{"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":"Why You’re Still Doing Everything Yourself","slug":"why-you-re-still-doing-everything-yourself","published_at":"2026-05-21T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-lead-with-kate-waterfall-hill-7104275/why-you-re-still-doing-everything-yourself","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/7c84a20c-48d9-4564-867a-7c846bd3605d.mp3","summary":"Why leaders with capable teams still end up doing everything themselves, the first episode in a three-part How to Lead mini-series. This episode, Kate explores a common pattern: leaders delegate but keep stepping back in to tweak work that’s “not quite right”. Each time you quietly redo work, you stay busy, your team improves more slowly, and ownership never leaves you, which teaches the team to hesitate and check in more. Episode Highlights: 00:00 Why It All Comes Back 00:19 Meet Your Host 01:26 The Linda Scenario 01:52 The Control Trap 02:53 Standards In Your Head 04:04 Identity And Tradeoffs 04:43 Different Versus Worse 05:54 Four Shifts This Week 06:33 What Happens If You Dont 07:02 Wrap Up And Next Steps 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":"Why leaders with capable teams still end up doing everything themselves, the first episode in a three-part How to Lead mini-series. This episode, Kate exp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":521,"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/why-you-re-still-doing-everything-yourself/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/why-you-re-still-doing-everything-yourself.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}