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Episode Description

In this episode, Julia speaks with Lulu Raghavan about the challenges and rewards of leading teams. Lulu, Vice President APAC at Landor and Fitch, one of the world’s largest design firms, reflects on her early experiences of leadership, from the moment she first felt like a leader at school to guiding teams in a global organisation today.

The conversation explores the delicate balance of leadership—how to foster growth in others without overshadowing them, how to navigate the opportunities and pitfalls of remote work and how to build both yourself and your brand from the ground up.

An insightful discussion on the realities of team leadership and the lessons that shape us along the way.

About the Guests

Lulu Raghavan

Lulu Raghavan is Vice President APAC at Landor and Fitch, a global leader in brand transformation. With a career spanning over two decades, she has led high-profile branding and design projects across industries. Passionate about leadership, mentorship and innovation, Lulu is a strong advocate for building brands that inspire and teams that thrive.

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.