{"podcast":{"title":"The Leader's Kitbag","slug":"the-leader-s-kitbag-1282405","podcast_index_feed_id":1282405,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-leaders-kitbag/","website_url":"https://www.ben-morton.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/531eaf6b-4773-4848-bb4c-68e39b01850e/sFBAl7NTEbYB-24lYckWE9YW.png","author":"Ben Morton","episode_count":200,"summary":"The Leader’s Kitbag is a practical podcast for busy and aspiring leaders, hosted by leadership expert Ben Morton. Each episode is packed with tools, tips and tactics you can use immediately. In 5–10 minutes, you’ll get a clear insight, a simple framework or prompt, and a nudge to put it into practice. If you want actionable tools and a clearer path to leadership success, this is your kitbag for the journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T14:21:04.368839+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leader-s-kitbag-1282405"},"episode":{"title":"The 60-Second Reset — How to Shift Your State Before It Shifts Your Team","slug":"the-60-second-reset-how-to-shift-your-state-before-it-shifts-your-team","published_at":"2026-06-03T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leader-s-kitbag-1282405/the-60-second-reset-how-to-shift-your-state-before-it-shifts-your-team","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leader-s-kitbag-1282405","url":"https://www.ben-morton.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/68ecba80-8b3a-43eb-8617-ae7c538140a7.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Leaders Kitbag, I explore something that most leaders experience but rarely address: walking into a meeting still carrying the weight of the one before it. Research on emotional contagion tells us that your team picks up on your state within seconds of you walking into a room. If you’re stressed, distracted, or mentally still in the last conversation, that transmits, and it affects everyone’s performance, not just yours. The good news is that while you can’t always control what happens to you, you can control what you do in the moments before you show up for your people. I share two simple breathing techniques, and more importantly, a practical way to actually remember to use them. Because knowing about a technique and building it into your day are two very different things. In this episode, you will learn: Why your emotional state spreads to your team faster than you realise What’s happening in your nervous system when you’re under pressure, and how to reverse it quickly One simple breathing technique you can use in under sixty seconds Why most people know about these techniques but don’t use them, and how to close that gap A straightforward habit to build so the reset becomes automatic Ben’s Key Takeaways States are contagious. The mood and energy you carry into a room will affect how everyone in it thinks, feels and performs. This isn’t just a leadership idea, it’s what the research on emotional contagion consistently tells us. Deliberate breathing works… but only if you actually do it. Most leaders are aware of breathing techniques but forget to use them in the moment, because there’s no trigger. Set three alarms on your phone - one at the start of your day, one at lunch, one at the end - labelled with a word that connects to the reset. When…","meta_description":"In this episode of The Leaders Kitbag, I explore something that most leaders experience but rarely address: walking into a meeting still carrying the weig…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-leader-s-kitbag-1282405/episodes/the-60-second-reset-how-to-shift-your-state-before-it-shifts-your-team/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leader-s-kitbag-1282405/the-60-second-reset-how-to-shift-your-state-before-it-shifts-your-team.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}