
Habits of Leadership
The Habits of Leadership Podcast helps leaders & their teams to thrive, professionally & personally.
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Sep 11, 2021 • 16min
060: Be Better At Leading Change [Bite Size]
In this Bitesize, Dan & Tim chat about the challenges associated with Leading Change.
This is the subject of Chapter 8 in Dan's new book, The Act of Leadership.
You can download the introduction for free at: https://www.actofleadership.com/
Don't forget you can find out more about our work, and submit a question for consideration to the Podcast by heading to: https://habitsofleadership.com/

Aug 28, 2021 • 48min
059: What's the Difference Between Mentoring & Coaching? And Other Questions
Dan & Tim are back with a Q&A Episode featuring questions from the listening community.
1. What's the difference between coaching & mentoring?
2. What are the best wellbeing programs you've seen?
3. How can you remain an optimist and a realist?
4. How can we use The Act of Leadership book to help develop our team?
You can find out more about Dan's book at www.actofleadership.com
Don't forget if you'd like to find out more about us, or submit your questions for our next Q&A episode, head over to https://habitsofleadership.com/podcast/
And please... don't forget to like, comment, subscribe and share!

Aug 15, 2021 • 12min
058: Bitesize - Leadership, Employee Engagement and Motivation
In this bitesize episode, Dan & Tim chat about the work of Ed Deci and Richard Ryan and the implications that leaders need to be aware of when attempting to authentically engage their people.
You can find out more about Dan's book at www.actofleadership.com

Aug 1, 2021 • 15min
057: Improve Psychological Safety By Showing Vulnerability [Bitesize]
In this bitesize episode, Dan & Tim discuss the importance of psychological safety and how by showing vulnerability, leaders are able to enhance a sense of psychological safety within their teams.
You can find out more about Dan's new book, the Act of Leadership by heading over to: https://www.actofleadership.com/

Jul 26, 2021 • 41min
056: The Leading Edge with Holly Ransom
In this episode Dan chats with Holly Ransom, the author of The Leading Edge, in which she helps people harness their potential to lead by asking better questions, thinking beyond biased answers, and build collective momentum for change. In The Leading Edge, Holly brings the real-world leadership lessons of so many diverse thinkers and pioneers she’s met to the fore.
You can find out more about Holly and the book at: https://hollyransom.com/
Don't forget you can find out more about our work and submit questions and suggestions for topics and guests for upcoming shows at: https://habitsofleadership.com/podcast/
And please don't forget to like, comment, share & subscribe!

Jul 21, 2021 • 12min
055: Growth Mindset Might Not Mean What You Think It Means - Bitesize
In this bite size episode, Dan & Tim chat about Growth Mindset and some of the nuance that often gets missed when organisations attempt to embed it in their culture.
Growth Mindset is a core pillar of Dan's new book The Act of Leadership.
You can find out more about the book, and access the Leaders' Learning Hub at: www.actofleadership.com

Jul 18, 2021 • 40min
054: Be Happier No Matter What - Chatting with Tal Ben Shahar
In this episode, Dan chats with Tal Ben Shahar, one of the world's leading experts in the field of positive psychology, wellbeing & the science of happiness.
Tal's new book Happier No Matter What is out now and was written specifically for the challenging times we find ourselves in during the Global Pandemic.
You can find out more about Tal's work at: https://talbenshahar.com/ and https://www.happinessstudies.academy/
Don't forget you can find out more about our work and submit questions and suggestions for topics and guests for upcoming shows at: https://habitsofleadership.com/podcast/
And please don't forget to like, comment, share & subscribe!
Finally, you can learn more about Dan's new book at https://www.actofleadership.com/

Jul 14, 2021 • 8min
053: Assume Nothing! You're Probably Wrong - Bitesize
In this bitesize episode, Dan & Tim chat about the importance of recognising the danger of making assumptions. Things we take for granted are most likely preventing us from being our best.
This is the focus of Chapter 3 of Dan's new book, The Act of Leadership.
You can download the introduction and get your hands on heaps of resources at https://actofleadership.com/

Jul 11, 2021 • 8min
052: Lead Mindfully, Not Mindlessly - Bitesize
In this episode, Dan & Tim talk about the importance of acting mindfully, not mindlessly and share a simple way of thinking about how you might regulate your responses, rather than just reacting to what's in front of you.
You can pre-order Dan's book and download the introduction at: https://www.actofleadership.com/

Jul 8, 2021 • 12min
051: Bitesize - The Act of Leadership
In this, the first of a new series of short 'bitesize' episodes Dan introduces his new book, 'The Act of Leadership'.
In these short episodes, Tim will be interviewing Dan around some of the key themes in the book and how leaders can embed the learning in the book to help them get the best out of themselves and the people around them.
You can learn more about the book at: https://www.actofleadership.com/