SEEDL Podcasts

In this week's episode, JB and Ant discuss leadership in startups as well as fast growth companies and the risk of fast growth's impact on those founding employees. Inspired by a tweet they read online, it's an interesting take. Plus - as ever - listener questions!! Be in the live audience, for free at SeedL.com

JB and Ant are back.... and it's unusually lacking in 'coroporate leadership' instead begging hypothetical leadership questions of 'government'..... we're certain this episode won't age well, but never mind! Be in the live audience and ask them questions for FREE at www.seedl.com

Hmmmm - promise no theories, BUT with the C word getting more noise again - where is the world leadership?

A sensitive look this week about our leadership of publicly elected people. Whilst they're seen as leaders in the community - as we elected them, do we really know, focus and value the people we placed in those positions?  Aside from the reflective start, usual service of chat fun and audience interaction is never far away. 

You saw it in the title - it's rearing it's ugly head yet again. Why is it business so often forget these 2 components, yet fail to associate gaps in their success due to the lack of it!  Usual conversation and listener questions. 

So leaders... feeling the love so much that you think it's ok to stretch the loyalty by abusing it? Riding high in the polls and call a snap election for it only to fail?  Ant and JB debate what's right and wrong about Canada's recent election and how that translates to a abuse of employee loyalty in business. 

As the title suggests, this week we explore the idea of being courageous as a leader. Is it just about the 'roar' or is it more modest?

Unusually Ant has some IT glitches, which normally sits with JB to champion. They muddle through an hour of leadership themes including Olympics and listener questions. Be in the audience, sign up for free on SeedL.com

They're back... JB had a week off in his bongo, and as JB and Ant coast toward a 2 week break in August, this week as ever they tackle leadership themes of the day and your listener questions. Be in the live audience at SeedL.com 

As we published this AFTER the final, we thought it might be useful BEFORE you listen. We recorded this the day after the semis. We discussed Mr Southgate's leadership and as ever your delightful listener questions. 

This week, JB and Ant chew through the news around Brewdog; is their leadership needing to change given the bad press, now potentially puts the company's survival in jeopardy? Also they discuss the idea of when is best (and how) do leaders communicate with an increasingly remote workforce. That and your listener questions!

Well it's sleepy JB actually, but Joe does feature in this weeks episode. We take a nose at a rather (average in hindsight!) "interesting" article about tone in the workplace... and then tackle the question from a listener, "should you be courageous as a leader, even if it may harm you?" Zzzzz

So JB and Ant were let loose on a Linkedin Live audience today. What could possibly have gone wrong!? GULP! This week, JB brings the subject of 'Change readiness post-pandemic' whilst Ant brings up the leadership learning dilema... that and your questions!

Well this one is a sunny one - weather! Looking back across the last year, Covid has taught us as humans many things - but what have we learned from leaders? What has business learnt with the humans around them resetting the ways they want to work moving forward? As ever JB and Ant chew the fat and chat for your ear's delight!

We've all been there, we leave a conversation without addressing what we really wanted to, and there it is - our subject for today's podcast. That and the latest in the campervan saga...!

We went a little deep this week, it has to be said.  But - as ever, never ones to steer away from difficult topics, JB and Ant chew the cud on mindset damaging reputations and the ability to lead. Does our brain sabotage our competence, with constant imposter syndrome?  JB also continues his love affair with Tim Gallwey and his Inner Game thinking.  That - and the usual listener questions. 

This week, Ant and JB dance around toxic cultures. What do leaders do to prevent it, and what do we do as leaders when we have toxic people. Second, with the majority of businesses considering flexible working as we come out of Covid, what will that do to culture and fairness in the workplace?

A cheeky title, but feeds nicely in to our episode. How important is honesty in leadership? Ant & JB discuss the impact of dishonest leaders and the impact it could have on employees and business. That and your listener questions.

Ant & JB are a little giddy. Recording this mid way through a 36 hour non-stop learning bonanza. So - not wanting to let down their fans, they have a fumble, fiddle and chat about courage. Not the sort you get after 4 pints, but the one we need to do things we really 'should' but internal fears stop us from doing.  In their rush, they forgot listener questions, which means a double dose of Q&A nex...

Well - the title is slightly misleading, as JB is full of lovely morals. Ant on the other hand.... This week is dedicated to the art (or is it science) of story telling. Does a leader just need to communicate facts to inspire, or are we missing an element if we don't include a metaphor.  You be the judge!

As JB clears up his shed (whilst it had become a storage facility for booze for his garden book launches) we discuss 'self awareness' and a leaders role it ensuring it exists in themselves and their people. We then debate is 'co-leadership' something that can work? Some politics has seen this, but could it translate to the workplace?

It's one of those rare episodes where 1) we let others in to the party and 2) JB has to share the mic with more than just Ant! We're super proud of JB (ex GWR Radio PLC) along with some brilliant co-authors in William Rogers (ex CEO of UKRD) and Dave Coull (ex Group PD at UKRD) with their new book launch the 'The No Normal Leader' In this action packed hour, the trio (along with Ant's steering) di...

Democratic or Autocratic Leadership, that's the question for JB and Ant today. That, listener questions and JB's superb attempt and comparing leadership to Jesus and Debbie, Dave, Ringo & John.

JB and Ant dance around the subject of when should a leader have an opinion, vs not. Additionally, what do we do if the workforce are seemingly divided, and some are increasingly hostile to another's opinion? That and the truth about JB's closing statements!

Do we need any introduction? This week, JB and Ant explore the 5 ways we have conversations at work, plus your listener questions. Hope you like the new podcast logo!!