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It is day five of the radical reflection challenge - well done! Today we are reflecting on reflection. I know that sounds like we are just about to disappear into ourselves, but hear me out. Hopefully this week has shown you just how powerful reflection can be when we make it a regular practice. And while we would all agree that reflection is important, it is rarely urgent. As a result reflection...

Welcome to day four of the radical reflection challenge. The week is flying by. I hope you have found the three topics to date helpful. As a reminder, we started with values, then moved onto success, and yesterday we looked at learning and growth.  I believe today's focus on gratitude can have a fundamental impact on your optimism and well-being. Gratitude is both a trait and an emotion or state....

Welcome to day three of the radical reflection challenge. We are at the midway point of our challenge, so it's a great opportunity to think about how you are doing. You might want to consider what's working well or not so well for you in this challenge. Perhaps you might mix things up and try moving your reflection and review to a different time of day, or vary the location.  Today's focus is on l...

It is day two of the radical reflection challenge. Yesterday we explored our values and the need to reassess our lives against these values from time to time. Today we are focused on success. Success is a tricky topic to cover for a range of reasons. Success is different for different people. Society tends to portray certain things in the context of success - whether that be wealth, fame, beauty o...

Welcome to day one of the radical reflection challenge. I am looking forward to working with you across the next five days. Each day starts with a brief introduction just like this one, followed by an activity in your workbook which you can complete at any point during the day. If you haven't downloaded the workbook as yet, you will find it at leadership.today/radical or follow the link in the sho...

Hi everyone. The Leadership Today podcast is going to be a little different over the next week. We are going to be undertaking what I have called the Radical Reflection Five Day Challenge. I believe most leaders are suffering from what I call reflection deficit, so this challenge aims to tackle that head on.  The challenge is running live from 22nd to 26th February 2021 at Leadership Today On-Dema...

Summary Stretch goals are incredibly popular for individuals and organisations. But are they effective? It depends. This week we explore how to know when to set a stretch goal.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 107 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore how to know when to set a stretch goal. Stretch goals are incr...

Summary What we think about people has an impact not just on how we personally perceive them, but also on their actual behaviour. There's power when we believe in someone's potential. Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 106 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore the power of belief in potential. What we think about peo...

SUMMARY How do you plan when the future is uncertain? Strategic foresight is a great approach to figuring out how to think about the future.   TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to episode 105 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore strategic foresight and how to think about the future when things are uncertain. It's a classic ch...

In the last of our replays, we look back to our 15th February 2020 episode titled A Leader's Role in Removing Frustrations. We're back next week with a brand new episode. I look forward to speaking with you then. ummary Aaarrgghhh! This week we look at the leader's role in removing frustrations.     Transcript   Hello and welcome to episode 66 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we tac...

During December and January we are replaying some of our more popular episodes from over the years. This week's replay is from 2nd November 2019 and is titled Curiosity: Bad for Cats, Good for Business.    Summary   Curiosity is rarely encouraged at work. In fact, leaders and organisations often actively discourage being inquisitive. This week we explore the benefits of curiosity, and four ways to...

During December and January we are replaying some of our most popular episodes from previous years. This week's replay is from 9th November 2019 and is titled Approach or Avoidance - It Comes Down to Your Personality.   Summary   A big part of our role as leaders is setting the emotional tone and culture for our teams. Whether consciously or not, we communicate our own bias towards the upside pote...

During December and January we are replaying some of our most popular episodes from previous years. This episode is from 30th November 2019 and is titled Can't We All Just Get Along?   Summary   Our workplaces can easily move towards what researchers call incivility. So what are the benefits of being nice to one another, and what can we do as leaders to get there?     Transcript   Hello and welcom...

During December and January we are replaying some of our most popular episodes from previous years. This week's episode is from 16th November 2019 on how Great Teams Manage Task, Process and Relationships.   Summary   Great teams manage task, process and relationships. They ask key questions to ensure clarity is build and conflict is addressed in all three areas. This week we look at some key ques...

During December and January we are replaying some of our most popular episodes from previous years. This is from 5th October 2019 - Entrance Interviews Beat Exit Interviews   Summary   Entrance interviews beat exit interviews any day of the week. In this Leadership Today podcast cover some questions to draw on the experiences and observations of new starters to improve our organisations.     Trans...

During December and January we are replaying some of our most popular episodes from previous years. This is from 28th September 2019 - Why Exit Interview Stink And Seven Things To Do About It. Summary   Exit interviews often stink. They end up being overly positive or overly negative. This week we explore seven ways to radically improve your exit interviews.     Transcript   Welcome to episode 55...

Summary As we draw the year to a close for the Leadership Today podcast, we pause and take a look back over the five most popular episodes based on downloads.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 104 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership.  What a year, hey? A one-in-a-hundred year pandemic sent us all scrambling to figure out how to lead...

Summary Empathy seems to be essential for effective leadership, but can it be overdone? This week we explore empathy in leadership, and whether it's underrated or overrated.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 103 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore empathy in leadership, and whether it's underrated or overrated....

This week we feature a replay of our 21st September 2019 episode - Five Tips to Level Up Your Listening.

This week we have a replay of our 31st August 2019 episode - Confidence in Action.

Summary Collaboration and cooperation have never been more important. However, people can naturally tend towards self-interest at the expense of the greater good, particularly when they believe they personally have the resources they need. This week we explore how people cooperate more effectively when they can't solve something on their own.    Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 102 of the L...

Summary With the shift to working from anywhere, many people have questioned why we still need an office. For others, getting everyone back into the office is seen as mission critical. In this episode we explore five reasons why you still need an office.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 101 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This...

Summary Procrastination plagues many of us. It seems we are endlessly creative at avoiding things that we know are important. This week we explore different ways to think about and avoid procrastination.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 100 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore different ways to think about and a...

Summary Motivational speakers encourage us to find our purpose in life - our why. But leaders are better off focusing on creating meaningful work.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 99 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore how to create meaningful work. Motivational speakers often encourage us to find our purpose i...

Summary Feedback is tricky at the best of times, but particularly challenging in virtual teams. Research demonstrates some ways to improve that situation.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 98 of the Leadership Today podcast where each week we bring research to life in your leadership. This week we explore ways of improving feedback in virtual teams. There are many challenges associated wit...