The Courageous Leaders Podcast

121: Claire Hollands: Leadership, Kids, and Core Hours - Redefining Work-Life Balance

Joanna Howes Season 17 Episode 121

In this episode, we sit down with the brilliant Claire Hollands, CEO of Mullen Lowe.
Claire passionately discusses the importance of flexible working and her tips on how to achieve this personally and across a business.

Claire also openly discusses the challenging transition from being at AMV for 14 years, managing a department of 140 people, to becoming CEO at Mullen Lowe during COVID.

We cover:

00:00:00 Introduction to the podcast and guest Claire Holland

00:01:42 The courage to listen to instinct and leave Med School without a plan

00:03:30 Letting go of the need to prove yourself

00:06:20 Becoming a leader of 140 people at AMV

00:09:00 The emotions of running a big department. Providing support but recognising you can't solve all the problems

00:10.05 The challenges of the expectations of leaders today 

00:12:30 Having the right leadership team around you

00:18.46 Leaving AMV not how she thought she would

00:17.05 The key learnings moving into a new agency

00:21.28 Challenging transition to Mullen Lowe through COVID

00:22.28 Batted with public speaking and overcoming this 

00:25.51 Discussion on the perception of older professionals and the need for their expertise

00:29:27 Adapting leadership styles to accommodate multiple generations in the workplace

00:31:38 Remembering it’s a marathon not a sprint

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