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The Rethink Leadership Podcast

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Conversations to inspire new thinking, transformation, and excellence for leaders everywhere, in the unpredictable, uncertain, fast-moving modern workplace we are all operating in. Our guests from around the world include founders, entrepreneurs, leaders at all levels, and experts with a story to tell who come with proven track records, share interesting new thinking, and represent the leadership diversity we are seeing across industries today, from start-ups to multinationals.

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May 18, 2026

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S04E12: The importance of adopting a Transformational Culture Model - Getting culture right for the decade ahead 06.01.2023

David Liddle is CEO of The TCM Group and president of the Institute of Organisational Dynamics. He is author of ‘MANAGING CONFLICT’ (Kogan Page/CIPD) and his second book, ‘TRANSFORMATIONAL CULTURE’ was recently shortlisted as Business Book of the Year.   David’s vision for The TCM Group continues to be focused on helping organisations to develop purpose driven, values based and person centred cult...

S04E11: The must-have secrets to unlock collaborative and empowering leadership at all levels 19.12.2022

Lessons from law enforcement, the military, corporate enterprise and the public sectorSAC Janeen DiGuiseppi is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office in Albany, New York. Prior to that, Janeen was the Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI’s Training Division. Janeen joined the FBI as a Special Agent in 1999, following an impressive career as an offi...

S04E10: The organisational impact of successful hybrid events, conferences and meetings 12.12.2022

Laura Overton is an author, facilitator and award-winning learning analyst dedicated to uncovering and sharing effective practices in learning innovation that lead to business value. She is known for leading the 15-year global Towards Maturity research programme to uncover and share learning strategies that lead to business success. Laura established #Learningchangemakers and is a co-founder of Em...

S04E09: The Rise of Adaptive Strategies for Leaders - Your North Star as a guide rather than a destination 28.11.2022

Rebecca Ryan is a noted top 50 professional futurist, economist, best-selling author and entrepreneur. Rebecca also founded NEXT Generation Consulting, through which she partners with private and public sector leaders across the country. Looking a generation ahead, she outlines strategies in urban planning, economic development, and workforce development to ensure communities are well equipped for...

S04E08: Your ways to wellbeing in a life being lived in fast forward 21.11.2022

John Doran is a Global Celt, TEDx speaker, media contributor and has been an educator for over 29 years. He is passionate about helping people to show up as the best version of themselves, so they can give their best rather than what’s left. John has designed and delivers the SMART Training Programme (Stress Management And Resilience Training) and speaks to the topics of resilience, Emotional Inte...

S04E07: What makes your organisation uniquely remarkable? If you don’t know, you may have a purpose problem… 15.11.2022

Ian Chamandy is a founding partner of Blueprint Business Architecture, a company that developed a proprietary methodology for defining purpose and determining how it guides everything an organization does and says (all operations and communications).  Ian has co-facilitated the development of Blueprints for over 400 organizations large and small, helping them define what makes them uniquely remark...

S04E06: Leading Cross Generational Teams in a Hybrid World 07.11.2022

Veronica L. Matthews is a certified Life & Leadership Coach, Human Resources Consultant, Corporate Trainer, Speaker, and Author.   Veronica is founder and CEO of VLM Coaching & Consulting Services provides individual leadership coaching, group coaching and mastermind facilitation, diversity, equity and inclusion workshops and discussion sessions as well as power skills training (critical thinking,...

S04E05: The continuing fight for gender equality in tech - Is gender parity improving in the technology industry? What more needs to be done? 01.11.2022

Anna has a technology career spanning more than 32 years. With extensive technology and People leadership experience, operating both at C-suite executive and board level, she has won a number of external awards as a management consultant for her work in Inclusion and Diversity, as well as digital transformation.  She is now a CEO for her new charity just being established "DiversIT-Talent"; a Non-...

S04E04: Leadership challenges and lessons learned through collaborative law enforcement - Game-changing multi-force leadership and collaboration across New York State. 24.10.2022

Capt. Robert Appleton (Rob) is a mission driven and innovative leader with over 25 years of experience in law enforcement. He has experience in strategy, operations and tactics; organizational diagnosis and interventions; the design and facilitation of large-scale events / meetings, and is committed to leadership development activities.  Over his impressive career, Rob has developed strong strateg...

S04E03: Whole Person Wellbeing and Yoga – The new superpowers for executives? 17.10.2022

In parallel to the transformational, unpredictable and uncertain corporate world we operate in, the not-so-surprising increase in mental, physical and other health issues have been central to the ongoing debate about how we transform our businesses, and ourselves (at all levels) in a better way. Many have struggled mentally and / or physically to cope, to work, to transform etc. It is perhaps hear...

S04E02: Agile – Growth engine for the modern workplace 10.10.2022

As a VP of Technology at OCBC Bank, Ravi is a pioneer and thought leader of the agile mindset. He has outstanding knowledge of the software development business, having led engineering teams of several hundred, and executed projects using agile and traditional methods with multi-million-dollar budgets. He is currently facilitating an agile cultural transformation whilst rewriting internet and mobi...

S04E01: The Brave Ones - Courageous, brave leadership for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace 28.09.2022

Our guest today, Caroline Pankhurst, is the founder of the Be Braver community and champion of gender diversity across boardrooms, leadership suites and senior management teams everywhere. Caroline’s Be Braver movement represents a model, set of tools and a process to enable individuals to live and lead with courage, through two outlets: A Membership Community - For women that want to live Fear-le...

S03E13: Good Culture - Align your people, profits and purpose for the greater good 27.05.2022

Our guests today, Andrea Burns is a leadership and productivity expert dedicated to helping organisations such as the MOD, Waitrose, the NHS and small and medium enterprises to make a positive, lasting social impact and create the culture they need to deliver their vision and better outcomes for the people they serve. Richard Davies has extensive experience in corporate commercial roles at Kellogg...

S03E12: The football club bringing male allyship to the beautiful game - Gender-equal Lewes FC blows the whistle on misogyny and VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) 22.04.2022

Our Guests:Karen DobresElected Director, Lewes Football ClubKaren Dobres has a unique voice on the Lewes FC Board as she had no interest in football before encountering the club’s equality initiative in 2017. Since then, she regularly gives talks at business and sports conferences on equality in football and its effect on driving gender equality in the wider world. Karen has also created the club’...

S03E11: Empowered leadership at all levels: Lessons for business from the British Army 07.03.2022

As a Design Director at Duke CE, James assists with the design and delivery of innovative developmental and educational solutions for a variety of global clients. He plays a pivotal role in collaborating with Duke CE’s faculty and teams to manage the client relationship, instructional design, budget and operational direction of customised leadership development programmes. Prior to joining Duke CE...

S03E10: Leaders - Your Success is Within! Cultivating the leadership mindset for our times 31.01.2022

Our guest today, Payal Nanjiani is a Globally Acclaimed Leadership Expert, Executive Coach and New York Award-Winning Author. She has been recognized by the TIMES Group as one of the most influential personalities in leadership speaking and executive coaching, globally. As the CEO and Founder of The Payal Nanjiani Leadership Company, she is known to inspire & help people become transformed leaders...

S03E09: Is your finger on the social pulse? If not, it should be! 25.01.2022

Our guest today, Divya Prashanth is a leading global data scientist, consultant, contributor to financial publications including Nasdaq and Benzinga, CEO, and Co-Founder of My Social Pulse.  Her work has spanned across the fields of finance, compliance, media, marketing, and research.  Divya’s passion lies in applying and unleashing the power of data and the latest technology such as artificial in...

S03E08: Leaders! Take command of digital transformation… or risk catastrophic failure 11.01.2022

Our guest today, Tony is the Founder and Managing Partner of Beta Digital, a specialist strategy and digital transformation advisory firm. He is also a Co-Founder of The Digital Transformation Lab, Cork University Business School, a Think-Tank comprised of experts from industry, academia and consulting. In addition, he is the Programme Director for Digital Leadership at the Irish Management Instit...

S03E07: Calling all male allies - Become active gender diversity ambassadors in your organisations! 15.11.2021

Our guests today, Mette Johansson worked in leadership roles across Asia and Europe for multinational corporations for over 15 years before she founded MetaMind Pte Ltd, a training consultancy, which provides learning programmes in leadership, people and communication skills. MetaMind has received multiple awards and is regularly featured in media. Clients include large organisations such as Citib...

S03E06: What to wear?! Are clothes your secret superpower for the new normal? 18.10.2021

Our guests today, Andy Boothman is the founder of Busy as AB digital marketing agency and DressCode Shirts, a company designing and producing shirts that celebrate technology. Andy is passionate about the power of clothing, and strives to create the next generation of clothes, making them ‘smart’ in every sense of the word. For example, DressCode currently produce the World’s 1st contactless payme...

S03E05: Mentoring for the future – Stories from Sierra Leone 11.10.2021

Our guest today,  Rasie Bamigbade is a business leader, entrepreneur, coach, author and speaker. Rasie was born in Sierra Leone, moved to The Gambia and is now living in Vancouver, Canada. Leading her teams during her employment at McDonalds, Starbucks, HMShost and more, her leadership role was challenged frequently, and this kept her moving and impacting lives for the better. Her passion for peop...

S03E04: Business needs our humanity now! 04.10.2021

Our guest today, Samie Al-Achrafi is recognised as one of the world's leading voices on values and culture change, and has won a host of accolades including Most Visionary Business Transformation CEO, Game Changer of the Year, and Most Influential CEO of the Year. His career spans six continents, working with governments and organisations around the world to create high-performance cultures underp...

S03E03: Calling all Millennials: Unlock your dream self and be what you want to be 27.09.2021

Our guest today, Danielle M. Asah is an entrepreneur, author of the book ‘Becoming Your Dream Self: 7 Keys to Own and Control Your Life as a Millennial’, marketer, and the founder of the Creative Dream Academy in Cameroon; newly renamed and rebranded Digital Dreams (DiDreams). As a millennial marketer and entrepreneur operating locally and across Africa, she brings a unique understanding of how mi...

S03E02: Positively impacting mental health and workforce wellness through an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace 20.09.2021

Our guest today, Kaumudi Goda (or KG) is a trusted business advisor, human capital strategist, executive coach, ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging’ expert and lawyer, who has helped transform Fortune 500 companies and clients across APAC, EMEA and North America. She serves on the executive boards of global organizations and as C-suite advisor. She is the best selling author of ‘Internatio...

S03E01: May you live in interesting times: A blessing or a curse for leaders navigating the disruptive... 13.09.2021

Our guest today, Prof Sattar Bawany is the Chief Executive Officer of the Disruptive Leadership Institute and the Centre for Executive Education (CEE).He is also concurrently the Certified C-Suite Master Executive Coach with Executive Development Associates (EDA) Inc. Prof Bawany was awarded the “2019 Executive of the Year for Human Resources Consulting” at the Singapore Business Review (SBR) Mana...

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