Lead The Room
Episodes
Ep 75 - Leadership dilemma: When Good People Create Mediocre Results: Diagnosing Your Team's Real Problem
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You've got talented people. They care, they show up, they work hard. So why are the results just... average?In this episode of Lead the Room, Lynd...
Ep 74: Beyond the Away Day: Why Team Building Fails and What Actually Works Instead
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You planned it. You invested in it. Everyone left energised. And within two weeks — you were right back where you started.If that sounds familiar, y...
Ep 73 - Honest Leadership: Mid-Year Reflections on Consistency, Burnout, and What's Actually Working
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does leadership actually look like when it's not going to plan?In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey do something a little differe...
Ep 72 - Why Perfectionism Is Holding Your Team Back — And What to Do Instead
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you hold yourself and your team to high standards — but nothing ever feels quite good enough?You might be crossing the line from high standards i...
Ep 72 - How to Stop Perfectionism Killing Your Team's Performance (Without Lowering Your Standards)
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you hold yourself and your team to high standards — but nothing ever feels quite good enough?You might be crossing the line from high standards i...
Ep 72 - How to Stop Perfectionism Killing Your Team's Performance (Without Lowering Your Standards)
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you hold yourself and your team to high standards — but nothing ever feels quite good enough?You might be crossing the line from high standards i...
Ep 71 - How to Turn Around a Broken Team in Your First 30 Days (Without Burning Out Trying)
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You walked in expecting a challenge. You didn't expect this.The toxic dynamics, the checked-out talent, the unspoken resentment — and the clock ...
Ep 70 - How to Prove Your Leadership Style Actually Works (Without Saying "Trust Me")
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you lead with empathy and a human-centred approach, you've probably been here: your results speak for themselves, your team is thriving — but...
Ep 69 - The Q1 Review That Actually Drives Q2 Success: A Team Leader's Playbook
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a leader heading into Q2 feeling like Q1 just... happened to you? You're not alone — and this episode is your practical reset.If you wan...
Ep 68 - Your Team Doesn't Need More Strategy—They Need These 3 Tactical Rituals Instead
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've got talented people on your team who genuinely care about their work — but the results just aren't where they should be — this e...
Ep 67 - The Energy Audit: How to Identify What's Actually Draining Your Team's Performance
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Your team is working hard. Putting the hours in, showing up, doing all the things. So why aren't you getting the results you should be?Most organi...
Ep 66 - Leadership Dilemma: How to Build Team Accountability Without Becoming the Bad Guy
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You care deeply about your team. You've built real trust, genuine psychological safety, and a culture where people feel valued. But what happens when ...
Ep 65 - Stop Managing Up, Start Leading Sideways: Building Peer Alliances for Team Success
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You're great at leading your team. But who's leading with you?In this episode, Lyndsey and Bryony challenge one of leadership's biggest blind spots —...
Ep 64: From Chaos to Clarity: How to Prioritise When Everything Feels Urgent
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling overwhelmed by competing priorities? Working after bedtime because your strategic work keeps getting pushed to the margins? You’re not alone...
Ep 63 - Leadership habits - Connection: remember there are actual people doing this work (including you)
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Connection at work gets dismissed as a "soft skill." But here's the truth: human connection is a survival skill. Without it, even the mo...
Ep 62 - Leadership habits - Joy: how to not hate your job (even when transformation is really hard)
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Think joy at work is a luxury when you're drowning in transformation chaos? Think again. In episode 2 of our sustainable leadership series, Lyndse...
Ep 61 - Leadership habits - Achievement: how to feel like you're actually getting somewhere
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leading a multi-year transformation? Feeling crushed by the sheer volume of change? You're not alone. In this episode of Lead the Room podcast, Ly...
Ep 60: Leaders - it's time to forget new year, new you
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Forget "new year, new you" – this episode is about the reality of coming back to work in January without the energy everyone expects you t...
Ep 59: Stop Pretending to Switch Off: How Leaders Can Actually Take a Break Over Christmas
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What You'll Learn:Why leaders struggle to genuinely switch off during holidaysHow to set up before your break so you can actually disconnectThe di...
Ep 58 - Stop January Chaos: Your End-of-Year Team Planning Strategy
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to Set Your Team Up for January Success | Stop the New Year ChaosDreading January 2nd when you'll have no idea where to start? You're not ...
Ep 57 - Meeting Overload to High-Impact Leadership: Reclaim 10 Hours a Week
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday morning. You open your calendar and your stomach drops. Back-to-back meetings from 9am to 5pm. Seven meetings. When are you actually supposed t...
Ep 56 - Beyond the Annual Review: 3 Creative Year-End Rituals That Transform Teams
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most end-of-year reviews are terrible—sterile performance meetings or forced fun activities that nobody wants. Then January comes and nothing actual...
New role reality check: How our leadership habits held up (3 months in)
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three months into new leadership roles, Lyndsey (leading remotely on 7-hour time difference) and Briony (international move + new transformation role)...
Ep 54 - The 15-Minute Team Reset: Daily Micro-Actions That Transform Team Culture
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle the biggest misconception in leadership today: that transforming team culture requires mas...
Ep 53 - Governance that doesn't suck: how to keep your team transformation on track
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Governance" might be everyone's least favorite word, but hear us out...This isn't about bureaucracy or PowerPoint decks nobody unde...
Ep 52 - One year of podcasting - reflection
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this milestone episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey celebrate a full year of weekly podcasting by reflecting on their most surprising leade...
Ep 51 - Let them lead. How to ACTUALLY empower your team
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to Actually Empower Your Team: 3 Frameworks That WorkGet the FREE workbook here."Just empower them" might be the most useless advice in leadership...
Ep 50 - Team meetings in crisis? Get back on track with our ways of working audit
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get the FREE workbook to audit your team meetings. Check it out here.In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle one of the most commo...
Ep 49 - How to get yourself back on track if you've been avoiding 1-2-1s
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle one of the most common leadership challenges: falling out of the rhythm of one-to-ones wit...
Ep 48 - 3 smart ways to get your boss's support when they avoid 1-2-1s
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lead the Room Podcast: Show SummaryWhen Your Boss Keeps Cancelling One-to-Ones: Smart Strategies for Transformation LeadersFacing cancelled or avoided...
Ep 47 - Q3 team habits for end of year success
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle the post-summer leadership challenge that most teams face: how to rebuild momentum and mai...
Ep 46 - Leadership habits and routines for new roles
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey share their personal journeys through major career transitions, revealing why successful leadersh...
Ep 45 - Leaders: How to get stuff done and have impact as a team without having to do all the stuff
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, the hosts explore the evolution of leadership and how modern leaders must adapt to create supportive, high-performin...
Ep 44 - Getting into the leadership mindset - know who you are and what you stand for (rerelease)
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, the hosts discuss the critical role that core values play in effective leadership and team performance. They explore...
Ep 43 - Is summer your opportunity to increase the psychological safety in your team?
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey reveal a counterintuitive leadership strategy that transforms high-performing teams during the qu...
Ep 42 - Keeping the Summer Team Spirit Alive
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey reveal how high-performing teams can harness the natural energy of summer to build stronger conne...
Ep 41 - September Success Prep
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle September as the business world's "second new year". A critical time when le...
Ep 40 - Inbox Freedom: How Leaders Can Actually Disconnect Without Dreading Their Return
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle one of the biggest productivity killers for high-performing teams: the dreaded post-holida...
Ep 39 - The Art of Being Unavailable: Leadership Boundaries That Honor Both You and Your Team
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey explore the counterintuitive leadership principle that strategic unavailability creates stronger,...
Ep 38 - From Technical Expert to People Leader
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle one of the most challenging career transitions: moving from technical expert to effective ...
Ep 37 - From Reflection to Action: Turning Summer Insights into Leadership Transformation
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey reveal how exceptional leaders use summer months as a strategic data-gathering period to transfor...
Ep 36 - Delegation done right - enjoy your summer leave
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle every leader's summer dilemma: how to delegate effectively so you can actually enjoy y...
Ep 35 - The Power of Emotional Intelligence
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey confront the workplace taboo that's killing high-performing teams: avoiding emotional reality...
Ep 34 - Designing Your Work Week (and calendar) Around Energy, Not Just Availability
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey discuss why traditional productivity approaches fail high-performing teams and share a game-chang...
Ep 33 - The Breakthrough Conversation: How to Address Underperformance Without Damaging Relationships
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle the most dreaded conversation in leadership - addressing team member underperformance. The...
Ep 32 - The Visibility Paradox: How to Showcase Your Impact as a Values-lead, People-First Leader in a KPI-Driven Culture.
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle one of the biggest frustrations facing values-driven leaders today: the visibility paradox...
Ep 31 - Confidence in Counter-Cultural Leadership: Embracing Your Leadership Style When It Doesn't Match Your Organisation.
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle one of the biggest challenges facing leaders today: building confidence to lead differentl...
Ep 30 - Be More Boring: Why Focussing on Consistency, Routines and Habits is Your High Performance Superpower
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey challenge conventional leadership wisdom by advocating for something unexpected. Being more borin...
Ep 29 - Importance of community in leadership - loneliness
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "Lead the Room," hosts Bryony and Lyndsey dive into the often-unspoken challenge of leadership loneliness and share authe...
Ep 28 - Stress Signals: Recognising When Your Team Needs Support
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Mental Health Awareness Week episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey reveal game-changing approaches for spotting when team members are s...
Ep 27 - Remote But Not Distant: Leading Hybrid Teams with Values at the Center
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle the reality of hybrid and remote work, exploring how counter-cultural leadership approache...
Ep 26 - Team growth goals: Why they matter for building high performing, innovative teams everyone wants in on
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey challenge traditional approaches to professional development, revealing how truly high-performing...
Ep 25 - Leadership dilemma: boundaries and trust How saying no will help you build credibility and performance
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 25In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey challenge the conventional belief that saying "yes" to everything builds care...
Ep 24 - Stop Pushing Through: A Better Way to Manage Team Energy
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey challenge the common workplace mentality of "pushing through" busy periods, revealing h...
Ep 23 - How to bring people together for purpose, connection and impact
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey unpack what it really takes to bring people together in a way that drives connection, collaborati...
Ep 22 - Stop Sacrificing Your Team for Q1 Results (And What to Do Instead)
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey explore the common leadership traps that cause teams to underperform and how leaders can shift th...
Ep 21 - Leaders: is your team underperfoming? How to get delivery back on track
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey explore how leaders can turn underperforming teams around without resorting to blame, micromanage...
Ep 20 - Celebration feedback in high performing teams: Why it is the most underused tool in your leadership playbook
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey dive into the importance of genuine celebration and recognition in the workplace, focusing on how...
Ep 19 - Leadership dilemma: How to tackle personality clashes in your team
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Lyndsey and Briony tackle the common challenge of personality clashes within teams, emphasising how leaders can addr...
Ep 18 - Annual staff reviews... do they matter? How to use them to build high performing, innovative teams
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey dive into the importance of end-of-year appraisals, addressing the common challenges both leaders...
Ep 17 - Leadership dilemma: How to give tricky feedback to staff to improve performance AND maintain connection
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey explore the essential skill of handling difficult conversations in leadership, particularly in pe...
Ep 16 - Vulnerable leadership and high performing teams: Why vulnerability is a great leadership tool and how to use it
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofLead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey dive into the power of vulnerability in leadership and its role in driving creativity, innovation,...
Ep 15 - Not sure what authentic leadership even is? Our take on how to use it build great teams
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Lyndsey and Briony dive deep into the concept of authenticity in leadership and its powerful role in building high-p...
Ep 14 - Leaders! Stop using jargon no one understands! It’s killing your credibility and team dynamic
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey dive into the harmful impact of buzzwords and jargon in the workplace. They discuss how these te...
Ep 13 - Team roles and responsibilities: Why you need to get clear on them if you want a high performing team
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey delve into the critical importance of defining clear roles and responsibilities within teams. The...
Ep 12 - Leaders: do you want a high performing team? Build a culture of empowerment and delegation
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey explore the art of delegation and how empowering your team can drive success. They dive into the...
Ep 11 - Leadership dilemma: Team full of drama rather than performance? Let’s fix that together...
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey dive deep into the realities of team drama and its distinction from healthy conflict. They discus...
Ep 10 - Leaders: stop drowning in meetings! Reclaim your calendar and focus on what matters to you and your team
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey tackle the overwhelming culture of meetings in corporate environments and how it impacts both pro...
Ep 9 - Hot take on leadership goals for the new year: How to set yourself up to lead in 2025 without feeling overwhelmed
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, hosts Briony and Lyndsey dive into the complexities of setting goals and habits, especially in the context of the ne...
Ep 8 - Leaders! If you want a high performing team, stop bombarding them with meetings!
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Lyndsey and Briony tackle a crucial leadership challenge: creating effective meeting structures that drive results a...
Ep 7 - Want to build a high performing team? You need to master feedback
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Lyndsey and Briony explore why feedback often fails and how leaders can turn it into a powerful tool for team growth...
Ep 6 - Leadership dilemma: why do my team never say anything or offer new ideas?
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Lead the Room episode, Briony and Lyndsey discuss the importance of psychological safety in leadership and high-performing teams. Teams lackin...
Ep 5 - Leaders, are you close to burn out? Here's how to build habits that will support long term resilience
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, Briony and Lyndsey discuss how leaders can effectively manage burnout while prioritizing work-life balance. They exp...
Ep 4 - Leaders: here's how to build connection that leads to high performance with your team
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, the hosts dive deep into the importance of one-on-one meetings for effective leadership. They highlight the alarming...
Ep 3 - Leaders: How to get stuff done and have impact as a team without having to do all the stuff
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, the hosts explore the evolution of leadership and how modern leaders must adapt to create supportive, high-performin...
Ep 2 - Getting into the leadership mindset - know who you are and what you stand for
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, the hosts discuss the critical role that core values play in effective leadership and team performance. They explore...
Ep 1 - We're ready to Lead the Room... are you?
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lead the Room, hosts Briony and Lindsay reflect on their journey of launching the podcast and share their personal leadership exper...
PLAN YOUR WEEK WITH INTENTION
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s here - the planner you’ve been looking for! Time to get stuck in. It’s not like any other planner you can download and use instantly, that’...
Coming soon... Lead The Room podcast
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling overwhelmed by buzzwords, cryptic “birdtable” meetings, and endless “circling back”? Burned out by endless meetings and unsure about h...
Learning Lab challenge: delegation and empowerment
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learning Lab challenge: delegation and empowerment audio guide.
Learning Lab challenge: feedback
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learning Lab challenge audio guide: feedback
Learning Lab challenge: drama
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Audio guide for Learning Lab challenge: drama.
Get to know how YOU lead. Your values matter more than you might think.
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Briony and Lyndsey discuss the importance of knowing and understanding personal values in leadership. They emphasise that values...
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY: DOES YOUR TEAM HAVE IT? 90 leadership refresh audio guide
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your personal audio guide to accompany the PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY section of the 90 day leadership refresh. This guide is something we wish we'd h...
1-2-1s. UNIQUE TEAM INSIGHTS. 90 day leadership refresh audio guide
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your personal audio guide to accompany the 1-2-1s section of the 90 day leadership refresh. This guide is something we wish we'd had access to m...
GOALS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 90 day leadership refresh audio guide
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your personal audio guide to accompany the SETTING TEAM GOALS AND ACCOUNTABILITY section of 90 day leadership refresh. This guide is something we wi...
RESILIENCE AND BURNOUT. 90 day leadership refresh audio guide
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your personal audio guide to accompany the RESILIENCE AND BURNOUT section of the 90 day leadership refresh. This guide is something we wish we'd...