The Maverick Paradox Podcast

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Mike Moll about turning your skill into a product to charge more money. In 2013 he built an app without a back up plan, Mike shares how he accidently fell into marketing whilst exiting a school system that didn't work for him.  In this show he explains the need to go beyond marketing to understand what you are really achieving and whether your customers rea...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Ryan Hargreaves about the power of silence and isolation. They discuss the single point of absorption as a method of focus and compassionate professionalism. Is compassion incompatible with business, or the core to wellbeing? How can business become profitable and useful? Ryan lived as a Buddhist monk for 15 years and shares what he learnt and how it relate...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Dan Hafner about how to manage adversity. They discuss the mixed feelings a supplier (eg a coach or consultant) has when their client surpasses them. How do you deal with this, do you get triggered if others are successful around you? Is it possible to keep the right perspective? They go on to discuss how to monetise your knowledge. Dan shares how to have d...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to David Sobel about being a tech optimist. He talks about the need to analyse mistakes and being comfortable making predictions. Judith speaks about the bravery required to say 'no' to outlandish demands for exciting tech that's not really needed. Dave has been a serial entrepreneur and now helps organisations get the best out of technology. He talks about th...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Heather Remec about how to build a personal brand and how her view is different from the mainstream. She talks about how to magnetise your personality into a personal brand. They discuss the need to have a personal brand whether you run a business or work within someone else's. Heather shares how you make a personal brand and build protection for the future...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Candice Gottlieb-Clark about the leadership gap. Candice explains that leaders often don't recognise the purpose of their role. She goes on to explain the 3 pillars of leadership and why leaders routinely avoid managing conflict. Candice's 4 step process for helping leaders support their staff in resolving their own conflict is also shared. Judith asks whet...

This is an episode for The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Radio. In this episode Judith Germain looks at the use of power by successful leaders. This show looks at how the two types of Mavericks use their power and what to do if you are managing these managers. Judith looks at the definition of power, the 6 types of power bases and finally Maverick Power and how to utilise it for best r...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Seth Earley about how AI affects and impacts business content and why it matters. A fascinating conversation on AI, how it learns, our relationship to AI and why we as Humans seem to abuse it. Will AI ever become sentient? How can we use it to enhance our life and not destroy it? Listen up to the rest of the conversation, and discover how AI will affect you...

This is an episode for The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Radio. Judith Germain hosts this radio show, and her guest today is Darrell Williams and they are discussing the importance of leaders having mentors. They share valuable information and examples on mentoring relationships and mentee successes as well as the difference between mentoring and coaching. This is a great conversation...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Simon Chan about the distraction economy. They discuss the 7 components of The Consistency Pill and how anyone can be consistent in anything. Simon explains that business owners need to recognise that not only are they their own boss, there are also their own employee. Consistency breeds success and trust from your employees or your customers. This is a gre...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Dr Julia Digangi about the interplay between the brain, emotional intelligence and leadership. She talks about who we are as leaders when we deal with emotional trauma or pain. Dr Julia explains exactly what powers the brain and the effect of having an excessive utilisation of logic. She explains what happens when we over do something and why this is a safe...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Olivia Wagner on having the right leader at the right time and being the executive matchmaker. Olivia describes the 4 types of leaders that she believes exists within an organisation and how to know which one is best for you for the task ahead. They discuss aligning leaders with employees and organisational needs and Olivia surprises Judith with some last m...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Caitlin Rozario about the consequences of an anti break culture and Parkinson's Law. Caitin helps people to build healthy habits via her app Interlude.digital They discuss the benefits of hybrid working and whether working from home can really be productive and how it can effect wellbeing. Judith explains the impact of Generation Z with the new work from ho...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to David Salinas about the lessons that he has learnt from being a serial entrepreneur. During the conversation they discuss the commonality of his businesses, and when to decide to move onto another business to buy and grow. David speaks about the importance of knowing what are you good at and when to move onto another role within the company. For example he...

This is an episode for The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Radio. Judith Germain hosts this radio show, and her guest today is William Attaway and they are discussing why leaders need to be catalysts. He believes that there are no such thing as a wasted experience and you need a teachable spirit to avoid being a victim. A victim state is one from which you do not learn from. William shar...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to David Chislett for his Rebel, Reject, Create podcast. With his kind permission, Judith is publishing his podcast as it was broadcast, with the inclusion of a Maverick Paradox introduction. Judith explains why she now sees herself as creative, and the process of her own creativity. She shares how this process differs depending on whether her client is a smal...

This is an episode for The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Radio. Judith Germain hosts this radio show, and her guest today is Josuel Rogers and they are discussing business and the hip hop culture. Josuel defines both business and hip hop culture and looks at communication styles, each one - teach one and how improvisation can provide solid business gains. They discuss how in the hip ho...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Heather Hansen about linguistic diversity and communication, the need to unmute your communication. She shares an example that there are many types of English and not realising that can affect how you interact with others. Heather explains about the biases that are formed as soon as someone opens their mouths to speak. Heather speaks about the effect of unc...

This is an episode for The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Radio. Judith Germain hosts this radio show, and her guest today is Dr Toby Travis and they are discussing the value of trusted leadership and the qualities of teams and the need to align others and be collaborative. Toby shares the need to be mission focused and how to keep the 'main thing, the main thing'. He describes the one...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Networker of the Year Marc Jarrett about the value of virtual networking. He shares his philosophy on networking to serve and the benefit it brings to all. Marc is a professional connector of people. He explains that business boils down to two things, people and trust. Marc curates over 200 WhatsApp groups to facilitate the growth of relationships and busin...

This is an episode for The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Radio. Judith Germain hosts this radio show, and her guest today is Michael Dean Dargie and they are discussing why all leaders need a brand.  Michael shares the need for leaders not to have an ego and his curosity and how to build a culture from a leader brand. Judith and Michael talk about leading softly and leading from the fr...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Steve Fredlund about how leaders can be happier. Steve doesn't believe in the idea of 'do the 'x' number of things and you will be happy'. Instead he shares the two ingredients that will make anyone happy and the need for leaders to truly understand this. He also explains the need to take action and intentional steps to enable happiness. Steve and Judith di...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Sean Campbell about the age of narrow. He explains how people want to be told what you don't do before they buy what you do, do. Sean describes exactly what this means and how you can get narrow casting to work for you. He shares his own example of reading biographies of US Presidents (starting from the first one) as a way to understand how people respond t...

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Darby Vannier about the indispensable manager as a leader. Darby argues that the manager v leader binary is incorrect and that there is more of a blend between the manager and the visionary. He shares how the experience of the path informs the present and the future. Listen up to the rest of the conversation. If you wish to listen to The Maverick Paradox @K...

In this episode David Chislett returns to The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Development Radio to speak to Judith Germain on the Great Disappointment and returning to the office. They put each other through their paces which creates a dynamic conversation. This is a far reaching dialogue where they discuss how to push barriers out of the way of others and the psychology bravery needed t...