Leadership Today - Practical Tips For Leaders
Practical tips for leaders. Hosted by psychologist and founder of Leadership Today - Andrew Beveridge. Leadership Today is a weekly leadership podcast for managers, team leaders and executives who want practical, evidence-based leadership advice. Hosted by psychologist Andrew Beveridge, each episode translates the latest leadership and organisational psychology research into simple strategies you can use immediately. Discover practical tips on leadership, management, coaching, emotional intelligence, difficult conversations, delegation, employee motivation, psychological safety, team effectiveness, change leadership and workplace performance. Go to www.leadership.today for episodes and more information.
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Why Teams Stop Talking About What Matters
<p >Summary</p> <p >When nobody raises concerns, leaders can easily assume everything is going well. But new research explores how silence can become part of a team's culture, with people gradually learning which issues are better left unspoken. This episode looks at how leaders can recognise and challenge patterns of silence before important problems are overlooked.</p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript</p> <p >Hello and welcome to episode 247 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at why teams sometimes stop talking about important issues, even when...
When Being Too Forgiving Damages Psychological Safety
<p >Summary</p> <p >Being forgiving and understanding helps people feel psychologically safe, but can there be too much of a good thing? New research suggests that excessive leniency, particularly when someone has done something seriously wrong, can actually undermine psychological safety. This episode looks at how leaders can balance understanding with accountability.</p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript</p> <p >Hello and welcome to episode 246 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at why being too forgiving as a leader can make your team feel less safe.<...
Why Team Conflict Doesn't Just Go Away
<p >Summary</p> <p >We often assume that once a disagreement has been resolved, a team can simply move on. But new research suggests conflict is one of the most persistent aspects of team dynamics, continuing to influence how people work together over time. This episode looks at why conflict can be so difficult to shift and what leaders can do to help teams move forward.</p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript</p> <p >Hello and welcome to episode 245 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at why...
Experience Doesn't Automatically Make You a Better Leader
Summary <p >We tend to assume leadership experience naturally makes us better leaders, but experience by itself isn't enough. New research suggests how we process and remember leadership experiences helps to shape our confidence and identity as leaders. This episode looks at how to get more development from the experiences we're already having.</p> <p > </p> Transcript <p >Hello and welcome to episode 244 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at why having more leadership experience doesn't automatically make you a better leader.</p> <p >We often...
Stop Unfinished Work Following You Home
<p >Summary</p> <p >Sometimes it's difficult to enjoy our time away from work even when we've finished for the day. New research shows that unfinished tasks and anticipating a busy day tomorrow can keep work active in our thinking while also reducing our motivation to engage with our leisure time. This episode looks at some practical ways to finish the working day well.</p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript</p> <p >Hello and welcome to episode 243 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at why unfinished work...
How to Give People Autonomy When There Isn't Much Freedom
<p >Summary</p> <p >Autonomy matters for motivation, but what happens when people work in a highly structured environment with lots of rules? New research involving nearly 3,900 NSW Police Force personnel shows that autonomy can still be supported within clear boundaries. This episode looks at how leaders can provide more ownership without removing necessary structure.</p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript</p> <p >Hello and welcome to episode 242 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we're looking at autonomy and a question that often comes up in highly structured workplaces...
Curiosity is Productive Inefficiency
<p >Summary</p> <p >We often treat efficiency as an unquestioned good, but curiosity works differently. A major new research review describes curiosity as "productive inefficiency", slowing us down in the short term while helping us find better ideas and solutions. This episode looks at where leaders should deliberately make room for curiosity.</p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript</p> <p >Hello and welcome to episode 241 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at curiosity and why being less efficient can sometimes help us produce better work.</p> <...
When Negative Feedback Becomes Too Much
<p >Summary</p> <p >Negative feedback can sometimes improve performance and sometimes leave people distracted, discouraged or withdrawing from their work. New research shows that how surprising, disruptive and consequential the feedback feels helps explain those different reactions. This episode looks at how leaders can make difficult feedback clearer and easier to act on.</p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript</p> <p >Hello and welcome to episode 240 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at negative feedback and why the way someone experiences the feedback can matter just...
Does Your Team Think the Relationship is as Good as You Do?
<p >Summary</p> <p >Leaders can easily assume they have stronger relationships with employees than employees themselves experience. New research shows that this mismatch can reduce psychological safety and make people less likely to speak up. This episode looks at how leaders can test their assumptions and make it easier for people to raise concerns.</p> <p > </p> <p >Transcript</p> <p >Hello and welcome to episode 239 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at how leaders and their teams rate the quality of their relationships, and...
Interview - Dr Gleb Tsipursky - Helping Teams Embrace AI
<p>AI adoption isn't just a technology challenge - it's a leadership and psychology challenge.</p> <p>In this episode of Leadership Today, Andrew Beveridge speaks with behavioural scientist, author and CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, Dr Gleb Tsipursky. Drawing on his new book, The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From Resistance to Results, Gleb explains why many AI initiatives fail to deliver a return and what leaders can do differently.</p> <p>They explore the three emotional barriers that often hold employees back: fear of job loss, threats to professional identity, and the social stigma associated with using...
