{"podcast":{"title":"Women of Faith in Leadership | Leading with integrity, Leadership Self-doubt, Christian Leadership, Leading with confidence, Teamwork","slug":"women-of-faith-in-leadership-leading-with-integrity-leadership-self-doubt-christian-leadership-leading-with-confidence-teamwork-6591102","podcast_index_feed_id":6591102,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/womenoffaithinleadership/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.womenoffaithinleadership.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17062852/1_Jan_2026_1600x16007wj4w.png","author":"Rika Whelan | Christian Leadership Coach","episode_count":169,"summary":"Ranked Top 2% Globally Do you wish that you could lead your team in a way that honours and glorifies God? Are you struggling to overcome self-doubt as a leader and have a desire to be more confident in your role? Do you want the courage to deal with difficult people but don’t want to upset anyone? Well, you’re in the right place! On this podcast, I’ll teach you how to lead like Jesus, even if you’re not allowed to speak of your faith in your workplace. You’ll learn to become bold and confident as a leader, to speak up and say what God wants you to say and to finally know that you are worthy to be in your current role. Because God chose you not because you are already a perfect leader but because HE wants to mold you and use you to be an instrument in the kingdom of God. Hey, I’m Rika, and for the past 10 years, I’ve been in middle-management leadership roles, where I have led various teams, from big to small, and experienced my fair share of working with difficult people, having tough conversations, hiring and firing people and managing team dynamics. I thought that I could rely on worldly knowledge of leadership to get me through. I attended various leadership courses and listene…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-of-faith-in-leadership-leading-with-integrity-leadership-self-doubt-christian-leadership-leading-with-confidence-teamwork-6591102"},"episode":{"title":"150 | When Confidence Isn’t Enough: Rooting Your Leadership Identity in Christ","slug":"150-when-confidence-isn-t-enough-rooting-your-leadership-identity-in-christ","published_at":"2026-02-02T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-of-faith-in-leadership-leading-with-integrity-leadership-self-doubt-christian-leadership-leading-with-confidence-teamwork-6591102/150-when-confidence-isn-t-enough-rooting-your-leadership-identity-in-christ","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-of-faith-in-leadership-leading-with-integrity-leadership-self-doubt-christian-leadership-leading-with-confidence-teamwork-6591102","url":"https://womenoffaithinleadership.podbean.com/e/150-when-confidence-isn-t-enough-rooting-your-leadership-identity-in-christ/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eqd9khca25jfkh9t/150_When_Confidence_Isn_t_Enough_Rooting_Your_Leadership_Identity_in_Christ9t5kb.mp3","summary":"There are seasons in leadership when confidence alone is simply not enough. In this episode, we explore what happens when self-belief wavers, pressure increases, or old insecurities resurface — and why Christian leaders need something deeper than confidence to carry them through. This conversation reframes leadership strength through the lens of identity rooted in Christ, not performance, feelings, or external validation. In this episode, we talk about: why confidence rises and falls — but identity in Christ remains steady the difference between leading from self-belief and leading from calling how comparison quietly erodes leadership confidence what it looks like to lead from spiritual grounding instead of emotional swings why identity, not confidence, is the foundation of unshakeable leadership If you’ve been doing “all the right things” but still feel unsure, overwhelmed, or exposed in leadership, this episode will help you anchor yourself in who God says you are — especially on the days confidence doesn’t show up. 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