{"podcast":{"title":"How to Lead with Kate Waterfall Hill","slug":"how-to-lead-with-kate-waterfall-hill-7104275","podcast_index_feed_id":7104275,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/how-to-lead/","website_url":"https://www.waterfallhill.co.uk/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/42dfd34a-70ee-4ac7-88ec-1befcf43c726/y-QRGsQqWzDXLMokm-bowHfZ.jpg","author":"Kate Waterfall Hill","episode_count":79,"summary":"How to Lead is the go-to podcast for CEOs, founders, business owners, and leaders who want to strike the perfect balance between authority and empathy. I’m Kate Waterfall Hill - leadership coach, author, and creator of Linda, the bad manager, my alter ego who shows us how not to lead. With over 30 years’ experience working with and coaching CEOs and founders (and being one myself), I’ve helped hundreds of leaders elevate their skills and confidence. In each episode, I’ll share simple, actionable tips and habits to take the stress out of people management. Every episode starts with Linda’s “what not to do” moment, followed by practical insights on how to handle leadership challenges with finesse. You’ll find How to Lead on all major podcast platforms, plus video episodes on YouTube. My best-selling book, How to Lead, is also a great companion to the show. Subscribe or follow so you don’t miss an episode, and if you enjoy it, please rate, review, and share with fellow leaders. For coaching programmes or my self-paced Digital Academy, visit www.waterfallhill.co.uk. Got a topic suggestion? Email me at hello@waterfallhill.co.uk. Follow me on all major social platforms - just search Kat…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-10T10:24:43.424900+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-lead-with-kate-waterfall-hill-7104275"},"episode":{"title":"The Danger of Back-to-Back Meetings","slug":"the-danger-of-back-to-back-meetings","published_at":"2026-07-02T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-lead-with-kate-waterfall-hill-7104275/the-danger-of-back-to-back-meetings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-lead-with-kate-waterfall-hill-7104275","url":"https://www.waterfallhill.co.uk/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ba2cb801-b8b2-4f84-98f2-8102e31aee3d.mp3","summary":"In this latest episode, Kate explains how nonstop meetings crowd out strategic thinking, leaving leaders reactive, exhausted, and “behind” despite being fully booked. A leader’s job is to spot patterns, join dots, see risks early, and make considered commercial and cultural decisions - all requiring real mental space. Never having time to think means teams drift and leaders stay permanently reactive. Episode Highlights 00:00 Back to Back Meetings 00:54 Meetings Skit 01:28 Busy vs Effective 03:09 Leader Value Shift 04:24 Comfort Blanket Trap 06:51 Diary Is Leadership 07:27 Audit Recurring Meetings 07:57 Protect Thinking Time 08:29 Say No Ruthlessly 08:45 Over Reliance Warning 09:40 Wrap Up and Next Steps 10:02 Subscribe and Closing Useful links: The Digital Academy Online Course Free Resources and more information on Kate's coaching programmes Buy the \"How to Lead\" book Connect with Kate on LinkedIn Follow Kate on TikTok Contact Kate https://www.waterfallhill.co.uk/links","meta_description":"In this latest episode, Kate explains how nonstop meetings crowd out strategic thinking, leaving leaders reactive, exhausted, and “behind” despite being f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":690,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-lead-with-kate-waterfall-hill-7104275/episodes/the-danger-of-back-to-back-meetings/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-lead-with-kate-waterfall-hill-7104275/the-danger-of-back-to-back-meetings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}