Leader Manager Coach Podcast

Speaking from a beautiful spot in the Peak District, Rob discusses his thoughts on competition, in regards to success and failure, rest, relief of stress and defining what success is in your life. At what point should realism take over from constant positivity and how can we deal with the negative affects of failure and the confusing nature of success?   KEY TAKEAWAYS Rob draws from Ryan Holi...

Today Rob interviews training expert, author, and publisher Catherine Mattiske. Catherine is internationally renowned and consulted for her 30 years experience in personnel training and coaching and has helped countless numbers of professionals reach their business goals. Now she is taking her methods out to everyone, everywhere.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Catherine wanted to be a teacher but was advise...

Rob ends his deep dive into Eknath Easwaran's Words to Live By with episode 12. In this series of episodes Rob hopes to introduce you to the great man's wisdom so you can use all you learn to help you in your leadership role. He talks about, amongst others, self judgment, inner strength, past failures, and avoiding comparing yourself to those around you.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Whatever it is you are...

From an idyllic perch in the Peak District, Rob shares his personal passion for lighthouses, oak trees and chimneys as analogies for leadership in his imagination. All three are symbols of differing types of strength in the arena of leadership and coaching.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Lighthouses. They stand on the most brutally dangerous, open, exposed places. They are beacons of success in mans a...

In this episode Rob interviews Dr Ruth Gotian. Author of “The Success Factor”, mentor and researcher in the field of high achievers and leaders, Dr Ruth shares her knowledge on how you excel in your leadership role.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Dr Ruth played football for many years and understands the requirements and intricacies involved in the game. Successful people all have similar skills...

After watching Pete Thomas' “Finding Jack Charlton”, a comprehensive and detailed biographical documentary of the legendary football manager, Rob finds himself inspired to share some of the lessons Jack has learned through his extraordinary life. One of the standout lessons being you don't have to be abrasive to be an effective leader but you do need to be firm.   KEY TAKEAWAYS To...

In this episode Rob talks about leadership from the life of player, manager and director the late great Walter Smith OBE. A colleague and friend, Rob recalls what lessons can be learned from this football legend and how they can be applied in your leadership role.     KEY TAKEAWAYS Walter talks about the essential nature of hard work to achieve success. He had to put in the effort t...

Rob continues to share Eknath Easwaran's words of wisdom for you to apply practically in your leadership role.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Spontaneity is trained. It may look like someone has a natural instinct and talent but in fact they have learnt this skill at some point. Put your relationships with your team above the frustrations of short term problems and obstacles.  Remember that life...

Rob offers his wisdom on achieving your leadership role and your goals within that role by utilising half a dozen rules to live by. Using his own experiences and also the wisdom of philosopher Henri Nouwen he focuses on the ways in which you can stay on target for your achievements.   KEY TAKEAWAYS You must remain centred in your task. If you meander, procrastinate and vacillate you will fail...

In this episode Rob recounts his experience of a mutual arrangement gone awry. The costs of walking away from perhaps a working arrangement or provider-client situation can be high but often we need to take the loss or fail to do the right thing. Rob offers his advice on when to recognise this is the situation and to take action.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Listen to other peoples valuable experiences to...

The second instalment of this two-part interview with The legendary Denis Smith who played over 400 games of football in his career and who went on to be the manager of renowned football clubs such as York and Oxford United. Today they discuss the importance of getting to know your colleagues and players, how to make it as a manager or coach and why you should always believe in yourself.  KEY...

This week, Rob continues to share the phenomenal but simple philosophy of Eknath Easwaran and details how his teachings can help you achieve your goals in your leadership role. Rob discusses how the difficulties of modern challenges can be overcome with these practices to guarantee the progress of your team. KEY TAKEAWAYS We need to be patient with those around us if we are to facilitate their suc...

After being inspired by the words of Henri Nouwen, Rob is here this week to share a set of philosophies that will improve your efficiency as a coach or trainer, make you a better leader and a more effective manager. KEY TAKEAWAYS By making small changes we are able to assess and correct our progress incrementally. Often we need to accept being pushed out our comfort zone to progress. Do not forget...

This week, Rob discusses Olympian Adam Peaty – the ways he has become so dominant in his sport, the routes that he's employed in order to achieve such incredible success, and the tremendous value he's demonstrated by remaining a normal human being despite his world-leading achievements. KEY TAKEAWAYS The more refined the great athletes become, the harder It becomes to achieve even a second's...

In something of a left-field episode, Rob talks to branding expert, entrepreneur and business turnaround specialist, Nadine Lewis, in a thought-provoking conversation about her experiences, the lessons she has learned on her empowering journey through business, why personal branding is crucial, and the teachings we can take into our own practices as leaders, managers and coaches. KEY TAKEAWAYS Bra...

This week, the football world has lost one its most successful football managers, and one of the sporting world's true shining lights - Walter Smith, the Scottish association football player, manager and director, primarily associated with his two spells as manager of Glasgow club Rangers. In this episode Rob remembers this unique leader, and reflects upon his own association with Walter Smith, an...

Join Rob as he talks through the ninth instalment of his mini-series whereby he shares the teaching of the inspirational Eknath Easwaran. Today he discusses why you have to learn to love those people you find challenging, the importance of being aware of your self-will and why you should always believe in yourself and trust the journey you are on.    KEY TAKEAWAYS    You have t...

Rob shares the great Sir Bobby Robson's 11 commandments of football in this episode of Leader Manager, Coach and discusses how these can be applied to all walks of life, not just football. Rob shares the importance of having self-control, why you should always react positively to criticism and the value in understanding what makes people tick.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  These eleven principl...

By being the guide and not the hero you will become a leader. Rob dives into Donald Miller's book - Building a storybrand to analyse the seven aspects of your life's story and how they apply to business, brand and marketing. Discover what it takes to guide your customer on their journey and how you can find success applying the seven principles of life to your own story.   KEY TAKEAWAYS &nbsp...

Rob is joined by a football legend, once deemed the ‘hardest man in football', Denis Smith to talk about his long-standing football career. Together, they discuss how hard work pays off in professional sport, how to play to your strengths and how community plays an important part in football.   KEY TAKEAWAYS In life and professional sport, you have got to prioritize your career aspirati...

Many of us become frustrated in life because we are not where we believe we should be, yet we must remember that life is a journey and we should embrace the now! Join Rob as he discusses why embracing the now will help you find you as well as the importance of finding peace as a leader and why caring for others is a vital part of your role.   KEY TAKEAWAYS  We often get so frustrate...

Join Rob as he shares more inspirational life lessons taken from the works of internationally renowned author and theologist, Henri Nouwen. Discover the importance of leaving your comfort zone behind, why everybody's journeys are individual and the importance of being a valuable member of your community.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Although we are drawn to comforts and are driven to finding security, sta...

Discover more inspirational teachings that you can apply to your leadership style and lifestyle, as spoken by Eknath Easwaran, a spiritual author and teacher. Rob discusses the importance of having a focus, your responsibilities as a trustee and how a great leader helps themselves and their team bring out their unique abilities.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Remember to always have a focus within your team...

Join Rob in another inspirational episode of Leader Manager Coach as he shares the works of Sebastian Junger and discusses how you can apply his teachings to your leadership style. Rob discusses how Junger discovered that people thrive when under hardship, how in ancient societies, leadership was simply a responsibility and why leadership should not only be a passageway to great riches.   KEY...

Rob is back with this inspirational episode as he takes you around a few key principles of leadership which are worth sharing, and listening to. Discover how loneliness and leadership are intertwined, how responsibility is intrinsically linked to being a leader and why it takes courage to put your values first.  KEY TAKEAWAYS  Life can be lonely at times. Loneliness is not just applicabl...