What's still in store this series

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Hello.

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We thought we would pop back in because we're halfway through series one, new

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episodes are out every Thursday and we thought, well, we've got a whole

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other half of a series coming up, let's tell you what you've got in store.

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I know it's not our usual day to be dropping into your inbox.

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And we did so many bonus episodes.

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Part of the launch, we were missing the whole bonus episode vibe.

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So we were like, right, we've gotta do another one.

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We need to do a bonus.

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You haven't got my singing this time though.

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Thank goodness.

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So do you wanna kick us off Carrie-Ann and talk about a couple of the

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episodes that we've got coming up.

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Hopefully you are avid listeners.

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So you've been listening to our conversation so far this series, and

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we're gonna build on a few of those.

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We talked about leadership brand and narrative, so we're gonna move

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into that sphere of storytelling.

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We are going to explore a little bit more about why storytelling might be important

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from the point of view of leadership what that really means and how you can do it.

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So I'm quite excited about having that conversation.

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And we are also going to be talking about the T word, which is trust.

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We're gonna be, I dunno why I said it like that.

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I was trying to really build it up into something.

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I felt like maybe should have done a drum roll.

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I don't know.

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Anyhow, anyhow, so.

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I nearly said a word, then it would've just been highly inappropriate.

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What another T word that was not trust.

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The T word I am talking about is trust.

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And we are gonna talk about what trust means in the context of leadership,

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particularly around leading teams and groups how trust impacts

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performance, or does it, we'll have that debate and conversation I'm sure.

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Fantastic.

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And we're also gonna be talking allyship.

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And I say it in that way, because every time I say the word ally, I've been

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saying ally quite inadvertently, I just obviously is a word I can't say properly,

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but I don't want to mess this one up.

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so allyship and how to be an ally because we talk about leaders needing

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to get involved in speaking up on issues that are important, but there

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are a lot of issues that leaders think, oh, I'm not really sure what to say.

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I don't know how to get involved.

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How do I do something more than just say I'm supportive.

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So we really want to go deep and explore that topic.

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And then also we wanted to have a bit of a broader discussion around as a

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leader, your priorities shift and change.

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You're responsible perhaps for broader stuff.

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The expectations of you in your role are much greater.

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talked about getting down in the weeds and how you pull yourself up in the past.

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In this episode, we really want to talk about what should you be

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making the time for as a leader?

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How do you divvy up your day?

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What should be your focus?

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What do you leave for others?

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We thought that be quite an interesting topic to explore.

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And we'd love your thoughts and ideas on either what you do spend your time on or

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where you wish you had more time to spend?

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I'm excited for that one, cuz I think it's also gonna

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be one of those episodes that's a good refresher for people who are

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already in leadership positions.

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They're feeling a bit overwhelmed and they don't have time for

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everything they need to have time for.

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I think that's gonna be a good reminder for us all about how we

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should focus our time and energy.

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So we've got so much to say, and it feels quite sad that we are

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at that halfway point of the series.

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We, I mean, don't worry, we've got several series mapped out in our

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heads of other stuff we could cover.

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Don't worry.

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If one series as a podcast was not enough for you, we can keep on talking.

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But we would absolutely love for you to share any ideas or

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suggestions for topics you'd like for us to cover in future episodes.

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Maybe you don't like the idea of one of these topics and you

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want to give it the heave-ho, give us a better suggestion then,

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I love it.

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Throwing that challenge out there, Lee, like, come on then.

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As ever tag us on social media, DM us, or maybe drop

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us a good old fashioned email.

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And if you have been listening to this series and you have enjoyed what

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you've heard so far, or you found it interesting, it's given you a different

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perspective on things, or as Lee said, there's more that you want to explore.

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We would absolutely love it.

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If you could rate us or leave a review.

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So please do that on your listening platform of choice, that would

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be hugely appreciated by us.

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Everything that you need to know is in the show notes visit

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howtotakethelead.com for all the details if you're not subscribing

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to this and you want to subscribe.

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If you want to follow us on the socials, if you want to go back and listen to

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all these episodes again, over the summer holidays, so you can drown

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out your kids whilst they're playing

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Or your neighbor's kids.

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If you don't have your own, that's been one of my issues today.

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So that's it really short and sweet.

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We just wanted to drop in to let you know what we've got planned for the rest of