The Courageous Leaders Club
The Courageous Leaders Club podcast aims to inspire leaders to step into their courageous zone, be the leader they know they can be and discover the mindset skills and behaviours to take their leadership to the next level.
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Joanna Howes is an award-winning international coach, behavioural expert, specialising in leadership and performance coaching and No 1 best selling international co-author.
Her focus is to help individuals and teams activate their full potential, so they can step into their courageous zone to maximise their influence, build their resilience and take the action needed to become high performers and future-ready leaders.
Joanna is a unique phenomenon within her industry, with over 20 years’ experience working internationally with some of the world's most awarded advertising agencies and leading them to operational and leadership success. Her blend of both innovative operational and transformative change solutions empowers organisations to create environments that are supportive and fearless for their employees.
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The Courageous Leaders Club
117: Alex Grieve: Exploring Employee Wellbeing
In this episode, we sit down with Alex Grieve, CCO at BBH, who shares his transformative journey from a creative role to a leadership position.
Alex opens up about the challenges he faced in his early career, navigating a highly competitive and alpha-male dominated industry.
He discusses the immense pressure to constantly prove himself and deliver exceptional creative work, which often led to self-doubt and burnout.
Alex also reflects on his initial reluctance to step into leadership and his experiences of learning from failures as a new leader. He reveals how he found his flow, leading with calm, clarity, and conciseness.
00:00 Getting out of bed even on the difficult days
04:16 The challenge of working in an elite performance culture
09:35 Finding a collaborative environment at AMV
12:01 Reluctant transition from creative to leadership
16:14 Learning from early failures
19:43 Importance of rest in combating burnout.
22:21 Learning to be calm, enjoying the process and letting go of the outcome.
25:00 Kindness and support in leadership is crucial
29:28 Learning to be honest and candid with people.
33:50 Gratitude for teamwork is crucial in leadership.
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