1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,333 hey guys it is my honor to finally say this 2 00:00:02,333 --> 00:00:04,466 but welcome to the boardroom 3 00:00:04,466 --> 00:00:05,400 this is the podcast 4 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,000 where we're gonna have all the conversations 5 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:08,666 that usually stay hidden 6 00:00:08,666 --> 00:00:10,333 closed behind those boardroom doors 7 00:00:10,333 --> 00:00:12,833 because I know how blooming lonely it can be 8 00:00:12,833 --> 00:00:14,233 when we become a manager 9 00:00:14,266 --> 00:00:16,233 think things like managing peers that you know 10 00:00:16,233 --> 00:00:18,033 used to be friends but now we have to manage them 11 00:00:18,033 --> 00:00:19,800 all of a sudden having all the difficult 12 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,866 awkward conflicting conversations 13 00:00:21,866 --> 00:00:23,200 that none of us really want to have 14 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,200 but we know we have to have them 15 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,133 and how weird it feels just walking into rooms 16 00:00:26,133 --> 00:00:28,633 where everyone seems to feel so confident 17 00:00:28,700 --> 00:00:30,100 articulate themselves so well 18 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:31,133 know exactly what to say 19 00:00:31,133 --> 00:00:33,333 and all the time in the back of my mind I'm thinking 20 00:00:33,333 --> 00:00:35,133 this shouldn't be me I don't feel ready for this 21 00:00:35,133 --> 00:00:36,300 I don't feel experienced enough 22 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:37,300 but over the last 10 years 23 00:00:37,300 --> 00:00:38,600 I have been in leadership roles 24 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:39,833 I've managed to work with thousands 25 00:00:39,833 --> 00:00:41,066 and thousands of managers 26 00:00:41,066 --> 00:00:43,433 and such a precious realisation for me was 27 00:00:43,433 --> 00:00:44,666 everyone's winging it honestly 28 00:00:44,666 --> 00:00:46,400 everyone is winging it so hey guys 29 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,433 I'm Heather Wilkinson I will be your host 30 00:00:48,433 --> 00:00:50,500 I am a former PUTSY 100 Ops director 31 00:00:50,500 --> 00:00:52,133 a leadership trainer an author 32 00:00:52,133 --> 00:00:54,133 a Ted X speaker all the fun stuff 33 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:55,033 more importantly 34 00:00:55,033 --> 00:00:57,733 just someone who is completely fascinated by 35 00:00:57,733 --> 00:00:59,333 the emotional side of work 36 00:00:59,333 --> 00:01:00,933 that nobody ever really talks about 37 00:01:00,933 --> 00:01:01,600 because I know that 38 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,266 behind every single one of the promotions 39 00:01:03,266 --> 00:01:03,533 that look 40 00:01:03,533 --> 00:01:06,333 brilliant when we change the status on LinkedIn quietly 41 00:01:06,333 --> 00:01:09,333 underneath all of that we have these voices in our head 42 00:01:09,333 --> 00:01:10,600 the people pleasing voices 43 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,100 the imposter syndrome voices 44 00:01:12,100 --> 00:01:13,733 the lack of confidence voices 45 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:15,466 and we are gonna unearth all of that 46 00:01:15,466 --> 00:01:16,733 this is gonna be like therapy for me 47 00:01:16,733 --> 00:01:18,933 I'm probably gonna say many things that I shouldn't 48 00:01:19,033 --> 00:01:20,900 so I will stop rambling now 49 00:01:20,900 --> 00:01:22,233 so welcome to the boardroom 50 00:01:22,233 --> 00:01:24,133 this is the podcast where we're gonna open the doors 51 00:01:24,133 --> 00:01:25,300 on all those conversations 52 00:01:25,300 --> 00:01:27,700 that normally only ever happen in the boardroom 53 00:01:27,700 --> 00:01:29,666 there will be absolutely no AI scripts here 54 00:01:29,666 --> 00:01:31,466 I will have make a million and one mistakes 55 00:01:31,466 --> 00:01:33,700 these are gonna be very real and raw conversations 56 00:01:33,733 --> 00:01:35,733 and a new episode will land every single Wednesday 57 00:01:35,733 --> 00:01:37,666 everywhere you get your podcasts speak soon