Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership

Feedback is often treated as a technique. In reality, it is a relationship. In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership , I am joined by John Poelstra to explore a very personal experience around giving and receiving feedback. Rather than focusing on formulas, we discuss what really shapes the impact of feedback: the difference between the content of feedback and how it is delivered the r...

High performers can be a gift for a team. They can also become a source of imbalance if their growth and energy are not supported intentionally. In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership , I am joined by Frank Jansen to explore how leaders can support high performers while strengthening the team as a whole. Building on the distinction introduced by Kim Scott in Radical Candor , we discu...

Agile adoption is often explained away by cultural differences between countries. But is culture really the problem? In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership , I am joined by Jérôme Bourgeon , agile coach at Zenika, based in Singapore, to explore the influence of culture on agile adoption. Together, we challenge the idea that national culture is the main obstacle and discuss what matte...

Setting goals is easy. Creating goals that actually help teams focus, align, and make progress is much harder. In this solo episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership , I answer a question I have been asked many times: how do you create great goals? More specifically, I walk through how to create meaningful goals using the OKRs approach (Objectives and Key Results) , without turning it into a me...

Making change in a team is often associated with authority or formal leadership roles. In reality, some of the most impactful change starts from the inside. In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership , I sit down with Michael Reid , the narrator of the audiobook edition of Changing Your Team From The Inside to celebrate its release and reflect on the ideas behind the book. We discuss pra...

Forming a team sounds simple. In practice, it’s one of the hardest leadership challenges, especially when people come from different roles, backgrounds, or organizations. In this episode, I sit down with Valentin Yonchev and Matt Takane from Red Hat Open Innovation Labs to explore a deceptively simple question: how do you actually form a team? Drawing from their experience building cross-functiona...