Where professionalism meets imperfection. The Well-led Podcast invites leaders to explore the space where the need to get results meets the reality of managing people. Discover how to demonstrate care, support, and grace for your team–because the workplace needs human leaders. https://www.one23ltd.com Formerly the comfy chairs podcast.
Latest episodes
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56 min
Rapport, difficult conversations, and choosing grace
What does it take to create an environment where people can thrive? We close the quarter by connecting authenticity, creativity, and safety to the conditions people need to perform…
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13 min
How Leaders Create Safety at Work
What does it take to make work safer for people? In this lesson for effectiveness, Kate Johnson closes the month’s discussion of safety with three lessons drawn from conversations…
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1 h 00
How leaders create safety at work
Safety is not simply a workplace benefit. It is a pre-existing condition that makes authenticity, creativity, critical thinking, and strong performance possible. In this episode, K…
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18 min
How Leaders Create Psychological Safety
What makes it possible for someone to admit a mistake at work? In this Other Voices episode of The Well-Led Podcast, Stephanie Lemek and Dr. Benjamin Ritter explore how psychologic…
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11 min
How Leaders Create Safety at Work
What does workplace safety mean beyond preventing physical harm? In this episode of The Well-Led Podcast, Kate Johnson examines safety as a leadership skill—and as the condition th…
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14 min
Why Leadership Starts With Clarity
The Well-led Podcast is on a break! Enjoy this replay as a means of refreshing and staying grounded in the work of human leadership. Clarity is one of the most practical leadership…
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11 min
How Leaders Develop Creative Thinking
Leadership creativity is more than generating novel ideas. It is the thought work behind effective choice-making. In this Lesson for Effectiveness, Kate Johnson shares three practi…
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28 min
How Leaders Create Creative Teams
Creativity is often misunderstood as artistic talent or spontaneous inspiration, but effective leaders know it is something much more practical. Creativity is the ability to imagin…
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12 min
What Creativity Looks Like in Leadership
What does creativity have to do with leadership? More than you might think. When many people hear the word creativity, they picture artists, musicians, or designers. In reality, an…
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11 min
Authentic Leadership in Practice
Authentic leadership is not about revealing every emotion or lowering expectations. It is about accepting your humanity while remaining accountable for results. In this episode, yo…
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59 min
Authentic leadership at work
What does it actually mean to be an authentic leader? In this conversation, we explore why authenticity is much more than "just being yourself." Kate Johnson and Melissa Norcross e…
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18 min
Being authentic at work
What does it really mean to be authentic at work? In this Other Voices episode, two contributors share very different experiences of authenticity, masking, self-expression, and org…
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13 min
Why Authentic Leaders Matter
Leadership doesn't require perfection. It requires humanity. In this opening episode of the "Choosing Grace" series, Kate Johnson explores why authenticity is not simply a personal…
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49 min
How Leaders Create Sustainable Results
How do leaders produce results that last? In this quarterly conversation, Kate Johnson reflects on the leadership lessons from the past three months—clarity, accountability, and fe…
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15 min
How effective feedback supports performance
Feedback is one of the most important ways leaders provide support—but only when it is grounded in clarity, delivered with care, and followed by meaningful action. In this Lesson f…
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45 min
Feedback that helps people grow
Episode Description Feedback is not a one-time event, a required correction, or a gift someone should simply accept. Done well, feedback is an ongoing conversation that helps peopl…
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22 min
How feedback helps people grow
Feedback is one of the most practical tools leaders have for helping people grow, but many of us still hesitate to give it or ask for it. In this Other Voices episode of The Well-l…
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13 min
How to give effective feedback
Feedback is one of the core skills leaders use to provide support, but it only works when it is connected to clarity and accountability. In this episode, Kate Johnson explores why…
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20 min
How Clear Expectations Build Accountability
Accountability is often misunderstood as punishment, correction, or control. In this episode of The Well-led Podcast, Kate Johnson reframes accountability as a leadership practice…
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14 min
Leading Well with Vulnerability
As this season of The Well-led Podcast moves deeper into clarity, accountability, and feedback, it feels important to revisit the episode that started the whole framework: vulnerab…