Leading a team can become especially challenging when there are complex issues like a global pandemic, limited resources, and a high demand for services. In this episode of The Huddle Leadership Podcast, host Kate Russell chats with Gaby Thomson about how to navigate leadership in the not-for-profit sectors. In particular the two discuss maintaining volunteer engagement and motivation in the post-COVID era.

Gaby Thomson has 30+ years of experience in leadership roles for not-for-profit organisations, including as a CEO for early childhood education.

You'll also hear about:

• how to address underlying issues in your leadership role
• what ways you can mitigate anger and burnout with your team
• how to manage resource constraints and lack of support as a leader
• the importance of recognition and appreciation... and so much more!

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In this episode of The Huddle Leadership Podcast, host Kate Russell chats with Nathan Silby and Ben Stapleton about joint leadership, highlighting the the three things important for building a solid shared leadership role. Listen as they discuss how they prioritise people over profits and emphasise the need for aligned values when making decisions.

You'll also hear about:

• why it is important they have different to complement each other
• what big benefits come from sharing a leadership role
• how they maintain connection with a large staff spread nation wide
• why acting as one isn't the best strategy for joint leadership
• how they trust each other's decision making... and so much more!

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Challenges often arise when leading a distributed workforce across a large geographic area, in today's episode of The Huddle Leadership podcast, Kate chats with Dr Hannah Brown about how she effectively broke down barriers and makes herself accessible to team members. Listen as she also shares the importance of empathy, communication, curiosity, vulnerability, and authenticity in leadership.

You'll also hear about:

• the intersection of science and leadership
• how Dr Hannah ensures she keeps a digital 'open door' policy
• what ways Dr Hannah creates trust and connection with employees
• why she accredits some of her success to surrounding herself with emotionally intelligent people
• how she navigated authentic leadership despite criticism from others... and so much more!

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In today's episode of The Huddle Leadership podcast, we delve into the crucial role of clear and consistent communication in leadership, focusing on fostering a positive workplace culture through everyday interactions. Our guest speaker, Chris Melotti from Melotti Content Media gives valuable strategies for effective communication within a creative marketing team, including the innovative use of voice messages to engage team members.

You'll also hear about:

• How to foster a positive workplace culture
• Why defining company values prevents conflicts and unifies your team
• Chris' personal evolution with delegation for more business success
• Best practices for remote work management.. and so much more!

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In today's episode of The Huddle Leadership podcast, Kate chats with Author, IFS Coach and Executive Leadership Consultant, Cassandra Goodman. Cassandra lives by the motto that it's not enough to love what you do... Unless you love who you're BEING while you do it. Listen as they discuss the importance of authentic leadership and self-awareness.

You'll also hear about:

• how to liberate your highest potential
• why connecting to your core qualities is so important as a leader
• what to do when you feel your protective being triggered
• the role self-awareness plays in leadership
• Cassandra's self-leadership practice... and so much more!

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Sample Cassandra's books Being True and Self Fidelity

Listen to a conversation about IFS here.

Gabor Mate podcast on how we trade off authenticity for attachment as children.

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Sarah Paddick, an experienced Architect designs prisons and other detention facilities. In this fascinating chat with Kate, Sarah shares how using her humanity to design better secure facilities leads to better outcomes. Listening through the lens of leadership, we can learn in this episode how valuing a person's lived experience will always generate improved performance.

You'll also hear about:

• how Sarah fell into this work and expanded her knowledge over time
• why it's the simple things that make a huge difference in people's lives
• the importance of leadership that provides a therapeutic environment rather than a punitive one
• how we can all challenge our beliefs about reform and reintegration of former prisoners into society... and so much more!

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Mick Nelson, Olympic Coach and coach development expert chats with Kate Russell about the challenges of coaching in high-pressure situations. Listen as they share insights on the importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence in leadership, particularly when facing conflict and pressure. They also highlight the value of modelling humanity and vulnerability to inspire and empower others, and emphasised the importance of adapting coaching methods to accommodate the changing needs and experiences of young athletes.

You'll also hear about:

• how high performance coaches make decisions at speed with high consequences
• why coaches often struggle to accept they can't control the outcome
• what bringing humanity to interactions with your team can do for performance
• why leadership actually isn't about you at all... and so much more!

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Tune in each week to The Huddle Leadership Podcast to hear conversations with fascinating leaders who will share their stories on leadership and what they have learned from their lived experiences. We're going to cover such topics as communication, accountability, performance, culture, finding enjoyment, and so much more. The Huddle knows that loving your team is important because leadership is about looking after your people, so if that's you, press play and let's get started!

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