Explore every episode of the podcast Liberating Teams
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| When Everything is a "Priority" | 30 Sep 2025 | 00:41:46 | |
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| Leading in a World of Constant Change | 18 Sep 2025 | 00:23:09 | |
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| You Don't Have Full-Chest Conviction in Your Strategy... And Everyone Can See it. | 12 Aug 2025 | 00:20:34 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader What's Keeping You in the Weeds Audit: https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Why Executive Presence Won't Get You Promoted (And What Will) | 05 Aug 2025 | 00:25:44 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader What's Keeping You in the Weeds Audit: https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Your Team is Your Resume... What Does it Say? | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:24:20 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader What's Keeping You in the Weeds Audit: https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| From Functional Manager to Strategic Leader: 3 Critical Mindset Shifts | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:16:22 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| How You're Accidentally Creating Team Dependency (And How to Stop) | 08 Jul 2025 | 00:35:03 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Making the Shift from Doer to Strategic Leader | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:25:59 | |
You’ve been told you need to be “more strategic.” But no one tells you how. So you open space on your calendar and… stare at a whiteboard, hoping brilliance strikes. Sound familiar? In this episode, we’re breaking down what strategic thinking actually looks like—without the fluff. If you're tired of being the go-to fire-drill fixer and want to be seen as the thought leader at the table (not just the person who executes what the table decides), this one's for you. Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Why Your Team Isn’t Seen as Valuable—and How to Change It | 24 Jun 2025 | 00:41:21 | |
If your team’s doing all the things but still not getting used, noticed, or invested in—I've got you. I’m walking you through exactly why your team isn’t being seen as valuable (even if you’re drowning in work), and what to shift so you start getting used, funded, and invited in. We’ll talk about why being busy isn’t enough, how most internal teams accidentally make themselves invisible, and how to reposition your team like a business that actually solves a problem. If you’ve been feeling like your team should be getting more traction—but no one seems to notice—this is where you start. Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Get Your Team Back on Track: Mid-Year Reset | 17 Jun 2025 | 00:30:07 | |
If your year’s felt like a blur of fire drills, shifting priorities, or spinning wheels—this episode is your reset. I walk you through exactly how to realign your team midyear with them (not to them), so you can clarify your vision, get honest about what’s working (and what’s not), and define the 2–3 priorities that will actually move the needle in Q3. Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Why Your Team isn't Taking Ownership (Yet) | 10 Jun 2025 | 00:24:37 | |
It’s not that your team won’t take ownership—it’s that they can’t. Not yet. In part two of our delegation series, we dive into what real empowerment actually takes. Spoiler alert: it’s not motivation or mindset. It’s systems. I break down the three critical ingredients—clarity, context, and authority—that your team needs in place before they can truly lead themselves. Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/
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| Delegating Won’t Get You Out of the Weeds | 05 Jun 2025 | 00:21:50 | |
I might poke my eyeballs out if I hear one more person tell an overwhelmed leader "you just need to delegate." Cringe. In this episode, I break down why delegating tasks keeps you stuck in the weeds, why your team still leans on you for every decision, and what it actually takes to hand off real ownership. We’re talking role clarity, outcome-based ownership, and how to shift from being the doer or task-assigner to being the strategic advisor your team actually needs. Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Your Strategy Shouldn’t Be a Slide Deck | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:33:03 | |
If your strategy lives in a 27-slide deck no one reads, your team’s probably flying blind. This episode breaks down how to create a strategy that actually works—one your team can act on daily. You’ll learn the three non-negotiables of a self-managed team strategy and how to ditch the fluff for something your team can actually follow. Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| (LIVE PT 3) Solving Your Team’s Challenges — And Making the Changes Stick | 10 Apr 2025 | 00:46:45 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| (LIVE PT 2) When Your Team Feels Like a Hot Mess | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:54:51 | |
This is a recording of a LIVE series I'm doing on Instagram from 3/31-3/11! Join me live on Instagram or catch the replays here! Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| (LIVE PT 1) Why Leadership Feels So Overwhelming (and What to Do About It) | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:37:03 | |
This is a recording of a LIVE series I'm doing on Instagram from 3/31-3/11! Join me live on Instagram or catch the replays here! Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Radically Simple: Improving Your Team When You're Drowning in BAU | 18 Mar 2025 | 00:37:28 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Radically Simple: Leading Through a Downsizing | 11 Mar 2025 | 00:27:42 | |
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| Radically Simple: Managing Difficult Stakeholders | 04 Mar 2025 | 00:38:10 | |
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| How to Cut Through Bloated Processes Slowing Your Team Down | 25 Feb 2025 | 00:36:07 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Work Doesn’t Get Done in Boxes and Lines: What is an Operating System | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:42:58 | |
Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| You Can NOT Fix Your Team | 21 Jan 2025 | 00:35:55 | |
Join UNBLOCKED: https://www.liberatingteams.com/unblocked Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||
| Busy, but Not Productive, PART 3: Focus | 14 Jan 2025 | 00:39:00 | |
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| Busy, but Not Productive, PART 2: Productivity Termites | 06 Jan 2025 | 00:35:18 | |
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| Why Your Team is ALWAYS Busy, but Not Productive | 30 Dec 2024 | 00:29:35 | |
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| The Self Managed Team, Part 6 (The FULL Picture) | 16 Dec 2024 | 00:11:36 | |
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| The Self Managed Team, Part 5 (Decision Making Authority) | 11 Dec 2024 | 00:12:23 | |
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| The Self Managed Team, Part 4 (Role Boundaries) | 09 Dec 2024 | 00:17:10 | |
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| The Self Managed Team, Part 3 (Align on a Destination) | 05 Dec 2024 | 00:17:16 | |
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| The Self Managed Team, Part 2 (System NOT People) | 03 Dec 2024 | 00:06:41 | |
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| The Leadership Systems That Got You Here Won’t Sustain You | 02 Dec 2024 | 00:11:13 | |
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| Why SOPs, RACIs, and that Workload Management Tool are Just Adding Complexity to Your Team | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:12:31 | |
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| Are Performance Metrics Driving Results or Derailing Your Team? | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:11:41 | |
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| Why Prioritization Tools Don't Work for Your Team | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:12:02 | |
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| Why Your Team Isn’t Getting Buy-In (And How to Fix It) | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:09:32 | |
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| How to Get Your Team a Seat at the Table | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:08:06 | |
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| Do You Really Need to Be in the Weeds, or Is Your Team Stuck in Learned Helplessness? | 15 Nov 2024 | 00:09:10 | |
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| Are You Hiding Behind Complexity? | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:05:55 | |
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| Who Are You Building Your Strategy for? | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:05:46 | |
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| Do You Have a Strategy or a Defensive Plan? | 12 Nov 2024 | 00:07:17 | |
Activating Strategy: https://www.liberatingteams.com/offers/sVPd6Vmw/checkout Liberated Leader: https://www.liberatingteams.com/the-liberated-leader Self-Managed Team Audit (it’s free!): https://holly-ilp9jkp7.scoreapp.com Get more liberating content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberatingteams/ Or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybreeding/ Join the email list so you’re always in the know: https://www.liberatingteams.com/ | |||