The Courageous Leaders Podcast
The Courageous Leaders 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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Who is Joanna Howes?
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 Podcast
Lack of Trust Is Quietly Killing Your Leadership Team’s Success
Is your leadership team quietly falling apart?
Lack of trust is the silent killer of leadership teams that can contribute to eroding alignment, sparking burnout, and fuelling poor decisions.
In this episode, I reveal why even the best leaders lose trust over time and share some practical, proven strategies to rebuild it. We cover the hidden traps weakening your team and the exact steps you can take today to restore clarity, vulnerability, and alignment at the top.
We Cover:
00:46 – How trust breaks down over time
01:27 – Trust Killer #1: Silos and lack of collective alignment
02:23 – Trust Killer #2: Fear of vulnerability and hiding weakness
03:34 – Trust Killer #3: Inconsistent communication and clarity gaps
04:25 – How to Rebuild Trust
05:10 – Setting up quarterly leadership alignment sessions
05:55 – Modelling vulnerability as a leader
06:42 – Building a communication cadence across teams
07:27 – The hidden power of informal leadership connections
08:10 – Final Takeaways: Small steps to a stronger leadership foundation
Don’t miss out on this powerful episode.
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