# Making the leap to leadership: the credibility skills marketers need, with Louise Thompson, Leadership Coach

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Podcast: [Marketing Careers Uncovered](https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketing-careers-uncovered-6472278)
Published: 2025-10-07T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-heywood4/episodes/Making-the-leap-to-leadership-the-credibility-skills-marketers-need--with-Louise-Thompson--Leadership-Coach-e3c7lcb
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## Resource

Getting the title is one thing. Getting taken seriously as a leader is another. Louise Thompson knows that gap well. She spent years as a comms director before moving into coaching, and she’s worked with plenty of smart marketers who’ve found the step up tougher than expected. We get into: why outputs don’t cut it at senior level - it’s all about outcomes the behind-the-scenes groundwork that makes meetings easier how to stop micromanaging without losing standards finding a leadership style that feels like you, not a copy-and-paste If you’ve just stepped up to head-of or director, or want to position yourself as ready for the next big leap, there's plenty here for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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