All Episodes

232. Vulnerability Does Not Require Full Exposure

231. Are You Ever Too Young To Lead?

230. Unpacking The Hidden Risk of Empathetic Leadership

229. When Student Life Gets in the Way of Leading

228. How Poverty is a Big Piece of My Essence and Shapes My Approach to Leading

227. How Clothes in My Essence Shape My Approach to Leading

226. How Martial Arts in my Essence Frames my Approach to Leading

225. Re-release: Aha Moments of Women in Their Journey to Leadership

224. Journey to Leadership is a Journey Through Relationships

223. I Thought My Leadership Journey Would Never Happen

222. Shailja Saraswati on the Twin-Track Journey of Leading

221. Dr. Shakenna Williams' Leadership Journey From "Leading the Boys' Club" to "Becoming"

220. Trinh Tu's Leadership Journey From "No Way" to "There's No End Point"

219. Are Women Forced to Choose Between Andy and Miranda?

218. Can Miranda Priestly’s Version of Excellence Still Work Today?

217. Was Miranda Priestly Actually a Good Boss?

216. Miranda Priestly Was Ruthless, or Simply Committed to Excellence?

215. How Grandmotherness Changes the Way We Let Go While Leading

214. Choosing to Lead with Love, Energy, Hope and Enthusiasm

213. What Do A Grandmother And A Family Court Judge Have In Common?

212. How Grandmotherness Changes the Way We Understand Fairness

211. How Grandmotherness Shapes the Way We Show Up When Leading

210. How to Ensure Psychological Safety While Leading Teams

209. Is Obsession with Fast-Paced Work Leading to Burnout?

208. What Ultramarathoner Veronique Bourbeau Teaches Us About Burnout

207. Energy is a Responsibility We Carry When We Lead

206. How Our Education Shapes Our Approach to Leading

205. Help Me to Trust You

204. How Do You Deal with Trust in a Crisis Situation?

203. Trust Begins With Self-Trust

202. How To Build Trustworthy Systems & Processes

201. How Trust Makes Communities Braver

200. Why Trust Sits at the Heart of Running a Business

199. Samar Ali on Trust as the Foundation of Leading

198. The Words We Lead With

197. Combining Care and Fierceness: Anna on Finding Her Own Approach to Leading

196. Maryam Pasha on Owning Your Own Narrative

195. WE Explorer Varsha Pillai on How Leading from ‘Motherness’ Creates Energy That Lingers

194. WE Explorer Vijaya Balaji on How to Lead So People Can Show Their Vulnerability

193. WE Explorer Nayonika Roy on What She Discovered About Her Essence

192. When Trailblazing Chooses You: Isata on Leading Like a Quiet Storm

191. Combining Ego and Empathy in Leading

190. Transformational Leadership and How To Get Unstuck

189. WE Explorers Jenny & Unnati on Body & Disability

188. WE Explorers Lily & Melati on How Friendship Informs Co-leading

187. WE Explorers Maryam and Nivaal on Combining Listening and Decision-Making

186. WE Explorer Belai on Leading Without Words: Art, Rhythm, and Connection

185. WE Explorer Ghina on Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Lead

184. Navigating the World We Live In with Hope – Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro

183. How to Lead: Balancing Task, Team, and Individual – Julia Cleverdon Returns

182. How to Give Feedback with Monica Medina

181. How to Lead Brave Teams

180. Anita R. Ratnam on How to Lead Creative Teams

179. Julia Middleton on How to Give a Good Speech

178. Autumn Phillips on How to Lead a Strategy Meeting

177. Susan Taylor on How to Lead a Strategy Day

176. Dr. Fiona Kerr on How to lead a strategy day

175. Paula Redway on How to Lead a Strategy Day

174. How to Inspire Followership

173. What Renewable Energy Expedition Taught Us About Leading – with Sasha and Kamden

172. Leadership Insights I Wish I Had Known at the Start – Saki Chen

171. Leadership Insights I Wish I Had Known at the Start – Falak Madhani

170. Leadership Insights I Wish I Had Known at the Start – Alison Coburn

169. Leadership Insights I Wish I Had Known at the Start – Amy Brand

168. Leadership Insights I Wish I Had Known at the Start – Aramide Kayode

167. Bridging the Age Gap: Folawe and Funmi Overcoming Respect

166. Bridging the Age Gap: Jackie & Emma Sharing Ancestry

165. Bridging the Age Gap: Mia & Mieke Unlearning Expectations

164. Gina and Laurie Reflect Back on Their Expedition

163. Brave CQ

162. Tricky CQ

161. Questions for CQ

160. Internal CQ

159. Colliding CQs

158. Core and Flex CQ

157. Why CQ

156. The Secrets of Resilience Explored with Liz Bloomfield Part 2

155. The Secrets of Resilience Explored with Liz Bloomfield Part 1

154. Shurti and Myriem Reflect Back on Their Expedition

153. Dr Mounia Amrani Navigates Hostile Environments In Medical Emergencies

152. Nora Madjar Navigates Hostile Environments in Higher Education

151. Susana Lopez Navigates Hostile Environments in Private Equity

150. Katrien Van Den Broeck Navigates Hostile Environments In Politics

149. Jamie Mittleman Navigates Hostile Environments In Sports Journalism

148. Jill Heinreth Navigates Hostile Environments in Deep Sea Caves

147. Autumn Phillips Navigates Hostile Environments in a Newsroom

146. Aaminah Qadir Navigates Hostile Environments in Human Rights Litigation

145. A Chef’s Guide to Leading: Christmas Edition with Prue Leith

144. Women Leading Together: The dynamics of women working together explored with Anna & Ayesha

143. Women Leading Together: The dynamics of women working together explored with Francine & Sophie

142. Women Leading Together: The dynamics of women working together explored with Rema & Ritu

141. Women Leading Together: The dynamics of women working together explored with Dorothy & Deanna

140. Women Leading Together: The dynamics of women working together explored with Iliana Montauk

139. Exploring Continues: Katya Guryeva Shares What More She Has Discovered Since the First Expedition

138. Exploring Continues: Ayesha Mian Shares What More She Has Discovered Since the First Expedition

137. Exploring Continues: Isata Kabia Shares What More She Has Discovered Since the First Expedition

136. Exploring Continues: Katrina Webb Shares What More She Has Discovered Since the First Expedition

135. Belief Frames How Jackie Leads

134. Islam Frames How Sara Gamal Leads

133. Christianity Frames How Florence Muindi Leads

132. Mysticism Frames How Maria Eugenia Estenssoro Leads

131. Christianity Frames How Isabel Kumwembe Leads

130. Buddhism Frames How Tracey Woon Leads

129. A Footnote on Patronising with Selin Ozunaldim

128. A Farewell from Meena

127. How Digital Violence Targets Essence with Anna-Lena von Hodenberg

126. How Combining Opposites Enriches Leading with Sunita Dubey

125. How Energy Unblocks Leading with Puri Canals

124. How Motherness Redefines Leading with Karvika Thapa

123. How Trauma Shapes Leading with Chadia El Meouchi

122. So what if I am petite with Shulammite Ajayi

121. Find the bathroom with Chmba Ellen Chilemba

120. ‘Keep up the good work’ with Priya Ananthanathan

119. "I was only trying to protect you" with Sophie Handford

118. More Insights from the Pakistan Expedition with Naz Khan

117. Insights from the Pakistan expedition with Simi Kamal

116. What Photography Tells Us About Leading with Cynthia Chace

115. What Refereeing Tells Us About Leading with Dorothy Okatch

114. What Football Tells Us About Leading with Polly Bancroft

113. What Illness Tells Us About Leading with Kate Middleton

112. What Directors tell us about Leading with Nandita Das

111. What Animals tell us about leading with Heather Shea

110. How to Work for a Board with Bhagyashri Dengle

109. How to Avoid Overstepping with Unjela Kaleem

108. How to Release Energy with Valérie Lucq

107. How to Delegate with Katy Barrow-Grint

106. How to Lead Disruptors with Veerle Simoens

105. How to Foster Belonging in a Team with Rebecca Crook

104. How to Fire Someone with Smahane Lamassab

103. How to Navigate Inclusion with Aparna Uppaluri

102. How to Build a Fluid Team with Jeta Bejtullahu

101. How to lead with wit and wisdom with Uthara Narayanan

100. Leading with Love

99. How to Lead a Partnership

98. How to Reverse a Decision with Stefanie McCollum

97. Task, Team and Individual with Julia Cleverdon - Part Two

96. Task, Team and Individual with Julia Cleverdon - Part One

95. The Sound of Women leading with Anna Kuk

94. Conversations with my nine-year-old daughter - Priyanka Ram - Part Three

93. Conversations with my nine-year-old daughter - Priyanka Ram - Part Two

92. Conversations with my nine-year-old daughter - Priyanka Ram - Part One

91. "Montse's Leadership Journey: Gratitude, Limits, and Knowing Your Worth"

90. Striking the Balance: Combing agility and dogged determination when leading with Allyson Nicholson

89. Combine - Being an inclusive leader and setting boundaries

88. Navigating the Balance: Leading Teams with Individual and Collective Energy

87. Uncovering Purpose: A Journey of Alignment with Abby Falik

86. Reframe beliefs, empower leaders with Ronke Onadeko

85. Confidence in Leading

84. Intergenerational Collaboration In Leading

83. ‘If That’s Leading, I’m In’ - Book Out Now

82. Early Motherhood Lessons On Leadership

81. Courage In Tough Times, with Armenian Arpen Ghahriyan

80. The Power of Journaling in leading, with Theatre Director/Artist Monica Sanborn

79. Understanding Self-Sabotage in Leading, with Dr. Vongai Nyahunzvi

78. Staying Grounded Through Changemaking, with Changemaker Melati Wijsen

77. Encouragement Is Real Leadership, with Andaleeb Ahmed

76. Navigating Patronization and Mentorship in Leading

75. Love transforms Leadership, with Director Julia Middleton

74. Shattering The Myths Of Leadership

73. Five Objects 10: Learning grace under pressure

72. Five Objects 9: Process over outcome with Armine Afeyan

71. Five Objects 8: Breaking religious boundaries with Miriam Haart

70. Five objects 7: Dreams in leadership

69. Five objects 6: Importance of divergent thinking

68. Five objects 5: Learning leading through rugby

67. Five objects 4: Tackling team challenges

66. Five objects 3: Leading with vulnerability

65. Five objects 2: Leading as a Rebel

64. Five objects 1: Leading beyond perfectionism and people pleasing

63. 'If that's Leading, I'm in'

62. Energy 4: The outside edge

61. Energy 3: Avoiding traps

60. Energy 2: Managing Energy

59. Energy 1: Leading is Energy

58. Essence

57. Essence 7: Education

56. Essence 5: Ancestors

55. Essence 6 : Trauma

54. Essence 4: Motherness

53. Essence 3: Nature

52. Essence 2: The Body

51. Essence 1: The sacred

50. Accidental leadership

49. Exclusive heartfelt sharings as Expedition culminates

48. Women leaders need female friendships

47. Mothering & leadership part 2

46. Mothering & leadership part 1

45. Leading an orchestra

44. Leading miraculously through a building explosion

43. How young women think about leadership part 2

42. How young women think about leadership part 1

41. Ground breaking learning mid - Expedition

40. The role of language in leading

39. The context in which we lead part 2

38. The context in which we lead part 1

37. How Privilege affects leadership?

36. How do you lead a fight?

35. Different cultures and countries affecting women's positions in society

34. How to have difficult conversations as a leader

33. The myth of meritocracy

32. Leading through trauma

31. Creativity & leadership

30. Women who lead movements part 2

29. Women who lead movements part 1

28. Midwife Leadership

27. Leadership insights from successful transgender women leaders

26. On privilege and power, spirituality and womanhood

25. Leadership lessons from Botswana Part 2

24. Leadership lessons from Botswana Part 1

23. Leadership within Faith Part 2

22. Leadership within Faith Part 1

21. Teenagers & Leadership

20. Answering the unsettling questions about leadership

19. Leadership outside of work

18. Happiness in Leadership

17. Zeitgeist part 3: The hunger games - stop the manipulation

16. Zeitgeist part 2: Angry young women - on politics, refugee camps & climate change

15. Zeitgeist part 1: Illiberal Democracy - secretly impacting your leadership

14. A Human Approach to Leadership

13. Interview with Julia Middleton

12. Expedition launch episode

11. Avoiding the feminist trap & prioritising your well - being

10. AHA moments of women leaders across the globe

9. The future of leadership: Beyond binary choices

8. Discovering the ugly reality of systems thinking

7. How important is listening within Leadership?

6. What does women's Leadership in different countries look like?

5. Disrupting Leadership

4. Is it really a better world for women now?

3. Who is going in the Expedition?

2. How will the Expedition work?

1. Why a women leadership Expedition?