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Who is Joanna Howes?
Joanna Howes is an award-winning international coach, behavioural expert, specialising in leadership and performance coaching and No 1 best selling international co-author.
Her focus is to help individuals and teams activate their full potential, so they can step into their courageous zone to maximise their influence, build their resilience and take the action needed to become high performers and future-ready leaders.
Joanna is a unique phenomenon within her industry, with over 20 years’ experience working internationally with some of the world's most awarded advertising agencies and leading them to operational and leadership success. Her blend of both innovative operational and transformative change solutions empowers organisations to create environments that are supportive and fearless for their employees.
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The #1 Leadership Habit Ruining Teams (And How to Fix It!)
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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
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