{"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":"161 | I Knew What to Say… So Why Didn’t I Say It?","slug":"161-i-knew-what-to-say-so-why-didn-t-i-say-it","published_at":"2026-04-20T14:00:00+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-6591102/161-i-knew-what-to-say-so-why-didn-t-i-say-it","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/161-the-consistency-gap-why-leaders-know-what-to-do-but-don-t-always-do-it/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/izcvffdqru2b45t3/161_I_Knew_What_to_Say_So_Why_Didn_t_I_Say_It_7i404.mp3","summary":"Have you ever walked away from a leadership moment and thought: \"I knew exactly what I should have said… but I didn’t say it.\" Many capable leaders experience this frustrating gap between knowing what good leadership looks like and actually responding that way in the moment. You replay the conversation later.You think of the words you wish you had said.You wonder whether you handled the situation correctly. The truth is, this struggle is far more common than most leaders realise. The challenge usually isn’t a lack of wisdom. It’s the pressure of the moment. When emotions are high, when someone becomes defensive, or when the situation feels tense, even experienced leaders can hesitate, soften what needs to be said, or delay a conversation entirely. This is what I call the consistency gap — the space between what you know is wise and what you actually say or do in the moment. In this episode, we explore why this gap happens and how leaders can begin closing it through preparation, clarity, and Christ-centred leadership wisdom. In This Episode We discuss: • Why even experienced leaders hesitate in difficult conversations• How emotional pressure affects leadership decisions• The hidden burden of carrying responsibility for everyone else’s emotions• Why delaying conversations often makes situations worse• How preparation helps leaders respond with calm authority instead of reacting emotionally You’ll learn why confident leadership is rarely about personality or boldness. Instead, it grows from clarity, preparation, and wisdom grounded in Scripture. Prepare for the Difficult Conversation You’ve Been Avoiding If there’s a conversation you know you need to have — but you keep putting it off — I want to invite you to join the Confident Conversation Sprint. 📅 May 25–29, 2026 Thi…","meta_description":"Have you ever walked away from a leadership moment and thought: \"I knew exactly what I should have said… but I didn’t say it.\" Many capable leaders experi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":843,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/women-of-faith-in-leadership-leading-with-integrity-leadership-self-doubt-christian-leadership-leading-with-confidence-teamwork-6591102/episodes/161-i-knew-what-to-say-so-why-didn-t-i-say-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-of-faith-in-leadership-leading-with-integrity-leadership-self-doubt-christian-leadership-leading-with-confidence-teamwork-6591102/161-i-knew-what-to-say-so-why-didn-t-i-say-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}