The Courageous Leaders Podcast

The #1 Leadership Habit Ruining Teams (And How to Fix It!)

Joanna Howes Season 24 Episode 156

Can three top leaders agree on what’s killing modern leadership?

What happens when you bring together a CEO, a president, and a CCO to tackle what’s dragging teams down and how to fix it?

In this special 'Leadership Room 101' edition of The Courageous Leaders Podcast, I sat down with Jessica Tamsedge (CEO, Dentsu Creative), Josh Green (CCO, House 337), and Conrad Persons (President, Grey London) for a sharp, honest, and funny deep dive into the biggest leadership traps and what they’d like to banish into Leadership Room 101.

We Cover: 
00:00 – Introduction: Welcome to Leadership Room 101

02:12 – Meet the guests: Jessica, Josh, and Conrad 
05:28 – The leadership habit Conrad wants to ban forever

09:45 – Jessica on why dabblers kill creativity and clarity

14:40 – Josh takes aim at the empty chase for growth

19:55 – Why leaders struggle to carve out time to think

27:30 – The guilt trait: why taking time feels selfish for leaders

33:12 – Closing arguments: which leadership trap should go into Leadership Room 101?

36:15 – Conrad’s take on the “black box” leadership style

37:23 – Jessica’s insight on “forcing time to think”

38:50 – Joanna’s decision: the one habit we all need to kill

42:45 – Final reflections + a thank you to the guests

Don’t miss out on this powerful episode. 

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