The Thinking Leader

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with Delia McCabe MA (Psych), PhD.   Delia has a background in clinical psychology and shifted her focus to nutrition when she realized its crucial role in mental health. Using her expertise in psychology and evidence-based nutritional neuroscience, she helps individuals and corporations improve their brain health...

  In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Marcus and Bryce welcome in the new year, but the show also has a sense of apprehension as 2023 promises more volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, which leaders need to be ready for.  In the show, Bryce and Marcus discuss: The War in Ukraine: As the fighting enters its second year, the impact of this conflict will be felt more...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, we replay some of the most powerful moments from this year’s guests.   You will hear highlights about; The Weaponization of Trade from Rebecca Harding, Heretical Leadership Coaching from Justin Foster, How to Effectively Lead from David Marquet, Creating Coaching.com from Alex Pascal, and Having a Chocolate Conversation from Rose Fass.   In this ep...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Marcus Dimbleby is interviewed by producer of the show Jame Burtt.   They discuss how Marcus got started in the Air Force and why he transitioned into consultancy work. As a strategic consultant, Marcus has extensive experience in high-pressure situations. He uses his background in the Royal Air Force and his expertise in leadership and decision making...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with Vibhas Ratanjee.   They discuss why your employees are unhappy and why their engagement is dropping, the pros and cons of working from home vs. working in an office, and the many other ways that technology is forcing organizations to rethink how they work.   In this episode: What is causing employee engag...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby discuss why so many business transformations fail and what leaders can do to make sure they succeed.    You will learn: Why new ways of working don’t work with old ways of thinking. Why cookiecutter solutions don’t cut it. The value of the Three Cs: Clarity, Capability, and Culture.   Mentioned in this episode...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce and Marcus talk with Ben Baker, CEO at Your Brand Marketing. They discuss the importance of Internal Communications and how without great internal comms your organization will operate ineffectively.   In this episode: Why client interactions with frontline employees are important Why internal communications are just as important as external m...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk about the recent KFC debacle and automation bias.   They discuss the seduction of technology and the need to use critical thinking – even when you are using powerful AIs.   In this episode: Why you should use Red Team Thinking before implementing AI into your business  How to see problems AI and Bots may...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce & Marcus talk with Rose Fass – author of The Chocolate Conversation and The Leadership Conversation and the founder and CEO of fassforward – about why conversations matter and how to have more effective ones as a leader.   In addition, they discuss: How to create alignment on your team and in your organization. Micromanagement is not leadershi...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby discuss a post Marcus did that went viral about how ineffective consultants tend to be.    Bryce highlights the situations where you should or shouldn’t hire consultants and argues the fact that you shouldn’t outsource thinking. Your employees have all the answers you need, and Marcus knows first hand that consulta...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with Alex Pascal, Founder & CEO at Coaching.com.   Alex talks about why he started Coaching.com and how it assists all levels of an organization. They discuss the way coaching has been used historically and how the future of coaching is changing.   Technology has allowed the dehumanization of organizations...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce and Marcus discuss some catastrophic headlines which are making the news on Twitter and social media that show how your customers can become your best Red Teamers, but only if you're willing to listen. They also reveal a tool that you can utilise as a leader to make a big difference in how you come across and how your teams think of you.   In this...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with internationally recognized economist Rebecca Harding about the weaponization of trade and how companies are being drafted as foot soldiers in today’s geopolitical contests.    In this episode, you will learn: How sophisticated rhetoric is being employed by state actors to create social media frenzy that i...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader Bryce and Marcus discuss the secrets of great leadership learning.   They highlight the current issues of how people are learning things at business school years before they are able to effectively apply them.    They also explain how training in the military vs the corporate world is not treated the same, despite both of them requiring applied...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk to Captain David Marquet, a retired United States Navy captain and the bestselling author of Turn the Ship Around and Leadership is Language.   Captain David Marquet imagines a workplace where everyone engages, contributes their full intellectual capacity, and where everyone is a leader.    In this episode...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce and Marcus discuss the concept of quiet quitting and the issues that are affecting leaders in today’s workplace.    Changes to the corporate world in recent years have been almost instantaneous and have had a profound and lasting impact on the way that we all work. Seemingly, a growing majority of people are no longer willing to do more than...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader Podcast Bryce speaks to  Michael Kleeman, a technology strategist whose particular skill is in bridging technical and business issues.    Michael is currently Senior Fellow at the University of California, San Diego, working on critical systems and infrastructures with a focus on creating resilient communities. He is also a Board member at the...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader Bryce Hoffman talks to James Burtt, executive producer of The Thinking Leader Podcast.   Bryce explains what Red Team Thinking is and how he became aware of it. The core principles of Red Team Thinking are to use critical thinking to create plans with resilience, diversity of thought and enable distributed decision making. It is a way for leaders to know...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk to Justin Foster, of Foster Thinking – an unorthodox coach and brand whisperer who helps  leaders break out of their shells and make real change in the world. They discuss the benefit of changing systems and how hard it can be for organizations to accept heretical leadership. Justin believes that leadership be...

In this episode of The Thinking Leader Podcast Bryce and Marcus talk about autocratic leadership, hierarchical organisations and about excessive command and control in the business world. They discuss an article “Why War Fails” by Lawrence Freedman, a professor of War Studies at King's College London and one of the world's most distinguished experts on foreign policy, international relations and s...

In this episode, Bryce and Marcus talk to Gareth Lock of The Human Diver, an expert on scuba-diving safety.   They discuss crew resource management and how Gareth has used Red Team Thinking tools to help divers avoid potentially fatal mistakes underwater. These same techniques can help us all make better decisions every day.    Gareth and Marcus share stories from their time in the...

In this episode of The Thinking Leaders Podcast Bryce and Marcus discuss Bryce's visit to London to meet with Marcus. Bryce flew out on one of the hottest day in UK history which opened his eyes to how poorly prepared the UK is for the inevitable change in climate it will experience in the future. Marcus highlights the issues between so-called "black swan" & "grey rhino" events. Blac...

Welcome to another episode of The Thinking Leader podcast, brought to you by Red Team Thinking . Bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think. Each week, Bryce and Marcus bring you actionable ideas and insights that you can use to think more strategically and lead more effectively so that you can better navigate your complex world.   I n this episode, Bryce and Marcus are joi...

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NOTE: This episode is the second of a two part special featuring legendary CEO Alan Mulally. If you haven’t yet listened to Part l, we strongly recommend that you do. During Part l, Alan goes over two very important slides that outline his Working Together Management System and personal leadership philosophy. You can view them here: https://www.redteamthinking.com/mulally-slides-1. Please take the...