Richard Medcalf

The Impact Multiplier CEO

Business EN ↓ 191 episodes

As a CEO, you’ve demonstrated your ability to solve complex problems and achieve extraordinary results. You've skills, resources and experience. But you have the potential for even greater impact and a more satisfying legacy. What will it take to multiply your positive impact - in the business, for your people, and in the world at large? Join Richard Medcalf, Founder of Xquadrant, and high-impact CEOs from some of the world’s most exciting firms - for a perspective-shifting conversation at the intersection of strategy, leadership and purpose. Welcome to the Impact Multiplier CEO podcast.

Author

Richard Medcalf

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Business

Podcast website

xquadrant.com

Latest episode

Jun 19, 2025

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Episodes

S2E9: Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times - Michel Emelianoff 25.11.2020

In this conversation, you’ll learn:  The big challenges businesses are currently facing in a COVID world (04’13”)  The practical steps you can take to best safeguard employee health without destroying productivity (08’50”)  The actions Michel took when business just stopped when COVID emerged (17’32”)   What changes we should be expecting in the coming years (23’21”)  Reso...

S2E8: Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times - Bhavesh Vaghela 17.11.2020

You’ll learn:  The habits to build to support people through uncertainty (6’27")  How to make hard decisions in the middle of a crisis (11’46")  How to connect and inspire your team during challenging times (17’01")  Resources/sources mentioned:  Singula Decisions Arsène Wenger Steve Jobs For full show notes, head to https://xquadrant.com/bhavesh-vaghela-ceo-challenging-ti...

S2E7: Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times - Alun Baker 12.11.2020

You’ll learn:  How remote working affected productivity in a very surprising way (6'50")  What recruiting during challenging times - such as the COVID lockdown - looks like (12'18")  How to bring the best out of people and why it is always personal (24'32")  Resources/sources mentioned:  Clario Tech ARKK Solutions   For full show notes, head to https://xquadrant.com/a...

S2E6: Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times - Christophe Collet 04.11.2020

You’ll learn:  The different phases we go through in times of crisis and how they impact business  Why now is the time for brands to talk about their values and the keyword for years to come  The biggest mistakes to avoid as an entrepreneur when going international  Resources/sources mentioned:  S4M For full show notes, head to https://xquadrant.com/christophe-collet-ceo-c...

S2E5: Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times - Fred Trinel 28.10.2020

You’ll learn:  The mistake not to make when facing unknown challenges (7'55")  Why you can (and must) play offence and defence at the same time (13'5")  The five pillars around which to create value in times of crisis (16'59")  Resources/sources mentioned:  Ecovadis For full show notes, head to https://xquadrant.com/fred-trinel-ceo-challenging-times

S2E4: Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times - Simon hill 20.10.2020

You’ll learn:  Why 2021 may be even more complicated than 2020  The human consequences of going 100% virtual  How to trust your instincts in times of crisis  How to slow down to speed-up  Resources/sources mentioned:  Marc Benioff - Salesforce Wazoku InnoCentive For full show notes, head to https://xquadrant.com/simon-hill-ceo-challenging-times

S2E3: LLFCT - Brooks Borcherding (CEO Cloudreach) 13.10.2020

You’ll learn:  How Cloudreach was able to adapt so successfully to the 'new normal'  Why sometimes going against conventional wisdom is the way to go   The personal side of a successful CEO's life in time of crisis    Resources/sources mentioned: Cloudreach ++ To celebrate the launch of the podcast we’re giving away a coaching package valued at $3000 for you, a friend or a...

S2E2: LLFCT - Ben Page (CEO Ipsos Mori UK) 06.10.2020

You’ll learn:  One crucial rule to bear in mind when dealing with a crisis  One of the key challenges for a leader at this time and how to respond to it  How to help create a new structure when the one you had was destroyed   Resources/sources mentioned: Ipsos MORI Ben Page ++ To celebrate the launch of the podcast we’re giving away a coaching package valued at $3000 for you, a...

S2E1: Introducing Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times 29.09.2020

In this second season of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, Richard Medcalf interviews some top CEOs from a variety of companies, reflecting on the COVID-19 period as well as previous difficult moments in the business cycle. He extracts some of the key learnings and insights the CEOs have had as a result of these experiences.  Listen in for this quick introduction to Leadership Lessons for Ch...

S1E6: Mastering transformation to create true change in your business 22.09.2020

You’ll learn:  How focusing on critical leadership behaviours to create sustained behaviour change can have huge impact  The 4 traps to avoid when changing a behaviour The 5 practical steps you can take to master transformation  The key ingredients behind transformation  ++ To celebrate the launch of the podcast we’re giving away a coaching package valued at $3000 for you, a fr...

S1E5: Addressing friction & drama to improve collaboration 18.09.2020

You’ll learn:  The first important and counterintuitive step to take to address friction and drama  Why it’s important to realise that friction and drama is a systematic question The practical tool you can use as a leader to deal with friction and drama  The 2 key ingredients to building a collaboration culture  How common language can support collaboration  ++ To celebrat...

S1E4: Accelerating learning to shift mindsets within your business 11.09.2020

You’ll learn:  The importance of mindset and how to adapt language to change reality Secrets to ‘culture hacking’ to address mindset and attitudes  Why leadership development doesn’t generally work   How to bust your own assumptions - and those of your organisation  The difference between performance culture and learning culture  Resources/sources mentioned:  Mil...

S1E3: Releasing commitment and ownership in your team 04.09.2020

You’ll learn:  The 4 critical areas where to build commitment  Why most CEOs fail to build true ownership & commitment  The very human issue that can be at the root of strategic problems  What the ‘genius zone’ is and the importance as a leader, of identifying this in your team members What the 'push and pull' behaviours are and how to use them to create ownership and commi...

S1E2: Eliminating noise to bring strategic focus to your business 25.08.2020

You’ll learn:  What the ‘goal stack’ is and how to use it to strategise your focus and attention  The importance of differentiating between business strategic objectives vs personal ones  The 2 practical steps to take to start eliminating noise and repurposing the time gained  How to not mix execution, strategy and learning and follow a rigorous cycle in order to deliver ...

S1E1: The 5 Impact Multipliers: how high achievers scale their success without overwhelm 25.08.2020

You’ll learn:  What an “impact multiplier” is and the specific set of 5 multipliers available to you The importance of releasing results instead of always driving them How to get over the trap of agreeing on strategies and then not implementing them ++ To celebrate the launch of the podcast we’re giving away a coaching package valued at $3000 for you, a friend or a colleague. To enter the com...

S0E0: Welcome to the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast! 25.08.2020

You’ll learn:  The reason behind the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, and why we’re driven to helping you achieve 10X more impact  Who the show is for - not just CEOs, but also people who think like CEOs (and what that means The background behind the co-hosts  Why, as a high achiever who’s already achieved a lot, you should listen to our podcast to help you reach your next level ...

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