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Episode Description

In this episode, Julia Middleton is joined by Katy Barrow-Grint to explore what it truly means to delegate effectively. Leaders often wonder when to delegate and whether it is as simple as assigning tasks to the right people.

With her experience in policing, Katy emphasizes that effective delegation is about more than distributing workload. Delegating wide and outward creates a vibrant team by harnessing diverse talents and strengths. Trust, accountability, and knowing when to step back so others can step up are key.

Listen to this episode to discover why delegation is an essential leadership skill and how mastering it builds stronger, more dynamic teams.

About the Guests

Katy Barrow-Grint

Katy Barrow-Grint is the Assistant Chief Constable at Thames Valley Police in the Greater Oxford Area. Founder of the Thames Valley Police Academic Journal. Editor-in-Chief of Going Equipped, a publication from the College of Policing. Runner-Up in the 2024 World Police Summit for the ‘Inspirational Female Police Officer’ award.

About the Host

Julia Middleton

Julia Middleton is the host of the Women Emerging podcast and a best-selling author of “If that’s leading, I’m in” as well as two previous books: “Leading beyond Authority” and “Cultural Intelligence”. She is deeply committed to helping people from all backgrounds to find their own approach to leading.

In 2020, Julia launched Women Emerging and in 2022 she lead an expedition of 24 women to find ‘an approach to leading that resonates with women’. She now leads expeditions with women all over the world based on 4Es methodology, discovered in the first expedition.

Prior to that, Julia was founder and, for over thirty years, Chief Executive of Common Purpose, which grew to become one of the biggest leadership development organisations in the world.
Julia is also an Ambassador for the Aurora Prize based in Armenia, on the boards of Alfanar Venture Philanthropy in the Arab World and Equality Now, which operates globally, and on the Advisory Councils of Fundacao Dom Cabral in Brazil and Synapse in Pakistan.

Born in London and brought up in New York, Julia was educated at French Lycées and graduated from the London School of Economics. She is married, with five children and lots of grandchildren.