Michelle Lewis - The Leadership Lounge
Welcome to The Leadership Lounge, here we will talk about all things related to careers and leadership. We'll look in depth at some of the issues that affect us in the workplace. Things such as how to build confidence, advocate for yourself, find your purpose, be a brilliant leader and how to negotiate a pay rise or a promotion. Calm, intentional career advice that works.
Michelle Lewis - The Leadership Lounge
Latest Episodes
The consequences of doing the job before you get the job title
Many of us will have heard this phrase at some point in our careers when we’ve been asked to take on additional responsibilities:“We just need to see you operating at that level for a while before we can make it official.”But ther...
How to lead when someone is having a tough time
Someone on your team is having a really tough time, they haven’t said anything, but you’re their manager and you can see that something is going on. They’re really distracted, seem a lot less engaged and you can also see that their work is slip...
1-2-1s are a powerful leadership tool, so why do most of them feel like a waste of time?
Whether you manage a team, lead other managers, or you're the one sitting in the 1-2-1 wondering when it'll end, then this post is for you.You know how 1-2-1s roll, you’ve got the recurring slot in the diary for thirty minutes, maybe eve...
Leadership for the long weekend
There’s something about a long weekend that lays bare the secrets about how we really lead. How we behave in the small, almost unnoticeable choices we make when work pauses and I can see that there are a few patterns that emerge when a long wee...
You got the promotion, so why don't you feel like yourself?
So it’s happened, you’ve got the promotion you were looking for or perhaps the company restructured and your role has changed and you’ve taken on a leadership position or moved to a different level of leadership, and somewhere in the blur of ne...