Lessons for Leaders

A podcast about life, leadership and more.

Why it’s Worth Investing in Stress Awareness

Why it’s Worth Investing in Stress Awareness

Why it's Worth Investing in Stress Awareness in 2024 April is Stress Awareness Month, and the 2024 focus is to talk about stress and it's effect on people. Doing this raises awareness, helps people to ensure they don't feel alone and enables sharing of things that are helpful. I often hear from HR...

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Lessons for Leaders 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes!

Lessons for Leaders 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes!

Celebrating 100 Episodes Welcome to Lessons for Leaders. Can you believe we are celebrating 100 episodes of the podcast already?! The goal has always been to share lessons, learnings, tips and advice and, even when things got tough with it, I’ve enjoyed it more and I’m proud to be able to say I...

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Lessons for Leaders 99: How to Persuade Leaders to Invest in Wellbeing

Lessons for Leaders 99: How to Persuade Leaders to Invest in Wellbeing

How to Persuade Leaders to Invest in Wellbeing This week I'm sharing top tips and conversations I have frequently with people in organisations to help them persuade leaders to invest in wellbeing. We're covering: What to do to persuade your leaders The 3 R’s that I like to go to with organisations...

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Lessons for Leaders 98: Why a Good Leader Will Give Teams Autonomy

Lessons for Leaders 98: Why a Good Leader Will Give Teams Autonomy

Why a Good Leader Will Give Teams Autonomy This week I'm joined by Gemma Woodward, People & Culture Manager for Netsells in York, to talk about why a good leader will give teams autonomy. Listen in for: What the benefits of allowing autonomy are How leaders can encourage autonomy in their...

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Lessons for Leaders 97: Why Leaders Need to Get Back to the Floor

Lessons for Leaders 97: Why Leaders Need to Get Back to the Floor

Why Leaders Need to Get Back to the Floor What on earth is back to the floor? I start with that and why I'm covering the subject of why leaders need to get back to the floor (it was inspired by my wonderful friend and leader Tina).  I'm also covering: Why it's important to know first-hand what’s...

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Lessons for Leaders 95: Lockdown Lessons for Leaders

Lessons for Leaders 95: Lockdown Lessons for Leaders

Lockdown Lessons for Leaders It's been two years since the UK locked down from the COVID-19 virus. In fact, pretty much the entire world locked down. In Lockdown Lessons for Leaders, the latest episode of my podcast, I share my reflections, lessons and learnings....

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Lessons for Leaders 94: Supporting Female Leaders

Lessons for Leaders 94: Supporting Female Leaders

Supporting Female Leaders In honour of International Women's Day, I’m here to give ideas of ways that you can support women in leadership roles.   https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=22379738 Supporting Female Leaders There can be a number of reasons why there are less women than men in...

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Lessons for Leaders 93: Why Empathy is Crucial for Great Leaders

Lessons for Leaders 93: Why Empathy is Crucial for Great Leaders

Why Empathy is Crucial for Great Leaders This week I'm talking to you about why empathy is crucial for great leaders. I cover : What is empathy Why does it matter in leadership Whether empathy can be learned  How it can improve performance, create connections and What you can do to be more...

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Lessons for Leaders 92: Easy Ways to Say No

Lessons for Leaders 92: Easy Ways to Say No

Easy Ways to Say No Do you find it difficult to say no to people? Perhaps it means you end up being busy, stressed, or over-committed?  Often when we struggle to say no to people it can leave us feeling used, put upon, or juggling too many things. Are you the one who ends up working late because...

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Lessons for Leaders 91: De-stigmatising Mental Health

Lessons for Leaders 91: De-stigmatising Mental Health

De-stigmatising Mental Health This week I'm sharing tips and information about De-stigmatising Mental Health.  I share key points on: Why mental health is stigmatised How stigma brings shame and what that looks like How it will impact on your organisation Good news on the wider impact of investing...

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Lessons for Leaders 90: Tips for Children’s Mental Health Week

Lessons for Leaders 90: Tips for Children’s Mental Health Week

Tips for Children's Mental Health Week Since this week is Children's Mental Health Week, I'm sharing some of my top tips and experience that I've used with my own children and hope will be helpful for you too. 1 in 6 children and young people have a diagnosable mental health problem, and many more...

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Lessons for Leaders 88: Challenging the Stigma of Mental Health

Lessons for Leaders 88: Challenging the Stigma of Mental Health

Challenging the Stigma of Mental Health Paul McGregor joins Emma to talk about Challenging the Stigma of Mental Health. Paul is a Mental Health speaker and founder of Everymind at Work. Listen in where we talk about The key reasons Paul does this work in the mental health space What we mean by a...

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Lessons for Leaders 87: Looking Ahead for 2022

Lessons for Leaders 87: Looking Ahead for 2022

Looking Ahead for 2022 Looking ahead for 2022 in this podcast, I'm sharing some insider secrets and top tips about the conversations I've been having and sharing some of the trends I've seen and the issues that people tell me they have in their organisations. I also share some of the top requests...

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Lessons for Leaders 86: Mood-Boosting Tips for January

Lessons for Leaders 86: Mood-Boosting Tips for January

Mood-Boosting Tips for January It might feel like a time to hibernate and stay inside with the damp cold weather, the long January with credit card bills coming from Christmas spends, but I’m here to share my Mood-Boosting Tips for January: easy and simple ways that you can boost your mood....

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Lessons for Leaders 85: 7 Steps to Successful Planning for 2022

Lessons for Leaders 85: 7 Steps to Successful Planning for 2022

7 Steps to Successful Planning for 2022 This week I’m sharing my 7 steps to successful planning.  https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=21673061 7 Steps to Successful Planning for 2022 Whether this is for you personally or a wellbeing plan, leadership plan or other plan in your organisation...

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Lessons for Leaders 84: Top 5 Episodes of 2021

Lessons for Leaders 84: Top 5 Episodes of 2021

Top 5 Episodes of 2021 I’m sharing a recap of the top 5 episodes for 2021.  These are the podcast episodes that have had the highest listens throughout the year and I though it useful to recap them for you.  People are often asking me which I should listen to first, so this will be a helpful way...

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Lessons for Leaders 83: Six Ways to Set Christmas Boundaries

Lessons for Leaders 83: Six Ways to Set Christmas Boundaries

Six Ways to Set Christmas Boundaries Not all of us get oodles of holiday time over Christmas.  After the couple of years we’ve had it’s important to set boundaries and ensure that you get time for you AND time to prioritise and enjoy Christmas in a way that works for you. Listen in for my six...

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Lessons for Leaders 82: Why You Should Put You First

Lessons for Leaders 82: Why You Should Put You First

Why You Should Put You First with Louise Westra & Emma Langton This week I'm joined by Louise Westra and we talk about why you need to ensure you put you first. https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=21495092 Why You Should Put You First How to look out for compassion fatigue and what you can...

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Lessons for Leaders 81: 5 Quick Ways to Improve Burnout

Lessons for Leaders 81: 5 Quick Ways to Improve Burnout

5 Quick Ways to Improve Burnout You're not alone right now if you feel frazzled and burned out.  I’m hearing from a LOT of people that they’re struggling right now.  Some are even contemplating leaving their jobs because of pressure and burn-out.  Burnout characterised by “mental,...

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Lessons for Leaders 79: 3 Key Ways to Working Smarter

Lessons for Leaders 79: 3 Key Ways to Working Smarter

Today I’m sharing my 3 key ways to working smarter. How to work smarter so that you are able to focus better and get more done without the long hours or pressure Why taking a break is just as productive as working harder  https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=21165959 3 Key Ways to Working...

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Lessons for Leaders 78: Tips for Managing Change

Lessons for Leaders 78: Tips for Managing Change

Sally Coulden joins me today to shares her key tips for managing change. Founder of Red Dog Glass Design, Sally is currently on her 11th career!  We talk about: Why you need to surround yourself with people who are better than you Why you should ask for what you really want How to cope with...

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Lessons for Leaders 77: Easy Ways to Get People to Talk

Lessons for Leaders 77: Easy Ways to Get People to Talk

This week as part of Men's Health Month I’m sharing easy ways to get people to talk. Here are the top ways I share, probably every week, with clients and organisations to help to get people to talk.  These are not exclusive to men, but they do work really well for men, women, children,...

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Lessons for Leaders 76: Top Tips to Overcome Work-Related Stress

Lessons for Leaders 76: Top Tips to Overcome Work-Related Stress

For November Stress Awareness Week, I'm sharing simple and easy top tips to overcome work-related stress.  I'm sharing: Why you need to put a start and end to your dayThe reason you need to prioritiseWhy you should not take breathing for grantedThe important of making sure you get movingThe...

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Lessons for Leaders 75: Leading with Passion with Nicola Buckley

Lessons for Leaders 75: Leading with Passion with Nicola Buckley

Nicola is a coach and neuroscience expert who helps leaders to ‘find their fire’ and lead with passion.  She joins me to talk about why leading with passion is so important.  We discuss: Why passion matters with leaders?What is going to help you be passionate outside of work for those...

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Lessons for Leaders 73: Supporting Newly Promoted Managers

Lessons for Leaders 73: Supporting Newly Promoted Managers

This week I'm in conversation with  Jacqui Jagger who is a leadership and mindset coach. She shares the reasons why she’s passionate about supporting newly promoted managers. Why we need to ensure these people do not get their confidence knocked, rather than built up. The difference between a...

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Lessons for Leaders 72: Mental Health Awareness Tips

Lessons for Leaders 72: Mental Health Awareness Tips

This week's podcast episode is sharing Mental Health Awareness Tips so that you can: Identify mental health issuesUnderstand behaviours and and spot common signsKnow how to converse with employees and understand needsHave confidence to handle difficult conversations When pressure gets too much,...

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Lessons for Leaders 71: Authentic Leadership with Tracey Matthews

Lessons for Leaders 71: Authentic Leadership with Tracey Matthews

This week on the podcast I'm talking about Authentic Leadership with Tracey Matthews and How it can sometimes be a scary place to be but also the reasons why it's so valuable to be that authentic leaderHow authenticity can go beyond leadership into other areas of livesThe lessons Tracey has learnt...

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Lessons for Leaders: Top 5 Episodes of 2021

Lessons for Leaders: Top 5 Episodes of 2021

I’m sharing a recap of the top 5 episodes for 2021.  These are the podcast episodes that have had the highest listens throughout the year and I thought it useful to recap them for you.  People are often asking me which I should listen to first, so this will be a helpful way to dive in to the most...

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Lessons for Leaders 70: Leadership Compassion

Lessons for Leaders 70: Leadership Compassion

This week on the podcast I'm sharing about Leadership Compassion and Why it’s importantThe reasons why it’s not being softThe small things you can do that have a big impactWhat to know so that you can guard against compassion fatigue too. There’s always going to be differing views about leadership...

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Lessons for Leader 69: Why Leadership is Not About You

Lessons for Leader 69: Why Leadership is Not About You

Today on the podcast I’m joined by Tina McDonald who is sharing her thoughts about why leadership is not about you. Tina is a workplace trainer for leadership and management apprentices and someone I adore having conversations with. Listen to the podcast for: Some fabulous information about how...

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Lessons for Leaders 68: Leadership in a Post Covid World

Lessons for Leaders 68: Leadership in a Post Covid World

Leadership in a Post Covid World This week on the podcast I'm sharing common topics, situations and requirements for leadership in post covid world. I'm sharing: Common leadership qualities that people are looking for - and are needed - to support your business and your peopleWhy culture is...

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Lessons for Leaders 67: Leading with Empathy

Lessons for Leaders 67: Leading with Empathy

This week I'm talking about leading with empathy.  I share with you: The reasons why leading with empathy is really important, and now more so than ever before.The benefits for your people and your organisationThe one misunderstanding about leading with empathyThe three types of empathy and...

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Lessons for Leaders 66:  Creating a Coaching Culture

Lessons for Leaders 66: Creating a Coaching Culture

This week I share how a coaching culture can result in additional benefits that can be seen in individuals and across an organisations. Listen in for: My tips on corridor coachingExplain the coaching continuum and how you can use it easilySome recent trends in coaching in organisations I’m working...

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Lessons for Leaders 65: Why You Must Celebrate Success

Lessons for Leaders 65: Why You Must Celebrate Success

On this podcast episode I'm sharing why you must celebrate success with your teams and for yourself. We can often forget to celebrate successes and this can have a negative impact on our teams, on mindset and even wellbeing. We can create a downward spiral of negativity and a "what’s the point"...

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Lessons for Leaders 64: How to Recharge Your Resilience Levels

Lessons for Leaders 64: How to Recharge Your Resilience Levels

How do you recharge your resilience levels? There’s a misunderstanding of what it means to be resilient, and the resulting impact of overworking. I share information and ideas about how you can recharge your resilience levels in different ways and how you can find ways to get little pockets of...

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Lessons for Leaders 58: Boosting Morale Without Costing a Fortune!

Lessons for Leaders 58: Boosting Morale Without Costing a Fortune!

Boosting Morale Without Costing a Fortune! When morale is low, it’s really hard to get people involved and motivated and can feel like pushing boulders uphill. So how do you go about boosting morale in your team without it costing a fortune? Listen into the episode where I share about: Spotting...

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Lessons for Leaders 57: Why You Need to Revisit Your Vision

Lessons for Leaders 57: Why You Need to Revisit Your Vision

Why You Need to Revisit Your Vision After the last year of pandemic, lockdowns and firefighting, now is the perfect time for you to revisit your vision. On this podcast episode, I explain why you need to revisit your vision and where it can be helpful for you, your team, your business and your...

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Lessons for Leaders 56: Resilience Through the Pandemic

Lessons for Leaders 56: Resilience Through the Pandemic

Resilience Through the Pandemic with Kelly Dunn This week I speak to Kelly Dunn about resilience through the pandemic. Kelly is a Scarborough-based recruiter and one of the top 5 consultants in the UK for permanent recruitment. She is an expert recruiter who sources top talent for temporary,...

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Lessons for Leaders 55: Keeping the Focus on Mental Health

Lessons for Leaders 55: Keeping the Focus on Mental Health

Keeping the Focus on Mental Health After mental health awareness week last week, I’m talking today about keeping the focus on mental health going throughout the entire year. https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=19214606 Keeping the Focus on Mental Health Now, if you’re wondering (or even...

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Lessons for Leaders 53: Enhancing Mental Health Support

Lessons for Leaders 53: Enhancing Mental Health Support

Enhancing Mental Health Support Enhancing Mental Health Support is hugely important to our psychological and emotional health. With the effects of lockdown we've been missing out on nature and dealing with additional stressful situations in our life....

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Lessons for Leaders 52: 6 Ways to Support Someone Who Is Stressed

Lessons for Leaders 52: 6 Ways to Support Someone Who Is Stressed

https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=18892406 This week I'm sharing my top 6 ways to support someone who is stressed. I’m often asked, how do I get someone to see they’re stressed? What can I do to help them? I’m sharing The reason why other people often notice stress levels before you do The...

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Lessons for Leaders 51: Why Stress Awareness is Still Needed

Lessons for Leaders 51: Why Stress Awareness is Still Needed

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/18790532 With stress awareness month running through April, I'm talking today about why Stress Awareness in the workplace is still needed. Even though we might think we are all aware of stress, according to the Mental health Foundation 74% of UK adults...

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Lessons for Leaders 50: Are You Stress Aware?

Lessons for Leaders 50: Are You Stress Aware?

Are You Stress Aware? Even if you think you're doing OK, have a listen to this episode where I ask 'Are You Stress Aware?', because #stress can creep up on us! https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=18549821 Are You Stress Aware? It's better to know the signs, than risk burn-out / illness or...

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Lessons for Leaders 48: Preventing Stress in the Workplace

Lessons for Leaders 48: Preventing Stress in the Workplace

Preventing Stress in the Workplace This week, I chat with Charlotte Turnbull, Head of Employment at W Legal about preventing stress in the workplace. Charlotte has a passion for helping businesses to create great places to work, to promote a healthy workplace culture and improve employee...

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Lessons for Leaders 47: How Habits and Routines Prevent Stress

Lessons for Leaders 47: How Habits and Routines Prevent Stress

How Habits and Routines Prevent Stress This week, I talk to Jay Unwin about how habits and routines prevent stress. Jay is a mental and physical fitness coach, speaker and author of Fit Body Fit Mind. He delivers seminars and workshops to companies who are looking to improve the fitness and...

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Lessons for Leaders 46: Setting Boundaries to Prevent Zoom Fatigue

Lessons for Leaders 46: Setting Boundaries to Prevent Zoom Fatigue

Setting Boundaries to Prevent Zoom Fatigue In this episode I share why Zooming is so tiring; talk about setting boundaries to prevent Zoom fatigue, and share my 7 top tips to help you be more efficient, more effective and much less exhausted. I talk about what happens in the brain that causes you...

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Lessons for Leaders 45: How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Say No

Lessons for Leaders 45: How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Say No

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/18256025 So many people talk to me about healthy boundaries and have difficulty setting them. The reality is that if you struggle to say no to people or to have conversations where you need to point out difficulties or draw the line about what’s...

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Lessons for Leaders 43: How Setting Great Boundaries Lowers Stress

Lessons for Leaders 43: How Setting Great Boundaries Lowers Stress

In this episode, we discuss why boundaries are so essential in organisations and how they help you gain time, energy, and lower stress levels. I love this topic, and I love talking about it.

There’s often a misunderstanding about what boundaries are, boundaries are the foundation of healthy relationships and a strong sense of self-worth.

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Lessons for Leaders 42: Why Kindness Is Great for Wellbeing

Lessons for Leaders 42: Why Kindness Is Great for Wellbeing

This week I’m sharing why kindness is great for wellbeing. Listen in when I talk about: Why kindness elevates your mood as well as other people’s. The science behind random acts of kindness without getting too geeky about it. How kindness can help reduce stress and improve. 4 easy ways to be kind to yourself.

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Lessons for Leaders 41: What To Do When You’re Feeling Exhausted

Lessons for Leaders 41: What To Do When You’re Feeling Exhausted

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17923298 We all know work life balance is crucial for fighting work fatigue and yet we're living in this environment with the pandemic and juggling all sorts is leaving many people feeling exhausted.  There's difficulty in setting proper limits in the...

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Lessons for Leaders 40: The Best Ways to Find Time to Talk

Lessons for Leaders 40: The Best Ways to Find Time to Talk

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17788484 The best ways to find time to talk to people.  It coincides with the Time to Talk day.  It doesn’t matter how you have conversations, with people, a quick text, a social distanced walk, they all have the power to make a huge difference to how...

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Lessons for Leaders 39: The True Cost of a Wellbeing Plan

Lessons for Leaders 39: The True Cost of a Wellbeing Plan

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17694917 What is the True Cost of a Wellbeing Plan? On this episode I'm talking about reasons why putting wellbeing at the heart of your business has a massive impact on business success and bottom line. Is a wellbeing plan essential yet in your...

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Lessons for Leaders 38: 7 Steps to a Winning Wellbeing Plan

Lessons for Leaders 38: 7 Steps to a Winning Wellbeing Plan

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17590712 7 Steps to a Winning Wellbeing Plan This week I'm talking about the 7 steps that you can take to create a winning wellbeing plan in your organisation and sharing exactly what would be good things so that there are not just knee jerk reactions...

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Lessons for Leaders 36: Top 10 Tips for Fantastic Festive Wellbeing

Lessons for Leaders 36: Top 10 Tips for Fantastic Festive Wellbeing

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17215685 Mental health and festive wellbeing doesn’t have a holiday at Christmas time.  More so this year  - it’s important to take care of your wellbeing. Top 10 Tips for Fantastic Festive Wellbeing I’m sharing 10 quick and easy tips to help you stay...

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Lessons for Leaders 34: 6 Ways to Enhance Connections at Work

Lessons for Leaders 34: 6 Ways to Enhance Connections at Work

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17001383 This week I'm sharing why it's important that we enhance connections at work and how to make that happen in pandemic times. Think about it, if people feel disconnected then they get stressed and fed up, they feel undervalued, struggle to...

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Lessons for Leaders 33: Why You Need a Winter Wellbeing Plan

Lessons for Leaders 33: Why You Need a Winter Wellbeing Plan

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16964507 Why You Need a Winter Wellbeing Plan Many people are talking about feeling low, fed up and struggling. That’s why I’m talking this week about why you need a winter wellbeing plan in your organisation, what you can do to get that started AND...

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Lessons for Leaders 32: How Kindness Increases Performance

Lessons for Leaders 32: How Kindness Increases Performance

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16815896 How Does Kindness Increase Performance? Kindness is not about being weak and fluffy! This week I'm sharing how kindness increases morale and raises self esteem and so it has a positive impact on mood and performance. I also share how the...

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Lessons for Leaders 31: How to Create Habits that Eliminate Stress

Lessons for Leaders 31: How to Create Habits that Eliminate Stress

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16695743 As we enter into Lockdown 2 in England and if you’re elsewhere then you’re probably already experiencing more severe restrictions. After going through a first stage lockdown in the summer, you or your employees are now feeling more stressed...

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Lessons for Leaders 30: Top 3 Tips to Manage Stress

Lessons for Leaders 30: Top 3 Tips to Manage Stress

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16612610 This episode brings you the top 3 tips I share with all my clients so that they can manage and reduce stress and anxiety levels quickly and easily. Listen in for: The number 1 thing you need to calm your internal system. A quick and easy way...

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Lessons for Leaders 29: What Really Happens When We’re Stressed

Lessons for Leaders 29: What Really Happens When We’re Stressed

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16494488 This week I'm talking about what really happens when we're stressed.  We all think we know about stress, but there are some key identifiers that can help us to catch stress before it becomes a problem, so this will be a useful reminder. Since...

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Lessons for Leaders 28: Improving Work Life Balance

Lessons for Leaders 28: Improving Work Life Balance

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16367723 It's National Work Life Week and it's a great opportunity for both employers and employees to focus on wellbeing at work and work life balance. This shouldn't just happen for one week though! When there is good work life balance then wellbeing...

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Lessons for Leaders 27: Top 10 tips for Improving Mental Health

Lessons for Leaders 27: Top 10 tips for Improving Mental Health

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16367489 The months of lockdown and loss have had a huge impact on us all, and prioritising mental health has never been more important than it is now. Focusing on mental health and wellbeing is needing to be an ongoing part of everyone’s plan. In...

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Lessons for Leaders 26: Raising Mental Health Awareness

Lessons for Leaders 26: Raising Mental Health Awareness

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16237199 This week I'm talking you about Raising Mental Health Awareness.   It's World Mental Health Day On October 10th 2020 and then closely followed by Stress Awareness Week for the first week of November. I'm sharing ideas of things you can do...

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Lessons for Leaders 25: Creating Connections during Covid-19

Lessons for Leaders 25: Creating Connections during Covid-19

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/15565451 People tell me they are struggling with the amount of time that they’re spending on their own - being at home all the time and not going out to work. Whether we're on our own, or whether we've got busy households but we’re working all the time...

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Lessons for Leaders 24: Coping with Corona Anxiety

Lessons for Leaders 24: Coping with Corona Anxiety

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/15366413 I’m hearing from more and more people who are feeling anxious, stressed or struggling in some way during the Coronavirus situation.  It’s completely understandable. People who are socially isolated or juggling all things or getting anxious...

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Lessons for Leaders 23: 7 Steps to Become a True Leader

Lessons for Leaders 23: 7 Steps to Become a True Leader

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/15101141 This week I'm joined by Nick Bradley. Nick is a successful businessman having worked in investment banking and management consultancy for 30 years. He has a passion for inspiring individuals and businesses to achieve their purpose. He has a...

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Lessons for Leaders 21: Preventing Leadership Fatigue and Burn Out

Lessons for Leaders 21: Preventing Leadership Fatigue and Burn Out

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/14933069 Leaders often thrive with a challenge, however when the challenge is a prolonged one, such as this period of the Covid-19 crisis, leaders need to ensure that they are able to sustain the test of time. Prioritising mental wellbeing is just as...

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Lessons for Leaders 19: Leading with Empathy

Lessons for Leaders 19: Leading with Empathy

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/14712416 Now more than ever before, empathy is important.  Leading teams who are coping with huge challenges at work, at home with friends, family colleagues- we are all learning to cope in different ways.  Some are dealing with illness and loss. As...

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Lessons for Leaders 18: Boundaries for Leaders

Lessons for Leaders 18: Boundaries for Leaders

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/14615294 Great boundaries set the culture and expectation of an organisation so that they set the standard of performance within a workplace.  This is then easily disseminated down the workforce so that they too have good boundaries in their own work...

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Lessons for Leaders 17: Mental Health in the Workplace

Lessons for Leaders 17: Mental Health in the Workplace

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/14485541 This week I'm joined by Jodie Hill.  Jodie set up Thrive Law in 2018 in order to ensure everyone can Thrive in the workplace. She is an advocate for mental health and has the #One Mind campaign to ensure mental health risk assessments are...

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Lessons for Leaders 16: Communicating Trust in a Crisis

Lessons for Leaders 16: Communicating Trust in a Crisis

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/14391401 In times of crisis or change our leaders needs to communicate well.  To communicate well, they need to do this often.  Doing both these things is crucial to create trust in a workplace. Times of change within organisations can be tricky and...

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Lessons for Leaders 14: Managing Teams Remotely

Lessons for Leaders 14: Managing Teams Remotely

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/14186891 How do we manage teams and lead well in these strange times when our teams are working remotely?  I asked Sophie Edmond on to the podcast because she’s been doing some work about managing teams remotely and talking about what good looks like....

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Lessons for Leaders 13: Managing Stress During the Lockdown

Lessons for Leaders 13: Managing Stress During the Lockdown

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/13888967 The irony that we are in lockdown during April is not lost on me. April is Stress Awareness Month The Mental Health Foundation discovered that in 2019, 74% of adults felt so stressed that they were overwhelmed and unable to cope (and that was...

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Lessons for Leaders 12: Working From Home with Kids

Lessons for Leaders 12: Working From Home with Kids

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/13686326 How are your stress levels? What is your resilience like at the moment with the Coronavirus? How do we manage to work from home and balance the kids and schooling and the workload too? On this episode I turn my attention to how we can still...

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Lessons for Leaders 11: 10 Tips when Working From Home

Lessons for Leaders 11: 10 Tips when Working From Home

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/13629755 These tips for working from home are being mindful that situations can change and are changing in the current Coronavirus crisis.  Therefore working from home isn’t necessarily going to be the same as when other people have been used to work...

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Lessons for Leaders 9: 5 Reasons Conferences Enhance Your Development

Lessons for Leaders 9: 5 Reasons Conferences Enhance Your Development

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/13031258 With so much option out there for learning and development, and such a lot of online facilities why should we bother with the time and expense of an in-person conference, event or workshop? If you really want to enhance your development, then...

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Lessons for Leaders 8: Leadership Habits

Lessons for Leaders 8: Leadership Habits

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12973562 Today we’re going to explore leadership habits - the routines and disciplines we all have that either help or hinder our leadership impact. "The good news is that leadership is a set of skills and behaviours that we can all learn and develop."...

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Lessons for Leaders 7: Developing a Leader’s Mindset

Lessons for Leaders 7: Developing a Leader’s Mindset

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12872024 On this episode I'm talking about 3 key things I believe are necessary for a good leadership mindset. I ask some questions so that you can consider some of your thinking styles and the patterns in the way your mind works.   I talk...

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Lessons for Leaders 6: Boost Your Mood on Blue Monday

Lessons for Leaders 6: Boost Your Mood on Blue Monday

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12733877 This week I'm talking about how to boost your mood. The third Monday of January is known as Blue Monday - the most depressing day of the year apparently!  This is because Christmas is over, the credit card bills come in and often there's...

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Lessons for Leaders 5: Why You Should Invest in Leadership

Lessons for Leaders 5: Why You Should Invest in Leadership

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12664751 This episode will be helpful if you are wondering whether to invest in yourself or if you want to build a case for your manager as to why you need some leadership development or if you want to build a case to get funds to pay for attending my...

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Lessons for Leaders 4: New Resolutions, Make Them or Not?

Lessons for Leaders 4: New Resolutions, Make Them or Not?

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12574061 Is this the right time to make new year resolutions?  This is something Emma talks about a lot - is the New Year the best time for change? If you struggle with motivation in these dark months and short days, then maybe this is not the right...

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Lessons for Leaders 3: End of Year Reflections

Lessons for Leaders 3: End of Year Reflections

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12511463 Welcome to Lessons for Leaders, Episode 3 This week I'm talking about End of Year Reflections and what you can do in that funny time between Christmas and New Year. I still want you to take time out to relax and enjoy, but I'm also giving tips...

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Lessons for Leaders 2: Leading through Christmas

Lessons for Leaders 2: Leading through Christmas

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12452315 Emma talks this week about the fact that the majority of workers will cut short festivities to work at some point between Christmas Eve and January. How can you get good time off and get a rest? The most important thing that Emma often work...

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Lessons for Leaders 1: Managing the Lead Up to Christmas

Lessons for Leaders 1: Managing the Lead Up to Christmas

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12362483 This week, Emma is talking about what will help you deal with the pressure that can build up in the lead up to Christmas so that it runs as smoothly as possible for you. She's been hearing from her clients about the pressure of the Christmas...

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Lessons for Leaders 0: New Podcast

Lessons for Leaders 0: New Podcast

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12362684 A re-launch of Emma Langton's podcast with a name change (from The Business Balance Podcast).  Since I work with coaching senior leaders to increase positivity, performance, productivity with strategies for stress reduction, work life balance...

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