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Leadership Confessions

26 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Phil Rose - Co-founder and CEO of Clarity Leadership is a business coach and key note speaker.

In this podcast, Phil chats with leaders of major organisations across a variety of industry sectors - people who've given powerful interviews, press speeches and conference presentations... but it's often the off-mic moments that are more interesting and revealing.

In each of these informal one-to-ones, we’ll look to reveal their leadership and personal stories.

 

Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses:

https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

Phil Rose, CEO Clarity Leadership

May 03, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

From meeting the love of his life at just 18, finding his purpose at the age of 31 to delivering a leadership business that has pivoted, thrived and grown during COVID, this week’s Leadership Confessions is turned on its head as we give you, Phil Rose. Hosted by the wonderful Sarah Winckless MBE, Phil is posed questions from leaders of all corners of his network. Phil shares what’s behind his sunny disposition, what challenges him and what has been his main influence and driving force throug...

Marion McPherson, Global Therapeutic Area Head, Women’s Healthcare, Bayer Pharmaceuticals

March 30, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

A former trained nurse and midwife, Marion is passionate about ensuring women have a wide range of choices to support their health. In this latest podcast, Marion shares the impact of watching her mother build a successful career with the NHS, after the loss of her father and credits her mother for showing what can be achieved with determination and the right attitude. Marion also shares the importance of surrounding herself with people that are different from her and the positive impact of ...

Uday Bose, Country Managing Director and Head of Human Pharma at Boehringer Ingelheim UK & Ireland

March 16, 2022 10:01 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

From starting his working life on the shop floor of Next, to becoming MD of Boehringer Ingelheim, Uday Bose shares his career and leadership journey with Phil Rose in the latest edition of Leadership Confessions. A child of parents who moved to the UK for a better life, Uday grew up with a strong work ethic and combines this with a leadership style of authenticity and empathy. We loved his lesson of ‘you don’t lose, you learn’ and that to drive performance he will focus on the ‘why’ rather t...

Ram Ramachander, Chief Commercial Officer of Social Innovation at Hitachi

March 01, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Ram leads the social innovation business at Hitachi with the purpose of using technology to tackle climate change. Ram shares a personal account of his journey from a childhood in India, to moving to England in the 80’s, to dinner with Al Gore at Cop26. Ram credits his passion to navigate the problems of climate change to a strong survival instinct, learnt through his teenage years combined with a blueprint of altruism from his grandfather and father who were both highly driven and compassio...

Philippa Snare, SVP of EMEA at The Trade Desk

February 16, 2022 15:31 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

From Microsoft to Facebook to her current role of SVP of EMEA at The Trade Desk, Prof. Philippa Snare shares a deep and personal account of her leadership style. Stories of what we can learn from how horses use body language to how to turn judgment into curiosity, it will be hard to not want to learn and try something new after listening to this. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See ...

Andy Goldney, Vice-President of Baxter Healthcare

February 08, 2022 10:42 - 30 minutes - 27.4 MB

Andy joined Baxter in 1991, as a pharmacy graduate, over 30 years ago. Andy didn't plan on staying with one company and in this warm, refreshing and passionate interview, Andy shares his love of leadership and most importantly his love of people. With bundles of energy and passion, Andy reveals how these traits have served him well to take risks and be innovative but of course, this doesn't come without a few bumps and some self-reflection on the way... Brought to you by Clarity Leadership ...

Justin Adams - Executive Director at the World Economic Forum

January 20, 2022 12:46 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Playing a significant role at the recent Cop 26, Justin Adams is an Executive Director at the World Economic Forum. His current role within the Tropical Forest Alliance is focused on stopping deforestation by bringing together governments, business and civil society. The son of a successful entrepreneur, Justin takes us on his journey of how he’s combined his love of business with his passion for the environment to address the climate challenge that we face today. A fascinating and inspiring...

Vicky Gosling OBE - CEO of GB Snowsport

January 11, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

As CEO of GB Snowsport, Vicky is about to embark with a team of athletes to Winter Olympics in Beijing. She shares her journey in that and working alongside Prince Harry, in her role of CEO of Invictus Games following her >20 years serving in Royal Air Force. She reveals how she overcame imposter syndrome and how the coupling of passion and purpose drives her everyday. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk ...

Grace Rose

July 27, 2021 09:06 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

After graduating 2 years ago, Grace embarked on a career in the City. This is a fascinating insight into what life has been like for an early-in-career professional. She shares what she is looking for in both leaders and companies and her experiences to date. An even more intimate interview than usual as she shares her experience of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro with the podcast host – her dad. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clar...

Stuart Lancaster, Head Coach, Leinster Rugby

July 19, 2021 10:42 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

Stuart experienced a meteoric rise from PE teacher to Head Coach of England Rugby within 10 years.  He had the honour of leading England Rugby in a World Cup on home soil in 2015 but the team failed to qualify from their group.  In this revealing interview he shares his Leadership values, what he has learnt on his journey, how he bounced back to success at Leinster and what the future holds. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www....

Gary Adey, Group Leader, Vodafone

July 13, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB

In this personal and revealing conversation Gary shares both the pride and challenges in leading a worldwide team of 25,000. He shares the importance of leading with authenticity, building the right culture to enable your team to succeed. A great listen for anyone who wants to learn from a great leader. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Bermingham

July 07, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

David was part of the NatWest 3 embroiled in Enron controversy. Following a protracted legal case he was extradited to US and went on to serve in both US and UK prisons. A personal and in-depth account of life in the US prison system, the real ‘Con-Air’ and the repercussions on returning home. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Hampson, Founder of the Matt Hampson Foundation

June 29, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Matt’s story is simply exceptional. He was paralysed after a rugby accident in 2005 whilst training with England U21. Whilst in hospital he told his father this would be the making of him. This remarkable man has subsequently created the Matt Hampson Foundation with his ‘Get Busy Living’ philosophy - the cornerstone to everything the Foundation aims to do; helping people to get busy living again after a life-altering injury. He was awarded an OBE in 2021 for his work. Brought to you by Cla...

Celia Geyer, Senior Vice President Design & Project Development, Belmond Hotels

June 22, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

How do you design the most luxurious hotels in the world? Celia Geyer is an architect and designer in the luxury sector for Belmond Hotels. She shares the challenges, politics and obstacles (including hurricanes) that she’s had to wrestle with to deliver large scale projects whilst overcoming personal trauma. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sally Walker, Co-Founder, Human Digital Thinking

June 10, 2021 18:17 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Leadership and a real life spook. Sally Walker was the former Director of Cyber Programmes at GCHQ shares her experiences of leading teams in this covert environment. She shares what she learnt, what she sacrificed and some plans for the future. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dame Katherine Grainger DBE, Chair of UK Sport

May 24, 2021 13:48 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

Katherine is Great Britain’s most decorated female Olympian and today Chair of UK Sport. In this revealing interview she shares the importance of living life to the full, surrounding yourself with brilliant people for both high performance and for overcoming setbacks...and what she’d put in Room 101.  Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Rusling, CEO Human Race

March 02, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Nick and Human Race are part of ASO Group – owners of Tour de France.  He is the brainchild behinds some of the biggest and best Cycling, Running and Triathlon events in the UK and Europe.  He shares the highs and the lows (and the odd disaster) in organizing mass sporting events and creating the right culture within his team to lead these events. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. Se...

Hugh Osmond, CEO & Chairman, Sun Capital Partners

February 16, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

Hugh can only be described as a serial entrepreneur.  In ’92 he co-led £18m acquisition of Pizza Express and in ’97 co-founded  Punch Group which became UK’s largest pub group and was floated in 2002 for £3.5bn.    Regularly featured in News and Sunday Papers he shares what led him to be his own boss, the drive, tenacity and mindset to be an entrepreneur.  Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on ...

Ben Osborn, MD and Company Manager UK, Pfizer

February 02, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

Off the back of launching the world’s first Covid vaccine, Ben shares the importance of purpose and how this drives him both in his professional career at Pfizer and his personal life.  He shares the challenges of balancing work, family life and running and his guilty pleasure is a gem.  Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ami Silverman - Corporate VP Worldwide Sales & Marketing Consumer and Devices

January 19, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

From her first job at 16 and her first retail store manager role at 19, Ami shares her leadership mentors and her challenges in managing crisis at both LA riots and 9-11. She reveals what high performance looks like to her along with her own leadership strengths and development opportunities in managing Microsoft’s worldwide consumer business. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk See acast.com/privacy f...

Ami Silverman, Corporate VP Worldwide Sales & Marketing Consumer and Devices

January 19, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

From her first job at 16 and her first retail store manager role at 19, Ami shares her leadership mentors and her challenges in managing crisis at both LA riots and 9-11. She reveals what high performance looks like to her along with her own leadership strengths and development opportunities in managing Microsoft’s worldwide consumer business. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Jatinder Harchowal MBE, Chief Pharmacist at Royal Marsden

January 05, 2021 11:02 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

Recently awarded an MBE due to his work at London Nightingale, Jatinder Harchowal shares his story of being part of that team and at the same time contracting Covid-19. His passion for patients shines through as he discusses his leadership style and the impact of building high performing teams. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Newman, Group CEO of VPS

December 15, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Revealing podcast from a former British Athlete who, post retirement with no qualifications started life at PC World. 18 years on he’s had a meteoric rise to Group CEO, overcome imposter syndrome and actively seeks difficult circumstances to give him a competitive edge.     Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicole Farmer, General Manager, Sanofi Genzyme

December 08, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

This week we hear from Nicole Farmer, UK&I General Mgr for Sanofi Genzyme and the importance of purpose in leadership. She shares how she balances her role at both work and at the Samaritans, whilst being a Mum and training for IronMan.   Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Petty, CTO of Vodafone UK

December 01, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Our first guest is Scott Petty, UK Chief Technology Officer Vodafone leading a 3000 strong organisation and the roll-out of 5G. We explore his leadership journey, what makes him mad and how he’s adapted to life in UK. Brought to you by Clarity Leadership - Thoughts, ideas and inspiration for businesses: https://www.clarityleadership.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leadership Confessions - The Trailer

November 23, 2020 12:47 - 50 seconds - 788 KB

Phil Rose - Co-founder and CEO of Clarity Leadership is a business coach and key note speaker. In this podcast, Phil chats with leaders of major organisations across a variety of industry sectors - people who've given powerful interviews, press speeches and conference presentations... but it's often the off-mic moments that are more interesting and revealing. In each of these informal one-to-ones, we’ll look to reveal their leadership and personal stories.   Brought to you by Clarity Lea...