Latest Curious choice leader Podcast Episodes
What's the best way for leaders to review 2020?
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - November 25, 2020 16:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingI think its safe to say 2020 hasn't been the year any of us planned, but it has given us many learning opportunities and there will be wins and things we can be proud of. So, since this is the last episode of The Curious Choice Leader Podcast for 2020, I thought it would be a good opportunity ...
How having Imposter Complex Makes You A Better Leader
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - November 18, 2020 16:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe all doubt our abilities from time to time, and when it goes too far it can become an episode of Imposter Complex. With the amount of change we have all been experiencing recently, it's been especially prevalent. What if I was to tell you that experiencing Imposter Complex is a good thing an...
How leaders can use coaching skills to unlock performance
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - November 11, 2020 16:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBeing a coach and using coaching skills are not the same thing - almost all of us can benefit from using coaching skills as part of our role and as leaders, we can use them to unlock the performance of our teams. As we develop our skills to deliver work through and with others using the skills ...
The best way for leaders to respond when everything suddenly changes
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - November 05, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe week this episode is published in the week the UK, like much of Europe, enters a second national lockdown and the week of the US Elections. Not for the first time this year, it feels like everything around us is changing. As leaders what are the first things we should do when we are in thi...
How to choose the right style of coach for you
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - October 21, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith so much change going on around us both at work and in the world, in general, it's not surprising that more people are looking for answers and are looking for help with their work, their leadership and their business. And there is no shortage of people offering to help them, advisors, con...
How to show you are trustworthy as a leader
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - October 14, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWorking environments with a high level of trust between people makes everything else is easier, so naturally, as leaders, we want to cultivate more of it. Trust is a living organic thing that grows between people, and despite what I commonly see talked about you can't manufacture it and you can'...
The problem I have with the way we talk about trust in business
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - October 07, 2020 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTrust - we know teams and businesses where trust is high do better than those where trust is low, so it's no wonder that we hear a lot of people talking about creating or manufacturing trust. And I have a problem with that. In this episode, I explain why and what it is that bothers me about so...
How To Combat Change Fatigue When You Are Leading Change
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - September 30, 2020 15:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIf you find yourself rolling your eyes at letting out an involuntary groan when someone suggests something new, or you spot your team doing it when you talk about a change you all need to make, the chances are change fatigue is setting in. There is no doubt that too much change in too short a p...
Leading Change - Working From Home and The People Points Game
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - September 23, 2020 15:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWorking from home - do you love it or hate it? With the latest UK government guidelines reverting to telling people to work from home where possible and that we should expect that advice to last for at least six months we are facing more changes in how our teams and the teams we interact with, ...
The Top 9 Mistakes Leaders Make Leading Change
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - September 16, 2020 15:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn all my years leading change and working with leaders leading change I've never seen a leader get it 100% right 100% of the time - some have come close, and yet despite the very best intentions, many haven't. In this episode, I pull together the 9 most common leadership traps I see leaders of...
Leading Change - Balancing Leading with everything else you need to get done
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - September 09, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBeing a leader is hard! Even when things are going well and there is not much changing around us there is a lot to do. Add with all the changes that are happening around our businesses, how we are working, where we are working, where our business focus needs to be, our leadership workload goes ...
Leading Multiple Changes At The Same Time
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - September 02, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIf it ever happens at all it is very rare that in business we are only dealing with one change at a time. Our jobs as managers and leaders are to continually improve performance, even when we are not in the middle of change projects or a rapidly changing operating environment. So what are the ...
Is Becoming A Freelancer For You?
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - August 26, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith unemployment rising and more and more companies making people redundant, I’m having a lot of conversations with people about the merits of becoming a freelancer or a contractor. According to IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and Self Employed, approximately 6% of the UK ...
Leading Change - How to Lead Your Team Through A Redundancy Programme
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - August 19, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNo one wants to have to lead their team through a redundancy programme but when you do have to, how can you make sure its a constructive process that positions everyone for a successful future either inside or outside your organisation? In this week's episode we talk about how leaders can do j...
Leading Change - Why Leaders Should Love Being Asked Difficult Questions
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - August 12, 2020 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIt's a mistake I've seen many leaders, especially inexperienced ones make more times than I can count - avoiding answering difficult and challenging questions. In this episode, I talk about why it's such a big mistake and why leaders should love being asked those difficult questions. So are yo...
Bridging The Post Furlough Divide In Your Team
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - August 05, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs the UK Government's job support scheme is being phased out, it leaves a very tricky team dynamics between those who have worked through and those who are returning from furlough, for leaders to manage. This post furlough divide is going to provide yet another test of our leadership and given...
Leading Change - Bridging The Post Furlough Divide In Your Team
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - August 05, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs the UK Government's job support scheme is being phased out, it leaves a very tricky team dynamics between those who have worked through and those who are returning from furlough, for leaders to manage. This post furlough divide is going to provide yet another test of our leadership and given...
Leading Change - Supporting Your Team When They Are Worried About Their Jobs
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - July 29, 2020 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRight now, many of the people you work with are worried about their jobs - are they going to have to start going back into the office, how safe will it be to travel to get there, how safe will they be when they get there, how secure is their job anyway? For others, their concerns will be around ...
How will you know you are successful?
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - July 22, 2020 15:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThere is more to being successful than hitting your targets and in this episode, we turn the lens of curiosity inwards and talk about how we define success for ourselves, so we can work in alignment with our definitions and be the best leader we can be.
Leading Change - Why Your Why Matters When You Are Leading Change
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - July 15, 2020 13:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhen we ask people to do something difficult, like change the way they work, they are very unlikely to do it unless they understand the reasons that sit behind the changes, but the rationale itself is often not enough. Unless not changing puts people in danger, they need something more than a l...
Leading Change - Making Decisions When Everything Is Changing
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - July 08, 2020 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHow can we possibly make decisions when everything around us is changing? When we are in the middle of change and surrounded by uncertainty, the feeling of not being able to get your head around decisions grows, it’s very unsettling and can leave us questioning our own judgement. And that’s no...
Leading Change - Planning in an Uncertain World
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - July 01, 2020 03:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIs it worth planning when everything around you is so uncertain? We know we don't know what a post-pandemic world is going to look like or if we are even going to get there this year, all we know is that we don't know how what the environment our businesses operate in is going to look like, so h...
Leading Change - Planning in an uncertain world
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - July 01, 2020 03:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIs it worth planning when everything around you is so uncertain? We know we don't know what a post-pandemic world is going to look like or if we are even going to get there this year, all we know is that we don't know how what the environment our businesses operate in is going to look like, so h...
Leading Change - Why Active Listening Isn't Enough
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - June 24, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIf you want to get the benefits of being a good listener, active listening isn't enough. Great listening is a key leadership skill, yet one which surprisingly few people are taught. In this episode, Bekka breaks down the different levels we need to be able to listen at and suggests how we can ...
Leading Change - Having Difficult Conversations
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - June 17, 2020 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe’ve all been there - worrying about a conversation we need to have because we know it could be a difficult one, maybe because we think the person we need to talk to won’t like what we have to say, or because the subject is charged with emotions. Having these conversations is something we ne...
Leading Change - What Leaders Need To Do - Part 2
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - June 10, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bekka continues the discussion about what we need to do when we are leading others through change. Change is a process and there are some things that we need to do consistently through the process, and others that change as we go through the different phases of the process. ...
Leading Change - What Leaders Need To Do - Part 1
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - June 03, 2020 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bekka starts the discussion about what we need to do when we are leading others through change. Change is a process and there are some things that we need to do consistently through the process, and others that change as we go through the different phases of the process. This ...
Leading Change - How We Experience And Process Change
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - May 21, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bekka discusses how we experience and process change. Understanding how we are reacting, and how others could be reacting, gives us a foundation to lead through change and to lead with empathy in what are often emotionally charged environments. Are you ready? Its time to get ...
Welcome to the Curious Choice Leader Podcast - Leading Change
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - May 21, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to the Curious Choice Leader Podcast! In this episode, meet your host Bekka Prideaux and find out why she has started this podcast - it's not the podcast she was planning! Find out what this podcast is all about and join Bekka as she gets curious about leading through change and shares...
Leighton Buzzard Business Talk - Bekka Prideaux meets Sally Leese
The Curious Choice Leader Podcast - December 16, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLeadership Development Coach and Consultant Bekka Prideaux meets Sally Leese of Sally Leese Associates to talk Resilience and preventing mental health issues at work, and Sally shares her top tips for managing your stress levels over Christmas. Bekka also shares her top business book picks for ...
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