8: Why Listening Feels So Difficult - And How To Do It Better

12: Creating Small Weekly Leadership Habits That Matter To You And Your Team

This solo episode with Jackie focuses on the significance of small habitual moments, the value of questions, and the impact of midweek and end-of-week check-ins. It recaps on some of the previous guests from the show and emphasises the importance of feeling heard, modelling boundaries, and the fresh start effect on Mondays. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiehandy/] Take the FREE Flowfinder quiz here [https://quiz.jackiehandy.com/flow-finder] Takeaways * Small moments matter * Midweek and end-of-week check-ins are important for team engagement Chapters * 00:00 Introduction and Value of Questions * 07:08 Modeling Boundaries and Fresh Start Effect

11: Overcoming Confidence Compensation And Be The Leader You Were Born To Be

Jen Smollett is a Leadership and Confidence Coach who helps leaders lift the invisible weight of Confidence Compensation - the exhausting cycle of second‑guessing themselves while working twice as hard to prove themselves and become the confident, authentic leaders they truly are. Our conversation discusses the concept of confidence compensation and its impact on leadership effectiveness. It explores the damaging effects of overcompensating, the impact on leadership and team performance, and the wider role of confidence in leadership. Jackie's guest today, Leadership Coach Jen Smollett, also speaks about the impact of praise and self-doubt, navigating new territory in leadership, and transferable skills that took her from intensive care nursing to leadership coaching. The episode concludes as always, with a focus on Million Dollar Moment takeaways for what matters most in your leadership. Connect with Jen on LinkedIn here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-smollett-coach/] Grab the FREE resources from Jen's website here [https://jensmollett.com/] Take Jackie's FREE Flow Finder assessment here [https://quiz.jackiehandy.com/flow-finder] Chapters * 00:00 Introduction and Confidence Compensation * 06:54 Creating Change and Assessing Leadership * 15:16 Transferable Skills from Intensive Care to Leadership * 21:36 What Matters Most in Leadership

10: What Makes Training Sticky (And Where It Falls Flat)

In this short episode, Jackie Handy discusses the importance of starting with the end in mind when it comes to leadership development. She shares the need for a learning needs analysis and the importance of ongoing learning and development beyond formal training programs. Takeaways * Starting with the end in mind * Learning needs analysis

9: Men's Mental Health Matters

Leading with courage, freedom and authenticity, Stephen J.Whitton is speaker and founder of a movement that aims to help leaders (especially men) to gain clarity, confidence and purpose.  Having gone through his own calamitous situation in 2020, Divorce, business collapse, pandemic AND coming out, Stephen reflects on his career in a very male dominated and target driven industry, that was so focussed on results it didn’t have space for considering the wellbeing of its people, Stephen is leading the march to change that and recognises that men’s mental health and the impact on the environment around them, is key to authentic leadership, inclusion and sustainable results. In our conversation, Stephen shares his journey through a male-dominated industry, highlighting the impact of early experiences on mental health and the challenges faced by leaders. He discusses the creation of Menable and its approach to supporting mental health in the workplace. The conversation examines the importance of mental health in leadership and provides advice for leaders to support mental health effectively. Takeaways * Authentic Leadership * Mental Health Awareness * Million Dollar Mental Health Moments Connect with Stephen on LinkedIn or via his website, StephenJWhitton.com [http://StephenJWhitton.com] To explore Menable.org click here [https://menable.org/]

8: Why Listening Feels So Difficult - And How To Do It Better

This solo episode with Jackie Handy explores the importance of listening, the different layers of listening, generative listening, challenges in listening, barriers to effective listening, and strategies for overcoming listening challenges. Takeaways * Listening builds trust and reduces conflict * Generative listening enables new thinking and shared ownership. Chapters * 00:00 The Importance of Listening * 07:05 Overcoming Listening Challenges