Leadership Today - Practical Tips For Leaders

Summary The mindset we bring impacts our ability to build professional connections.   Transcript Welcome to episode 163 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore how the mindset we bring impacts our ability to build professional connections. One of the challenges and opportunities in any career is building and maintaining pro...

Summary This week we consider the challenges of cross-cultural leadership.   Transcript Welcome to episode 162 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we consider the challenges of cross-cultural leadership. How have you found working across different cultures? Perhaps you've travelled to other parts of the world, or maybe the busines...

Summary This week we explore goal setting, and the importance of letting go and moving on.   Transcript Welcome to episode 161 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we are exploring letting go and moving on. Striving for goals is generally a good thing. Self-control helps us to move towards our goals, delaying other potentially temp...

Don Schmincke is a best-selling author, researcher with MIT and Johns Hopkins and adviser to CEOs across a broad range of industries. You only have to read one of Don's books or see him in action to recognise Don is not your typical leadership thinker. We discuss leadership failures and fads, why our approaches to leadership development often fall short, and what we should do about that. We also e...

Summary This week we explore how delegating isn't just great for results, it also helps people to develop.   Transcript Welcome to episode 160 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This is the last in our series focusing on Leadership Practices - the skills leaders apply day to day that allow them to effectively respond to the challenges they...

Summary This week we explore how delegating isn't just great for results, it also helps people to develop.   Transcript Welcome to episode 159 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. Over the past few episodes we have been focusing on leadership practices - sets of skills that leaders apply to suit needs of people and the situation. This week w...

Summary People have a basic need to be connected and belong. There is much leaders can do to increase collaboration and support.   Transcript Welcome to episode 158 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This is the fifth instalment in our focus on leadership practices. This time around we are exploring Connecting. People want to belong - it's...

Summary Developing people builds their capability, but also increases the capacity of our teams.   Transcript Welcome to episode 157 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership.   We are continuing our look at the leadership practices that help us to achieve results through people. We've explored the less effective practices of Directing and Avoidin...

Summary Motivation is great, but only if people are motivated in the same direction. That's where Inspiring comes in.   Transcript Welcome to episode 156 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership.  Today we are continuing our series on essential leadership practices. Last time around we looked at Reflecting. This time we're focusing on the leaders...

Summary Leadership begins with reflecting - taking a step back to examine broader trends to then plan for the future.   Transcript Welcome to episode 155 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. Today we are continuing our series on essential leadership practices. Last time around we looked at the two most common leadership mistakes - Directing...

Summary There are two common mistakes that leaders often make - either over-leading or under-leading.   Transcript Welcome to episode 154 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we discuss two common mistakes leaders make. Leadership is tough and it can be hard to know where to start. I think it's helpful to explore what effective lea...

Summary The workplace has changed forever. This is how teams and organisations can work out how to work.   Transcript Welcome to episode 153 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore working out how to work with your team. Chances are your team and organisation are struggling to figure out how best to work. Are we in the offi...

We talk all things future of work and what it means for leaders with Dr Ciela Hartanov. Ciela has a doctorate in Culture and Human Behavior and has applied that knowledge to tech organizations for almost two decades. She now runs humcollective, a boutique strategy and innovation firm. Ciela was part of the founding team of The Google School for Leaders and Head of Next Practice Innovation and Stra...

Summary Background music impacts the way we work in surprising ways.   Transcript Welcome to episode 152 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we look at the impact of background music upon the way we work. I remember an office I used to work in that had a radio. I know - I'm showing my age a bit here, but the modern equivalent migh...

Summary Some leaders worry working from home may limit creativity. Research partially backs this up, but there are changes we can make.   Transcript Welcome to episode 151 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore the impact of working from home on creativity. Some leaders have expressed concerns about people working from hom...

Summary We explore the impact of good people doing bad things upon our assessment of others.   Transcript Welcome to episode 150 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. That's right - episode 150. Thanks to everyone for your support on the podcast over the past four years - it is much appreciated. This week we look at the impact of good people...

Summary Research reveals cooperation among strangers has varied over the past 60 years and the results may surprise you.   Transcript Welcome to episode 149 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore how cooperation among strangers has varied over time. It's easy to think that society has become more individualistic and self-c...

SUMMARY Staring at yourself in a video call turns out to be a real downer.   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to episode 148 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore how staring at yourself on a video call is a real downer. Video calls can really sap our energy. Our brain isn't very well equipped to focus on so many faces at once, making...

SUMMARY Research demonstrates that becoming comfortable with discomfort is the key to progress.   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to episode 147 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore research demonstrating that becoming comfortable with discomfort is the key to progress. Learning new things requires us to step out of our comfort zone....

SUMMARY Extraverts are seen to not listen as well - what can they do about that?   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to episode 146 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore how extraverts are seen to not listen as well, and what they can do about that. Extraverted individuals are often seen as more comfortable and confident in social situa...

SUMMARY Great ideas often get missed. This week we explore how to keep good ideas alive.   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to episode 145 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore how to keep good ideas alive. I'm sure you've had the experience where someone raises a great idea and, for whatever reason, it is ignored by others and slowly...

SUMMARY Research shows disagreement has a negative impact on our brain function, so what can we do about that?   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to episode 144 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore the impact of disagreement on our brains and how to move forward. Our brains operate very differently where we are in agreement versus dis...

In this episode I speak with Belinda Morgan, author of the book Solving the Part-Time Puzzle - How to Decrease Your Hours, Increase Your Impact and Thrive in Your Part-Time Role. You can find our mote about Belinda and buy the book via her website - www.belindamorgan.com

SUMMARY Research demonstrates that showing stress can lead to greater support from others.   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to episode 143 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore at how showing stress can lead to greater support from others. Have you ever thought about why we demonstrate stress? Surely showing signs of stress to others...

SUMMARY Diversity isn't just great for teams and organisations - it can also help with recruitment.   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to episode 142 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we look at how diversity can help with recruiting. We know that diversity in organisations produces lots of benefits when it is well managed. A well-managed div...