What if the “busy leader” image isn’t making you effective but making your team keep their distance?

In this episode of The Few Leaders: Speaker Series, leadership expert Lisa Even joins the show to unpack the real driver behind performance: culture the everyday “ways of being” leaders model through their energy, choices, and micro-behaviours. If you’ve ever felt like your team isn’t fully speaking up, trusting you, or bringing you the real issues, this conversation will change how you look at your own presence.

Lisa shares a candid moment of feedback that stopped her in her tracks, then breaks down how leaders “bring the weather” into every room and how that ripple effect quietly shapes what people feel safe to say, do, and challenge. We talk about why culture isn’t posters or values statements, but what gets normalised on a normal Tuesday, and why too many leaders fall in love with fixing the problem instead of leading the human in front of them.

You’ll leave with practical actions you can use straight away: adjust your pace and energy so you’re more approachable, get curious about what’s going on in your team’s lives, and pause before reacting so you respond with intention not urgency.

Whether you’re leading through change, managing pressure, or simply trying to build a team people want to be part of, Lisa’s honest insights will help you shape culture on purpose one small moment at a time.

Actionable Takeaway:

1. Stop wearing “busy” as a badge — make yourself easy to approach.
2. Check your mood before you enter a room, because everyone else will.
3. Watch what gets repeated on your team — that’s your real culture.
4. Treat small reactions like big moments, because they travel further than you think.
5. Ask what’s going on before you try to fix anything.
6. Put the person before the problem every single time.
7. Pause before you respond — most things don’t need an instant answer.
8. Help people feel seen, and trust will follow.

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