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The Brave Next Step — 79 episodes

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Who’s Carrying the Thinking Work?

2

Communicating Change Isn’t the Same as Managing It

3

Why Understanding Isn’t the Same as Commitment

4

Boundaries in the Messy Reality of Leadership

5

When Good Intentions Aren’t Enough in Leadership

6

The Leadership Skill We Don’t Talk About Enough

7

The Pressure You Create vs. the Pressure That Helps You Grow

8

What Kind of Dependence Are You Willing to Hold?

9

How to Influence Up Without Losing Your Credibility

10

Being Right Isn’t Enough: How Influence Really Works

11

The Leadership Style Your Team Needs Today

12

How to Lead When There Is No Clear Answer

13

What Doing Things Alone Teaches You About Leadership

14

The Permission You’re Waiting For Is Yours to Give

15

Broadcasting to the Boardroom with Melissa Thom

16

The SCARF Model Every Leader Should Know

17

Stop Fighting Your Habits and Start Swapping Them

18

Diagnosing Team Trust and Psychological Safety

19

Why Trust Is Not The Same As Psychological Safety

20

Creating Psychological Safety Under Pressure

21

The Leadership Skill That Makes Accountability Feel Safer

22

Legacy, Impact and the Leaders Who Change Everything

23

Failure, Mistakes and Unintended Outcomes

24

Gratitude as a Leadership Habit

25

Change Is Easier When You Stop Doing It Alone

26

The Energy Emotion Matrix for Leaders

27

Leadership Is Always On Stage

28

Ten Years On, What Leadership Has Taught Me About Burnout, Fear And Starting Again

29

Honesty, Kindness, And The Courage To Have The Conversation

30

Resilience Is Not About Bouncing Back

31

The Power Of Silence In Leadership

32

Leadership, Mental Health, And The Courage To Slow Down with Steve Hoblyn

33

Why Boundary Changes Create Resistance At Work

34

Boundaries At The Interface

35

When to Say Yes, When to Say No, A Leader’s Guide to Boundaries (part one)

36

The Accidental CEO and the Myth of Readiness with Jenny Burns

37

Dependency, A Psychodynamic Perspective on Leadership

38

Dependency, Independence and Interdependence in Leadership

39

Calling Out Power: Ethics, Lobbying, and Leading With Conviction

40

Why Your Team Won’t Change Until You Do

41

Creating the Conditions for Quality Thinking: Space, Planning, Thought Partners

42

Why New Year’s Resolutions Rarely Stick

43

Gratitude as a Leadership Superpower

44

Your Most Powerful Leadership Lessons of 2025

45

How Groups Really Make Decisions

46

Why Leaders Need Psychological Training as Much as Skills

47

What a Rugby Crowd Can Teach Us About Leadership

48

Why HR Needs Space to Breathe and Lead Better

49

Courage, Chaos and the Messy Truth About Change

50

Why HR Deserves Support Too

51

Who Are You When You Lead?

52

Leadership Lessons from India: Legacy, Adaptation, and Impact

53

Why Great Leaders Ask, Not Tell

54

Why Rest Isn’t Always the Answer to Burnout

55

You’re Never Too Old to Learn New Tricks

56

Resilience, Recovery, and the Realities of Entrepreneurship with Peter Mols

57

Feelings as Data: What Leaders Need to Notice

58

How to Give Feedback That Actually Lands

59

Why Great Leaders Model Feedback First

60

The Truth About Trauma and Leadership with Dr. Erica Bowen

61

Owning Your Power Without Overusing It

62

The THINK Method for Overthinking

63

Breaking Free from Thinking Traps: How Overthinking Hinders Leadership

64

The Art of Listening: Three Ways to Truly Hear Others

65

Three's Not a Crowd: The Power of Triadic Relationships in Leadership

66

Breaking Barriers: Lisa Ventura's Courageous Journey in Cybersecurity and Neurodiversity

67

Why You’re Carrying Emotions That Aren’t Yours

68

Understanding Projection in Leadership

69

Jennie Godfrey's Journey from HR to Bestselling Author

70

Navigating Leadership Stress and Burnout

71

"What If" Planning

72

The Roles We Play: Navigating Leadership, Identity, and Organisational Dynamics

73

Quality Thinking: Creating Space for Leadership Success

74

What’s Getting In The Way Of You Taking Action?

75

How To Get People To Do What I Want Them To Do!

76

How To Have An Effective Conversation

77

What I've Learned About Asking Effective Questions

78

Holding Your Nerve When It Feels Deeply Uncomfortable

79

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