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Episode Description

In this episode, Julia Middleton is joined by Montserrat Fregoso Fonseca, who delves into the pivotal themes of gratitude, setting boundaries, and self-worth in leadership. Montse shares her personal experiences, illustrating how embracing gratitude has shaped her approach to leadership and life.

Through candid storytelling, Montse discusses the importance of recognizing one’s limits and the power of saying no. She emphasizes that establishing clear boundaries is essential for sustainable leadership and personal well-being.

Montse challenges listeners to reflect on their own self-worth, advocating for leaders to acknowledge their value and contributions. She believes that understanding and asserting one’s worth is fundamental to leading authentically and effectively.

A heartfelt conversation that invites leaders to integrate gratitude, boundary-setting, and self-recognition into their leadership journeys, fostering resilience and authenticity.

About the Guests

Montserrat Fregoso Fonseca

Montserrat Fregoso Fonseca is a global citizen passionate about human rights, social justice, and fostering cross-cultural collaboration. She serves as Secretary General at UFER and is an Ambassador at Rebel Girls. Montse is a TEDx speaker, co-founder of SciArt Party, and an investor at The Bucket List Studios. Her dedication to social impact has been recognized with the Youth Award in 2015 and the TEC Women Award in 2019. As a Global Shaper and EXATEC, Montse continues to inspire and lead initiatives that promote inclusivity and empowerment

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.