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The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley

Short, sharp and practical leadership support for thoughtful, reflective, people-focused leaders who want to lead with confidence, without pretending to be someone they"re not. Hosted by leadership coach Ben Brearley, each episode helps you build confidence, set boundaries, and stay true to your values in the workplace. No jargon, no hype. Just real strategies for thoughtful leadership.

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14:24

#277: Are you enabling bad behaviour in your team?

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2025/04/15

Episode Summary Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we can accidentally enable bad behaviour within our teams. In this episode, Ben explores three subtle but powerful ways leaders might unintentionally allow bad behaviour to grow and how to address it before it causes bigger issues. In This Episode, You'll Learn: How being unavailable to your team can create opportunities for bad behaviour to go unnoticed. Why addressing only the symptoms (not the real issue) can allow bad behaviour to

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12:56

#276: How to stop taking things personally

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2025/04/01

Welcome to Episode 276 of the Thoughtful Leader Podcast! In this episode, we explore why thoughtful leaders tend to take things personally and how to break free from this habit. If you find yourself internalising feedback, criticism, or workplace challenges, this episode is for you. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why thoughtful leaders are prone to taking things personally. The impact of personalizing feedback and criticism on leadership effectiveness. Practical strategies to create separation

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11:34

#275: Not-so-obvious reasons for a “bad” employee

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2025/03/18

Welcome to Episode 275 of the Thoughtful Leader Podcast! In this episode, we explore why an employee might appear “bad” and uncover some hidden reasons behind poor performance and behaviour. Before jumping to conclusions, it’s essential to dig deeper and find out what’s really going on. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why an employee might be struggling – skill gaps, motivation issues, or personal challenges. How leadership style and team dynamics play a role in shaping employee behavior. Actionable

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12:50

#274: Should you be yourself, or adapt to your...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2025/03/04

Welcome to Episode 274 of the Thoughtful Leader Podcast! In this episode, we explore the balance between authenticity and adaptability in leadership. Should you stay true to your natural style, or adjust to meet the preferences of those around you? Let’s dive in. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: The Benefits of Being Authentic: How staying true to yourself can build trust and make leadership more effortless. The Drawbacks of Rigidity: Why sticking strictly to your natural style might not always serve

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25:32

#273: Q&A Episode - How do you motivate other leaders...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2025/02/18

In this Q&A episode, we dive into an important topic: How to Keep Supervisors Motivated in Leadership Roles. Supervisors are the middle layer between senior management and the front line. In many ways, they set the scene and role model the behaviours that you want the front line employees to be following. So what happens when your supervisors aren’t motivated? Well… not good stuff. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ✅ Why demotivated supervisors can impact team performance ✅ How leaders can create

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14:39

#272: Feel like you need to micromanage your team?...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2025/02/03

Micromanagement is not a good thing, but I think it’s natural to feel like doing it sometimes. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to reduce the habit! In this episode I take a look at the problems with micromanagement, and how you can reduce the feeling that you need to do it with your team. Interested in working with me? Book your free 30-minute consultation, where we'll discuss your goals and challenges and how my coaching may be able to help. Then we can decide whether we're a good fit to

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12:40

#271: Got a favourite employee? Watch out for these...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2025/01/20

If you have a favourite employee at work, you aren’t the only one! Good employees are like gold – they help you out, make your job less stressful and lighten the load. But… there’s always a but… what is happening in the team when you have a favourite employee? Let’s find out in this episode. Interested in working with me? Book your free 30-minute consultation, where we'll discuss your goals and challenges and how my coaching may be able to help. Then we can decide whether we're a good fit to

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12:13

#270: Why the blame game is not helping you (or your...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2025/01/06

Blaming others is a common past time in many workplaces. And it’s so easy to slip into the habit of blaming, because we want to protect ourselves and let everyone know it wasn’t our fault! In this episode I look at some of the reasons why we blame, and what to try doing instead. After all, it’s not helping you or your team! Interested in working with me? Book your free 30-minute consultation, where we'll discuss your goals and challenges and how my coaching may be able to help. Then we can

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18:25

#269: How to accept feedback in a useful way

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/12/10

The phrase “feedback is a gift” is pretty common in many workplaces. While feedback can be a great way to know how you’re doing and to improve, it can also be a bad thing. Many people are terrible at giving feedback, so accepting it all would be a mistake. In this episode I take a look at how to decide whether to accept or reject feedback, and how to use feedback to keep improving. >>> Struggling to accept that feedback you received? Reflect on it using The Useful Thinking Journal. It will help

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11:28

#268: Why being low in confidence can be a good thing.

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/11/27

Everyone wants to feel more confident, because we worry less and feel as if we’ve got everything under control. The problem is, we all have those self-doubting thoughts from time to time. And the more you push yourself and improve, you’ll be putting yourself in new situations which will stretch you even more, and potentially make you feel even less confident! But, what if your lack of confidence could actually be a good thing? I reckon it is, and that’s what I’ll talk about in this episode. >>>

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11:29

#267: Leadership beliefs that will help your team.

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/11/13

Our beliefs shape the actions we take, which makes a big difference in how we lead. In this episode, I’m going to look at some key beliefs which can make a positive difference on your team. But what if you don’t have these beliefs? Well, I’ll discuss that too. >>> Stop overthinking, make sense of your emotions and start taking action: The Useful Thinking Journal. Interested in working with me? If you're ready to improve your leadership situation, click the link to apply for your complimentary

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13:10

#266: How to get more thinking time (and why you need...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/10/30

Leaders have a huge impact on the people they lead in terms of job satisfaction, morale and performance. So do we want leaders who are running around busy, with no time to think? No, you need time and space to think, so you can be more intentional about what you’re doing. You’ll make better decisions, and that will benefit your teams and your organisation (not to mention yourself). In this episode, I discuss some ideas to get more thinking time in your day, so you can lead better. >>> Stop

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19:08

#265: How to motivate yourself as a thoughtful leader

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/10/16

Self-motivation is an important ingredient in the leadership puzzle. After all, we generally know how we should be leading. We’ve read the leadership books and listened to all the leadership podcasts. But it’s hard to show up every day with a great attitude and feeling motivated. That’s why in this episode, I take a look at some self-motivation ideas to help you show up in the best way you can, more often. >>> Stop overthinking, make sense of your emotions and start taking action: The Useful

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11:32

#264: The 4-day work week, and what we can learn from...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/10/02

The 4-day work week is becoming more popular these days, following several trials in various countries. There are a few characteristics of the 4-day work week which I find contribute to its success. In this episode, I look at these characteristics and how we can apply them to any workplace, even if you aren’t lucky enough to have a 4-day work week! Like the Show? Please Leave a Review! ✅ If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of

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11:27

Special Episode: The Useful Thinking Journal

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/09/19

Regular reflection is generally regarded as a great thing to be doing, but I’ve found that the majority of leaders (that I speak to anyway) don’t do it! That’s why I created The Useful Thinking Journal, which is a journal aiming to help you reflect in a structured way, and turn those reflections into real action so you can improve, or keep achieving success. In this episode I talk about some of the benefits of reflection, the challenges that many leaders face when it comes to reflection, and how The

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11:43

#263: Feeling guilty at work? Follow this simple...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/09/18

Many thoughtful leaders find themselves feeling guilty at work. Not because they’ve necessarily done anything wrong – more that they are heaping pressure on themselves and suffering under the weight of expectation. In this episode, I look at the common sources of guilt and introduce a simple process you can follow to unravel these feelings and feel better about taking action. Like the Show? Please Leave a Review! ✅ If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to

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10:13

#262: Common phrases from an unproductive workplace

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/09/04

You might think of unproductive workplaces as ones where people aren’t doing much. I’ve found it’s quite the opposite – often people are running around madly… being busy. In this episode, I take a look at the cost of an unproductive workplace (other than just the money) and some of the common signs that we might hear that make it a bad place to be! Like the Show? Please Leave a Review! ✅ If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of

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15:00

#261: Why people “hate the boss” and what it means...

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/08/21

Bashing the boss is a favourite pastime for many employees. We don’t want to be a boss that’s worthy of this sort of treatment, so in this episode I take a look at some of the common reasons why people generally complain about their boss. Then we can do things differently and give them fewer things to complain about! Like the Show? Please Leave a Review! ✅ If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of the links below. Your review

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14:12

#260: Are you a time management problem for your team?

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/07/24

Talk to many employees, and they’ll tell you that their boss is one of their biggest time management challenges. So is this the case when it comes to your leadership? In this episode, I take a look at whether you might be time management problem for your team, and what to do about it. Interested in working with me? If you're interested in potentially working with me, I invite you to apply for a complimentary coaching call. This can help you to: Understand more about how I coach Make progress on

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13:56

#259: Why leaders should have a reflective practice

The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley ·

2024/07/10

Reflection has significant benefits for leaders, but I find that many leaders don’t engage in reflection very often. In this episode, I’ll take a look at the benefits of reflection and some of the issues that people encounter with it. Then, I’ll outline some practical steps to implement a reflective practice for yourself (and keep it up!) Like the Show? Please Leave a Review! ✅ If you like this episode or the show in general, please take a few minutes to leave a review by clicking one of the links

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