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Lead To Succeed#138 Harnessing Certainty: CIA-Grade Tactics for Leadership Success with guest Mike MearsTeams want certainty, but in an uncertain world, how can you deliver it? Find out how in this episode.
We dive deep with Mike Mears, Leadership Theoretician, former GE change-agent under Jack Welch, and ex-CIA Chief of Human Capital.
Mike Mears reveals the neuroscience backed rituals and intelligence inspired frameworks that clear away uncertainty, sharpen your focus, and unleash your team’s full potential.
From GE’s “Workout” sessions to CIA secure briefings, Mike unpacks his three-pillar “Certainty” method.
Mike shares the mindset pivots that turn cautious managers into bold innovators, and the battlefield...2025-07-1331 minLead To Succeed#137 How to Break Free from What’s Holding You Back in Leadership, With Peak Performance Coach Saahil Mehta
In this high octane episode, Callum and Rebecca Jenkins discover how Saahil Mehta, an internationally renowned peak performance coach and author of Break Free, helps to declutter your life, lead with intention, and unlock your full leadership potential, in business and beyond.
Saahil shares his three-step "Break Free" process, the mindset shifts required to let go of people pleasing, and how climbing mountains has taught him how to navigate life’s biggest challenges including those high-stakes conversations leaders often avoid.
What You’ll Learn:
The “7 Summits” of Personal Success: Why leaders must define their own version of...2025-07-1330 minLead To Succeed#136 How do you Want your Team to Feel this Week? A new Lens on Leadership with Cara Cunniff.The Power of Emotional Culture at Work
Hosts, Rebecca Jenkins and Callum Jenkins are joined by Cara Cunniff, a former British Army Psychological Operations Officer, turned emotional culture consultant. We explore how leaders can create high-performing teams by focusing on emotions, not just actions.
Drawing from her military background in psychological operations, Cara shares powerful insights into how emotions influence behaviour, both on the battlefield and in the boardroom.
We unpack how organisations can co-create emotional cultures, why some leaders resist emotional awareness, and how to spot disengagement before it becomes damaging.
Whether yo...2025-05-0531 minLead To Succeed#135 From WeWork to LinkedIn: The Future of Leadership with Robin DanielsRobin Daniels, an experienced leader, discusses the evolving workplace, the importance of recognising effort over outcomes, and how autonomy enables creativity.
Robin also shares his leadership journey having worked at LinkedIn and WeWork, and provides actionable insights from the importance of building an online brand to what makes an impactful leader of the future.
Listen for invaluable leadership lessons and hear Robin’s thoughts about the value of Leadership in the age of AI.
Key Topics Covered:
Public vs. Private Recognition (17:30): Robin explains the importance of balancing recognition in the workplace to ens...2025-03-2833 minLead To Succeed#134 Breaking Every Rule to have a Successful Business - Nathan Chan of FoundrNathan Chan has broken every rule in business to have a successful company.
Hear his leadership journey and what he's learnt from interviewing over 100 business billionaires.
----more----Nathan is the visionary founder and CEO of Foundr, a global media and education platform dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs to be outstanding business leaders.
With a journey spanning over 12 years, Nathan shares how he transitioned from an IT support role to leading a company that has grown to employ around 50 people.
Lessons from interviews with Richard Branson, Mark Cuban and other impressive leaders
Through insightful discussions, Nathan reveals his ex...2025-03-1429 minLead To Succeed#133 Why Attributes Matter More Than Skills: Former Navy SEAL, Rich Diviney Shares Leadership InsightsIn this high value episode, Callum and Rebecca Jenkins are joined by Rich Diviney, a former Navy SEAL commander with over two decades of leadership experience, leading elite teams in some of the world’s most challenging environments.
Rich is also a human performance expert, and the author of The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance, Rich Diviney offers deep insights into the key traits that make a true leader.
From thoughts of becoming a naval aviator to commanding high-performing units, Rich shares invaluable leadership lessons and attributes that have shaped his career and the success of his...2025-02-1232 minLead To Succeed#132 Are You A Maverick Leader Like Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and Barack Obama?Discover the traits of successful maverick leaders, and how to apply them to transform your leadership and business.
Episode Summary: We take a close look at Maverick Leadership, what it is and how to apply it, with our guest Judith Germain, a leading authority on Maverick Leadership.
Judith reveals how Maverick leaders,like Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and even political figures like Barack Obama and Donald Trump, embody traits like willful independence, innovation, and the power to influence.
These leaders have transformed industries and driven massive change by...2025-01-1934 minLead To Succeed#131 How Unicorn Businesses Are Built: Leadership, Culture & Remote Work SecretsWhat it takes to build 2 unicorn businesses. Personal and professional insights from Oyster CEO.
Tony Jamous, co-founder and CEO of Oyster, a global HR management platform, reveals the core principles of empathy-driven leadership and shares insights on what it takes to build unicorn businesses.
Reflecting on his journey from starting in sales to building 2 unicorn businesses, Tony discusses what it takes, the leadership and culture required particularly in remote work environments.
Throughout the episode, we explore how companies that fail to adapt to remote work risk losing top talent, as today’s workforce increasingly values fl...2024-12-1031 minLead To Succeed#130 Discover the 3 Leadership Habits of Big Bet Legends; Nadella, Gates and BezosLeadership lessons learnt from first hand experience at Amazon, Google and The Gates Foundation.
John Rossman specialises in solving complex problems, he shares how leaders can make high-stakes decisions with clarity, velocity, and effective communication.
John shares his experience of observing and working with big bet leaders such as Jeff Bezos, Amazon and Satya Nadella, Microsoft.
Key Topics:
Big Bet Leadership - Making ambitious decisions with clarity, speed, and communication.
Lessons from Amazon - Leadership lessons from launching Amazon Marketplace and scaling in today's hyper digital landscape by making bold moves and with sharp thi...2024-11-0629 minLead To Succeed#129 Why Leaders Must Rethink Their Language with Suzanne Wertheim, Ph.D.An important and thought-provoking episode with Dr Suzanne Wertheim to discover how your leadership language might be negatively impacting you and the business.
Suzanne explains why being intentional with the language leaders use is crucial. Yet despite good intentions leadership language is often misaligned and causes problems in the workplace.
If you're a leader or managing a team this episode is a must listen to ensure your words encourage clarity, inclusivity, and positive engagement within your team.
Suzanne highlights that whilst good intentions guide our actions, it's crucial to reflect on whether our language is in alignment, otherwise our...2024-10-0136 minLead To Succeed#128 Want Extraordinary Business Results - Give Exceptional Value with Bob BurgIn this exceptional episode, Bob Burg, the renowned and prolific best selling author discusses the core principles of the Go-Giver philosophy and how they apply to leadership and success.
Bob emphasises the importance of providing value to others as the key to personal and professional success. Our conversation delves into how leaders can develop an approach of giving over getting as the fuel for business success.
Key Points Discussed:
The Go-Giver Philosophy:
The importance of shifting from a "getting" mindset to a "giving" one.
Success is directly proportional to how much...2024-09-1033 minLead To Succeed#127 How to Achieve Innovation in Business - A World First Disrupting a Traditional IndustryHow To Achieve Innovation in Business: Disrupting a Traditional Industry
In this episode, we delve into how two visionaries are transforming a highly traditional industry with a world first innovative product that promises both cost savings proven return on investment and environmental benefits.
Episode Highlights:
Meet the Disruptors: Our guests, George Kochanowski, a former chemical engineer and founder and CEO of Staxxon, and Richard Danderline a finance expert are pioneering the development of folding shipping containers. With over $2 billion spent annually on repositioning empty containers, their solution offers significant cost reductions and positive environmental impacts.
...2024-08-0333 minLead To Succeed#126 Implementing Culture Change: Tips for Leaders to Start Today with Nick Jenkins----more----Culture in the workplace
In this conversation, we discuss the importance of culture in the workplace and its impact on employee engagement, happiness, and business performance.
What is company culture?
Our guest Nick Jenkins who has 10 years of leading culture change, highlights the alarming statistics of employee unhappiness and disengagement and emphasises the need for leaders to take responsibility for improving culture.
Nick defines workplace culture as "the way things are done in an organisation" and explains that it consists of behaviours, rituals, traditions, practices, and approaches. He also emphasises that culture exists in various...2024-07-0738 minLead To Succeed#124 The Secrets of Workplace Happiness: How a Tech Founder Achieves It. With Richard ClarkeStatistics point to only one-third of employees being happy at work.
Yet there are considerable benefits to having a happy workforce.
We welcome Richard Clarke to discuss how he's achieved workplace happiness. Richard is founder of the tech business Secret Source and has studied behavioural and well-being science.
Having always been obsessed with the concept of happiness from a young age Richard travelled the world to discover how to achieve this state of being.
Realising he wanted to build a business to make people happy, he relocated to Gran Canaria and set up his company.2024-07-0527 minLead To Succeed#125 Transform Team Performance With 3 Critical Questions: Guest Todd KuckkahnWhy Revolutionising Leadership Matters and
How To Achieve It
Welcome to an inspiring episode with Todd Kuckkahn, a renowned keynote speaker and leadership coach revolutionising leadership and culture.
We delve into the critical aspects of communication and why many companies consistently get it wrong.
Todd shares his unique approach to performance reviews by focusing on three essential questions that ensure employees are happy and help prevent difficult performance conversations.
We explore the importance of living by our values and navigating situations where team values differ from your own.
Todd emphasises a...2024-06-1132 minLead To Succeed#123 How To Scale Your Business With Impactful LeadershipDiscover the principles and habits to triple profits, double cash flow, and 10X business valuation
We're delighted to welcome Herb Cogliano, an international executive business coach with three decades of invaluable business experience.
Herb shares a wealth of insights from growing a family business, navigating the challenges of scaling a business, and embodying the essence of impactful CEO leadership.
Drawing inspiration from the legendary John D. Rockefeller, the pioneering force behind the Standard Oil Company, now Exxon Mobil Natural Gas.
→ We delve into the transformative power of Rockefeller's 10 Habits to scale a business.
...2024-04-2240 minLead To Succeed#122 How to Develop Your EQ Advantage for Leadership Success: With Joshua FreedmanElevate your Emotional Intelligence Capabilities and Increase Your Leadership Performance
In this episode, #122, we're privileged to explore the wisdom of Joshua Freedman, a trailblazer in emotional intelligence in leadership.
Joshua Freedman is not just an expert; he's a visionary with a best-selling book:
At the Heart of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence.
World's Largest EQ Study
Joshua is the CEO of Six Seconds - a global emotional intelligence community. He leads the world's largest study on Emotional Intelligence. It reshapes our understanding of emotional intelligence in le...2024-03-1943 minLead To Succeed#121 How To Communicate and Inspire Through Effective PresentingBusiness leaders and managers must have good communication skills and being effective at presenting is vital.
Our guest, Andrea Pacini, the Founder of Ideas on Stage, has a compelling story.
It led him to become a leading presentation coach and author of the best-selling book "Confident Presenter."
His mission is to help business owners, leaders, and their teams become the best presenters they can be, ultimately growing their businesses and increasing their influence.
In this episode Andrea shares valuable insights, including:
Why the objective of a presentation is not just to share information
How t...2024-02-1733 minLead To Succeed#120 Elevate Your Sales Team to New Heights | Marcus A. ChanWelcome to another insightful episode of Lead To Succeed.
Today, we're joined by Marcus A. Chan, a dynamic sales expert, and author of "6 Figure Sales Secrets."
Marcus has a compelling journey from facing challenges in the sales world to becoming a top performer.
Marcus didn’t think he was cut out for sales after working harder than any other sales executive but not getting results.
It was a visit to his Doctor, that made Marcus realise how he needed to change his approach to sales and shift from pitching to consulting.
Instead of bl...2024-01-0337 minLead To Succeed#119 Would You Turn Down Apple As A client? With guest Jacqueline SamiraWOULD YOU SAY NO TO HAVING APPLE AS A CLIENT?
That’s exactly what our podcast guest Jacqueline Samira did.
Jacqueline is the founder and CEO of Howdy.com. Her company provides dedicated product-oriented developers with experience in over 100+ technologies and Jacqueline puts her team at the heart of the business.
Jacqueline shares her inspiring story of starting her business, funding it herself then facing it coming off its tracks as the Covid pandemic hit. At that point, she was down to her last $400.00 and expecting her first child. Not knowing what to do next.
...2023-11-0132 minLead To Succeed#118 Innovation and Execution are the Keys to Business Growth: Dominic MonkhouseAre you a business owner wondering why your team isn't performing?
If you're frustrated by a lack of progress, it's time to listen to sound advice from guest Dominic Monkhouse.
With extensive experience in growing two £30 million businesses, Dominic shares his views on accountability and leadership. We touch on topics such as how to avoid office politics which prevents success and his triangulation method to bust it.
We discuss:
What makes a great leader
How to have difficult conversations
Why we must focus on outcomes not tasks
The importance of radical feedback and how t...2023-10-0244 minLead To Succeed#117 The Human Face of Leadership and Why Its Critical to Embrace it | Hortense Le GentilHere’s a question for you, are your team the heroes in your business?
Leadership has changed, the leader is no longer the hero, and a successful leader will energise their team and coach them to become the best they can be.
Our guest Hortense Le Gentil is a world-renowned executive leadership coach, speaker, and author. Hortense has been ranked #5 on the List of World Management Global Gurus.
In this episode Hortense shares leadership insights that span 30 years, showing us how to become a human leader.
Listen to this episode if you want to:
Be inspired an...2023-09-1040 minLead To Succeed#116 Enabling Your Genius with Myles DowneyGuest, Myles Downey is the author of three business books, "Effective Modern Coaching", "Enabling Genius", and "The Enabling Manager".
We dive into what enabling genius means and how to tap into our own genius as a leader, along with how to embody our fullest potential.
We discuss how to avoid being frazzled at work, and the power of visualisation to reach our goals.
We cover intriguing insights from research conducted by Myles and colleagues to evaluate the lives of those who have achieved great accomplishments.
The good news from the research is we ca...2023-08-0542 minLead To Succeed#115 How To Crack The Sales Leadership Code With Kevin ThieleOur guest Kevin Thiele takes us through the skills required to be a successful sales leader. We discuss personal sacrifices, mental health, and the price you pay to be an outstanding leader.
With extensive sales leadership experience Kevin shares what it takes to create a winning sales team including research-backed strengths top sales leaders must develop and master.
We also discuss:
Tough decision making
Belief in humanity
Valuing the difference in your people
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About Kevin Thiele
Kevin has been living and breathing s...2023-07-0633 minLead To Succeed#114 The Difference Heart-Centred Leadership Makes To Business Outcomes | Deb CroweOur guest, Deb Crowe, explains how to look at leadership differently. To focus on honouring your people, to put them first and look after them, and then profits will follow.
Deb Crowe is a certified professional life and leadership coach from Canada. Her work involves helping entrepreneurs, leaders, and executives to achieve heart-centred leadership.
With years of experience, starting her entrepreneurial journey at just 24 years of age, Deb shares her expertise and insights on why heart-centred leadership matters and the difference it makes to business success.
We talk about the power of imperfection...2023-06-0730 minLead To Succeed#113 How To Be The Leader Who Achieves More In Less TimeOur guest, Barbara Waxman is passionate about building leaders’ personal and professional skills so they thrive with more energy and increased effectiveness.
Barbara, is the founder of Odyssey Group Coaching and takes a holistic approach to helping clients lead and communicate authentically. To sustain high performance and expand their influence and impact.
We discuss how leaders can build resilience in a more hectic and complex environment, and Barbara takes us through her 5 steps to manage change, starting with knowing your own stories.
We particularly liked Barbara’s take on bundling activities to ma...2023-05-1732 minLead To Succeed#112 How To Increase Your Opportunities For Success with Chuck KnabuschGet ready to take back control of your business and become the leader you were meant to be!
In this episode, our guest and author Chuck Knabusch shares his 28 years of corporate operational experience, as well as a wealth of knowledge from his time in the Army and National Guard.
Chuck gives practical insights on how to stay in control of your business, rather than letting it control you. We discuss the importance of setting standards, planning effectively, optimising your processes, and improving communication to increase the success of your small business.
Don't miss out o...2023-04-1832 minLead To Succeed#111 The Essential Ingredient To Sustainable Growth | Drew NealThe Essential Ingredient To Sustainable Growth
Welcome to today's podcast episode where we dive into the topic of creating a valuable human exchange within an organisation.
We are excited to have Drew Neal, a thought leader, and expert in breaking barriers and adaptive change, join us.
Drew shares his extensive experience in creating emotionally intelligent cultures that grow people and profits, especially in hyper-growth companies.
We discuss the importance of culture in sustainable business performance and how to align it with leadership.
Drew provides insights on how to foster a culture...2023-03-3145 minLead To Succeed#110 How To Create A High Performing Team | Andrew JenkinsWhat Does It Take To Create A High-Performing Team?
Our guest, industry leader Andrew Jenkins provides an invaluable opportunity to gain insight into the strategies to unlock and cultivate high-performance teams in businesses.
With his vast experience and knowledge, he demonstrates how to build better businesses through teamwork excellence.
Business leaders won't want to miss out on this unique chance to learn tangible techniques, including practical tips and stories of success, to apply in their own organisations.
Join us as we explore:
Effective delegation techniques
Signs of dysfunctional team dynamics
...2023-02-2038 minLead To Succeed#109 Why Leadership Excellence Starts From Within | Vijay MistriWhat does it take to be a successful leader in a world of significant change?
Guest, Vijay Mistri shares his personal leadership journey and how success changed his leadership style.
Vijay talks about modern leadership skills and the challenges that many leaders face.
He shares practical tips from his extensive experience, which includes coaching over a hundred CEOs, executives, and leaders to have a clear navigational path to self-mastery.
This episode is packed with leadership stories, tips, and anecdotes.
We discuss:
Toxic leadership and how to manage it
How to...2023-02-2042 minLead To Succeed#108 How To Captivate Your Virtual Audience | Jack MilnerGuest Jack Milner is an expert in communication. He teaches professionals how to move and speak in such a way that captures attention and communicates their message to different audiences.
But, as we know, the world has changed and many meetings, presentations, and events are now virtual.
This means we have to adapt our delivery style to communicate with influence and captivate our audience.
Delivering with impact is a skill that all leaders need, and the techniques Jack shares in this episode will improve your virtual presentations.
Jack shares many practical tips, from...2022-12-0147 minLead To Succeed#107 | Lead With Questions And Become A Better Listener In 8 Seconds | Bob TiedeBob Tiede shows us how to lead with questions
Bob's view is that leadership is not so much about knowing the right answers, as it is about asking the right questions.
Bob explains how one book changed his approach as a leader, from being a benevolent teller and setting direction to becoming a leader that leads with questions.
Now he has written numerous books on this topic.
In this episode, he shares many examples, not by telling us, but by asking Callum and me for our views which made this a very interactive ep...2022-10-1144 minLead To Succeed#106 If You Don’t Let Go You Don’t Grow With Johnny PearceWhat can we do with the oceans of plastic on our planet?
Find out how Johnny Pearce, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Oltco, has turned waste plastic including food packaging, into domestic driveways, patios, pathways, balconies, and pool surrounds.
As co-founder, he has built a successful business from HQ in Cornwall and now plans to expand globally.
But most important is the culture at the heart of their business and their approach to leadership.
Take a listen and be inspired by Johnny’s inspiring views on leading a team, and how he sees his ro...2022-09-2830 minLead To Succeed#105 Leadership Insights From The Worlds Most Admired CompaniesAdrian Simpson, of Wavelength shares hugely valuable leadership insights from the world's most successful companies.
Over the last 20 years, Adrian Simpson, co-founder of Wavelength, has taken leaders into the boardrooms and shop floors of globally revered, successful, and innovative companies.
The purpose is to understand what makes them successful and learn from their strategies, techniques, and approach.
These companies include Netflix, Apple, Tesla, LEGO, Google, and Four Seasons, to name a few.
Discover insights that Adrian has gained from their senior executives about leadership and the golden thread that is consistent across many o...2022-09-1845 minLead To Succeed#104 | From Losing You Biggest Client To International Growth | Tajinder BanwaitTajinder Banwait founder and managing director of Urban Apothecary London shares her inspiring story of leading and growing a successful business.
Tajinder speaks with passion about her team and the culture she has created. Her team loves working in the business so much that they don’t want to take their holidays as they feel they are missing out!
Discover how Tajinder led the business when her largest customer no longer wanted to stock her products and how she reinvented the business as a result.
We also discuss:
How to create an outstanding culture
Wh...2022-09-0835 minLead To Succeed#103 | The Importance Of Play In Leadership | Steve RixSteve Rix brings energy and passion to the importance of play in leadership.
Steve asks a poignant question. Are you more likely to find the qualities of timeless energy, emotional safety, high levels of imagination, and connectivity with others, in your workplace or in the playground?
Often it's the playground, and as such traits are valuable at work, Steve recommends incorporating play in the office to ease tensions and break down barriers.
You might find Steve's ideas fun and enlightening or crazy. Either way, your perspectives will be challenged as Steve provides insights and examples...2022-09-0138 minLead To Succeed#102 Lead Yourself First | With Jeremy Ryan SlateWhy Leadership Starts With You
Guest Jeremy Ryan Slate, the founder of Command Your Brand, talks about growing a business and the challenging aspects of leadership.
Jeremy candidly shares his thoughts on the art of delegation and how challenging it can be for a business owner. You’ll enjoy his three core principles for leadership, starting with handling yourself first, this includes your health.
We also discuss:
Leadership skills of the future
Even though perfection isn’t possible, still strive for it
Why documenting every process is crucial
Te...2022-08-2333 minLead To Succeed#100 | Your Leadership Mindset | With Christina BeaucheminHave you ever considered your negativity bias or if you react or respond?
In this episode with the author, NLP Practioner, and mindset coach, Christina Beauchemin we explore the impact of mindset on leadership and team building.
We also discuss:
The role of observance in leadership
How to create a calm and fun work atmosphere
Useful NLP techniques for leading a team
How to address the gap between perspectives and reality
Join us for practical tips that you can instantly apply in your business all based on experience, not theory.
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...2022-08-1736 minLead To Succeed#101 | Growing A Business With A Servant Leadership Style | With John HornDiscover the impact of a servant leadership style on business growth
John and the team have grown the business by adopting a people-centric approach, ensuring that the team is invested in the business's future success.
We discuss
Learning to listen to what is under the radar
Why you need to be prepared to say goodbye to clients and team members who are not a good fit for the business
Creating a safety net for mistakes
Why it's essential to track your time
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The impact of fear is significant, it causes procrastination and prevents innovation, it can stop us in our tracks from taking bold steps forward.
Fear is a basic human emotion, causing a flight or fight response. But in the context of business, how can we reframe fear and see it as a positive learning experience?
Business transformation specialist, consultant, and author of Unfear, Mark Minukas is our guest. He explains how to address fear in an organisation...2022-07-2631 minLead To Succeed#98 | Take Sprints For Business Growth | with Simon SeverinoWhilst I.T. and design departments are familiar with sprints, Simon explains how they can be highly effective for managing and growing a business.
Simon is the author of Strategy Sprints a blueprint for business growth and a TEDx speaker.
Simon recommends 7-day sprints to unblock a business bottleneck and to achieve 10X more.
In this episode, he shares his views on how to solve the weak point in the business, how to harness the team's superpowers, and double revenue in 90 days.
You will leave the podcast with lots of excellent ideas for bu...2022-07-1437 minLead To SucceedEpisode 97 | Why Your Leadership Must Be Energised | With Simon Alexander OngHow energised is your leadership?
Does this mean being extremely energetic or slowing down?
In this episode, author, keynote speaker, award-winning life and executive coach, Simon Alexander Ong, explains why it's both.
Simon's view is that an outstanding leader is a great coach.
Simon refers to Project Oxygen where Google determined what makes a manager great. It's interesting to note that number one is being a good coach, and empowering others to become their own leader first.
In this enlightening episode we discuss:
An effective way to become self-aware
A top leadership...2022-06-3034 minLead To SucceedEpisode 96 | The Power Of Story Telling In Leadership | With Richard NewmanRichard Newman, founder of Body Talk and author of You Were Born To Speak, shares his leadership experiences and the power of business storytelling for impact and engagement.
Many of Richard's clients are leaders who are expected to improve their communication skills. This could be to inspire their team, meet with important clients, be an ambassador for their business or speak at a conference.
We discuss the power and science of communication, including the challenges Richard has addressed in leading the growth of his company.
Be inspired by Richard's advice and ideas for outstanding communication i...2022-06-1338 minLead To SucceedEpisode 95 | Executive Loneliness | With Nick JonssonGuest Nick Jonsson, author, co-founder, and managing director of EGN shares his views on leadership and executive loneliness.
We discuss the smiling depression felt by executives and experienced by Nick himself. This is when you appear happy and successful at work but inside it's a very different situation.
In his book, Executive Loneliness, Nick shares how he was dependent on alcohol, and/or valium, and lorazepam, and could not go without such substances for 24 hours, and how he felt as if he was going to die.
Nick feels that executive loneliness still isn’t openly ta...2022-05-3029 minLead To SucceedEpisode 94 | Growth Happens At The Bottom Of The Pit | With Patrick Cootes Leadership lessons from Patrick Cootes are firmly rooted in humility and in acknowledging the skills of others.
Patrick has transitioned his career from teaching to tech, as Head of Product at Mindstone Learning.
He firmly believes in earning the respect of his team and having a culture that allows for fearless feedback to each other. To help achieve this Patrick talks about rewarding the team for giving tough feedback. Patrick also commits to sharing the feedback he receives from a one-to-one openly with the whole team.
We also discuss:
How to have alignment i...2022-05-1637 minLead To SucceedEpisode 93 | Why leadership has to be personal to be effective.| With Paul GloverOur guest Paul Glover, author, and no B.S. Work Development & Resilience Coach has challenging views on the future of management.
Paul considers the role of managers to become extinct with the advancement of AI, and he’s pleased about that.
Find out why Paul feels strongly about this, his rationale, and the future he sees for leadership.
His forthright opinions and practical tips create an engaging, lively and thought-provoking listen.
We discuss:
The three A’s of employee engagement
Why being a good listener is no longer suffic...2022-05-0837 minLead To SucceedEpisode 92 | Business Leadership Under Fire | With Pepyn Dinandt.We can all cite examples where business leadership has come under fire.
Understanding the reasons behind it, such as why it happened, and how to avoid it, is the topic of our conversation with Pepyn Dinandt.
Pepyn has 30 years of experience in leading the restructuring and transformation of companies in challenging situations, he is the author of Leadership Under Fire, with Richard Westley.
In this episode, we explore the 4C's of neglect that causes significant problems to companies. We touch on some of the 9 practical steps businesses can take to avoid leadership being in...2022-04-1848 minLead To SucceedEpisode 91 | Disrupting a traditional market with an unorthodox leadership style | Benjamin LancasterBenjamin Lancaster, co-founder, and owner at VCL Vintners is continuing to disrupt the traditional market of whisky cask investment.
In just 13 years his company has around £80 million pounds worth of whisky under management. With a small team of 13, Ben describes his leadership style as unorthodox.
Ben's determination and steely-minded approach, shows us what can be achieved when starting a business from scratch.
With a pioneering spirit and innovation at the heart of the business, Ben strives to be ahead of the curve and be the leader in his field.
2022-03-3135 minLead To SucceedEpisode 90 | Will Your Change Initiative Pay Off? | With Brendon BakerWhen it comes to leading change, our guest, Brendon Baker is a leading expert in the field, having consulted on over $10 billion in key transformation projects.
His mission is to help change leaders drive real value under the mantra of keeping it simple.
In this episode, we discuss the fundamental questions that must be asked when leading change. In Brendon’s experience, only 15% of the companies he’s consulted with can succinctly answer such questions.
If you are commencing a change programme, or in one, this episode provides many pointers for success with ongoing validation and...2022-03-2445 minLead To SucceedEpisode 89 | The Need For Diplomacy In Effective Communication | With David KlaasenClear communication is so much more than what you say.
Our guest David Klaasen has transitioned his career from Michelin Star restaurant Chef to Leadership Development and Executive Coach.
His Clarity Matrix considers 4 four key areas; people clarity, people performance, business clarity, and business performance.
One of the key topics we discuss is how to strike the balance between assertive and frank communication, whilst making your communication effective, impactful, and clear.
Knowing how to achieve this is important for all communication to be successful.
We also discuss:
Self-awareness and h...2022-03-1640 minLead To SucceedEpisode 88 | Creating Psychological Safety | With Jason Marc CampbellIn a new era of Leadership, our guest, Jason Marc Campbell talks about the importance of creating psychological safety for teams and the role of the leader as coach.
We live in turbulent times, and the importance of creating the right environment at work continues to be a high priority for top-performing leaders.
In this episode, we take a deeper dive into what psychological safety at work, really means, why it matters, and how to achieve it.
We also discuss:
How to encourage teams to speak up.
I...2022-03-0935 minLead To SucceedEpisode 87 | Does being an authentic leader improve financial results? | With Amanda CoulsonFind out if being an authentic leader and showing a degree of vulnerability brings improvement in financial performance.
Amanda Coulson founded her successful business over twenty years ago and has learnt a lot about leadership during that time.
In her early days of leadership, she was told that vulnerability was not a good trait to show. When she began to appreciate that it’s ok to share your vulnerabilities, it considerably changed her approach and the success of the business.
We also discuss:
Delegation not abdication
Leading from the heart
...2022-02-2832 minLead To SucceedEpisode 86 | How Not To Lead | With guest Nicolas De SwetschinHow A Poor Leadership Experience Shaped Nicholas's Approach
Nicholas leads remote sales teams and provides practical leadership tips on this. He shares what he learnt from an unsatisfactory leadership experience, and how he is using that to be a better leader.
We also discuss;
Setting team expectations
Correlations between a team spirit in sport and top performance in business
Tips and techniques that help a team perform better
Leading with intention
You can contact Nicolas here.
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Thank you for listening, please leave a review...2022-02-1826 minLead To SucceedEpisode 85 | Grow A Saleable Business | With Michelle Seiler TuckerStart with the end in mind when launching your business
This is the advice of Michelle Seiler Tucker, a merger and acquisition specialist who has sold over 500 businesses. Michelle considers leadership to be everything when it comes to growing a business and a good leader gets to really know their team.
With Michelle's extensive experience of helping companies to become saleable, we talk about what's needed for a founder to maximise the value of their business
We discuss;
The importance of understanding employees perceptions
Tips and advice to create a business...2022-02-1038 minLead To SucceedEpisode 84 | Top Tips For Leading Remote Teams | With Brett TremblyWhat does it take to successfully lead a remote team, regardless of whether you employ that team directly or not?
Brett has a passion to help managers hire teams, delegate, and be a great person to work with. We talk about the challenges of leading a growing business, the importance of having an earn it mindset, and why leaders should focus on their team, not the outcome.
We also discuss;
How to be successful leading remote teams
Why you fundamentally can't have a great team with a poor leader
The paradox of...2022-01-2738 minLead To SucceedEpisode 83 | Leading Teams - What You Need To Know | With Matt SchlegelLeading Teams - what makes a successful team for outstanding performance?
Our guest is Matt Schlegel, author of Teamwork 9.0. We discuss the importance of knowing your team and their personality dynamics to achieve high levels of team resilience and performance.
However, as Matt explains the starting point to leading successful teams is having a high degree of self-awareness yourself and knowing how to complement your skills with those of the team.
We also discuss
How using a diagnostic assessment on yourself and your team helps in communication and building trust.
Knowing your d...2022-01-1829 minLead To SucceedEpisode 82 | Neuroscience - What Can It Teach Us About Leadership? | With Tom FlatauOur guest, Tom Flatau, is an accredited brain and behavioural specialist and CEO of Twi.
Tom works with business leaders and teams globally to improve business performance by understanding how we can change our brain to become more effective leaders.
Tom’s interest and understanding of neuroscience started at an early age when he was told that his brother is the intelligent one. This left a niggle that Tom wrestled with, the impact of which fostered his interest in neuroscience and how it impacts leadership and team dynamics.
We also discuss:
The sci...2022-01-1228 minLead To SucceedEpisode 81 | Embrace Failure, It Is Crucial To Success - with Tamer ShahinThere is a revolution in business, which is turning on its head, the old adage of getting it right first time, to getting it wrong first time. Instead, fail fast and learn from it.
Our guest Tamer Shahin has an incredible business story to share. He has experienced growing a business to over $100 million and losing it all overnight, and then becoming personally in debt to the tune of $2 million.
Not having experienced failure before, this changed Tamer's perspective on life, leadership, and growing a business. Now he believes in embracing and integrating failure into every business be...2021-12-2844 minLead To SucceedEpisode 80 | How Huge Success Emerged From Failure - With Reg RixReg Rix is the co-founder and CEO of CarFinance 247. We hear his extremely down-to-earth and pragmatic approach to leadership, and growing a business.
Reg has experienced many business challenges, including facing the responsibility of putting a previous business into administration. This didn’t stop him; he used that experience as massive learning when it came to his next business venture.
Reg shares his views on leadership, resilience, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Reg speaks candidly about the personal sacrifices he has made in growing his company, and what is important for continued business success an...2021-12-2448 minLead To SucceedEpisode 79 | What Makes An Outstanding and Inspiring Leader?With over 70 inspiring and successful leaders sharing their insights, thoughts, and experiences on our podcast, we summarise the key themes, messages, and characteristics that make them successful and outstanding leaders.
From creating a vision, authenticity, emotional intelligence, decision making, leading in challenging times to adapting to the shifts in leadership required when leading a millennial team.
Self-leadership stands out as the start point. How can you lead others if you're not leading yourself and aiming to be the best you can be?
Being authentic, highly emotionally intelligent, understanding your team, and being kind...2021-12-0626 minLead To SucceedEpisode 78 | Curve Bender Business Relationships - with David NourOur guest David Nour is a top thought leader on business relationships, he shares how Curve Bender relationships can dramatically alter your growth trajectory. A prolific author, David talks about the 15 forces that are reshaping the world and heavily influencing what we do.
Join us to find out why you should run fast in the opposite direction from companies that have a disconnect between elite executives and those in the mailroom. David shares his views on why Servant Leadership is the future to attract and retain the best teams.
We also discuss:
✔️ Using intui...2021-11-2231 minLead To SucceedEpisode 77 | Why Culture Ultimately Wins - with Rod ReasenDemocratising health data to prevent disease is the big mission of our guest Rod Reasen of Springbuk
Rod share’s how his business was inspired by his daughter's health, and why it’s important to never settle. Rod is an action taker, but he has learnt the importance of taking time and pausing before taking action and shares examples of why this matters.
Rod talks about the need for transparency in client relationships and why you never want to be the smartest person in the room.
We also discuss:
Why character has to match comp...2021-11-1538 minLead To SucceedEpisode 76 | Letting Go of Ego to be a Better Leader - With Alex SeeryAlex Seery is the founder of Shifts To Success, the world’s first public sector accelerator. Alex is also best selling author of Police Officer to Entrepreneur. He is passionate about business and entrepreneurship and helping others to lead a fulfilling life with their own business. We discuss his leadership style, challenges faced in growing his successful business along with practical leadership tips.
We also discuss:
✔️Why Alex champions a non-hierarchical structure in his business
✔️Letting ego go to be a better leader
✔️Managing remote teams
✔️Why it’s essential to get com...2021-11-0836 minLead To SucceedEpisode 75 | Increase Resilience for High Performance in the Workplace - with Gee GahirIn a world of change, and the unfamiliar patterns we've been forced into, how your team feel is crucial to success and results achieved.
Low levels of resilience impede performance and detract from having a highly motivated workforce. But what are the signs, and what is the best way for leadership to address the issues of stress, anxiety, and fear?
We discuss
✔️ The theory of DOT and how to use it to change perspectives
✔️ Practical tips to help a team feel far less stressed
✔️ Empathic Leadership - how it gets immense results
...2021-11-0130 minLead To SucceedEpisode 74 | Shaping your Leadership and taking the Plunge - with Catherine HydeIt can be a daunting prospect to set up your own business, our guest Catherine Hyde of Hooper Hyde has taken the plunge.
Catherine talks about riding the waves to embrace the high and lows of business, and why it's important to be bold, brave, and jump in.
We discuss:
✔️ How different leadership styles and experiences have influenced and shaped Catherine's approach
✔️ What great leadership looks like
✔️ Practical tips to challenge leadership that isn't progressive or inclusive
✔️ Why working collaboratively with clients is at the heart of her business
...2021-10-2534 minLead To SucceedEpisode 73 | Leading in a Crisis - with Carl CourtneyOur guest is seasoned crisis management specialist Carl Courtney of Hard Rain.
Carl has 40 years of leadership experience, having set up his first business at the age of 20. He shares insights into leading companies through a crisis that has the potential to devastate their business.
We talk about the do’s and don’ts when the crisis spotlight falls on the leadership team. We cover how to avoid it escalating and causing significant disruption, financial and reputational loss.
We discuss:
✔️The best crisis strategy to adopt
✔️How to prepare in advance to mitigate reputational...2021-10-1831 minLead To SucceedEpisode 72 | The challenges of growing and leading a team - with Asad AnsariChallenging binary decision-making and organising tasks are just two of the topics we discuss with entrepreneur Asad Ansari, founder of Mayfair IT Consultancy.
Asad shares why being kind to yourself and self-belief are important contributors to leadership.
If you're an entrepreneur or leader you'll enjoy Asad's down to earth approach and insights into what it takes to grow a business.
We discuss
✔️The importance of networking
✔️Leading with clean intentions
✔️Organising tasks by economic benefit
✔️Lessons learnt from growing a team
Want to take your leadership and business to...2021-10-1138 minLead To SucceedEpisode 71 | Engaging Millennials - are leaders willing to adapt? With Vivek IyyaniBy 2025, Millennials will form 75% of the global workforce. This episode is a must-listen for leaders wanting to know how to engage and retain them.
Our guest, Vivek Iyyani is a Millennial specialist and author of Engaging Millennials. He shares the 7 fundamentals to recruit, reward, and retain the largest generation in the workforce, and how leaders need to adapt their leadership for this generation.
We discuss:
✔️Why the annual performance review doesn’t work for Millennials
✔️Why leadership needs to be more informal, chilled, and relaxed
✔️The importance of psychological safety in the workplace
✔️How to...2021-10-0433 minLead To SucceedEpisode 70 | Self leadership informs your ability to lead others - Dan StanleyLeading yourself is the key theme of our conversation with Dan Stanley of BetterMen.
We dive into Dan's experiences of not living an authentic life, with 35 years of pretending to be himself, and how that impacted his personal life and work.
Now Dan helps professional men whose personal lives are impacted by their professional success leaving them with a deep sense of disconnection, isolation and lack of fulfilment.
We discuss:
✔️ Not feeling good enough
✔️ Overcoming stoic attitudes
✔️ Leading life on your terms
✔️ The choice in adversity
✔️ How to have...2021-09-2437 minLead To SucceedEpisode 69 | Leading Change - How to make it faster, easier and better - Jake JacobsAre you leading change? Do you want faster, easier and better results?
If so, this episode will tick all those boxes, as we talk about the key components to leveraging change in an organisation, with Jake Jacobs of Jake Jacobs Consulting.
We discuss
Why middle managers are not the often perceived blockage to making change work
How to make change programmes effective with group consultations
Why it's important to develop a future that teams want to call their own
Find the resisters to change, they can become y...2021-09-1545 minLead To SucceedEpisode 68 | The one question every leader must ask. - With guest John DembitzWith extensive leadership experience, our guest John Dembitz talks with passion about the good, bad, and ugly of leadership.
We hear about his early leadership lessons at McKinsey, to growing a business, and now as Chairman of various organisations.
We discuss:
✔️ The most important question to ask as a leader and why
✔️ Crucial leadership skills
✔️ Managing difficult conversations
✔️ Why micromanagement is death to a business
✔️ Examples of exemplar leadership
✔️ Why there needs to be more Govt. support and press coverage for small businesses
✔️ Managing big challenges
2021-09-0527 minLead To SucceedEpisode 67 | Beyond Burnout - Lessons Learnt with Sally SpicerOur guest Sally Spicer faced burnout and challenging leadership times during Covid-19
Sally openly talks about how she dealt with burnout during the pandemic, how it challenged her as a leader and the lessons learned that are now taking her forward in an exciting and positive way.
We discuss
✔️ Why asking for help is essential for growth
✔️ Embracing failure
✔️ Questioning your doubts, changing your self-talk and narrative
✔️ The importance of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
✔️ The power of networking
Do you want to take your leadership and bus...2021-08-2730 minLead To SucceedEpisode 66 | Leading A Remote Team - with Guest Mateusz OssowskiMateusz is co-founder of Sellizer. We discuss the challenges of managing and leading a remote team and the importance of values in leadership success.
We also discuss:
✔️ Fast and slow decision making
✔️ Why having a mastermind group is making a big difference
✔️ One of the most important questions to ask new recruits
✔️ Leaving your ego behind to be an effective leader
✔️ Tips for dealing with tough situations
You can find out about Sellizer here
The podcast is sponsored by RJEN
Book a FREE Leadership Consulting Session.
If your goal is to g...2021-08-2232 minLead To SucceedEpisode 65 | Authentic Leadership and Managing Difficult Conversations - Kay KukoyiOur guest Kay Kukoyi is the founder of Purposeful Group, author, speaker, and lecturer.
Kay shares her leadership lessons and why she doesn't want members of her team to be heroes. Kay considers leadership to be daily work in progress and shares very practical steps for managing difficult conversations.
We discuss:
✔️ Why self-reflection is essential to growth
✔️ Managing difficult conversations
✔️ 3 practical pieces of advice to be a better leader
✔️ The art of communication
✔️ Big leadership lessons
✔️ What to do when others have different expectations and priorities
If you...2021-08-1636 minLead To SucceedEpisode 64 | Why being a visionary leader isn‘t sufficient - with guest Ahmed AbdullaAhmed is an entrepreneurial leader on a mission to make healthcare fairer and patient-centric.
We discover the leadership challenges of scaling a start-up business with a new product in a risk-averse industry.
We discuss:
✔️ Why courage comes first
✔️ The importance of patience
✔️ Strong self-awareness for leadership performance
✔️ Essential considerations for good decision making
✔️ Managing difficult conversations
✔️ How self-education reduces stress and builds confidence
Connect with Ahmed here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aahealtheconomics/
Find out more
Connect with the podcast ho...2021-08-0634 minLead To SucceedEpisode 63 | Connecting how to your why and your purpose - with guest Brenda RigneyConnecting how to your why and your purpose. This is at the heart of our discussion with guest Brenda Rigney.
Brenda is a leadership and business coach working with entrepreneurs. Join us for a lively and informative discussion.
We discuss:
✔️ Practical tips for coping with challenging times, in Brenda's case, leaving corporate life and going through a divorce
✔️ Great leadership traits
✔️Why we need to make leadership more accessible
✔️Why putting yourself in a different situation will help you find your purpose
✔️ Why making an inventory of your priorities and s...2021-07-3030 minLead To SucceedEpisode 62 | Treat customers like friends and colleagues like family - With Nick PatrickNick is the founder of Sempre and he shares openly the challenges of leadership, from recognising that despite being the founder, he was part of the problem of developing the business and learning to leave your ego out of the equation.
We discuss
Always be defining what good looks like.
What to do when the data and your gut feeling are giving 2 different messages.
Why he regrets not investing in himself and have a mentor earlier in his career.
His recruitment criteria, to hire on high culture ov...2021-07-2233 minLead To SucceedEpisode 61 | Mindset - The universal tipping point to success - Leigh and PaulaOur guests, Leigh and Paula are leaders of a global digital business.
Their mission is to put to bed the myth that you can't have a successful business as an artist. They want everyone who has a creative passion and artistic talent to step into it and grow a hugely successful company.
We discuss:
✔️Why customer-centricity is at the heart of their business
✔️Helping their clients to see and value their self-worth
✔️Why leadership is to inspire action and why leading with joy is crucial
✔️Taking responsibility for reflecting the mirror back on their cu...2021-07-1631 minLead To SucceedEpisode 60 | Experiments matter, not failure - With guest Anuj Agarwal'We don't use the word failure' - explains Anuj, CEO and founder of I8Labs.
Instead, Anuj's focus is on experiments and having a good number of them. We kick off by asking Anuj what complex leadership problems he has faced, and how he has learnt to hand over control to others as the business grows.
With 15 minutes of daily self-reflection, Anuj shares his leadership principles, we discuss:
✔️Asking if you are worthy of being followed?
✔️ Why everyone in his business is a leader
✔️ Practical steps for growing your leadership skills
✔️ Why every action...2021-07-0828 minLead To SucceedEpisode 59 | Is Leadership about Mindset? With guest Kieren WindsorThe importance of humbleness and encouraging your team to flourish.
These are just two of the leadership topics we cover with guest Kieren Windsor.
We discuss:
* What makes a great leader
* Is leadership a mindset?
* Taking responsibility for the company vision
* The importance of introspection
* Learning from leaders you admire
* Lessons learnt from starting a new business in challenging times
Connect with the podcast hosts
We welcome your feedback or any questions you might have. From being a guest on our podcast, to le...2021-07-0232 minLead To SucceedEpisode 58 | People, Product , Passion before Profit with Tim O‘BrienA big dose of leadership inspiration from guest Tim O'Brien. Tim has faced many challenges in growing his family business to $8m in revenues since 2010 when he opened his first store, The Healthy Place.
We discuss:
✔️Tim's biggest leadership lesson
✔️Setting his business apart from your competitors
✔️How he stayed true to his vision even when the numbers were pointing in the wrong direction
✔️How to overcome the challenge of having every employee as passionate about the business as the founder
✔️Why it's people first
✔️The importance of renewing yourself daily to be the be...2021-06-2531 minLead To SucceedEpisode 57 | As a leader, how open should you be with your team? With Nikki HIllGuest Nikki Hill shares her views on leadership, defining great leadership as seeing the potential in others that they don't see in themselves.
"Leadership is a constant evolvement, it's like a first date," and Nikki is an advocate of sharing vulnerabilities and being authentic as it brings the human dimension to leadership.
We discuss
✔️Keeping yourself re-energised to be able to lead
✔️Being both self-aware and aware of others
✔️The importance of delegation and doing what you do best
✔️Why men are more likely than women to push through imposter syndrome
✔️Charisma in leadersh...2021-06-1529 minLead To SucceedEpisode 56 | Creative, compassionate and heartfelt leadership - With guest Tii RicksCreativity is an aspect of leadership that is often overlooked. Our guest Tii Ricks shares her views on this and explains why it matters, along with other leadership insights.
Tii has evolved her career from directing films to leading sales teams at a variety of companies and we discuss how creativity can make a difference to people and outcomes. We talk about imposter syndrome and why it's completely acceptable as a leader not to have all the answers, as well as the importance of kindness in leadership.
We discuss
✔️Finding a way to be the best...2021-06-0930 minLead To SucceedEpisode 55 | Tom Peters - Why we need Extreme Humanism in Leadership todayTom Peters is a world-renowned author of 19 books including In Search of Excellence, and an international speaker on leadership and management.
He shares his experiences, wisdom and views on what is needed to be a leader during tumultuous times.
His latest book, Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism is packed with practical actionable steps, a checklist for leading both teams and businesses.
We discuss
✔️ Why on average, women are better leaders than men
✔️ Why kindness, caring and forgiving are essential leadership traits
✔️ How kindness = repeat business = PROFIT
✔️ The reason for 50-75% of front line work...2021-06-0140 minLead To SucceedEpisode 54 | Authentic Leadership - what does it really mean and what does it take? With Piers MummeryInsights into authentic leadership
Join us with guest Piers Mummery, who shares insights into authentic leadership and why shifting your energy provides greater awareness, increased quality of life and new opportunities.
We discuss
➡️ Reaction V response to challenging situations
➡️ Catabolic and Anabolic states and the impact they have
➡️ How to manage challenging situations
➡️ 3 key leadership principles to lead with
➡️ Leading from within first to be an authentic leader
Connect with the podcast hosts
We welcome your feedback or any questions you might have. Â From being a guest on our podcast...2021-05-2532 minLead To SucceedEpisode 53 | Agile mindset and never give up - with serial entrepreneur Mischa DohlerBusiness ethics, market-driven decisions and the importance of the human dynamic in leadership.
Our guest Misch Dohler is a serial entrepreneur with 5 companies, a professor in Wireless Communications King's College London, and a composer & pianist with 5 albums on Spotify/iTunes. Mischa is a Distinguished Member of Harvard Square Leaders Excellence and a policy advisor to Governments on issues related to digital, skills and education.
We discuss
✅ Top traits need to succeed in leadership
✅ How to overcome procrastination
✅ Making decisions quickly in your high decision phase
✅ Why leadership is a state of mind
✅ Why getting in the trenches is important
✅...2021-05-1827 minLead To SucceedEpisode 52 | Scale your Everest with Erik SeveringhausIf you have your own Mount Everest to scale, whether that's as an entrepreneur, leader or executive, you will get incredible insights and ideas from this episode with entrepreneur, author and mountaineer, Erik Severinghaus.
We discuss:
✔️How leading a business is more challenging than climbing Mount Everest
✔️Why pushing forward all the time to achieve more isn't always the answer
✔️Lessons learnt from climbing Mount Everest that we can all benefit from
✔️The importance of recovery and rejuvenation
✔️Being able to communicate with those who are different to you
✔️How t...2021-05-1128 minLead To SucceedEpisode 51 | How does a leader get the raw feedback they need? With Ian HoggOur guest is Ian Hogg - Chairman and CEO of fastPAYE
With over 40 years of leadership experience, starting in the Navy and now leading a team and growing a business, Ian shares lessons learnt and how he's adjusted his leadership as a result.
We discuss:
How Ian receives critical feedback from his team for ongoing leadership development
Essential leadership traits
Practical leadership tips
Servant style leadership
How to demonstrate leadership at the start of your career
Hear the advice that Ian would give his younger self and why self- reflection is an essential part of hi...2021-05-0426 minLead To SucceedEpisode 50 | Persistence, caring and enablers of change - traits of effective leaders. With Nuno SoaresLeadership is unselfish and trust has to be earnt.
Today our podcast guest is Nuno Soares, author and owner of Clear IT solutions.
Nuno's view on leadership is that it's not a title, you need followers to be a leader and earn trust, you can't simply ask people to follow you. It's not a LinkedIn title.
We discuss
Leadership traits
Why there are huge opportunities for SME businesses that leverage technology
How to avoid challenging times pull you down
Why persistence pays off
Why leaders need to care about their people
The impo...2021-04-2731 minLead To SucceedEpisode 49 | Emotional Intelligence - what is it and why it matters?Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is more highly valued by employers than IQ. We explore what it is and why it's such an important leadership trait.
Callum and I shine a spotlight on emotional intelligence. We discuss what it is and its role in leadership. We review the various aspects of EQ, what it entails and how leaders can exhibit this highly valued trait in order to have positive working relationships, greater returns for the business and lead to higher levels of motivation and happiness in the workplace.
According to Daniel Goleman in his book - Emotional Intelligence, EQ c...2021-04-2018 minLead To SucceedEpisode 48 | Talent gets you noticed but it’s not the key to success - Justin RoethlingshoeferJustin's Roethlingshoefer shares his perspectives on the key to success, not just in leadership, but in all areas of life.
We discuss:
High Performance
High performance has become an overused term, describing everyday things such as bed linen to clothing and even habits! Justin seeks to enhance conscious leaders as he takes us through sports analogies to share his perspectives on leadership today.
Justin's four-step process for conscious leadership
Justin takes us through his 4 step process, of awareness, allowing, acknowledgement and action to be a more conscious leader and to reset y...2021-04-1335 minLead To SucceedEpisode 47 | How Crucial is Company Culture to Business Success?Welcome to a new style episode where we take a leadership topic and discuss its importance and relevance in business today.
In this episode, Callum and Rebecca discuss the impact of company culture on performance and results. Callum shares his perspective from working in an organisation and Rebecca shares hers in growing a business where the majority of the workforce were out based.
We discuss:
1. The importance of feeling valued
2. Why defining your culture isn't enough
3. The benefits of developing a clear culture
4. How to measure the impact of y...2021-04-0730 minLead To SucceedEpisode 46 | Leading from the heart with Kiki StantonOur podcast guest is Kiki Stanton, of Kiki Kirby Consultancy.
A very heartfelt, open and insightful discussion. Kiki talks about humility, being humble and leading from the heart. Being open as a leader and willing to be open to criticism and to show vulnerability.
Kiki first learnt about leadership by not doing it right, focusing on action, striving for success around money and status. Kiki highlights the importance of feedback and looking inwards, being focused on bringing the team with her, and listening to them.
Kiki shares how losing her mother to cancer she...2021-03-2930 minLead To SucceedEpisode 45 | Supporting both your colleagues and customers through Covid - Bryn Ible of Advantedge Commercial FinanceOur guest this week is Bryn Ible - Regional Managing Director of Advantedge Commercial Finance.
Bryn shares his experiences in his first leadership-oriented role, where he applied his learnings from previous mentors and managers.
Bryn talks about how he sees the two aspects to leadership; the financial aspect - ensuring the numbers align on the P&L statement, what drives the business and the departments forward and then also the personal aspect to leadership - finding the right people, ensuring they have clarity in their role and that they feel supported, especially during tough times.2021-03-2335 minLead To SucceedEpisode 44 | Find out why Evan fired a great employee and doing the difficult thing - Evan CarmichaelOur podcast guest is - Evan Carmichael - author of Built to Serve, founder of Evan Carmichael Communications, Inc top 100 leadership speakers, Forbes top 40 Social Marketers.
An inspiring conversation, we discuss:
Why leadership is an endless mountain to climb but help others climbing behind you
Why it's important to do things that scare you and give you a boom, boom moment!
Help others get where they want to be
Why he fired a great employee
How to deal with self-doubt
Evan's 3 practical tips for getting ahead as a leader
The importance of the 2% rule
C...2021-03-1226 minLead To SucceedEpisode 43 | Empowering your team with a results only work environment (ROWE) and leading from behind with Danny Matthews - Creative Director at Danny&co.This week our guest is Danny Matthews, the Founder & Creative Director of Danny&co. Danny has had significant experience in two different industries, the financial sector and creative graphic design and shares insights on leadership and entrepreneurship.
Danny kicks things off by sharing a leadership analogy he remembers from a picture he once saw, a pack of wolves climbing a mountain, but being led from the back by the lead wolf, not the front. For Danny this summarises his perspective on leadership - it's all about empowering and motivating your team from the back, encouraging them to b...2021-03-0523 minLead To SucceedEpisode 42 | Summary: Jordi Ferrer - VP & GM of UK & Ireland, Service NowOur review episode with guest Jordi Ferrer of ServiceNow.
Original podcast description
Our guest this week is Jordi Ferrer, VP & GM ServiceNow - UK & Ireland, one of the fastest-growing global SaaS companies.
We talk about what traits make an effective leader and this comes down to the ability to listen to your team, seek to understand them and enabling a sense of trust. Jordi shared an analogy we really liked, 'allow the team to take the risk & I'll provide the safety net.' This relates to helping your team feel supported and empowered, knowing that if th...2021-03-0501 minLead To SucceedEpisode 41 | Be humble, drive excitement and be a transparent leader - with Jordi Ferrer of ServiceNowOur guest this week is Jordi Ferrer, VP & GM ServiceNow - UK & Ireland, one of the fastest-growing global SaaS companies.
We talk about what traits make an effective leader and this comes down to the ability to listen to your team, seek to understand them and enabling a sense of trust. Jordi shared an analogy we really liked, 'allow the team to take the risk & I'll provide the safety net.' This relates to helping your team feel supported and empowered, knowing that if things don't quite go to plan they will not be negatively affected or...2021-02-2436 minLead To SucceedEpisode 40 | A millionaire entrepreneur at the age of 23 - Lauren TicknerToday we have the pleasure of talking with Lauren Tickner, the CEO of impact school and Forbes 30 under 30!
Lauren kicks off with an insight into how her 7 figure business came to be. From deferring entry to university, Lauren decided to work at an asset management firm where she had the realisation that by staying in a role like this she might ultimately end up feeling unfilled and unsatisfied. Combined with the difficulties her brother faces in his daily life, Lauren realised her ability to create freedom for herself whilst impacting the lives of others, she felt almost a moral...2021-02-1425 minLead To SucceedEpisode 39 | Let your ego go to be an effective leader - Leon McQuade | Think CloudOur podcast guest is Leon McQuade - Technology Evangelist | Co-Founder, Think Cloud | Trustee Andy's Man Club | The Pig Wrestling Podcast
What we discuss
Leon shares insights into his career and how it was an appointment with the Doctor that made him appreciate that he needed to gain leadership skills.
We talk about:
How his children helped him to make up his mind to make a big decision about his work.
How he has to work at not making everything perfect, better to get it out there.
Why being authentic as a leader and asking...2021-01-2942 min