{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"You Can’t Just Do Leadership with Debbie Nicol","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/689eb90baabbc2ace365d9d6/1764153266044-8d374008-6c4d-424d-bb32-80aedd641612.jpeg?height=200","description":"

In this episode of The Authentic Ewe Podcast, I sit down with Debbie Nicol — one of the world’s most recognised experts in The Leadership Challenge.

Deb shares a powerful truth most leaders forget:


You can’t just do leadership. You have to be a leader people want to follow.

We explore:

• What separates “doing leadership” from being a leader

• Why credibility and consistency matter more than tactics

• How the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership work in real life

• The link between DISC behaviour and leadership effectiveness

• Why executive presence is misunderstood — and how Deb reframes it through Presence Pro

• How disconnection shows up in workplaces, and what real leaders do differently

• The behavioural shifts that turn managers into trusted, influential leaders


This conversation is grounded, practical and deeply human — a must-listen for leaders who want their influence to actually land.




🔗 Resources Mentioned


Presence Pro – Executive Presence Self-Assessment (Free)

https://presencepro.ai/


The Leadership Challenge – Kouzes & Posner

https://www.leadershipchallenge.com


Debie Nicol on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbienicol/



","author_name":"Penelope Aiken"}