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*TRIGGER WARNING* - in this episode, hosts discuss fertility issues

Leadership often requires navigating the delicate balance between compassion and accountability, especially when personal challenges collide with professional responsibilities. At the heart of today's conversation lies a powerful question: how can leaders support employees through significant life events while still meeting critical business objectives?

Dr Liv and Dr Emma dive deep into a real-world scenario where a manager struggles to maintain project momentum when a soon-to-be father needs time for prenatal appointments – a situation made more emotionally charged by the couple's difficult conception journey. What began as a well-intentioned conversation about scheduling has resulted in a strained relationship that both parties need to repair.

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This episode offers concrete steps for repairing workplace relationships through honest conversation, solution-focused approaches, and compassionate understanding. We explore how leaders and team members can create agreements that protect both individual needs and team objectives, turning potential conflicts into opportunities for deeper connection.

Whether you're leading teams or navigating your own workplace challenges, you'll gain valuable insights on transforming difficult conversations into productive collaboration.

Ready to transform your leadership transition? Listen now for practical strategies to shift perceptions, build authentic authority, and create a team dynamic based on mutual respect rather than intimidation.

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Ever had a manager who responds to every problem with "Just think positive!" or "Don't worry about it"? What might seem like cheerful leadership can actually be toxic positivity in disguise—and it's causing real damage in workplaces everywhere.

In this eye-opening episode, Dr Liv and Dr Emma dive deep into a listener's struggle with a company leader who consistently shuts down discussions about workplace issues.

While well-intentioned, this avoidance of negativity leaves team members feeling dismissed and problems festering below the surface.

We unpack why this approach is actually dangerous—setting bad precedents, eroding trust, and preventing both individual growth and organisational improvement.

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Ready to transform your leadership transition? Listen now for practical strategies to shift perceptions, build authentic authority, and create a team dynamic based on mutual respect rather than intimidation

Click here to find more leadership resources connected to the Human-Savvy Podcast Episodes >>>>

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Are you a leader or professional in need of advice on interpersonal dynamics, team leadership, or other related areas? We are here to help you!

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What happens when the leader of a healthcare team begins to crumble under the weight of self-doubt? A nursing manager with ten staff members has written to us with a heart-wrenching confession: despite giving their all, they feel they're constantly letting down their team. Every facial expression, every sigh from staff feels like judgment—even though no one has actually said anything negative.

This powerful episode explores the dangerous territory of assumption-based leadership, where we project our worst fears onto our team's neutral reactions. Dr Liv and Dr Emma dive deep into the concept of Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs)—those insidious mental shortcuts that convince us everyone is judging us, when often we're really just judging ourselves.

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(click here to contact / learn more about Dr Emma McConnell >>> )

In this episode, you will learn:

• How to recognise to signs of burnout
• About a different phenomenon - boreout
• How to recognise and approach the Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs)

Ready to transform your leadership transition? Listen now for practical strategies to shift perceptions, build authentic authority, and create a team dynamic based on mutual respect rather than intimidation

Click here to find more leadership resources connected to the Human-Savvy Podcast Episodes >>>>

Do YOU have a questions for Human-Savvy?

Are you a leader or a professional in need for some interpersonal/team dynamics/leadership advice? We are here to help you!

Please send your letter to info@behumansavvy.com with the title "Dear Human-Savvy..." and we promise to fully anonymise it and record an episode entirely devoted to tackling your challenge!

Also, we deeply value your feedback. Please email us your thoughts, ideas and suggestions to info@behumansavvy.com or follow and message Dr Liv on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-liv-oginska-53b345200

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