117: Alex Grieve: Exploring Employee Wellbeing

The Courageous Leaders Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Alex Grieve, CCO at BBH, who shares his transformative journey from a creative role to a leadership position.
Alex opens up about the challenges he faced in his early career, navigating a highly competitive and alpha-male dominated industry.
He discusses the immense pressure to constantly prove himself and deliver exceptional creative work, which often led to self-doubt and burnout.
Alex also reflects on his initial reluctance to step into leadership and his experiences of learning from failures as a new leader. He reveals how he found his flow, leading with calm, clarity, and conciseness.
00:00 Getting out of bed even on the difficult days
04:16 The challenge of working in an elite performance culture
09:35 Finding a collaborative environment at AMV
12:01 Reluctant transition from creative to leadership
16:14 Learning from early failures
19:43 Importance of rest in combating burnout.
22:21 Learning to be calm, enjoying the process and letting go of the outcome.
25:00 Kindness and support in leadership is crucial
29:28 Learning to be honest and candid with people.
33:50 Gratitude for teamwork is crucial in leadership.
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