding how your superpowers can have impact and not allowing your own superpowers to become your nemesis.

In our next episode we talk all things power dressing and why we have given shoulder pads the shove.

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