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Ceannas ConversationsJurgen Klopp - no accidental leaderJurgen Klopp retired as Liverpool’s manager in May 2024, boasting a Premier League title, a Champions League crown, an FA Cup, two EFL Cups, the Community Shield, a UEFA Super Cup, and a FIFA Club World Cup over his nine years at the club.In this compressed analysis of Jurgen Klopp’s leadership I’m going to attempt to describe key aspects of his Leadership Behaviour (using the Ceannas Lenses), his Cultural Footprint (using the Culture Building Blocks), and finally his Wise Decision-Making (using the Ceannas Wheel of Wise Leadership), with a few...
2024-05-2627 min
Talking ResearchWho are you handing your money to?For any investor, there has to be trust in the people you are handing your money to and for the team behind the Responsible AA-rated Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Sustainability fund, this couldn't be more true.The fund's co-manager, Doug Ledingham, joined us on this week's episode, sharing the value they place on building trust and why 80% of their holdings will have an economic steward who is aligned with their approach to risk, time horizon and is passionate about building a business that will do better. Speaking with Jock Glover, Doug outlines the...
2024-03-0820 minCeannas ConversationsHandelsbanken - A Case Study in the Power of DecentralisationThe influence of thoughtful leadership
2024-03-0725 minCeannas ConversationsDonald Trump - is he a 'wise' leader?As part of our weekly Leadership Spotlights series, we examine Donald Trump the extent to which Donald Trump satisfies the criteria of being a Wise Leader.
2024-03-0719 minCeannas ConversationsAlex Hynes - Managing Director of Scotland's RailwayAlex Hynes was appointed Managing Director of the ScotRail Alliance in June 2017. Two years later, he was promoted to the broader role of Managing Director, Scotland’s Railway, following further operational devolution from Network Rail to Scotland. He currently leads the delivery of Scotland’s Railway through the ScotRail Alliance.In a wide ranging conversation with Don Ledingham, Co-CEO of Ceannas, Alex explores:Impact of childhood experiences on his leadershipWorking 'on', not 'in' the businessManaging a systemAccountabilityScanning horizonsBusiness are all about peopleCustomers and Employees are inextricably linkedImpact of climate changeSafe home every dayBalancing Warmth and EdgeEntrepreneurshipMaking or br...
2024-01-1157 minCeannas ConversationsAdrienne Muir - Leading A Global TeamFor seven years Adrienne Muir was COO of Voxsmart, a global technology company, based in Queenstown New Zealand she led teams based in locations around the world.In this episode she shares some of the challenges that face anyone leading a team operating in multiple locations and in different times zones.In the course of a fascinating interview Adrienne provides us with a range of practical suggestions that any leader would be well advised to consider implementing - regardless of whether their team is spread around the globe of simply operating in a hybrid fashion.
2023-11-1441 minCeannas ConversationsValue Stream Co-Leadership with Lee SmithLee Smith has had an extensive career with HSBC most recently leading a global team in the technology space. He has joined Ceannas as an Executive Consultant and executive coach.In this podcast Lee delves into the challenge of Value Stream Co-Leadership where he explores how technology and business leaders need to work together in a very different manner to enable the long-term success in delivery and continuous enhancement of complex products.
2023-11-0755 minCeannas ConversationsJack Houghton - Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer for Mindset.aiDon Ledingham is in conversation with Jack Houghton, the co-founder and chief product officer for Mindset.ai, who have a mission to become the digital infrastructure for the knowledge economy.Jack talks with passion and insight about his journey from Barrow-in -Furness to his current role. Jack's journey provides a great example to others who don't follow the traditional route to success. There are lessons here for businesses and leaders about ai that are of critical importance to their futures.
2023-05-1555 minCeannas ConversationsInternational Women's Day - Debbi McCullochAs part of the Ceannas celebration of International Women's Day, Don Ledingham interviews Debbi McCulloch the Depute Chief Executive of Spartans FC Foundation, and Head Coach of the Scottish Premier League Spartans FC Women's Team.Debbi brings to life her mantra of 'Dream Big, Dream Fierce' through her own career journey and her inspiring approach to 'giving back' to her community as a true example of leadership.
2023-03-0749 minCeannas ConversationsInternational Women's Day - Kirsty NicholsonAs part of our Ceannas celebration of International Women's Day, Don Ledingham interviews Kirsty Nicholson, a partner with Addleshaw Goddard, the international legal company.In the course of an extensive conversation Kirsty explores how the legal profession is moving towards a gender balance in leadership roles; how it can further normalise female leadership; the need to promote equal responsibility between men and women for caring duties in the early years; and the importance of role models in promoting women in business.
2023-03-0645 min
Work in Progress: The Personal Productivity Science Insights PodcastDr. Marieke Ledingham: The Trap of Job Burnout and Why We Should Overcome It | Work in Progress #11Are you feeling drained and exhausted at work? Don't worry, you're not alone! This week on Work in Progress, we're diving into the topic of burnout and how to overcome it.
Join our host, Tia Hamer, as she sits down with burnout expert, Dr. Marieke Ledingham. Dr. Marieke is a psychologist and researcher who is dedicated to helping people thrive in their professional lives. She works with professionals from a variety of industries, including medical, legal, education, and mining, to help them overcome burnout and develop well-being cultures.
In this episode, Dr. Marieke shares her t...
2023-01-271h 07Work in Progress: The Personal Productivity Science Insights PodcastDr. Marieke Ledingham: The Trap of Job Burnout and Why We Should Overcome It | Work in Progress #11Are you feeling drained and exhausted at work? Don't worry, you're not alone! This week on Work in Progress, we're diving into the topic of burnout and how to overcome it.
Join our host, Tia Hamer, as she sits down with burnout expert, Dr. Marieke Ledingham. Dr. Marieke is a psychologist and researcher who is dedicated to helping people thrive in their professional lives. She works with professionals from a variety of industries, including medical, legal, education, and mining, to help them overcome burnout and develop well-being cultures.
In this episode, Dr. Marieke shares her t...
2023-01-271h 07Ceannas ConversationsMental Health Awareness - Charlie WintonAs part of Mental Health Awareness Week Don Ledingham speaks to Charlie Winton, Founder fo OK Positive, a platform that allows people to monitor their own mental health and then take positive action.
2022-05-1154 minCeannas ConversationsWhy Ceannas?The Ceannas proposition to be read in conjunction with the Ceannas Homepage.https://www.ceannas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Ceannas_CurveGraph_v2-1.mp4
2021-04-0403 min2021-04-0206 minCeannas ConversationsStrategic Resilience with Benjamin KayserBenjamin Kayser played rugby for France on 37 occasions. He is currently studying for an MBA at the University of Oxford and is also a highly sought after and respected sports broadcaster. If that wasn't enough Benjamin is also an Executive Consultant with Ceannas where he is working with senior executive leaders from the corporate world.In this podcast he shares his insights into the importance of strategic resilience, switching back and forth between the worlds of sport and business.
2021-03-3145 minCeannas ConversationsThe Role of Chief Executive with Rob RogerThis Conversation between Rob Roger and members of the Ceannas Team took place back in March 2021. At the time Rob Roger was CEO of IQ Student Accommodation,. In February 2020, Blackstone announced plans to purchase the company for £4.66 billion, in the UK’s largest ever private real estate transaction. It's fascinating insight into the mind and practice of one of the UK's top executive leaders.
2021-03-281h 07Ceannas ConversationsLeadership Lessons from the Military with Gill WilkinsonIn this podcast Colonel Gill Wilkinson helps us to get behind the language of 'Mission command' and 'commander's intent', to show how clarity of purpose, authority, responsibility and accountability actually creates the conditions for disciplined and productive initiative that is often missing in organisations where leaders' fear to accept the authority that their role provides.Interestingly Gill pointed out that the motto of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where until recently she was Deputy Commander (Reserves) reads 'Serve to Lead'.
2021-03-1750 minCeannas ConversationsDiversity and Inclusion with Sinead O'BrienI was privileged to have a wide ranging conversation about diversity and inclusion with Sinead O'Brien, FCIPD in the first episode of our second series of Ceannas Conversations.There are so many insights provided by Sinead on this critically important topic that I cannot begin to list them here. All I can do is recommend the listen.
2021-03-1154 min
Changing ConversationsEpisode 20 - In Conversation with Don LedinghamDon Ledingham describes himself first and foremost as a teacher. Founder and CEO of the Ceannas Group, Don has held roles as a director of education and head Teacher. In this episode we talk about wise leadership and how values need to be lived through actions and behaviours. Find out more about Don’s work at https://www.ceannas.com/
2020-11-1352 min
airdrielifeWomen & Weed - Lona Bronee - Two Hoot on MainLona Bronee and her husband, Matt, are pioneering paraphernalia for cannabis.
From their store, Two Hoot on Main, they are selling their own dabbing pens, pipes, vape pens, e-nails, rolling machines and a variety of items from other suppliers.
I, Britton Ledingham, apologize if I get any terminology wrong. Cannabis is legal in Canada. Please don’t take my narcotic naivety as a judgement against weed or those who partake for medicinal or recreational reasons. Thanks!
Women are at the helm of three Airdrie cannabis shops, forging their brands and driving their operations....
2020-04-2622 minCeannas ConversationsThe Invisible Flow of TimeThe Invisible Flow of TimeThe passing of time is sometimes described as the ‘invisible flow of time’. Such a metaphor immediately conjures up the idea that time can flow at different rates, i.e. it can speed up and it can slow down.I’m not talking here in a science fiction manner, where people can travel backwards and forwards in time, but in the sense of the perception of those who experience time.For the purposes of this essay I’m going to propose that the speed of time is depen...
2020-03-2206 minCeannas ConversationsRob Harley - Wise Leadership (The Desmond Tutu effect)Rob Harley was the Student President at Natal University, South Africa in 1994, the year that Nelson Mandela came to power. In his current role as a Senior Investor with Stewart Investors Sustainability Team he reflects on those experiences and how it has shaped him as a person and a leader.
2020-01-2930 min2020-01-0615 minCeannas ConversationsEd Driver - Managing Director, 5 Star Crew - shares his thoughts on wise leadershipDon Ledingham asks Ed Driver, questions about wise leadership.
2019-11-0628 min
airdrielifeProject Jack and JillMike and Lori Reist are helping teens in tough circumstances still make their high school graduation night one to remember because they “don’t want them growing up sooner than they have to.”
The parents of five kids under nine years old give us insight into the starting of their two organizations helping outfit teens in tuxes and dresses for graduation, Adopt-A-Grad and Project Jack & Jill.
That’s today on the airdrielife podcast - where we share stories about extraordinary people who call Airdrie home.
Mike and Lori are an inspirational couple, and I’m glad...
2019-01-3146 min
airdrielifeRyan Straschnitzki is #StrazStrongThe Straschnitzki family is being resilient because they don’t stay down when the worst happens.
Airdrie’s Ryan Straschnitzki and his parents, Michelle and Tom share insights into their lives in the weeks and months after tragedy struck the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team when the team’s bus was involved in a crash with a semi truck, which killed 16 people and injured 13 others, including Ryan.
Ryan is paralyzed from the chest down, but he has been a beacon of hope in a hard time that unified the nation and the global hockey community.
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