The Leadership Enigma

Part 2 of The Anniversary Episode features the wonderful Alexandra Altinger CEO of JO Hambro Capital Management and Lale Topcuoglu MD at Swiss Re with my studio guests Dr Katie Best and Keith Douglas. We chat all things leadership including how we lead in a virtual environment and still ensure connection, empathy, care and wellbeing. How has Alexandra, in her second CEO appointment coped and pivot...

Jake Breeden is the Head of Global Learning Solutions at Takeda. We talk about the power of a 240 year old corporate philosophy that provides direction and comfort during times of constant change. "The map changes all the time but the compass stays the same." We discuss lifelong learning for individuals and organisations and Jake uncovers his approach to revolutionising our ability to learn from f...

Deborah Rowland is a pioneer thinker, author of "Still Moving - How to lead mindful change" and a global educator. In this compelling episode Deborah discusses how 'change has changed' and how being in the moment, becoming totally self aware, more intentional as opposed to acting on auto pilot is more essential than ever for leaders.  Deborah also explains how her own adoption has meant she in ins...

Anniversary Episode Pt1 with Dr Katie Best, Leadership Coach and MBA faculty & Keith Douglas, Executive Vice President Mastercard MPGS. This podcast is taken from the live studio introduction of the Anniversary Episode. We discuss, what is leadership? How has the pandemic changed the questions leaders ask themselves? Have the Ways of Working changed forever? What is the importance of Human centred...

Stephen Cornes is a learning designer, global educator and executive coach with over 17 years experience having worked in 28  countries across sectors and levels of leadership. Stephen will explain what he means by the term 'Coach-ulting" and how executive coaching can help leaders at any level of an organisation through reflection, the power of questions and the role of the critical friend. We se...

Mike Straw is the Founder and CEO of Achieve Breakthrough. Mike works with leaders and teams all over the world to breakthrough their limiting beliefs whereby they stop acting on the stories they tell themselves but instead focus on liberating their thinking, sparking ambition, embracing 100% responsibility and taking bold and rapid action. If the status quo is a super magnet, we all need to unloc...

Martin Bromiley OBE is a commercial airline training Captain and founder of The Clinical Human Factors Group. This episode is deeply personal, inspirational and thought provoking.  Martin describes how he turned the loss of his wife after a surgical procedure into a mission to understand and help others embrace the need for non-technical behaviours especially during critical times.  We chat about...

Bee Adamic is the Founder and CEO of Liberty Music PR. An entrepreneur with a passion for music that she decided to turn into a business in 2016 from her kitchen table whilst also discovering she was pregnant.  Inspiration and learning come from many places and this episode is no different as success leaves clues. Bee explains how her mission to succeed was non negotiable, especially with a young...

Lale Topcuoglu has always felt she was different and struggled to fit in growing up. As an openly gay female she fought to break the norms in order to have a successful 22 year career on Wall Street to become a leader so she would be part of the 'top table' conversation and become a catalyst for change. This is a deeply personal, human centred, courageous, vulnerable and heart warming conversation...

Roderic Yapp is a former commanding officer of a Royal Marines Commandos Fleet having served in Afghanistan, Somalia and Libya to name a few. When the stakes are high, what leadership capabilities do we need to deploy in an ever changing context? How do you lead experts who know much more than you do and you rely on their participation, commitment and loyalty? The customers of our leadership are a...

Stefaan van Hooydonk is the founder of The Global Curiosity Institute, former CLO and Dean of the Earth Academy.  How different would the world look if we were as curious now as we were as children? Stefaan explains curiosity is the mindset to challenge the status quo, explore, discover and learn.  We chat about the three dimensions of curiosity, (i) the world (ii) others (iii) and self.  We must...

Shane O'Mara is Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College in Dublin, psychologist, neuroscientist and best selling author for "In Praise of Walking".  Shane delves into issues such as how does our brain set us apart; he shares his 3 point self care plan to boost productivity and explains what the research says in relation to how easy or difficult it is to change our mindset. We a...

Dr Tremaine Du Preez is a decision scientist, consultant and global educator. Tremaine explains her passion for bringing the largely separate themes of decision making and ethics together so that she can help leaders and their organisations understand what an ethical decision is. She tells me how relying on an organisations North Star and values will not be enough to navigate ethical dilemmas alon...

Allyson Stewart-Allen is an advisor to more than 200 global businesses, author, broadcaster, global educator and non-executive director. Allyson is a regular panel member on the BBC's The Apprentice and in this episode we talk about what it means to be a corporate diplomat and how getting it wrong can be catastrophic. Join me as Allyson shares some wonderful examples of brands that got it wrong as...

Michelle Seiler Tucker is known as 'The Closer' having bought, sold and fixed over 1,000 businesses. This episode is packed full of insights and tips based on her experience. Why do entrepreneurs fail to sell their businesses and others secure huge exits? What mindsets limit founders? How do you balance the good and the bad times? What can you do to start your business in a way that is likely to c...

How do you start off working in the post room of Saatchi & Saatchi at 16 years old and then end up selling your business to them years later? The Flame of the Entrepreneur burns brightly in Lloyd Salmons, Co-Founder of PepTalk and serial investor and entrepreneur. We chat about failure, rolling with the punches, the need for constant communication regardless of the size of your team and the requir...

Tracey Groves is the founder of Intelligent Ethics with a passion for working with leaders to hard wire purpose into everything they know, do and believe using ESG (environmental, social and governance issues) as a powerful force for the delivery of sustainable and responsible business . Tracey outlines the 10 essential ingredients of Dignity and explains how this relates to our sense of inherent...

Chris Clark is Global Head, RoZi Mission at UCB pharma.  Chris travelled to Rwanda and experienced a moment when all his knowledge, talent, wisdom, language skills and leadership capabilities meant absolutely nothing. From the fog of panic, during an incident beyond his control, Chris realised that his mere presence had value. A lesson he took back to Atlanta to become a leader who could help othe...

Join Neil Mullarkey , an improvisation pioneer who started the Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers and Adam Kingl , author, global speaker and former theatre director as we joyously chat about how improvisation can help our leadership capabilities blossom. Improvisation is a technology with a set of processes, habits, behaviours, paradigms and ways of working that replicate working in any organis...

The Transformational Leader: Nick Jankel , global speaker, futurist, author and TV host explains how markets are getting smarter and faster than most companies so we have to adapt or die. In this knowledge busting episode, Nick will talk through the Triple Threat, the concept of 'continuous Beta' and the harmony of outside-in and inside-out as we strive for a perfection of imperfection. Don't miss...

I talk to Svitlana Bielushkina, Head of Talent at Deutsche Telekom. In an organisation that spans 50 countries with a workforce of 230,000 people, talent is everything. Svitlana explains to me her incredibly diverse cultural background and how she gets joy from being talent centric and helping people explore the 4A's: Achievement, Attitude, Ability & Aspiration in creating a human centred organisa...

I chat to the wonderful Alexandra Altinger, CEO (UK, Europe and Asia) JO Hambro Capital Management. Success leaves clues and Alexandra shares with me her experiences from childhood to her leading a business through a global pandemic and how with the right mindset and people focus, you can overcome anything and be anything you desire. Don't miss this episode!  Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.yout...

Bullyproof: I chat to Marilise de Villiers a mindset and performance coach who endured a toxic workplace bully before she found her ROAR, which is also the title of her book.  We explore issues such as the Toxic Trio, the superpowers required for mitigating such an experience and how leaders must work to create and protect a culture of inclusivity and psychological safety for all to thrive.  Watch...

The Inclusive Leader: I chat to the wonderful Cheryl Stokes, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles. We talk about the importance of creating a sense of belonging for all in order to unblock performance. How to unfreeze inclusion and the 5 components of the inclusive leader. Cheryl has lived and led on the basis that people are at the heart of all that we do.  Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.co...

I talk to Marc Kahn , Global Head of People and Organisation and Executive for Sustainability at Investec. Why are we so fascinated with the search for talent and individual brilliance? What are we missing? Marc gives a candid account of his experiences that have led him to understand the vital nature of creating the right context for creating great outcomes.  Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.you...