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
Don’t Let Blind Spots Derail Your Leadership
Blind spots are dangerous for leaders. It might be that you think people are perceiving you in one way, but actually they think something else about you entirely. Or perhaps [...]
Team Members Relying On You Too Much?
It's natural for team members to need your support, but when it happens too often, it can be a real drag on your time. However, it's not useful to lay [...]
Why You Need a Team Operating Model
Have you ever taken the time to actually write down what your team does, and how it does it? It can be a really useful process to go through to [...]
How to Improve Accountability In Your Team
Are you one of the many leaders who wish your people would take more accountability? Do you yearn for the day when your people will take greater ownership of their [...]
Are People Testing Your Leadership? Try This
Sometimes you'll come to work feeling like you're being tested by your people. They'll push boundaries, do their own thing and maybe give you some attitude. It can be super [...]
How to Switch From a Reactive to a Proactive Team
Do you find your team reacting to problems rather than taking proactive action? You're not alone - this can be a huge problem for team productivity and effectiveness. In this [...]
Let’s Build a Better Leadership Mindset
Ever wanted to feel better about your leadership, enjoy your role more and have more motivation to make change and lead the way? Well, you're not alone. Leadership can be [...]
Getting Unstuck With Robbie Swale
In this episode, I interview Robbie Swale who is a Coach and Author of the new book "How to Start When You're Stuck". In this interview we cover a lot [...]
Let’s Dismantle the Cult of Busyness
Ever noticed how busyness is often a sign of capability, competence or importance in many workplaces? Well, it's time we put a stop to this. The problem with needing to [...]
How Are You Holding Yourself Back? Let’s Fix It
Sometimes thoughtful leaders have a tendency to get in their own way. It might be not asking for what they really want, putting everyone else's needs above their own or [...]