EP#03 - Are You The Reason Teamwork is Tough? What No-one Says About Leadership

This episode is about the moment you become a leader, you become someone else's conditions. Do you ever feel like you're giving everything to your team but something still isn't clicking?Have you caught yourself telling your team to have balance while quietly running on empty yourself?Have the conditions around you changed and you're not sure how to lead through it without losing the team?Most of us are promoted because we're good at our jobs. Nobody hands us a manual for the people part. In this episode I unpack the one thing that quietly shapes everything in your team, your self-awareness as a leader, and why without it, even the best intentions can send the wrong signal.Through a real story about a team member who went from everyone's least favourite interaction to one of the most trusted people in the room, I show what shifts when a leader chooses to understand rather than manage. Practical, honest and a little confronting in the best way.If you're ready to lead differently, this is your starting point.Let The Living Workplace podcast build your thinking one conversation at a time. Start with the free Leadership Self-Assessment and find out exactly where you and your team are right now. Or dive straight into The Olive Tree Method and begin tending the conditions around your people with intention.Resources:Podcast - > www.theolivetreemethod.com/the-living-workplace-podcastWhere Are You Now? - > www.theolivetreemethod.com/leadership-self-assessmentSimon Sinek (Book) Leaders Eat Last - https://simonsinek.com/books/leaders-eat-lastHow To Draw the Line: Above The Line-Below The Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLqzYDZAqCI Next Steps:Step 1: Take the Leadership Self-Assessment - www.theolivetreemethod.com/leadership-self-assessment Step 2: Sign up and make the The Olive Tree Method yours - www.theolivetreemethod.comStep 3: Reach out if you have queries - [email protected] 4: Listen to the next episodes:Episode #04 - Safety & Trust - How They Show Up (or Don’t) Episode #05 – Safety & Trust - How To Bring Them Into your Team.