NEWDAY - Inspired Leadership for the Greater Good
Welcome to NEWDAY - Inspired Leadership for the Greater Good Podcast
I’m Katrina Webb, and I am thrilled you are joining us. This is the podcast dedicated to exploring leadership that drives positive change and actively builds a better future.
Each episode, we connect with the visionaries, the innovators, and the purpose-driven leaders who are tackling today's challenges and shaping a brighter 'NEWDAY'. We delve into their stories, uncover their insights, and learn how they lead with impact – whether it's in ethical business, community action, fostering well-being, spirituality, inclusion, empowering people to reach their potential, or driving social responsibility.
If you are seeking inspiration, practical wisdom, and conversations that empower you to lead for the greater good in your own sphere, you're in the right place.
NEWDAY - Inspired Leadership for the Greater Good
Core, Flex, and the Courage to Lead Differently with Julia Middleton
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In this episode, Katrina is joined by internationally renowned leadership thinker and changemaker Julia Middleton. From founding Common Purpose, a global nonprofit that’s transformed leadership in over 100 countries, to launching the Women Emerging movement, Julia’s work continues to challenge norms and redefine what it means to lead.
Julia shares the personal stories and hard-won insights that have shaped her leadership philosophy, from raising five children while building a global organisation, to championing cultural intelligence and the power of “leading beyond authority.” With wisdom, humour, and fierce authenticity, Julia invites us all to show up fully, challenge outdated notions of professionalism, and lead in a way that is deeply true to ourselves.
Key Takeaways
- Core and Flex: How understanding what’s at your core - and what you’re willing to flex - can help you navigate difference and lead more effectively
- Leading without authority: Why the most powerful leadership often happens outside of formal roles or titles, and how to influence across boundaries
- Emulsifying diverse groups: Why the best leaders act as emulsifiers, bringing together people who are wildly different and making the whole stronger
- Cultural intelligence (CQ): Why it’s more vital than ever to develop the ability to work with people who are not like you and how it starts with self-awareness
- Redefining professional: How motherhood, faith, body image and vulnerability can and should be part of how we lead, not hidden away
Quotes to Remember
“Leading is hard. You live with your mistakes—and others suffer from them. But the rewards are immense.”
“You can't ask people to let you lead them if you won't tell them who you are.”
“Colliding cores isn’t something to fear - it’s where the energy and the change begins.”
“You can lead in heels, or you can lead in flats. What matters is showing up with your whole self.”
Connect with Julia Middleton
Women Emerging: A global movement helping women lead in ways that are true to themselves
Website: womenemerging.org
Instagram: women.emerging
LinkedIn: @Women-Emerging
Podcast: The Women Emerging Podcast
Common Purpose: Developing leaders who can cross boundaries
Website: commonpurpose.org
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