Everyday Leadership

Some things are not working, so if youre serious about setting goals and accomplishing your goals, you need to look at things completely differently - Sope Agbelusi, Founder, MindsetShift It is that time of the year where people make resolutions, resolutions that statistically you are not likely to achieve. Resolutions that by January 2022 you would have forgotten about until Dec 2022 because reso...

"Even if you have that spark of curiosity, it will grow" - Joseph Kayode-Alli, Vice President & Senior Counsel As we plant seeds and take new roads towards our career goals, it's just as important to stay open and curious, especially with your passions. You may deviate from the "plan", but you can also explore and experience new spaces just because you want to. In this week...

If youre not part of it, its going to be very isolating and if it's not comforting safe space, then how can you really be a part of it - Bonnie Kate Wolf, Icon Designer The growth of the digital world and the transition to web 3.0 is creating a world parallel to ours. This can create opportunities and untold success for almost anyone, but the reality is that it is currently being designed through...

Its about creating conditions where people can show up as their true authentic selves and to not be scared of judgment or retribution based on things they bring to the table - Kim Wylie, Global Director of People Development and Change, Farfetch As we continue to navigate change and some level of uncertainty, prioritising your people and the workplace has become more important than ever before. No...

"Labels put limits on people, it's about fixing your mindset..and realising that I will be anything that I need to be based on that present moment" - Martin Pemberton When we attach what we are good at with "who we are" and this stops happening, it can seem like your world has crumbled to pieces. The ego loves labels, it doesn't show gratitude, it makes you think you are better (or less) than some...

" Everybody doesnt have your best interest at heart, everybody sees you differently but you have to be secure in who you are and that you can always show up as your best self - so this doesnt break you or alter who you are" - Angel Livas In today's episode, I'm joined by Angel Livas, Founder of The Woman Behind the Business, as we delve into what it means to recognise the power you have...

Join us for today's episode, with Ademola Adeyeba , Founder of Get Hench and 1000 Black Boys who honestly breaks down how we can take back control through addressing the more painful things head-on. If you are seeing repeat cycles and patterns in certain areas of your life, then there is work to do. If you are looking for tips that usually come from hindsight, join me as Ademola shares practical s...

About Bie Bie Aweh is a sought-after brand strategist and talent developer focused on equity and inclusion strategy which fuels her work today at DoorDash as the Senior People Growth Manager for Women/Non-binary and underrepresented talent development. With nearly a decade of experience in coaching adult learners, designing and facilitating training, building sustainable partnerships between insti...

Ive always had a desire to see what isnt being represented and to change that somehow. And often, what isnt being represented is me, whether thats being a woman, working-class, being British-Asian - Crystal Mahey-Morgan About Crystal Mahey-Morgan Crystal Mahey-Morgan is founder of OWN IT!, a publishing house and literacy, film and TV agency based in East London. OWN IT! is a storytelling lifestyle...

About Jamelia Jamelia Donaldson is the award-winning founder and CEO of @TreasureTress Europes largest and first monthly product discovery subscription service for women with kinky-curly hair and also the co-creator of The Teen Experience, a monthly workshop series that offers black and mixed-race teen girls personal development skills and more. She is the creator of the TT AWARDS an online event...

About Sam Akinluyi Sam is currently the Managing Director for Innocent Drinks (UK & Ireland). He is also an Executive Coach, Facilitator and Speaker who works with leaders, leadership teams and aspiring talent. He has worked with board/senior-level executives across the Financial Services, Legal, Creative and Consumer Goods industries. He also supports several non-profit organisations and initiati...

About Eartha Pond She is a former Arsenal Chelsea, Everton, Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur player who won trophies including the FA Cup and Premier League and Championships in America. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director to The FA Womens Football Board (WFB) She is also a PE teacher who progressed into senior leadership positions within education, receiving accolades including Te...

About Shola Kaye Shola Kaye is a communication and empathy specialist, award-winning international speaker and author of two books. She speaks on Empathy in the workplace, Inclusive Leadership and D&I whose work has been described as transformative, engaging, and easy to absorb. She spent the first part of her career in IT consultancy in the U.S.A., consulting at household name investment banks, a...

About Jude Jennison Jude Jennison is the award-winning founder of Leaders by Nature, a leadership and team development company developing leaders and teams through disruptive change. Jude specialises in non-verbal communication and works with a herd of horses to transform leadership and team behaviour. Jude has inspired people within some of the worlds leading organisations to create more human co...

Leaders are the ones who have the courage to go first, to put themselves at personal risk to open a path for others to follow and my guest today Wayne Sutton has done just that as one of the early voices working to create change in Silicon Valley. Wayne Sutton is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the Icon Project, he is also the co-founder of Change Catalyst and its Tech Inclusion programs (Ove...

Why is curiosity so important? This is what I explore with my guest Dr. Alison Horstmeyer as we explore the importance of curiosity in our volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Dr. Alison Horstmeyer is a former Fortune 500 business development executive who now works with executives to operationalize and harness curiosity and to enable agile leadership, innovation, agile experimentati...

About Omar L Harris Omar L Harris is the founder of Intent Consulting and TYMPO.io, prior to that he has 20+ years of global pharmaceutical senior leadership executive experience building teams in 4 continents (U.S., Middle East, Asia and Latin America) for Pfizer, Merck, Schering-Plough and more. He was the youngest senior marketing director in Schering-Plough history. He is also a Gallup certifi...

About Judy Samuelson Judy Samuelson is the founder and executive director of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program and vice president at the Aspen Institute. She previously worked in legislative affairs in California and banking in New Yorks garment centre and ran the Ford Foundations office of program-related investments. Author of The Six New Rules of Business: The rules of business a...

There is often a misunderstanding around racism that people think racism is time-dependent, that there is an arrow of time that leads us inextricably towards this woke future where racism does not exist anymore. Racism is not time-dependent it is power dependent which is the issue. About Dr Ollie Folayan Dr Ollie Folayan is a chartered process engineer and combustion specialist with experience in...

We had to think about what are the things that we need to change, what are the things we need to stop doing and start doing which meant some stuff we had to let go of because if you hold on too tightly to things when its time for a change and transition that is where you get stuck because you are holding on to things from the past which can hinder you from stepping into the future About Shirene Ag...

We cannot address systematic oppression without systemic belonging, we cant get there unless folks who look like me who hold power are willing to look at their issues and grow up leading from a space of strength and courage instead of fear and power domination Those words from me latest guest Jerry Colonna is a snapshot into our conversation today as delve into authentic leadership exploring fear,...

Lots of people have had more success in business & made more money than me. What Ive done better than most (along with my wife, the unsung hero) is put it all together to build a great, multi-dimensional lifeone that I dont need a vacation from" About Kevin Dahlstrom Kevin Dahlstrom is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Company and Bank of Central Pacific. He is a Fint...

A key characteristic of an everyday leader is decision making. We are humans and sometimes we find making decisions challenging, we will procrastinate, prevaricate and do something else without ever doing really making a decision. Real leaders make decisions and deal with whatever happens next. These words from my latest guest on Everyday Leadership Denise Nurse reflects how Denise approached life...

"Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients" This quote from Richard Branson captures the mission my guest Matthew Phelan is focused on solving at his company The Happiness Index and on this episode we delve into why happiness is not a fluffy metric and why organisations need to pay attention to it if they want to grow an...

Some days you just have to suck it up , keep it zipped and deliver because that allows you to get to the position where you are trusted and rated enabling you to do what you really want to do. About Marverine Cole Marverine Cole is a multi-award-winning Journalist and Broadcaster. She has worked for ITV Central, BBC, Sky News and QVC the first black female presenter. She has produced original radi...