The Leadership Pod
The Leadership Pod is the podcast for emerging leaders who want to build their visibility and influence so they can unlock their leadership potential. Each month, your host Kara Ronin shares with you strategies, insights or Q&A episodes around leadership development, building your leadership brand, communication skills, and workplace interactions so you can excel into leadership. Keeping your head down and doing a good job at work is no longer enough to get you noticed and promoted. Success in leadership requires a different set of skills; ones you didn’t learn in business school, but you will in this podcast.
Episodes
93 episodes
Master These 7 People Skills to Become a Great Leader [093]
In this episode, I share 7 people skills you need to become a great manager or leader. Aspiring managers or leaders who show a high level of technical skill are often seen as competent enough to get promoted into senior levels. However, what of...
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Season 3
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Episode 93
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29:20
3 Harsh Leadership Truths Nobody Prepares You For [092]
When you get promoted into leadership, there are a lot of things that people don’t warn you about. For some, these things can be really unsettling and can cause you to regret getting promoted. Because I want you to be as prepared as you can be ...
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Season 3
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Episode 92
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11:50
Why You Struggle to Sound Articulate When You Speak [091]
Have you ever been in a situation where you struggled to sound articulate when you speak? Maybe your thoughts were muddled and you couldn’t communicate them in an organised way. Maybe your mind went blank because you forgot what you wanted to s...
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Season 3
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Episode 91
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15:52
How I Learned to Speak With More Clarity [090]
For a long time, I felt that I didn’t speak with clarity. I would jump from thought to thought without any intelligent connection. I wouldn’t finish my thoughts properly leaving people with an unfinished thought. Overall, my communication was j...
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Season 3
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Episode 90
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14:36
Leaders Never Play These 7 Office Politics [089]
To be honest, the corporate world can be rife with office politics. You’ve probably experienced or witnessed office politics at some stage in your career. It’s bad enough when coworkers engage in office politics, but when it’s a leader, that’s ...
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Season 3
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Episode 89
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14:49
What Nobody Tells You About Leadership: 6 Secrets You Need to Know About! [088]
When you land in a leadership position, there will be a number of things that surprise you. Things that you may not be aware of. Things you may not have prepared yourself for. The power shift can take people by surprise. Other times jealousy ca...
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Season 3
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Episode 88
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18:24
Communicate Effectively With Executives - 6 Tips! [087]
Communicating with executives is different to communicating with your coworkers. Executives think on a deeper level. Their conversations are more focused. Their reactions are direct. There’s basically no time to waste when communicating with ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 87
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14:14
Expand Your Vocabulary and Memorise New Words to Improve Your Speaking [086]
When you want to improve your speaking, it’s important to expand your vocabulary. When you expand your vocabulary, you elevate your mental dictionary and give yourself the chance to use words that are more descriptive, precise and articulate. &...
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Season 3
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Episode 86
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15:48
3 Phrases to Communicate More Effectively as a Leader [085]
Leaders who are good communicators often have a number of go-to phrases that they use throughout their communication. They have phrases that help them jump into conversations during meetings, disagree with people or share a different perspectiv...
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Season 3
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Episode 85
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15:21
6 Crucial Leadership Skills You Need to Succeed This Year! [084]
In leadership, there are a multitude of skills that you need to succeed. But with changes in business or economic environments, there are usually a specific set of skills that break apart from the rest. A set of skills that you need to cultivat...
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Season 3
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Episode 84
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22:31
How I Learned to Be Assertive (and stopped being a pushover!) [083]
Becoming more assertive in your communication can be challenging. I know from personal experience. I used to be a very passive communicator. I could never say “no”. I could never set boundaries. And I had a lot of difficulty speaking up to shar...
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Season 3
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Episode 83
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22:33
Build Credibility at Work: 3 Powerful Tactics! [082]
Building credibility in the workplace is something all emerging leaders should be concerned with. When you are known as a credible professional, people respect you more. They are eager to hear your ideas and opinions in meetings. And they will ...
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Season 3
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Episode 82
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13:34
How to Articulate Complicated Thoughts Clearly [081]
One of the ways in which we can distinguish average leaders from great leaders is their ability to communicate. Their ability to explain complicated topics in a clear and articulate way. You might think that people who speak in an articulate wa...
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Season 2
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Episode 81
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19:06
5 Myths About Leadership That Are Holding You Back [080]
Over my time as a leadership coach, I’ve heard from many emerging leaders what appear (to them) to be very valid reasons as to why they’re not ready for leadership. They might say, “I don’t know all I need to know yet”, “I’m not extroverted eno...
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Season 2
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Episode 80
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18:56
Why Your Team Doesn’t Respect You (and what to do about it) [079]
As a leader, how can you get your team to respect you? This is a common question that many leaders ask when they begin with a new team or begin a leadership position for the very first time. Why is this important? If your team don’t respect you...
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Season 2
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Episode 79
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14:10
Sound More Decisive When You Speak (Do THIS!) [078]
Being indecisive or sounding indecisive when you speak is a common hurdle for many emerging leaders. Most of the time, it’s because you’re waiting for approval, permission or you’re fearful of saying the wrong thing. But when you sound indecisi...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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18:37
Speak Like a Leader in Meetings [077]
In this episode, I share some less common advice on how to speak like a leader in meetings. Meetings are a time where many people hold back. But if you do hold back, how can you get your ideas heard and develop the reputation of being a leader?...
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Season 2
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Episode 77
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16:33
How Can Leaders Show Empathy? [076]
Empathy is critical in leadership. If you’re on-top of articles or books in the leadership space, you will no doubt know this. Empathy is discussed all of the time. But how can you build it? How can you show more empathy as a leader? In this ep...
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Season 2
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Episode 76
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11:53
Signs You’re Not Ready for Leadership [075]
How do you know when you’re ready for leadership? Are there signs you can look for to get an indication if you are ready or not ready for leadership? Absolutely! In this podcast episode, I delve into 5 signs that you’re not ready for leadership...
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Season 2
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Episode 75
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20:29
Top 8 Leadership Qualities That Will Make You More Professional [074]
Leaders need to be professional. This helps them to establish trust, credibility and a strong reputation in business. But what does “professionalism” mean when to comes to leadership. Am I talking about outfit or appearance? Not in this episode...
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Season 2
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Episode 74
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22:13
How to Be Confident When You Lack Confidence in Your Capability [073]
How can you be confident when you lack confidence in your capability? One of the realities for many emerging leaders, especially high-achieving people or perfectionists, is that it’s a challenge to feel confident in your capability.
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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20:48
5 Top Tips to Get Promoted in 2022 [072]
How can you get promoted into leadership in 2022? Many of you may be wondering how you can position yourself for a promotion this year. What do you need to do so you can get promoted at work this year. That’s what I uncover in this episode!...
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Season 2
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Episode 72
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25:17
Build a Stand-Out Leadership Presence in 2022! [071]
How can you build your leadership presence? How can you stand out in the workplace as somebody with leadership potential? Leadership presence or executive presence is a quality that helps others to see you as a leader. As somebody who has great...
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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20:17
How to Share Your Ideas in Meetings - Effective 5 Step Framework [070]
How can you share your ideas in meetings? Sharing your ideas in meetings and contributing with confidence is a key skill that emerging leaders need to master.But meetings are a time when people commonly become nervous - when you can easi...
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Season 2
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Episode 70
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23:13
[069] Five Essential Leadership Skills
Following on from the previous episode, in this episode, I’m focusing on five essential leadership skills you need to know about.When you’re an emerging leader, it’s critical that you equip yourself with leadership skills that will make ...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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16:43
