Leadership BITES

Major General John R. Evans, Jr. was commissioned in 1988 as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Appalachian State University. He was assigned to the Aviation Branch and completed flight school in 1990. Major General Evans previously served as the commander of the United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command (Airborne). He was first assigned as an Attack Platoon Leader in C / 1-82nd A...

Professor David Pendleton is a Professor in Leadership at Henley Business School, where he works extensively in executive education. David completed a doctorate in psychology at Oxford University and devoted the first half of his career to research and teaching in doctor-patient communication. David is also a business psychologist, educator, consultant and author. He has published extensively on m...

Ryne Sherman is the Chief Science Officer at Hogan Assessment Systems . As an international authority in personality assessment and consulting, Hogan has over 30 years of experience helping businesses dramatically reduce turnover and increase productivity by hiring the right people, developing key talent, and evaluating leadership potential. The Hogan assessments predict job performance by assessi...

Wendy Addison 's act of reporting corruption at LeisureNet Ltd in South Africa in 2000 began one of the biggest corporate disasters in South African history.  Standing up for her principles and values, Wendy showed courage and a willingness to endure danger and the potential of losing both her livelihood and life, by taking a moral stand against bribery and corruption. She was ousted as a whi...

Jamil Qureshi is one of today’s foremost practitioners of performance enhancing psychology and is an expert in high performing teams. Jamil has enjoyed working with a rich diversity of the most talented business and sports people and teams in the world, helping six individuals get to World Number 1. In 2006, he was appointed as the first-ever official psychologist to work with the European Ryder C...

Throughout his career, Robert “Bo” Brabo has always focused on the people, helping them tackle their challenges as if they were his own. Since retiring from the U.S. Army as the Chief of HR Operations with the White House Communications Agency and as a Presidential Communications Officer for President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, Bo has served in several executive positions, and toda...

Kevin Green has  a new book called Performance Leadershp 2.0 . Kevin is an integral part of the Living Brave delivery team and soneone I have had the pleasure of knowing for some 20 + years. In Performance Leadership 2.0, Kevin Green presents ideas and practical solutions for achieving exactly that.  The ideas and approaches in this book have been assembled from over 15,000 interactions and conver...

I was asked to do a video for a leadership project for young people involved in 'Make a Wish' - Ireland by John Doran. It got a very positive response: "Your talk is absolutely super . Talk about hitting the nail on the head! I played it to my students today and they really engaged with it. In particular the question you pose about how do people experience you. We can’t thank you en...

Duke Stump blew me away in this episode. I am rarely affected by a persons manner, insight and personal characterists. Duke has 'something', that I put down to honesty. He is honest with himself and then with you. Duke's hoensty though comes from a place of consciousness, he is purposeful, there is intent in his life and his conversations. He appears to me to be an explorer that wan...

Cineworld employees furious at finding out they might 'potentially' lose jobs over Twitter. The question is how important is engaging your staff? Only when it suits? Or is it built into your DNA? Tell me the experiences you have had of great and poor internal comms. To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching...

Jack Zenger is a bestselling author, speaker, and a national columnist for Forbes and Harvard Business Review. With more than five decades of experience, Jack is considered a world expert in the field of leadership development and organizational behavior. He is the author and co-author of 13 books including including How To Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success by Magnifying Your Strengths, The...

Major General Paul Nanson CB CBE (Retired) has recently left the British Army officer he served as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was Director Recruiting and Initial Training Command. Paul was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq. Paul went on to be c...

I am joined by the amazing Spencer Holt , PhD, Head of Commercial Learning Innovation Centre at AstraZeneca. We got to talking about leadership, culture, talent and a whole lot of over things. Spencer has a great podcast called Small Things Make A Big Difference which I would recommend. To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executi...

Companion to the the amazing Craig Brookes episode we did a little while ago. I am joined by teh great and powerful Kevin Green. To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching click below. The link to everything CLICK HERE UK: 07827 953814 Email: guybloom@livingbrave.com Web: www.livingbrave.com

This is the companion to the Clara Min episode where amongst other things we discuss headphones, new phones, disposable technology and of course the fabulous Clara Min .  I am joined by the great and powerful Kevin Green. To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching click below. The link to everything CLICK HERE UK: 078...

I have Bill Hutchinson, Director of Customer Experience at DROPBOX with me this week. Bill is someone I have worked with in the  past and is a living, breathing advocate on CX (Customer Experience). Bill has had a fascinating journey to the role he is in now, via consultancy where I met him and even Rynair with a great story on his first meeting with the infamous Michael O'Leary. Dropbox is a...

We have Mandy Hickson . Mandy was the second woman to fly the Tornado GR4 operationally, completed three tours of duty and flew 45 missions over Iraq.  Mandy learned not to shy away from failure. After two unsuccessful attempts at the RAF flying aptitude tests, reaching the limit of times that they can be taken, her goals appeared to be unattainable. Undeterred, Mandy went on to join the RAF as an...

This is the companion episode to the main episode with Dave Ulrich. I am joined by Kevin Green and Phillippa Hurrell part of the Living Brave Leadership delivery team. It all starts with rustling paper and goes from there. To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching click below. The link to everything CLICK HERE UK: 07...

Clara Min is the Global Head of Franchise Sales for Adidas. She is a smart, engaging, funny and has absolute clarity about her own life journey which I personally found fascinating. Clara talks about the differences that exist between cultures and the way she frames life. Clara is also making a big announcement, on her future journey, the reasons that have led to this decision and how she is facin...

I came across Craig Brookes when one of his videos popped up on my LinkedIn timeline talking about furloughs and another about mental health issues, it made me pause as this is not about 'double glazing'. What struck me was honesty, transparency and being able to see the real person. He engendered trust, in a way top end marketing often doesn't even get close to. So I reached out! T...

On this episode I am thrilled to be joined by David Ulrich he is a university professor, author, speaker, management coach, and management consultant and co-founder of The RBL Group.  He has written over 30 books that have shaped the HR profession, defined organizations and shown the impact of leadership on customers and investors. He has been ranked the #1 Management Educator & Guru by Busine...

This is a big one. Can organisations really be socially responsible? Does the reality of making money and keeping your job allow people to be genuinely human and if so can they make it in this 'show me the money' environment. It is the BIG question and one that is ever increasing as the millennial starts to push back against the contradictions that exist in the values and the actions of...

This is a conversation about the Lucinda Pullinger episode. Listen to the full podcast, the episode prior to this one to discover our thoughts, reflections and thinking about that episode.  On this episode I am joined by Kevin Green. To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching click below. The link to everything CLICK...

In this episode Lucinda talks about being a Global HRD in lockdown and how she drives commercial outcomes through the people and cultural agenda. Lucinda is the Global HRD for the Instant Group. They source worplaces, large and small. You want an office in a central location, walking distance to a gym and a train station, you want this to represent your brand and increase performance because of th...

This is a conversation about the Cath Possamai interview. Listen to the full podcast, the episode prior to this one to discover our thoughts, reflections and thinking about that episode.  On this episode I am joined by Stu Trevena. To find out more about Guy Bloom and his award winning work in Team Coaching, Leadership Development and Executive Coaching click below. The link to everything CLICK HE...