To Lead is To Learn

In the fourth episode of our second series, we have another fantastic special episode with the founder of the Coach's Journey and "inventor" of the 12-Minute method, Robbie Swale. _____________ In the episode we explore coaching, leadership as well as many of the common challenges facing organisations and their leaders in the world right now. There is so much value in this episode, a...

In the third episode of our second series, we have another special episode where we have a discussion with Neal Frick, CEO of CyberCore Technologies. Within this discussion with Neal Frick we have a very open and honest discussion, exploring many poignant topics such as diversity and mental health. We also explore the content of his recent book; The E Suite, which he co-wrote with Tina Kuhn. For m...

In the second episode of our second series, we have another special episode where we have a discussion with Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development; a leadership development organisation which closely aligns to our values, beliefs and approaches at LAMDA Solutions. Within our discussion with Pat D'Amico we explore leadership approaches, the most poignant moment in his leadership jou...

In this first episode of our second series, we have a special episode where we have a discussion with Jonathan Palmer, Director of Operational Excellence at Fidelity International. Join us as we discuss his leadership journey, his leadership approach and the lessons and insights he has learnt along the way. ............... Did you know To Lead is To Learn is brought to you by LAMDA Solutions? At L...

In this special episode we have a discussion with Christian Schröder, serial entrepreneur and angel investor, as well as the Founder and CEO of 10x Value Partners and Utopia Capital Management. Join us as we discuss his leadership journey and beliefs, he shares his "Swiss Army Knife" for success when it comes to growing organisations and some of his success for leadership. We explore the three fun...

In this special episode, we have a discussion with Robert Jordan, the CEO of InterimExecs and co-author of the book Right Leader Right Time: Discover Your Leadership Style for a Winning Career and Company. Join us as we discuss his leadership journey and beliefs, the sorts of challenges which organisations face and any upcoming challenges which may be faced by organisations in the future. We explo...

This is a special episode in recognition of World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Awareness Month in the US. Within this special episode we will be exploring the challenges faced by employees with autism and how it could be a superpower when it comes to leadership.  Conversations around neurodiversity tend to be focused around employing and retaining autistic talent as opposed to promoting and cha...

Within this episode, we will explore the definition of Influence in conjunction with our definition for Leadership. We will delve into the types of conformity and their link to influence and the importance of these within the working environment. After which we will consider how an individuals locus of control can impact upon their level of conformity and therefore the level of influence which the...

In this first special episode, we have a discussion with Julie Derrick, the CEO of the Valley Invicta Academies Trust (VIAT).  Having progressed through her career from a classroom teacher all the way to leading the trust of schools, on the way raising the standards of the schools in the trust and achieving Outstanding Ofsted's for many of the schools within her remit.  We discuss topics including...

We complete our exploration of motivational theory linked to leadership.  We complete our 3-part mini-series by looking Inyo four final studies into motivational theory; Locke and Latham’s Theory of Goal Setting (1968), Alderfer’s ERG Theory (1969), Urwick’s Theory Z (1969) and Argyris’s Theory (1971). As we know this is one of the hardest things to get right, so we look to bring together the 12 p...

We continue to explore motivational theory in order to help our practice,  this is one of the hardest things to get right yet one of the most important aspects of leadership.  We review four further studies in order to try to gain an understanding of what drives the members of our team and determines the outcomes of our team as a whole. In the second episode of the 3-part mini-series we will explo...

Motivation is one of the hardest things to understand in others and one of the easiest thing to destroy, yet it is also one of the things leaders tend to get wrong.  One of the key things to do is explore motivational theory and use what we can find to help us in our practice. In the first of a new 3-part mini-series we will explore four key studies into motivational theory; Maslow’s Hierarchy of...

Within this episode, we will explore the concept of self-awareness, what it actually is and the role it takes within leadership. Starting with the definition being "a conscious knowledge of one’s own character and feelings" we then delve into the levels of self-awareness.  We consider the role of self-awareness in terms of consciousness and how self-awareness can be both positive as well as negati...

Within this pilot episode, we will explore the meaning of leadership and what it means to lead. Leadership can be seen as comprising of the words "Leader" and "Ship", where we can see that a Leader is someone who takes a lead, and a ship is a group of people who follow.  We consider what it means to lead, rather than manage, how leadership centres around people and not tasks and how it is a two-wa...