Making Change from the Inside: Leadership Beyond Management Roles, with Michael Reid

Making change in a team is often associated with authority, hierarchy, or formal leadership roles. But in practice, some of the most meaningful change starts from the inside, through everyday actions and choices.

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, I sat down with Michael Reid, the narrator of the audiobook edition of Changing Your Team From The Inside, to celebrate its release and reflect on the ideas behind the book.

From audiobook to leadership practice. Beyond the audiobook itself, our conversation explored what it really means to act as a practitioner of change inside a team or an organization. We discussed the importance of making the work visible — so teams can see what is really happening and improve together — investing time to learn through play with simple games and practices, building lasting relationships as a foundation for trust and collaboration, and clarifying the goals of the team to align efforts and reduce unnecessary friction.

These are not abstract leadership concepts. They are concrete levers that anyone can use, regardless of role or title.

Leadership beyond management roles. One of the key points we come back to is that Changing Your Team From The Inside is not a book for managers only — it is written for practitioners. People who want to take responsibility for their environment, influence how work is done, and create positive change where they are. The book, and this conversation, are grounded in the idea that leadership is not a position. It is a practice.

An invitation to look at what is already within your reach — and to start changing your team, from the inside.