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Lead to Soar

Michelle Redfern & Mel Butcher

Business & Entrepreneuriat

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Fréquence : 1 épisode/23j. Total Éps: 215

Lead to Soar is the podcast where ambitious women get strategic, evidence-based guidance to reach their full potential and reshape the systems that hold them back. Each episode delivers practical leadership insights grounded in Business, Emotional and Social Intelligence so women can lead with impact and advance their careers on their own terms.

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What Smart People Do When Life Gets Messy and Work Gets Complicated

Épisode 204

dimanche 8 février 2026 • Durée 27:54

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“Be authentic at work” is some of the most commonly given career advice, and some of the most dangerous, especially for women and others without structural power.

In this episode Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher call b******t on the idea that honesty and openness are always safe or rewarded at work. Instead, they explore what smart people actually do when life collides with work, and the stakes are high.

From bereavement and illness to caring responsibilities and personal identity, this conversation examines how disclosure decisions are shaped not by good intentions but by power, culture, and psychological safety. Michelle reflects on her own career experiences of assimilation, self-protection, and learning when openness helps and when it harms.

Rather than pushing performative authenticity, this episode offers a grounded framework for deciding what to share, what to withhold, and how to protect your credibility without disappearing or pretending.

The episode also challenges leaders directly. When life inevitably intrudes on work, are you creating conditions where people feel safe asking for support, or are your systems and behaviours teaching them to stay silent?

This is essential listening for women navigating complex career moments and for leaders serious about trust, retention, and humane workplaces.

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How to Steer Your Review to Be About Results, Not Personality

Épisode 205

dimanche 1 février 2026 • Durée 26:16

Performance reviews are meant to assess contribution, results, and business impact. Yet for many women, they become subjective conversations about tone, confidence, or how they “come across.”

In Episode 204, Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher discuss why women are disproportionately judged on personality rather than performance, and what that means for career progression. Drawing on research and lived experience, they explore how biased feedback shows up in reviews and why it persists, even for high-performing women.

This episode reframes the performance review as a business conversation, not a personal evaluation. Michelle shares practical language women can use to bring evidence to the table, ask for specific examples, and redirect vague or loaded feedback back to measurable outcomes. They also cover how to respond when feedback is unclear, unhelpful, or biased, including when to pause, take feedback on notice, or refuse to sign off on written comments that lack substance.

This is a must-listen for women who want fair, strategic career progression and for leaders who want performance reviews that actually develop and retain talent.

Below is the performance review checklist Michelle promised. Use it to prepare, stay anchored in evidence, and redirect the conversation back to outcomes when it drifts into personality or perception. You can also download a .pdf version.

Performance Review Prep Checklist

A business-first guide for women

1. Treat your review like a business meeting

* This is about outcomes, not likeability

* You are entitled to clarity, evidence, and specificity

2. Prepare your evidence

* Objectives and how you met or exceeded them

* Results, metrics, milestones, risks reduced, problems solved

* Examples of impact beyond your role

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5 Ways to Be a Better Ally to the Rainbow Community

vendredi 30 janvier 2026 • Durée 08:33

As Pride Month 2026 approaches, we wanted to resurface this episode and send it to everyone so that they know exactly how to be a great ally to the rainbow community.

If you consider yourself supportive of the LGBTIQA+ community but aren’t always sure what meaningful allyship looks like in practice, this episode is for you.

In this solo episode of Lead to Soar, Michelle Redfern speaks directly to leaders, managers, and colleagues who want to move beyond passive support and take responsibility for creating safer, more inclusive workplaces for people who are trans, gender diverse, non-binary, and queer.

This is not about perfect language or performative gestures. It’s about noticing harm, calling it out, and using your position to reduce others' risk.

Michelle shares five practical ways leaders can be better allies at work, including how silence can cause harm, how power operates in everyday moments, and why allyship is a leadership behaviour, not a personal identity.

In this episode

What allyship actually looks like in workplace behaviour

Why “supporting diversity” is meaningless without action

How leaders can interrupt exclusion without making it about themselves

The risks faced by trans and gender-diverse people at work, and why leadership matters

What it means to step in, speak up, and set standards

This episode is a call to action for leaders who say they care about inclusion to demonstrate it consistently, publicly, and responsibly.

Resources

LGBTIQA+ glossary of common terms – Australian Institute of Family Studies

– Advancing acceptance through media and storytelling

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Unlocking Your Voice: The Strategic Visibility Every Woman Leader Needs

Épisode 203

dimanche 28 décembre 2025 • Durée 57:15

Visibility does not equal influence. In this episode of the Lead to Soar Podcast, Michelle Redfern explains why many women leaders are seen and heard, yet still overlooked when it comes to power, promotion, and decision-making.

Drawing on The Leadership Compass, she outlines how strategic visibility, grounded in business impact, credibility, and judgment, is what shifts women from contributors to influential leaders.

This episode is a recording of a live Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Strategic. Workshop delivered inside the Lead to Soar Network. It offers a clear example of the strategic, evidence-based leadership development that members access throughout the year as part of their membership.

The Lead to Soar Network

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Who Are You Called to Become as a Leader?

Épisode 202

dimanche 21 décembre 2025 • Durée 48:17

This isn’t your average leadership pep talk. In this episode, Michelle Redfern invites you into a quiet, reflective, and deeply practical session designed to help you pause, breathe, and think intentionally about the leader and the woman you are called to become.

Drawing on her personal experience and the powerful Ikigai framework, Michelle shares the exact questions, journaling prompts, and mindset shifts that helped her shift from living on autopilot to leading with purpose.

Whether you’re at a career crossroads, feeling a loss of joy in your current role, or sensing it’s time for a bold next move, this session is your invitation to step off the hamster wheel and reconnect with your future self.

Before You Hit Play: This session is intentionally slower-paced. It’s quiet. Thoughtful. Michelle leaves space for you to reflect, write, pause and breathe.

To get the most out of this episode:•:

• Grab a notebook or journal

• Bring a pen (and maybe a cuppa)

• Give yourself space to think

• Pause the episode when needed to reflect or write

You’ll Explore:•:

• The question that cracked Michelle wide open: Who are you called to become?

• How to identify what still serves you—and what needs to be left behind

• The difference between what you’re good at vs. what gives you joy

• The power of listening to your inner coach instead of your inner critic

• How to sketch and activate your personal Ikigai

• A practical 30-day challenge to turn your insights into action.

Take the Next Step:

• Journal your answer to: Who are you called to become?

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The Glass Cliff: What It Is and How Women Get Set Up

Épisode 201

lundi 15 décembre 2025 • Durée 16:30

Being asked to “fix” an underperforming team or leader can be a genuine opportunity ... or a glass cliff. Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher break down how to assess high-stakes roles, identify red flags, and determine whether you’re being set up to succeed or to take the fall. Essential guidance for ambitious women evaluating career-defining moves.

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Why LinkedIn Is No Longer Enough — Our Revised Career Advice for Ambitious Women

Épisode 200

mercredi 10 décembre 2025 • Durée 45:58

Women are heading into the end of 2025 more stretched, more visible, and more scrutinised than ever. At the same time, the platforms we once relied on to build our reputations have shifted under our feet. This 200th episode names what’s changed, what no longer works, and what ambitious women actually need to take themselves seriously in 2026.

In this milestone conversation, Mel and I get real about the three things women cannot outsource: your online presence, your strategic network, and your boundaries.

We cover:

* Why LinkedIn is no longer the only serious option for your professional presence

* How to think about your own domain, simple websites and being Google-ready

* Strategic networking that feels meaningful, not sleazy in a bar with name tags

* Designing your own gatherings so you control the format, energy and purpose

* Moving from passive “I hope they notice me” to active targeted outreach

* Michelle’s “I do not” list and how to build your own for 2026

* End-of-year exhaustion, gendered expectations and what women can stop doing

* How Lead to Soar and the podcast will evolve, including the move to Substack

* A listener request for more fierce, forthright, offensive—not defensive—career advice

What you’ll walk away with:

* Clarity on where to invest your time online

* How to build a professional presence you actually control

* The truth about networking that works

* The boundary-setting that protects your energy and career

* What to stop doing in 2026

* Permission to go on the offensive in your leadership

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Professional Jealousy: What Is It & How Does it Show Up?

lundi 1 décembre 2025 • Durée 32:34

In this episode, Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher tackle a workplace issue most people experience but rarely discuss openly: professional jealousy. They walk through how jealousy shows up, how it can be weaponised through policy or gossip, and why it can have serious consequences for someone’s reputation and career if it isn’t handled well.Michelle shares a real incident from her executive career at a major Australian bank, where a colleague’s jealousy escalated into an unnecessary and poorly managed HR process. The story lays bare how organisational systems can be misused when leaders act on hearsay instead of facts, and what happens when visibility or career momentum triggers insecurity in others.Mel adds her own experience of being confronted with jealousy-driven behaviour in a client meeting, and together they break down the leadership failures that allow this conduct to continue unchecked.At the heart of their conversation is practical advice for women: how to assess the situation, protect your credibility, understand your rights, and respond strategically when someone else’s jealousy edges into your professional lane.Key themes:• How professional jealousy manifests at work• Why it can escalate quickly when leaders fail to intervene• The difference between genuine organisational concerns and someone misusing “policy” to target a colleague• What ethical leadership looks like when jealousy surfaces• How to protect your professional reputation using SQ (Social Intelligence)• What to do when you have positional power – and what to do when you don’t• Why documentation, due diligence, and clarity on your obligations matter• How women can safely navigate and respond without burning political capitalTakeaways for women:• Know your rights and obligations before you respond.• If you’ve inadvertently breached something, correct it quickly.• If you haven’t breached anything, protect yourself through documentation, clarity, and strategic communication.• Build a strong reputation and network — long-term assets that withstand other people’s insecurity.Takeaways for leaders:• Don’t act on jealousy disguised as “concern.”• Address inappropriate behaviour immediately.• Use your positional power to prevent harm, not enable it.

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Women’s Courage Will Define Leadership in the Age of AI

lundi 24 novembre 2025 • Durée 33:36

Technology is racing ahead — but courage and conscience must lead the way. In this episode, Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher explore how women leaders can be the dissenting voices that keep ethics, empathy, and humanity at the centre of progress.

If this episode resonated, I invite you to join the conversation in the comments and share what landed for you. You can subscribe to the Lead to Soar podcast here on Substack to receive new episodes, notes, and occasional tools straight to your inbox. And if you want to go further, Lead to Soar Network members get early access to episodes, live workshops, and practical resources designed to help women lead with clarity, credibility, and impact.

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How to Play the Long Game in Your Career

lundi 17 novembre 2025 • Durée 27:28

Your future self is counting on you. In this episode, Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher explore how ambitious women can play the long game — building strategy, visibility, and momentum that leads to real career success.They explore how to show up for your future self by thinking and acting strategically, building credibility and confidence, and designing a clear direction rather than waiting for opportunities to appear. This is about career design — not chance.In this episode:• What it means to show up for your future self.• How to define what reaching your full potential looks, sounds, and feels like.• Why strategy isn’t just for organisations — it’s for your career.• The shift from loyal worker to strategic leader.• Practical ways to make choices your future self will thank you for.

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