The Transformation Leaders Podcast: Expert Strategies for Leading Organizational Change and Transformation

Tony is delighted to be joined by Anne Shiels on Episode #29 of the Inside Track podcast. With over 30 years experience in large corporate organisations, many of which were spent in senior leadership roles leading complex organisational change, and with over 1000 hours of professional coaching experience working with both individual Executives and their Executive Teams or Boards, Anne brings unriv...

Tony is delighted to be joined by Chris Bevan on Episode #28 of the Inside Track podcast. Chris has been designing and orchestrating the delivery of transformational change for over 35 years. The past 25 years he has been privileged to lead a number of assignments across different industries, in the UK, USA and Europe. His approach to transformational change focuses on the structural, operational,...

Chris Gibson MBE joins Tony on Episode #27. He shares his experience gained throughout his career, initially in the military and more recently in both public and private sector organisations. His mantra is - It’s All About Making People Better ... and he is passionate about people, supporting teams and organisations to utilise their full potential in order to achieve higher level results. From pro...

Tony is delighted to welcome Elly Hoult onto today's show.  Elly has delivered significant change and transformation within social housing organisations and is presently the Group Director of Assets for Notting Hill Genesis.  During this Pod, we talk extensively about how people react and respond to change and transformation and Elly shares many insights that she has experienced along the way. Enj...

Troy Henshall joins Tony on today's show.  Troy is presently the Director of Business Services & Transformation for Wandle, the Social Housing provider that provides over 7,000 homes across nine south London boroughs. During this Pod, Troy discusses life before his experience within social housing and how he has always been an initiator of change and how this is inspiring his vision for Wandle mov...

In today's show, Tony is delighted to be joined on the virtual sofa by Ewen Bradley Ewen has significant public and private sector transformation leadership experience and shares his approach throughout this episode. We seem to have pulled together all of the Irishmen together - it wasn't planned!  Ewen though is from Northern Ireland. I'm sure that you will find the show highly informative. Total...

In today's show, Tony is delighted to be joined on the virtual sofa by Michael Ryan Like many, Michael's career started in a completely different place and he explains how he was attracted to move into the world of change and transformation.  His direct style throughout the show is littered with many great best practice tips and guidance - he evens set you a challenge, if you're up for it! I'm sur...

This episode is slightly different that the previous shows, in that the person that Tony is in discussion with isn't a corporate transformation leader. However, we are delighted to be joined by Steven Baker OBE and honestly, we defy anyone in business (irrespective of whether you operate in the change and transformation space) not to be able to get something from this episode. Tony has known Steve...

Tony is delighted to be joined on today's show by Peter Gallagher - a Change Management Global Thought Leader, International Corporate Conference Speaker, Author and Leadership Alignment Coach.   Peter is the author of five change management books and we explore these along with the change questions set by Peter as he works with  leaders and their team to develop the solution; Do you have a change...

Jill Gaskell joins Tony on today's show.  Jill, a strategic change communications consultant specialises in global transformation programmes and C-level communications coaching and storytelling. She is highly experienced in building engaging communications strategies, particularly for functional transformation in IT, HR and/or Finance. Comfortable cultivating C-level relationships, engaging with C...

In today's show, Tony is delighted to be joined on the virtual sofa by Alice Mellor. Unlike many people operating within the Transformation space, Alice's career has been focused on just one sector of industry, Financial Services.  However, as she will explain, this hasn't in any way reduced the variety of the programmes she has led and been involved in. Having started my career in FS, I can fully...

Dave Reeves joins Tony on the virtual sofa today. Dave's career in transformation has taken in contract, interim and permanent roles and his insights into the different perspectives that this has provided are really interesting.  His direct style and approach, along with his willingness to share his experience marks him out as a true transformation leader.   Total length : 33:12   Submit your ques...

Today, Tony is joined by Mike Jeacock, someone that he has known for over 25 years and who was instrumental in getting Tony involved in change and transformation.  This is an entertaining episode full of anecdotes and insights that deliver real value - enjoy the show. 00:59 - The Sliding Doors moment 02:59 - The importance of culture 04:57 - How would you define transformation? 05:41 - Leaders nee...

Richard Lucas joins Tony on the virtual settee today.  He has some really interesting perspectives on what is required to deliver successful change and transformation - enjoy the show. 03:15 - Definition of Transformation 06:59 - Why is there a reluctance to transform? 11:17 - The ability to challenge and review - a critical step 12:29 - the Leadership Alignment Process 16:35 - Engaging to gain un...

Tony is joined on the virtual settee today by Nick Churchman.  After a career within the RAF, Nick has significant experience of delivering change and transformation across many sectors in various parts of the globe. 06:08 - The most enjoyable elements of Transformation 09:20 - Facing off to the Big 4 10:58 - Managing complicated stakeholders 12:47 - The need for common objectives 14:42 - Tracking...

Tony is delighted to be joined by Daryl Woodhouse on this 14th Episode. He has had a really fascinating career and has overcome some significant personal challenges - this episodes looks into both of these aspects and pulls together some key lessons.     05:00 - Learning by mentoring entrepreneurs 05:15 - Holding the leadership team to account 07:15 - The impact of a major personal burnout 09:00 -...

Andrea Law, Managing Director of Communications & Engagement consultancy, Enthuse, joins host Tony Lockwood on this 13th episode and shares her deep understanding and experience of driving engagement within and throughout the transformation journey.   Tony also shares an update on a new development for TWP at the end, so keep listening :) 02:43 - Time to Reset  06:30 - Creating workplaces that peo...

In this 12th Episode, Tony welcomes Hannah Manyewu to discuss her experience in an area close to both of their hearts - social housing.  Hannah has worked throughout her career within this most valuable sector and has significant experience of delivering change and transformation both with a public sector housing organisation, a non for profit registered provider and a for profit new entrant to th...

Today's episode is slightly different in that we are reviewing the first 10 episodes and pulling out the key points and messages, of which there are many. If you haven't already, please do go and listen to the previous episodes - each is jam packed with ideas and proven approaches that you can easily adapt and adopt to give your programmes a better chance of success. Normality will return on the n...

Tony is delighted to be joined by Dai Jones on Episode 10. Dai has vast experience across many sectors of delivering multi faceted transformation. His style and approach to engaging the team and taking people on the journey will I'm sure open up thoughts and ideas that you can apply moving forward. 02:46 - A commercially savvy transformation director??? 05:10 - Designing the change that the client...

Andrea Wood joins Tony Lockwood in Episode #9. This episode focuses on the importance of communication in supporting the transformation journey.  Andrea's background is fascinating and has helped her evolve her style and approach to transformation delivery.  01:36 - A time to reset and reflect  03:01 - Change is about disruption 03:59 - The need for a burning platform 05:28 - How her role as a Dip...

In Episode #8 your host Tony Lockwood is joined by Dan Leyland. Having become involved in transformation and change through an unusual route, Dan shares his experiences and views on a wide range of topics, emphasising the real need for top executives to not only understand but be able to actively deliver change across their organisations.     02:28 - Interesting introduction to Transformation  03:...

Leo Falcone, joins host Tony Lockwood in Episode #7. Leo has operated across clients in both southern and northern hemispheres and one of the areas covered is the different cultural aspects that he has seen in organisations driving change.   01:12 - What is the definition of Transformation 02:54 - How do you determine Strategic Transformation 07:19 - Challenging the status quo 08:57 - Getting peop...

In Episode 6, Tony Lockwood is in discussion with Steve Dover.  Steve has managed major construction projects, significant outsourcing programmes and large scale transformations within both public and private sector organisations.  He has a direct style and knows what has worked for him - maybe you can apply some of his thinking and approach in your future programmes. I'm sure that you'll find the...

Episode 5 provides an interesting perspective on Transformation delivery with host Tony Lockwood in conversation with Alex Neame.  Alex is a scientist and a UK Army veteran who has been involved in many major programmes.    I'm sure that you'll find the discussion interesting! 02:41 - What can we learn from the world of science? 04:27 - The role of the leader in transformation 05:50 - Managing in...