Leadership Laid Bare

Surabhi Shenoy, an engineer by profession, shares her journey from being an engineer to starting her own tech company with her husband. They initially worked for various startups in the US and India, writing code and developing software. Over time, they gained experience in building products, managing investors, and marketing. Their company eventually started servicing clients and working with big...

In this episode, we sit down with the phenomenal Nikki Timms to explore her extraordinary journey from shaping HR teams to orchestrating gold-standard hospitality at the Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games. With a wealth of experience working for Costa Coffee, Nikki led the teams responsible for serving world-class athletes at the Olympic Village and ensuring unforgettable experiences for spectato...

Sarah is a Group Product Manager at Booking.com managing 3 teams in the developer platform space within Car Rental. She has worked for a number of FTSE 100 companies as a Product Manager and earlier in her career as a Senior Consultant with a software house in the Automotive Finance sector. Sarah consistently transforms teams into high performing and highly motivated teams through simple technique...

I’m delighted to welcome Jess Annison onto the show today. Jess is a qualified coach with an accredited diploma in Transformational Coaching from the Animas Centre for Coaching. As well as being a coach Jess is also an experienced Project Director and change leader. She has led award-winning teams and organisational change projects within a range of sectors, including the Civil Service, Higher and...

It can be tough out there at the moment. Our new world is taking incredible demands from us as leaders. In this episode we explore how you can increase your energy and vitality as a leader. I'm delighted to be joined by Julia Suzuki who has mastered the art of being a highly successful entrepreneur whilst still being full of life and vitality. You can find out more about Julia here: https://www.li...

In this episode we explore how to build teams with Dave Dayman. We explore insights into building elite teams and dig into insights from his new book Team Foundations - the building blocks of high performing teams. You can find out more about Dave's approach and all about his book at www.teamfoundations.co.uk If you want to find out more about Dave, you can connect with him on LinkedIn at Dave Day...

The tables are turned in this podcast with me being interviewed by Wing Commander Philip Holdcroft on the fascinating subject of resilience. We explore what resiliency actually is and how we can develop a resilient mindset. It's packed full of tips and hints to become more effective as a leader

In this podcast I'm joined by Dawn Browne. With the hospitality sector under so much pressure and restrictions due to the COVID crisis we'll explore Dawn's leadership journey and how she is responding. Dawn has had the privilege to lead people at work for over 20 years and is currently People & Talent Director for Fuller, Smith & Turner whose 4,000 team members run 500 pubs in the South of...

I'm delighted to share today's leadership podcast with Fraser Gault, founder of Gault Consulting. We explore what great leadership looks like in today's world. Fraser is an outcome focused leader with 20 years experience working in different cultural environments, and in different parts of the world. He possess a clear, strong track record on talent & leadership development, strategic business...

Elliot Chmielinski is a young and dynamic individual working in the construction industry.    He is currently part of the senior leadership team at Somfy UK, responsible for the commercial projects channel.  Throughout his career to date he has learnt and developed several key principles which underpin his leadership style.  He thrives off gaining new knowledge and creatin...

In today's episode we explore leadership lessons and the importance of TEAM at an elite level with Stuart Davies. Stuart brings leadership experience at an elite level both on the rugby pitch at International level and in the corporate boardroom. A Highly motivated and effective leader, and is well known due to extensive media work following retirement from international rugby and a previous posit...

In today's episode we explore the importance of authenticity, resilience and being real. I'm joined by Dr Victoria Carr. Victoria is someone who I’ve got to know as what I would call a real leader. From a humble, and as she would say, a hostile background, it’s someone who has stared adversity full on and bounced back with positivity, determination and a wonderful smile. She’s been on an amazing l...

In this episode we explore the importance of looking forward and working out what leaders need to be doing to be successful now and well into the future. I'm joined by Stuart Neilson, Senior Vice President Global Sales - Sivantos Group (Formerly SIEMENS Hearing, Partner in the Future Work Forum, Previous Managing Director Sonova UK and Transformational Change Enthusiast http://www.futureworkforum....

I was asked by a client of mine to record a short video on my top 5 tips for project managers who aren't full time project managers! Here is the audio version of the video... We explore: Tip 1 - Leadership is different Tip 2 - Start With change Tip 3 - Identify, engage and manage stakeholders Tip 4 - Speed up by slowing down Tip 5 - Keep it simple. Enjoy....

In this insightful episode Graham Donoghue, CEO of Sykes, shares his thoughts on how to lead successfully in today's context. We explore the art of digital leadership and how to lead by being passionate about people, customers and results. Packed full of insight from Graham's successful career in digital, you'll want your pen handy to jot down all the leadership tips, hints and practical ideas.

With the need to innovate, transform, change and create new business models and ways of working, diversity of thought is a key element of successful leadership. In today's episode we explore with Will Curley why this is important and what it looks like in a leadership role. Will has over two decades of experience working in the payment industry.  He has held both executive and non execut...

Here's an interview I did with Simon Hedaux of Rethink Productivity. We explore what makes a great project manager in today's context and my lessons learnt along the way. You can find out more about Simon is up to here: Simon Hedaux You can find out more about ReThink Productivity here: Rethink

Being a forward-thinking leader and game changer, you'll be able to tune in to discover pragmatic tips and hints on leadership from relevant leaders who are out there actually doing it day in, day out. You'll be at the forefront of leadership thinking and able to apply the tools, tips, hints and ideas to your way of working. You'll be able to deliver extraordinary results.

In today's episode we explore the importance of setting direction, gaining clarity through conversations and the importance of really listening as a leader. I'm joined by Paula Covey, Chief Marketing Officer for Health at Allianz Partners. Having spent over 30 years in health most of which has been with an international remit leading multi cultural teams she has plenty of ideas to share with us. P...

Mark Fulton lives in Salisbury with his wife and three young children and even though work life can be crazy busy (as it can be for everyone), he try’s to maintain a sensible balance by putting as much energy into his home life as possible. As Head of Operations for Hotels at Fuller’s he looks after 47 hotels, restaurants and pubs with rooms across Fuller’s, Bel & The Dragon and Cotswold Inns...

Our emotions are energy in motion. The challenge is when they get stuck in our bodies and drain us of positivity and vitality. In today's episode Graham Wilson shares his thoughts on the importance of removing the baggage and how to do it to remain positive. You can watch the video and see the diagram Graham draws here www.grahamwilson.com/apt and go to habit #8

Shane Simpson has been in leadership roles for over 30 years from his 10 years as a Royal Marine Commando, and then successfully taking over and building Customer Service teams in multinational corporates such as Vodafone and BT, SME's such as City & Guilds and Seatwave and then more recently, startups such as Goodlord and Secret Escapes where for 5 years he successfully bu...

The ability to think clearly under pressure is key to our success. In this episode we explore the need to speed up by slowing down.

In this episode Graham Wilson shares habit #6 which is all about the importance of identifying your strengths and making sure you are using them. www.grahamwilson.com/apt

In today's episode Graham shares habit #5 of 12 in his Applied Positive Thinking framework. We explore the importance of being grateful rather than resentful. www.grahamwilson.com/apt