The Thoughtful Leader Podcast
Hi, I’m Ben Brearley and I’m the host of the Thoughtful Leader Podcast. The Thoughtful Leader Podcast provides short, sharp leadership advice for leaders like you, who care about their teams and want to improve performance and job satisfaction.
Leadership can be challenging, frustrating and daunting, so hopefully listening to these episodes helps you lead your team with confidence.
Join me as I cover a diverse range of leadership topics. You can subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or your other favourite podcast app of choice!
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Podcast Episode List
The Thoughtful Leader Backstory
In this special episode of the Thoughtful Leader Podcast, I'm interviewed by Akua Asare, who is the founder of the Not-For-Profit Professional Women at Work. Akua is a Quality Manager [...]
Steps to Break Negative Behaviour Patterns
Negative behaviour patterns are common in workplaces, and you've probably run into them yourself. So how do we put a stop to behaviour that impacts team performance and wellbeing? In [...]
Here’s Why You’re Taking On Too Much
It's a common problem for thoughtful leaders - taking on too much work to handle. Often, this comes from trying to help others more than we are trying to help [...]
Tailoring Your Leadership to Your Team
There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to leadership. Every team is made up of different individuals with varied goals, motivations and personalities. As a result, you can't [...]
Want to Lead Better? Do Less!
Many of us are still caught in the busyness mindset - where we feel like we should be rushing around busy all day. However, in my experience, I've found that [...]
Bad Leadership & What Thoughtful Leaders Can Do About It
Many people "Like" all the nice leadership quotes on social media, and there seems to be an overwhelming amount of agreement of what constitutes good leadership. So why do we [...]
Is It Time to Start Putting Yourself First?
Many thoughtful leaders suffer from the common problem of putting their own needs last, and focusing on everyone else first. This is admirable, but over time, this can lead to [...]
How to Stop Overthinking Things
Many thoughtful leaders have a habit of overthinking things. It's great to be thoughtful, but too much thinking can turn into a lack of action. You can also tie yourself [...]
How Leaders Can Support Wellbeing at Work
Wellbeing is no joke. Working long hours and experiencing stress and pressure is still seen as a badge of honour in many workplaces, but it's time we put a stop [...]
Insights from Professional Sport with Ben Alexander
In this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Ben Alexander, the retired Australian international Rugby player. Ben played for the Wallabies 72 times and also retired as the ACT [...]