{"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 Your Team is Waiting to be Told What to do","slug":"why-your-team-is-waiting-to-be-told-what-to-do","published_at":"2026-06-04T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-lead-with-kate-waterfall-hill-7104275/why-your-team-is-waiting-to-be-told-what-to-do","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/a028d077-f8e7-4b48-ab75-3c19d9921881.mp3","summary":"In part two of a three-part miniseries on why it still all comes back to you, Kate explores why teams often wait to be told what to do, and how leaders are inadvertently reinforcing the pattern. She outlines the cost of centralised judgment - leaders becoming the organisation’s bottleneck - and offers three shifts to build ownership while protecting quality. Episode Highlights: 00:00 Why Teams Wait 00:39 Welcome and Setup 01:17 The Linda Problem 01:39 Waiting Is Learned 02:37 What Waiting Looks Like 03:51 How Leaders Teach Waiting 06:08 The Quality Control Dilemma 06:58 Shift One Boundaries 08:13 Shift Two Coaching 09:19 Shift Three Debrief 10:36 Staying Consistent Under Pressure 11:48 Two Diagnostic Tests 12:42 Three Actions Next Week 14:02 Wrap Up and Next Steps 14:34 Outro and Subscribe 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 part two of a three-part miniseries on why it still all comes back to you, Kate explores why teams often wait to be told what to do, and how leaders ar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":960,"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-your-team-is-waiting-to-be-told-what-to-do/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-your-team-is-waiting-to-be-told-what-to-do.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}