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27th Jun 2022

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We are dropping another cheeky bonus episode because we are so excited about our first series of How To Take The Lead.

Over the next four weeks we will be delving into all aspects of leadership including:

  • Emotional intelligence – what even is it?
  • Stepping outside of your comfort zone as a leader
  • What it means to build your leadership brand, and do you even have one?
  • How to stay motivated as a leader

New episodes will be released every Thursday at 6am and you can listen/download on your favourite platform.

If you enjoyed this episode why not subscribe to the podcast. We would love it if you left us a rating or review and feel free to share the link to this episode with anyone else you think would find it interesting using #HowToTakeTheLead

You can find out more about Lee Griffith via www.sundayskies.com and about Carrie-Ann Wade at www.cats-pajamas.co.uk

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Until our next episode, get out there and take the lead.

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Transcript
Lee Griffith:

Oops we did it again!

Carrie-Ann Wade:

Alright Britney!

Lee Griffith:

You're listening to how to take the lead with Lee

Lee Griffith:

Griffith

Carrie-Ann Wade:

and Carrie Ann Wade

Lee Griffith:

Two corporate colleagues turned business

Lee Griffith:

besties who question everything we've ever learned about

Lee Griffith:

leadership

Carrie-Ann Wade:

What started with us putting the world to

Carrie-Ann Wade:

rights over a gin after work is now a weekly show challenging

Carrie-Ann Wade:

the myths and perceptions and exploring what leadership looks

Carrie-Ann Wade:

like in the modern day.

Lee Griffith:

We'll also be sharing our experiences and

Lee Griffith:

stories along the way.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

You can find our show notes at

Carrie-Ann Wade:

howtotakethelead.com

Lee Griffith:

Hit subscribe to receive new episodes every

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Thursday.

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Plus, we'd love for you to rate or leave a

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review of the show.

Lee Griffith:

And please share your thoughts and stories on the

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topics we cover using the hashtag how to take the lead.

Lee Griffith:

We're too excited in this launch week, and actually I apologise

Lee Griffith:

for my singing because I am completely tone deaf, but we

Lee Griffith:

were too excited not to send another cheeky bonus your way

Lee Griffith:

this week. We are releasing new episodes every Thursday but we

Lee Griffith:

thought we'd drop in briefly just to let you know what we've

Lee Griffith:

got in store over the next four weeks.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

So we are going to be, honestly I'm sorry, I've

Carrie-Ann Wade:

still got Britney on my brain now.

Lee Griffith:

It's going to be your earworm all week.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

Anyway. We are going to be talking about how

Carrie-Ann Wade:

you build an emotionally intelligent team and we'll be

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covering what even is emotional intelligence?

Carrie-Ann Wade:

I hope you are going to explain it to me!

Carrie-Ann Wade:

We'll save that one for the episode. So we'll be talking

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about what emotional intelligence is and how or why

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it might be important when you're building your team as a

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leader. We're also going to be talking about stepping outside

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of your comfort zone. It's easy I think, as a leader to just do

Carrie-Ann Wade:

those things and act on those things that feel nice and comfy

Carrie-Ann Wade:

for you, but we want you to be focused on how you can step

Carrie-Ann Wade:

outside of your comfort zone and take on new challenges and think

Carrie-Ann Wade:

bit differently as a leader.

Lee Griffith:

And I think we've become experts of how to step

Lee Griffith:

out of your comfort zone, particularly in the last year

Lee Griffith:

with with this little Take The Lead Project.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

The fact that you've just sung Britney on a

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bonus ep I think you've definitely nailed stepping

Carrie-Ann Wade:

outside of your comfort zone Lee.

Lee Griffith:

Exactly. And maybe the lesson there is that

Lee Griffith:

sometimes stepping out your comfort zone isn't a good idea.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

I thought it was brilliant. I'm all for it.

Lee Griffith:

We are also going to be talking about leadership

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brands and what they mean and how do you start to build one is

Lee Griffith:

it building your personal brand even a thing or should that just

Lee Griffith:

be left to big businesses?

Carrie-Ann Wade:

I think it is a thing.

Lee Griffith:

Me too, spoiler!

Carrie-Ann Wade:

And we are also going to be talking about how

Carrie-Ann Wade:

you stay motivated as a leader. It's often your role as a leader

Carrie-Ann Wade:

to motivate, coach and encourage others but where do you get that

Carrie-Ann Wade:

from when you're in that leadership position?

Lee Griffith:

Oh, so look, don't say we're not covering the big

Lee Griffith:

topics in the next four weeks. I mean, I'm excited and I don't

Lee Griffith:

even know what we're saying yet so! As ever, if you have any

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ideas or suggestions for topics you'd like us to cover in future

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episodes, we'd love to hear from you. Tag us on social media, DM

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us or drop us a good old fashioned email. All our details

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were in the show notes for howtotakethelead.com Don't

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forget to subscribe and follow if you're not already it will

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make sure you automatically receive every new episode and

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any other bonuses we drop along the way.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

And if you're loving the show, leaving a

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rating or review will help more people to find it as well

Carrie-Ann Wade:

sharing it on your socials. So until next time, we'd love for

Carrie-Ann Wade:

you to get out there and take the lead

Carrie-Ann Wade:

Thanks again for listening to today's episode.

Lee Griffith:

Don't forget to hit subscribe so you're the

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first to receive new episodes when they drop every Thursday.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

If you enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you

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would rate it or leave a review.

Lee Griffith:

And let us know your thoughts and own

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experiences.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

Get in touch with either of us on LinkedIn,

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Twitter or Instagram.

Lee Griffith:

Or use the hashtag how to take the lead.

Carrie-Ann Wade:

Until next week, get out there and take the

Carrie-Ann Wade:

lead!

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About the Podcast

How to Take the Lead
Unfiltered conversations for the modern leader
How to Take the Lead is a show exploring all things leadership.

Every week we'll be exploring a different part of life as a leader, questioning everything we've ever learnt and sharing a few of our own stories along the way.

If you want to learn how to do leadership your own way, join hosts Lee Griffith (from www.sundayskies.com) and Carrie-Ann Wade (from www.cats-pajamas.co.uk) as they debunk myths, tackle stereotypes and generally put the leadership world to rights.

New episodes are released every Thursday. To get involved, share your thoughts and stories or to ask questions visit www.howtotakethelead.com or DM us via instagram, LinkedIn or twitter.
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About your hosts

Lee Griffith

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Lee Griffith is an executive coach and leadership communications strategist who works with CEOs and senior leaders to maximise their impact, which means helping them to increase operational effectiveness, improve staff engagement and build a reputation based on high-performance and a great culture.

A former award-winning communications and engagement director with over 20 years of experience, Lee has supported everything from major incidents to reconfigurations, turnarounds and transformations. She specialises in helping leaders build their authority and influence to deliver their organisation’s vision and strategy.

As well as being one part of the How to Take the Lead collaborative, Lee also hosts 'Leaders with impact', a podcast sharing the stories and strategies of success from those who have done it their own way.

Find out more via www.sundayskies.com.

Carrie-Ann Wade

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Carrie-Ann Wade is a communications director in the NHS with over 20 years of communications and marketing experience. She is also founder of Cat’s Pajamas Communications which focuses on mentoring communications professionals to grow and thrive in their careers.

She has most recently been a finalist in the inaugural Comms Hero Fearless Trailblazer award and shortlisted in the National Facilitation Awards 2023. She was named one of F:entrepreneur's #ialso100 2020 top female entrepreneurs and business leaders, and Cat’s Pajamas has been recognised in Small Business Saturday's UK #SmallBiz100, as a business with impact.

She is one part of the How to Take the Lead collaborative, and cohost of a podcast with the same name, exploring the challenges and opportunities of modern day leadership. Carrie-Ann also hosts ‘Behind The Bob, Diary of a Comms Director’, a podcast supporting aspiring communications leaders.

Find out more via www.cats-pajamas.co.uk