Women of Faith in Leadership | Leading with integrity, Leadership Self-doubt, Christian Leadership, Leading with confidence, Teamwork

By Rika Whelan | Christian Leadership Coach

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Do you wish that you could lead your team in a way that honours and glorifies God? Are you struggling to overcome self-doubt as a leader and have a desire to be more confident in your role? Do you want the courage to deal with difficult people but don’t want to upset anyone?

Well, you’re in the right place!

On this podcast, I’ll teach you how to lead like Jesus, even if you’re not allowed to speak of your faith in your workplace. You’ll learn to become bold and confident as a leader, to speak up and say what God wants you to say and to finally know that you are worthy to be in your current role. Because God chose you, not because you are already a perfect leader, but because HE wants to mold you and use you to be an instrument in the kingdom of God.

Hey, I’m Rika, and for the past 10 years, I’ve been in middle-management leadership roles, where I have led various teams, from big to small, and experienced my fair share of working with difficult people, having tough conversations, hiring and firing people and managing team dynamics.

I thought that I could rely on worldly knowledge of leadership to get me through. I attended various leadership courses and listened to many leadership podcasts, but I was still struggling as a leader. I was feeling frustrated and to be honest, I was not enjoying my leadership role and felt like quitting more often than I probably should have!

I finally realised that if I wanted to be the leader that I truly desired to be (which was a leader who wasn’t shy to speak up, a leader who honoured God with her actions and a leader who could build a cohesive team without the drama), I needed to partner with God and find a Christian leadership mentor to guide me and keep me accountable.

I committed my leadership journey to God and partnered with HIM. I started working with a mentor and stepped out in faith as I did hard things every single day. And I can’t wait to share what I’ve learned with you!

If you’re ready to lead your team in a way that honours God, I’m excited to be your mentor! So, grab your notebook and pen (and don’t forget that Chai Latte), and let’s unlock your God-given leadership potential!

Next steps:

Head to https://www.womenoffaithinleadership.com where you can:
1. Sign up for our weekly newsletter and
2. Find free resources

Head to https://www.womenoffaithinleadership.com/quiz where you can take a free quiz to find out what's holding you back from leading with confidence.

Need to contact me? Email me at support@rikawhelan.com


Episode Date
167 | [Guest] Boundaries, Identity, and God-Aligned Leadership with Carolon Donnally
Jun 01, 2026
166 | Leading Through Change Without Overwhelm or Resistance
May 25, 2026
165 | Feedback Without Fear: How to Give Feedback with Compassion
May 18, 2026
164 | How to Listen Like Jesus & Use God-given Discernment in Conversations
May 11, 2026
163 | [Guest] What If Their Behaviour Isn’t the Problem? Seeing People Through God’s Eyes with Dr Melanie Grey
May 04, 2026
162 | How to Build a Culture of Healthy Accountability
Apr 27, 2026
161 | I Knew What to Say… So Why Didn’t I Say It?
Apr 20, 2026
160 | The 5 Communication Mistakes Even Smart Leaders Make
Apr 13, 2026
159 | [Guest] How Daily Devotionals Can Shape Workplace Culture with Matt Clarke
Apr 06, 2026
158 | How to Lead Like Jesus When You’re Under Pressure
Mar 30, 2026
157 | When God Uses Difficult People to Grow You as a Leader
Mar 23, 2026
156 | 5 Ways Christian Leaders Accidentally Contribute to Toxic Culture (and Don’t Realize It)
Mar 16, 2026
155 | [Guest] When God Calls You Before You Feel Ready with Rhonda Mincey
Mar 09, 2026
154 | Wise Decision-Making: What Christian Leaders Can Learn from Proverbs
Mar 02, 2026
153 | Leadership Loneliness: What to Do When No One Gets What You Carry
Feb 23, 2026
152 | Staying Spirit-Led When People Push Your Buttons
Feb 16, 2026
151 | [Guest] Why Joy Matters More Than Hustle in Leadership with Nicole Van Valen
Feb 09, 2026
150 | When Confidence Isn’t Enough: Rooting Your Leadership Identity in Christ
Feb 02, 2026
149 | What I Learned Leading in a Toxic Workplace
Jan 26, 2026
148 | The Legacy Leader: What Your Leadership Leaves Behind
Jan 19, 2026
147 | [Guest] The Lies We Trade: What Women Need to Stop Believing with Kristine Delano
Jan 12, 2026
146 | A New Year, A New Season: An update on Women of Faith in Leadership
Jan 07, 2026
145 | How to create your vision for the new year
Jan 05, 2026
144 | End of year review - Ask yourself these important questions at the end of every year
Dec 29, 2025
143 | Leadership lessons from the Christmas Story - What we can learn from Mary and Joseph
Dec 22, 2025
142 | The Future Leader: What Women Must Know About AI & Leadership
Dec 15, 2025
141 | Faith First: Leading With Christian Values in Secular Spaces
Dec 08, 2025
140 | The Culture You Tolerate is the Culture You Produce
Dec 01, 2025
139 | [Guest] Reclaiming Confidence & Calling in Midlife: Wisdom from Cindee Williams
Nov 24, 2025
138 | 3 Ways to Go From People Pleasing to People Leading
Nov 18, 2025
137 | [Series] Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About Part 5 - Managing conflict
Nov 10, 2025
136 | [Series] Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About Part 4 - Gossip & toxic cultures
Nov 04, 2025
135 | [Guest] Faithful Leadership Starts with Obedience with Debbie Simmons
Oct 27, 2025
134 | [Series] Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About Part 3 - Work/life balance
Oct 20, 2025
133 | [Series] Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About Part 2 - Hard Conversations
Oct 13, 2025
132 | [Series] Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About - Part 1: Imposter Syndrome
Oct 06, 2025
131 | [Guest] Restructuring Teams Without the Drama with Dan Tocchini
Sep 29, 2025
130 | Equipping Yourself with the Armor of God as a Leader
Sep 22, 2025
129 | Restoring Trust After a Leadership Mistake
Sep 16, 2025
128 | Situational Awareness: How to Read the Room and Lead With Confidence
Sep 08, 2025
127 | [Guest] Building Self-Reliant Teams That Thrive with Lisa L. Levy
Sep 01, 2025
126 | Leading Faithfully When Higher Management Isn’t on Your Side
Aug 25, 2025
125 | [Series] Leading with Wisdom in the Digital Age - Part 2: 4 Ways to Lead Well
Aug 18, 2025
124 | [Series] Leading with Wisdom in the Digital Age - Part 1: 3 Digital-Age Challenges Christian Leaders Face
Aug 11, 2025
123 | [Guest] Your Body Is God’s Temple: How to Lead Without Burning Out with Phyllis Hayes-Reams
Aug 04, 2025
122 | The Middle Manager's Dilemma: Leading Up & Managing Down
Jul 28, 2025
121 | 7 Skills Every Christian School Leader Needs So They Can Lead Their School Well
Jul 21, 2025
120 | 3 Ways School Leaders Can Rebuild a Culture That’s Fallen Apart
Jul 14, 2025
119 | [Guest] Healthy Leader, Healthy Team with Laurie Hammer
Jul 07, 2025
118 | The Basics of Biblical Obedience: What the Bible Says About Being Obedient
Jun 30, 2025
117 | Enough Hesitation! 3 Practical Ways to Be Obedient to God in Your Leadership Role
Jun 23, 2025
116 | 5 People Skills Every Female Christian Leader Needs
Jun 16, 2025
115 | [Guest] Why Christian Women Struggle to Rest (and How to Reclaim It Biblically) with Mia Perez
Jun 09, 2025
114 | Struggling With Difficult People? 5 Bible-Based Tips to Resolve Workplace Conflict
Jun 02, 2025
113 | The 3 Biggest Integrity Challenges Female Christian Leaders Face and How to Overcome Them
May 26, 2025
112 | Afraid to Speak Up? Managing (Potential) Conflict with Truth and Grace
May 19, 2025
111 | [Guest] How Faith Fuels Servant Leadership - Lessons from Tiffany Morice
May 12, 2025
110 | [Live Coaching] Overcoming Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome
May 05, 2025
109 | [Series] Are you Ready to Step out of the Boat? Peter’s Leadership Story - Lessons from the Bible's Most Reluctant Leaders Part 6
Apr 28, 2025
108 | [Series] From Persecutor to Preacher - Paul's Radical Leadership Transformation - Lessons from the Bible’s most Reluctant Leaders part 5
Apr 21, 2025
107 | [Guest] Partnering with the Holy Spirit - with Dr. Deanna Shrodes
Apr 15, 2025
106 | [Live Coaching] Navigating Difficult Conversations with Confidence
Apr 07, 2025
105 | [Series] Feeling Unqualified? 4 Things Jeremiah did to Overcame Self-Doubt - Lessons from the Bible’s Most Reluctant Leaders Part 4
Mar 31, 2025
104 | [Series] Jonah - From self-doubt to surrender - Lessons from the Bible’s Most Reluctant Leaders - Part 3
Mar 24, 2025
103 | [Guest] Burnout or Breakthrough? The Power of Slowing Down with Tamara Jackson
Mar 17, 2025
102 | [Series] Gideon’s Struggle with Self-Doubt - Lessons from the Bible’s Most Reluctant Leaders - Part 2
Mar 10, 2025
101 | [Series] Moses: Called but Not Confident - Lessons from the Bible’s Most Reluctant Leaders - Part 1
Mar 03, 2025
100 | Celebrating 100 Episodes: Lessons, Gratitude & Coaching Winners!
Feb 24, 2025
BONUS EPISODE: Free Coaching? Yes, Please!
Feb 21, 2025
099 | [Guest] Handwritten Notes: Small Gesture, Big Leadership Impact – with Amy Daughters
Feb 17, 2025
098 | Leading with Confidence When You Still Feel Like an Imposter
Feb 10, 2025
097 | Why You Are Struggling with Self-Doubt as a Leader—And How to Overcome It!
Feb 03, 2025
096 | Confidence Isn't About Being Loud – The Secret to Leading with Boldness
Jan 27, 2025
095 | [Guest] No formal training or experience? How mentorship and on-the-job learning taught Lisa Steven to run a successful nonprofit
Jan 20, 2025
094 | Struggling with Self-Doubt? 5 Bible Verses to Help You Build Confidence as a Leader
Jan 13, 2025
093 | How to create your vision for the new year + the podcast’s vision for 2025
Jan 06, 2025
092 | End of year review - Questions to ask yourself at the end of every year
Dec 30, 2024
091 | Leadership lessons from the Christmas Story - What we can learn from Mary and Joseph
Dec 24, 2024
090 | [Guest] What I wish leaders knew about working with neurodivergent people - Kadin McEwen
Dec 16, 2024
BONUS: Do you have 15 minutes to support the vision of this podcast for 2025?
Dec 14, 2024
089 | Reviewing SOPs, policies and procedures. The process and common pitfalls!
Dec 09, 2024
BONUS: Quick Podcast update 2 December 2024
Dec 02, 2024
088 | 5 Leadership mistakes that push your team to burnout and how to avoid them
Nov 25, 2024
087 | Experiencing high staff turnover? Review these 5 things ASAP + 5 retention strategies!
Nov 18, 2024
086 | [Series] Conversations about gossip: Why is gossip so prevalent in the education sector? With Mike McQuillan
Nov 11, 2024
085 | Don't Underestimate the Importance of a Good Onboarding Program for New Employees
Nov 04, 2024
084 | Leading a team for the first time? Start here!
Oct 28, 2024
083 | How to Run Effective Team Meetings
Oct 21, 2024
082 | [Series] Conversations about Gossip - Overcoming Toxic Workplace Environments - Marie Gasper-Hulvat
Oct 14, 2024
081 | Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace as a Female Leader
Oct 07, 2024
080 | Part 2: Maintaining a High-Performance Team
Sep 30, 2024
079 | Part 1: Building a High-Performance Team
Sep 24, 2024
078 | [Series] Conversations about Gossip - Learn to Lead with Greatness with Dr Jim Salvucci
Sep 16, 2024
077 | 5 Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Team + 1 Bonus Tip
Sep 09, 2024
076 | The Podcast is 1 Year Old! Let's Celebrate! Enter the Draw to Win!
Sep 02, 2024
075 | 8 Ways to Fix a Toxic Workplace Culture (& Answering a Listener Question)
Aug 26, 2024
074 | [Series] Conversations about Gossip: Uncorking the Truth about Alcohol in the Workplace with Sarah Rusbatch
Aug 19, 2024
073 | 10 Signs that Your Workplace Culture is Toxic - Watch Out for These Red Flags
Aug 12, 2024
072 | One-on-One Meetings - Having Tough Conversations, How You Can Prepare, and What to Do when it Goes Pear-shaped
Aug 05, 2024
071 | Help! My Boss Wants Me to Agree with Her Lies in Front of Others, what should I do? - Listener question
Jul 29, 2024
070 | [Series] Conversations About Gossip with Brandon Gano - The Leader's role in managing gossip
Jul 22, 2024
069 | Introducing new 'Conversations about Gossip' series and upcoming podcast episodes
Jul 15, 2024
068 | Use THIS gap analysis to improve your leadership skills absolutely free!
Jul 08, 2024
067 | The 6 characteristics of a healthy work environment - Part 2
Jul 01, 2024
066 | The 6 Characteristics of a Healthy Work Environment - Part 1
Jun 24, 2024
065 | Managing Gossip as a Church Leader (Small Group Leader, Women’s Ministry Leader, Children's Church Leader etc.)
Jun 17, 2024
064 | Gaining Confidence in Your Own Abilities - Part 4: Community Support
Jun 10, 2024
063 | Gaining Confidence in Your Own Abilities - Part 3: Professional Development
Jun 03, 2024
062 | Gaining confidence in your own abilities - Part 2: Personal Development
May 28, 2024
061 | Gaining confidence in your own abilities - Part 1: Spiritual Growth
May 20, 2024
060 | Should Female Christian Leaders be Assertive?
May 13, 2024
059 | Leadership Lessons from Women in the Bible - Part 3 - Esther
May 06, 2024
058 | Leadership Lessons from Women in the Bible - Part 2 - Deborah
Apr 29, 2024
057 | Leadership Lessons from Women in the Bible - Part 1 - Ruth
Apr 22, 2024
056 | Rerun - Is it really gossip? Gossip vs Office Chatter
Apr 15, 2024
055 | Rerun - Dealing with Difficult People at Work
Apr 08, 2024
054 | Rerun - What is Workplace Culture and Why Should You Care About It?
Apr 01, 2024
053 | The Struggle with Workplace Boundaries - Taking a short break from the podcast!
Mar 25, 2024
052 | Your Words Can Hurt - Pay attention to what you say and get involved in - lies, arguments, insults, slander, gossip, rumours, flattery, bragging, belittling
Mar 18, 2024
051 | Is it Time to Break Free from Corporate Life with Anita Anello
Mar 11, 2024
050 | Leading Through Tough Times | Servant Leadership | Relational Leadership | Leading like Jesus
Mar 04, 2024
049 | Leading with Kindness. Leading like Jesus. Kindness is not a weakness!
Feb 26, 2024
048 | Praying for your team. Being a role-model. Be like Jesus. Being an Instrument of the Lord
Feb 19, 2024
047 | Engaging a Faith-aligned Mentor
Feb 12, 2024
046 | When Leaders Gossip in Your Organisation - What You Can Do as a Fellow Leader
Feb 05, 2024
045 | A 7-step Framework for Eradicating Workplace Gossip
Jan 29, 2024
044 | Building Gossip-Resilient Teams
Jan 22, 2024
043 | 8 Ways to gossip-proof your onboarding process
Jan 15, 2024
042 | 10 ways to include faith in your leadership with Stefanie Gass
Jan 08, 2024
041 | Unpacking organisational values - Does your organisation’s values mean anything to employees?
Jan 01, 2024
040 | Let’s Celebrate and Pray For The New Year! 2024 Here We Come!
Dec 25, 2023
039 | Does your organisation’s processes let you down? Follow these 7 steps to implement change successfully. | Change Management | Influence | Leadership
Dec 18, 2023
038 | 5 Myths About Workplace Gossip And Why These Limiting Beliefs Are Holding Leaders Back From Dealing With Workplace Gossip
Dec 11, 2023
037 | Workplace Culture and Leadership with Deb Field
Dec 07, 2023
036 | Navigating the Minefield of Performance Management
Dec 04, 2023
035 | Should You Do Annual Performance Reviews?
Nov 30, 2023
034 | Go Beyond Boring Goals with Your Team
Nov 27, 2023
033 | In the spotlight: Lindy Langner on Leadership
Nov 23, 2023
032 | The 6 C’s of Workplace Culture
Nov 20, 2023
031 | 5 ways to Create a feedback culture in Your Workplace
Nov 16, 2023
030 | From Gossip to Growth - How to get rid of workplace gossip… for good!
Nov 11, 2023
029 | Say ”No” Gracefully - The art of saying no
Nov 09, 2023
028 | 6 Time Management Strategies to implement today and start mastering your minutes - Leadership, Faith, Christianity, women of faith
Nov 06, 2023
027 | The many hats we wear and all the balls we juggle as leaders - Leadership, workplace culture, women of faith, Christianity, Business, Delegation, Personal Growth
Nov 02, 2023
026 | Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Building Workplace Relationships
Oct 30, 2023
025 | 10 red flags to spot during job interviews
Oct 27, 2023
024 | Dealing with difficult people at work
Oct 25, 2023
023 | Praying with Purpose
Oct 23, 2023
022 | Boundaries, Balance, and Self-Care
Oct 20, 2023
021 | Spiritual Gifts in the Workplace - Using them for God’s glory
Oct 18, 2023
020 | Balancing Faith and Professionalism
Oct 16, 2023
019 | 5 Steps for Faith-Based Decision-Making in the Workplace
Oct 13, 2023
018 | Course Launch! From Conflict To Collaboration - Enrol now!
Oct 10, 2023
017 | Not dealing with conflict? Here’s the implications - From Conflict to Collaboration #4
Oct 08, 2023
016 | The characteristics of unhealthy conflict - From Conflict to Collaboration #3
Oct 05, 2023
015 | Can workplace conflict be healthy? From Conflict to Collaboration #2
Oct 03, 2023
014 | 3 Reasons Why Conflict Occurs in the Workplace: From Conflict to Collaboration #1
Oct 01, 2023
013 | 5 Stages Every Team Will Navigate - The Tuckman Model and Theory
Sep 28, 2023
012 | 3 Ways to set effective boundaries with your team
Sep 26, 2023
011 | 6 ways to foster a culture of accountability with your team
Sep 24, 2023
010 | 4 Steps to Become a Resilient Female Christian Leader
Sep 21, 2023
009 | 6 ways to set clear expectations with your team (Setting Clear Expectations #2)
Sep 19, 2023
008 | Setting Clear Expectations: 5 ways to tell whether your team understand the expectations
Sep 17, 2023
007 | 7 steps to deal with workplace gossip as a female Christian leader (Gossip Series #5)
Sep 14, 2023
006 | 10 Devastating consequences gossip can have on an organisation (Gossip Series #4)
Sep 12, 2023
005 | 8 Damaging consequences of workplace gossip on individuals (Gossip Series #3)
Sep 10, 2023
004 | What God Reveals About Gossip in the Bible (Gossip Series #2)
Sep 07, 2023
003 | Is it really gossip? Office Chatter vs Gossip. (Gossip Series #1)
Sep 05, 2023
002 | What is workplace culture and why you should care about it - Organisational culture, Christian Leadership, Faith, Work Family
Sep 03, 2023
001 | Podcast Introduction - My journey, testimony and why I started this podcast - Christianity, Leadership, Faith
Sep 03, 2023
000 | Welcome to the Women of Faith in Leadership Podcast!
Aug 28, 2023