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Hosted by Heather Haigh & Alicia Saint · business · EN-CA
Leadership today asks a lot of people. Leaders make decisions with incomplete information, navigate competing priorities, support others through change, and respond to challenges that rarely have simple answers. In the midst of all that, it's easy to keep moving without creating space to think. Hosted by Heather Haigh and Alicia Saint, The Pause Before You Lead is a podcast for leaders navigating growth, complexity, and uncertainty. Each week, Heather and Alicia explore the conversations, assumptions, patterns, and tensions that influence how leaders think, decide, communicate, and lead. Drawing on decades of leadership experience and more than ten years coaching, consulting, and partnering with leaders and teams, they bring thoughtful dialogue, practical wisdom, and powerful questions to the real challenges leaders face every day. Whether you're leading a team, an organization, or your own next cha
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Signup to Generate a PitchLeadership today asks a lot of people. Leaders make decisions with incomplete information, navigate competing priorities, support others through change, and respond to challenges that rarely have simple answers. In the midst of all that, it's easy to keep moving without creating space to think.
The Pause Before You Lead is hosted by Heather Haigh & Alicia Saint. The show has published 19 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Should I Say Something?" (29 October 2026, 26 minutes), "Why Do I Keep Letting This Go?" (18 October 2026, 23 minutes), and "What Do Our Team Values Look Like in Action?" (11 October 2026, 23 minutes).
The Pause Before You Lead publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 19 episodes.
Booking probability for The Pause Before You Lead is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Pause Before You Lead requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Pause Before You Lead's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for The Pause Before You Lead are Business & Management Consulting. The Pause Before You Lead has a business audience.
Heather Haigh & Alicia Saint hosts The Pause Before You Lead, a business podcast with 19 episodes published.
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Episode #20
You feel you should say something. But how? In this episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather and Alicia try an experiment: putting themselves in a leader’s shoes when something is said that feels harmful, and...
Episode #19
Can I hold someone accountable and still be the compassionate leader I want to be? In this episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather and Alicia explore why leaders sometimes soften a message, leave an expectation...
Episode #18
Our team values are written down. Would someone watching us work know what they are? In this episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather and Alicia explore the connection between states values and everyday behaviour...
Episode #17
We use words like trust, respect, innovation, accountability, and collaboration to describe how we want to work together. But do those words mean the same thing to everyone on the team? In this episode of The Pause...
Episode #16
What if the question you most resist is the one worth sitting with? In this episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather shares why “What if I’m wrong?” once sparked such a strong reaction in her, while Alicia...
Episode #15
What happens when you’re asking curious questions, but you’ve already decided where you want the conversation to go? In this episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather and Alicia explore the difference between using...
Episode #14
How often do we think we know what someone else is thinking without asking? In this episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather and Alicia explore how easily leaders can fill in the gaps about what someone thinks...
Episode #13
As a leader, being honest, authentic and transparent can feel like the right thing to do. But does that mean sharing everything you know? In this episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather and Alicia explore the...
Episode #12
You know there's wisdom around the table. But how do you create the space for your team to actually think together? In this solo episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather explores what can happen when leaders try...
Episode #11
Why is it so hard for leaders to let go? It’s often not for a lack of desire. You want to let go. You intend to let go. And yet, somehow you keep holding on. What makes letting go so difficult when you genuinely want to...
Episode #10
You delegate. You build a capable team. You genuinely want others to take ownership. So why do you keep stepping back in? In this solo episode of The Pause Before You Lead , Heather explores a pattern she noticed in her...
Episode #9
Leadership can sometimes feel lonely. But is loneliness simply part of leadership, or could it be connected to the stories we carry about what leadership requires? In this first solo episode of The Pause Before You...
Episode #8
Many leaders work hard to create psychologically safe teams. But when safety becomes the goal without the emotional maturity to navigate disagreement, teams can unintentionally avoid the very conversations that lead to...
Episode #7
When every request feels urgent, leaders can find themselves trapped in a cycle of constant reaction. Strategic work gets postponed, boundaries disappear, and teams begin believing that everything is a priority. In this...
Episode #6
<p>Many leaders become successful because they're dependable. They solve problems, step in quickly, and keep everything moving.</p><p>But over time, those same strengths can become the very thing that prevents others...
Episode #6
Many leaders become successful because they're dependable. They solve problems, step in quickly, and keep everything moving. But over time, those same strengths can become the very thing that prevents others from...
Episode #5
Trust doesn't usually disappear overnight. More often, it erodes quietly through everyday interactions that seem helpful on the surface. Leaders offer advice, share ideas, move conversations forward, and try to help...
Episode #5
<p>Trust doesn't usually disappear overnight.</p><p>More often, it erodes quietly through everyday interactions that seem helpful on the surface. Leaders offer advice, share ideas, move conversations forward, and try to...
Episode #3
<p>Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, "We've talked about this before"?</p><p>Many leaders find themselves repeating the same messages, giving the same advice, and feeling increasingly frustrated...
Episode #2
<p>Alicia recently joined a breakout discussion about psychological safety and immediately found herself feeling excluded.</p><p>The irony wasn't lost on her. A group gathered to discuss psychological safety...
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