{"podcast":{"title":"People Soup","slug":"people-soup-971297","podcast_index_feed_id":971297,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/peoplesoup/","website_url":"http://www.rossmcintosh.co.uk","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/eebaa3b3-5751-47de-9587-a887391f7481/1.png","author":"People Soup","episode_count":200,"summary":"A podcast exploring work, leadership, and being human through real conversations — grounded in behavioural science and full of practical ideas you can apply straight away.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:19:45.177907+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-soup-971297"},"episode":{"title":"Quick Spoon: The leadership skill that's going out of fashion","slug":"quick-spoon-the-leadership-skill-that-s-going-out-of-fashion","published_at":"2026-06-03T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-soup-971297/quick-spoon-the-leadership-skill-that-s-going-out-of-fashion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-soup-971297","url":"https://peoplesoup.captivate.fm/episode/quick-spoon-the-leadership-skill-thats-going-out-of-fashion","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1a2bcdfb-45e1-40a4-a1a8-533926883c02.mp3","summary":"We're encouraged to be quick, responsive and always on. But what happens when urgency becomes identity, reaction becomes leadership and speed becomes a virtue? In this Quick Spoon, Ross reflects on why he believes the pause is becoming an unfashionable leadership skill—and why that might be a problem. Discover why the pause sits at the heart of Ross's leadership framework and a simple practice to help create more choice in moments that matter. Reflection Question Pause for 5 seconds and as yourself - what's needed here? People Soup: Real conversations about work, leadership, and being human — grounded in behavioural science, with practical ideas you can actually use. If this episode resonated with you, please consider following People Soup, leaving a rating or review, or sharing it with someone who might find it useful. Every recommendation helps more people discover practical, evidence-based conversations about work, leadership and being human. Leadership beyond autopilot - The McIntosh ACT Leadership Framework Visit Ross'  Website. Connect with Ross on  LinkedIn People Soup on  Instagram  which also features plenty of Ross' photos of the Andalusian life He's now also on  Bluesky The People Soup Website on  CAPTIVATE","meta_description":"We're encouraged to be quick, responsive and always on. But what happens when urgency becomes identity, reaction becomes leadership and speed becomes a vi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":65,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/people-soup-971297/episodes/quick-spoon-the-leadership-skill-that-s-going-out-of-fashion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-soup-971297/quick-spoon-the-leadership-skill-that-s-going-out-of-fashion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}