#34 | What a 19-Year-Old Christmas Temp Taught a Whole Team About Leadership Influence and Getting Noticed.

In Episode 1 we meet Holly - a 19-year-old Christmas temp who gets dropped into a chaotic consultancy in December… the exact moment clients start demanding miracles before close-down.Holly doesn’t shout, she doesn’t flail, she doesn’t grandstand.She notices. She organises. She builds the one thing the entire team needed and didn’t realise: a list that prevented a full-blown Christmas Eve catastrophe.In this episode you’ll hear:Why outsider perspective is a secret superpowerHow quiet clarity outperforms loud panic every timeThe hilarious moment Holly accidentally becomes the most competent person in the buildingWhy the 2mm Difference is often just… writing the listPower Move: Spot & Solve Little Move: Notice the mess no one else is looking at.What You’ll Take Away: The smallest interventions (especially from unexpected people) can completely shift a team’s trajectory. Visibility isn’t noise. Visibility is impact.Contact Caroline [email protected] orConnect with her hereNew episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.Stuck, simmering, or onto something juicy? I want to hear it. Drop me a line at [email protected] - I read them all.And here is the Spotify Playlist to accompany UnShakeable Her.Unshakeable Her is the podcast for women in leadership who are ready to build real influence, earn the promotion they deserve, and lead with confidence in systems that weren't built for them. Each episode tackles the challenges that shape leadership from the inside out, including imposter syndrome, resilience, credibility, boundaries, conflict, and feedback, while unpacking how pressure, workplace politics, strategic thinking, decision-making, and visibility affect the way ambitious women grow, lead, and get promoted without losing themselves in the process.