#13 On Leading with Your Heart with Miriam Lahage, co-Founder of Aequip

Miriam is an entrepreneur, NED, and advisor to early stage companies.  She has spent her career growing companies such as eBay, Figleaves, navabi, TJX and NET-A-PORTER. In Episode 13 we talk about how behavioural science can help create lasting positive change within companies, the importance of psychological safety and thinking about who is not at the table. It was fascinating to hear Miriam’s perspective of being a woman in business and a female CEO at that, the role models that showed her the power of leading with the heart and how you should never take a job you know you can do. WE DISCUSS: 03:07 - Why Miriam founded Aequip. Behavioural science and behavioural nudges 10:10 - Key leadership qualities (Vision, Clarity, Collaboration) 11:39 - Great leaders Miriam worked with and learnt from 14:22 - What is Psychological Safety and how do you know when you have it? 15:51 - CEO is the loneliest job 19:11 - Making mistakes and moving past fear of failure 21:07 - What Miriam is most proud of 21:45 - Miriam’s early years 28:49 - Being a woman in business, Anna Wintour as caricature 34:14 - What can be done to address gender equality 35:30 - How the pandemic shaped Miriam as a leader 41:03 - 3 pieces of advice to younger self 44:10 - The Impossible Question MIRIAM LAHAGE: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lahage/ Twitter: @MLahage - https://twitter.com/mlahage Aequip: https://www.aequip.co.uk/ EPISODE #13: You can listen to the full episode here OR WATCH it on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-YIz5pEMM9vigbYOxK2Kw MARIA HVOROSTOVSKY: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram: @MariaHvo - https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ Clubhouse: @MariaHvo - https://www.clubhouse.com/@mariahvo Get in touch if you need help HIRING your senior leadership team LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Subscribe, Rate, and leave a REVIEW. The best review will get a mention in the next episode!