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Episode Description

In this episode, Julia is joined by Dr Hinemoa Elder to explore the influence of Ancestors on leadership. Hinemoa encourages us to reflect on how our ancestors’ stories shape our leadership styles, reminding us that we are the living representation of those who came before us. She prompts us to consider the legacy we wish to leave, asking what our descendants might one day say about us as their ancestors. This conversation invites us to integrate ancestral wisdom into our leadership journey, fostering a deeper connection with our heritage and future generations.

About the Guest

Hinemoa Elder

Dr Hinemoa Elder is a distinguished psychiatrist of Ngāti Kurī, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, and Ngāpuhi descent in New Zealand. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and has over 20 years of experience in the mental health sector, specialising in child and adolescent psychiatry. Hinemoa works at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland and serves on several advisory boards, including The Helen Clark Foundation. She is also the author of best-selling books that share Māori wisdom for harmonious living. In 2019, Hinemoa was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to psychiatry and Māori.

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.