Leading Stories

Send a text Nick is a husband, father, cyclist and contracts and procurement professional with over 30 years project execution experience in the international engineering construction industry. In this episode Nick shares how his love of partying brought a premature end to his university degree and how he has become a reluctant leader in an industry obsessed with health and safety. His advice to y...

Send a text Dr. Samantha Mathis has had a far-reaching journey, herself. She is a retired Royal Air Force officer with more than 25 years of experience in the defense, development/NGO, and diplomatic sectors. Now an experienced professional, career, and leadership coach, she has an extensive background in leadership, learning, and organizational development in international environments, and bring...

Send a text Matthew Clark is the current Director of Primary Education at Tenax Schools Trust in Kent. He is also a  Fellow at Chartered College of Teaching and a Visiting Fellow at the Ambition Institute.  In this episode Matthew shares his teaching story and thoughts on education and what it takes to be a 'good' teacher. To learn more about David Porritt and Richard Human visit their L...

Send a text James Laizer has over 20 years of experience working in natural resources management in Africa, terrestrial and marine and public and private sectors. He was a socio-economic and ecological researcher, working with indigenous communities, local and national governments, donors, and investors in forested and savannah landscapes in Tanzania. He is currently the Managing Director of Sound...

Send a text Andy is the CEO of the Lindley Educational Trust and has significant experience in outdoor learning & development solutions, charity governance and financial management. He lives in Bakewell and is committed to ensuring children and young people are provided with opportunities to engage with and appreciate the natural environment. Lindley Educational Trust, based in the Derbyshire...

Send a text After many years working as a primary class teacher and a school leader in Northumberland and The Hague Emma is now a lecturer-researcher in international primary education at NHL Stenden's Meppel campus. In this episode Emma shares with us her thoughts on becoming, and being, a leader and how NLP helps frame her life goals - one of which was working as a volunteer teacher and tea...

Send a text Marc Woods is a British former swimmer, who competed at five Paralympic Games, (Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004) winning 12 medals. After he retired from international swimming in 2004, he went on to commentate for both BBC Sport and Channel4 at the Paralympics in Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo. At the same time he developed a successful consultancy b...