Leading Beings

Kate McCready - Leading Beings

✨ Rethink work. Redefine success. Forge your own path. The Leading Beings Podcast is for indie professionals, creative leaders, and unconventional business owners who are done with trying to fit into traditional work and success models that were never designed for them. You’re not here to follow the default path—you’re here to craft a work-life rhythm that aligns with who you are, how you create, and what truly matters. Through deep conversations, solo explorations, and practical strategies, we explore how to:⚡ Work in a way that energizes you, not drains you💡 Design a career, business, or leadership model that actually fits🌀 Navigate transitions, pivots, and personal evolution with clarity🌿 Build success on your terms—without burning out or selling out We dive into topics like:🎯 Conscious leadership & business – Running things your way, with purpose & integrity✨ Creative productivity & flow – Working with your natural rhythms, not against them🛠️ Work-life design – Questioning norms & creating a model that fits you🔍 Self-awareness & inner work – Understanding yourself so you can create outward impact🌱 Sustainable momentum – Building a pace that fuels both growth and well-being🌍 Meaningful work & impact – Using your skills in ways that feel aligned & intentional You’ll also hear from remarkable indie leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who are carving their own paths, breaking rules, and creating work that matters—without compromising who they are. This isn’t about productivity hacks or traditional career advice. It’s about rethinking what’s possible, challenging the status quo, and designing a professional life that’s truly yours. 🎧 Tune in and start creating success—on your own terms.

  1. JAN 29

    #53 What is an Indie Leader? The Future of Work Nobody's Talking About

    What is an Indie Leader? Why is this way of working and leading on the rise? And why might it be exactly what you need to shape your career, business, and impact in 2025? In this episode of the Leading Beings Podcast, Kate McCready introduces the concept of Indie Leadership—a mindset, a movement, and a way of showing up in work and life with independence, innovation, and intrinsic motivation. Kate unpacks: ✅ What defines an Indie Leader (and why you might be one!) ✅ The rise of indie leadership and why it’s reshaping work and success ✅ The challenges indie leaders face and how to navigate them ✅ Why building a community of indie leaders is crucial for impact If you’ve ever felt like traditional career paths don’t fit, or you’re carving out your own unique way of working and leading, this episode is for you. 🎧 Tune in, and if this resonates—let’s make it a movement! Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@katemccready Meaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention.  Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips.  Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course Support the show Website LinkedIn Instagram Get in Touch Want to work with me in 2025? Book your complementary clarity call.

    31 min
  2. 07/19/2024

    #52 Professional Reinvention after Big Personal or Life Shifts

    In this episode, I open up about my personal journey of managing professional responsibilities amidst personal upheaval. I share my experiences after the loss of my and how it led me to reassess my professional and personal life. This episode explores the profound identity shifts that can arise from various life changes such as loss, caring responsibilities, or a midlife crisis and more. Join me as I provide practical tips and strategies for navigating these challenging transitions, including taking time to explore, treating the period as a learning phase, creating a transition plan, and seeking support. Tune in to gain insights on how to realign your work with your evolving life circumstances and find a fulfilling path forward. LINKS Meaningful Career Change Course Purpose Statement Workbook 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Personal Story and Challenges 03:49 Navigating Big Identity Shifts 08:45 Tips for Successful Transition 24:51 Conclusion and Support Meaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention.  Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips.  Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course Support the show Website LinkedIn Instagram Get in Touch Want to work with me in 2025? Book your complementary clarity call.

    28 min
  3. 01/27/2023

    #050 Aaron McEwan: Reimagining Work-Life Post Pandemic - What Leaders Need to Consider

    We are all well aware of the fact our working lives have changed since we've moved on from the thick of the pandemic. But have our organisations and our leaders caught up? And are we really making the most of the new opportunities this 'now' of the future of work is presenting? In this episode I chat to Aaron McEwan: top 100 HR Influencer, coaching psychologist, strategic advisor,  innovation expert and self confessed tech geek. Aaron wears a number of professional hats, but his main one is VP of Research & Advisory at Gartner. And his recent work and research dives deep into how we need to reimagine a more human centred kind of organisation, with leaders to match, since all discovering there's more to life than work. And that working with a dog at your feet can't be matched by any kind of fancy cafeteria.  Join us as we discuss some of the trends, insights and implications of this new working world and some serious considerations leaders must make relating to people and employee experience. Unless they want their organisations to become the Blockbusters or Kodaks of tomorrow. You can connect with Aaron on LinkedIn or check out Gartner's research on their Website. Mentions Other Life Podcast - Writing in the Age of Machine Intelligence Work for Humans - The Great Resignation and the Future of Work Aaron McEwan Meaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention.  Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips.  Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course Support the show Website LinkedIn Instagram Get in Touch Want to work with me in 2025? Book your complementary clarity call.

    49 min
5
out of 5
14 Ratings

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✨ Rethink work. Redefine success. Forge your own path. The Leading Beings Podcast is for indie professionals, creative leaders, and unconventional business owners who are done with trying to fit into traditional work and success models that were never designed for them. You’re not here to follow the default path—you’re here to craft a work-life rhythm that aligns with who you are, how you create, and what truly matters. Through deep conversations, solo explorations, and practical strategies, we explore how to:⚡ Work in a way that energizes you, not drains you💡 Design a career, business, or leadership model that actually fits🌀 Navigate transitions, pivots, and personal evolution with clarity🌿 Build success on your terms—without burning out or selling out We dive into topics like:🎯 Conscious leadership & business – Running things your way, with purpose & integrity✨ Creative productivity & flow – Working with your natural rhythms, not against them🛠️ Work-life design – Questioning norms & creating a model that fits you🔍 Self-awareness & inner work – Understanding yourself so you can create outward impact🌱 Sustainable momentum – Building a pace that fuels both growth and well-being🌍 Meaningful work & impact – Using your skills in ways that feel aligned & intentional You’ll also hear from remarkable indie leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who are carving their own paths, breaking rules, and creating work that matters—without compromising who they are. This isn’t about productivity hacks or traditional career advice. It’s about rethinking what’s possible, challenging the status quo, and designing a professional life that’s truly yours. 🎧 Tune in and start creating success—on your own terms.