Alex Grieve: Exploring Employee Wellbeing

In this episode, we sit down with Alex Grieve, CCO at BBH, who shares his transformative journey from a creative role to a leadership position.

Alex opens up about the challenges he faced in his early career, navigating a highly competitive and alpha-male dominated industry. 

He discusses the immense pressure to constantly prove himself and deliver exceptional creative work, which often led to self-doubt and burnout.

Alex also reflects on his initial reluctance to step into leadership and his experiences of learning from failures as a new leader. He reveals how he found his flow, leading with calm, clarity, and conciseness.


00:00 Getting out of bed even on the difficult days

04:16 The challenge of working in an elite performance culture

09:35 Finding a collaborative environment at AMV

12:01 Reluctant transition from creative to leadership

16:14 Learning from early failures

19:43 Importance of rest in combating burnout.

22:21 Learning to be calm, enjoying the process and letting go of the outcome.

25:00 Kindness and support in leadership is crucial 

29:28 Learning to be honest and candid with people.

33:50 Gratitude for teamwork is crucial in leadership.

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