{"podcast":{"title":"Leadership Today - Practical Tips For Leaders","slug":"leadership-today-practical-tips-for-leaders-572049","podcast_index_feed_id":572049,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/129287/destinations/781896.xml","website_url":"https://leadership.today/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/6/7/8/a678d18a0f990d2388c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Practical_tips_for_leaders.jpg","author":"Andrew Beveridge","episode_count":305,"summary":"Practical tips for leaders. Hosted by psychologist and founder of Leadership Today - Andrew Beveridge. Leadership Today is a weekly leadership podcast for managers, team leaders and executives who want practical, evidence-based leadership advice. Hosted by psychologist Andrew Beveridge, each episode translates the latest leadership and organisational psychology research into simple strategies you can use immediately. Discover practical tips on leadership, management, coaching, emotional intelligence, difficult conversations, delegation, employee motivation, psychological safety, team effectiveness, change leadership and workplace performance. Go to www.leadership.today for episodes and more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T08:18:51.819028+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-today-practical-tips-for-leaders-572049"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 215 - How To Be More Courageous","slug":"episode-215-how-to-be-more-courageous","published_at":"2024-01-19T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-today-practical-tips-for-leaders-572049/episode-215-how-to-be-more-courageous","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-today-practical-tips-for-leaders-572049","url":"https://leadershiptoday.libsyn.com/episode-215-how-to-be-more-courageous","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/leadershiptoday/Leadership_Today_-_Episode_215.mp3?dest-id=781896","summary":"Summary Whether it's speaking up in meetings, taking on challenging projects, or navigating uncertain situations, courage plays a pivotal role at work. This week we explore how to be more courageous at work. Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 215 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we explore how to be more courageous at work. Whether it's speaking up in meetings, taking on challenging projects, or navigating uncertain situations, courage plays a pivotal role at work. Courage is often associated with the ability to face fear and adversity head-on. From a psychological perspective, it involves factors such as self-efficacy (a belief in your own capabilities), resilience, and a willingness to embrace discomfort. To be courageous you need confidence to act and an ability to push through negative emotions. There are a number of steps you can take to increase your courage at work. Set Realistic Goals and Incremental Challenges: Research suggests that setting realistic goals and gradually increasing the difficulty of challenges can enhance courage. Start by identifying a specific work-related goal that requires a step outside your comfort zone. Break it down into smaller, manageable tasks, and tackle them one at a time. As you achieve these incremental successes, your confidence and courage will grow. Develop a Growth Mindset: Embrace a growth mindset, a concept developed by psychologist Carol Dweck. Individuals with a growth mindset see challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. When faced with a daunting task at work, shift your mindset from a fixed view of your abilities to a belief in your capacity to develop and improve. This shift can empower you to approach challenges with a more courag…","meta_description":"Summary Whether it's speaking up in meetings, taking on challenging projects, or navigating uncertain situations, courage plays a pivotal role at work. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leadership-today-practical-tips-for-leaders-572049/episodes/episode-215-how-to-be-more-courageous/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-today-practical-tips-for-leaders-572049/episode-215-how-to-be-more-courageous.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}