London's Leadership Podcast

EP 66 - How YOU can lead with courage and confidence with Lois P. Frankel

March 09, 2021 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB

Dr. Lois P. Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, is a bestselling author, executive coach, and an internationally-recognized expert in the field of leadership development for women. She has appeared on Larry King Live, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Today Show, CNBC, and PBS to discuss her New York Times bestselling books, Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich, and Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It. Her other books include See Jane Lead and Stop Sabotagi...

EP 65 - How to influence with a heart of peace

February 16, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

The Arbinger Institute was founded in 1979 by Dr. C. Terry Warner, the scholar who solved the central problem at the heart of the human sciences: the problem of self-deception. That work revealed two distinct mindsets from which people and organizations operate—a self-focused inward mindset and an others-inclusive outward mindset—and the path to sustainably changing mindset and results. We help individuals, teams, and organizations move from the default self-focus of an inward mindset to th...

EP 64 - How to build character

January 26, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

Among the most successful leaders throughout history—from Abe Lincoln to Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi to Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr. to Nelson Mandela—some were brilliant mathematicians and economists, others were creative visionaries, still others were masterful at strategic planning. Their mastery of their field wasn’t the secret to their highly effective leadership. All of their skill, grit, resilience, charisma, and courage emanated from one thing: their strength of character...

EP 63 - How to tell a story with Carmine Gallo

December 14, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

CARMINE GALLO is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author, internationally popular keynote speaker, Harvard instructor, and leadership advisor for the world’s most admired brands. A “communications guru,” according to Publishers Weekly, Gallo’s books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He delivers highly customized, engaging, inspiring, and actionable multimedia keynotes based on his international bestsellers: Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, an...

How gratitude changes everything

November 19, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

Kerry Wekelo - Since 2010, I’ve focused on enhancing our team experiences for Actualize Consulting; it’s been my passion and why I love my job. By merging my philosophy of living a life of wellness with my consulting, educational, finance, yoga teaching, writing, and marketing background, I’ve created a work environment that supports thriving employees and a sought-after workplace. We now enjoy a less than 1% turnover rate. My book, "Gratitude Infusion" delivers workplace strategies to dev...

EP 62 - How gratitude changes everything

November 19, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

Kerry Wekelo - Since 2010, I’ve focused on enhancing our team experiences for Actualize Consulting; it’s been my passion and why I love my job. By merging my philosophy of living a life of wellness with my consulting, educational, finance, yoga teaching, writing, and marketing background, I’ve created a work environment that supports thriving employees and a sought-after workplace. We now enjoy a less than 1% turnover rate. My book, "Gratitude Infusion" delivers workplace strategies to dev...

EP 61 - How successful people see the world with Emily Balcetis

September 17, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Emily Balcetis -I am interested in the conscious and nonconscious ways people fundamentally orient to the world. In particular, I focus on how the motivations, emotions, needs, and goals people hold impact the basic ways people perceive, interpret, and ultimately react to information around them. I advocate for an interactive cognitive system where psychological states constrain the basic manner in which we perceive and react to our worlds. My work, then, explores motivational biases in visu...

EP 60 - How to create a courageous culture

July 30, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Karin Hurt and David Dye are the founders of Let’s Grow Leaders, a leadership training and consulting firm in Maryland. Recently named on Inc’s list of Top 100 Leadership Speakers and one of the American Management Association’s 50 Leaders to Watch, Karin and David work with leaders around the world who want to achieve breakthrough results without losing their soul (or mind) in the process. They’re known for their deep experience, innovative approach, and highly practical tools. Becoming a ...

EP 59 - How to have courage

July 28, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Ryan Berman has more than 20 years in the courageous ideas space and an intimate understanding of the intricacies of emotional story telling for the purposes of driving courageous change. Ryan, a practitioner and authority on the subject, has had his methods featured in Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc and Forbes. In addition to giving talks at Google, Snapchat and charity: water, Ryan speaks all over the country to C Suite, marketing and professional services audiences on the topic. He cove...

58. How to think outside the building (not just the box!) with Harvard's Rosabeth Moss Kantar

July 13, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB

Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct consultation to major corporations, governments, and start-up ventures. She co-founded the Harvard University-wide Advanced Leadership Initiative, guiding its planning from 2005 to its launch in 2008 and serving as Founding Chair and Direct...

EP 57 - How to do something impossible (Think like a rocket scientist)

July 02, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

A former rocket scientist reveals the habits, ideas, and strategies that will empower you to turn the seemingly impossible into the possible. Rocket science is often celebrated as the ultimate triumph of technology. But it’s not. Rather, it’s the apex of a certain thought process—a way to imagine the unimaginable and solve the unsolvable. It’s the same thought process that enabled Neil Armstrong to take his giant leap for mankind, that allows spacecraft to travel millions of miles through ...

EP 56 - How to solve your most difficult problems with Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg

June 27, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg is the author of What’s Your Problem? (Harvard Business Press, 2020), a book on how to solve the right problems. He is also the co-author (with Paddy Miller) of Innovation as Usual, a Harvard Business Review Press book on the art of driving innovation in regular organizations. Thomas has worked with managers in nearly all parts of the globe, including China, India, Russia, Singapore, Britain, France and his native country, Denmark. His research has been featured in...

EP 55 - How to find purpose in life with Tom Rath

June 15, 2020 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB

Tom Rath is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. His 10 books have sold more than 10 million copies and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists. Tom’s first book, How Full Is Your Bucket?, was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and led to a series of books that are used in classrooms around the world. His book StrengthsFinder 2.0 is Amazon’s top selling non-fiction book of all time. Tom’s ...

EP 54 - How to ask for help with Wayne Baker

June 04, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

Wayne Baker is the Robert P. Thome (“Toe-May”) Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Management & Organizations at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He is also Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan and Faculty Associate at the Institute for Social Research. He currently serves as Faculty Director of the Center for Positive Organizations. His teaching and research focus on social capital, social networks, generosity, positive organizational s...

EP 53 - Lessons from Marshall Goldsmith - The worlds number 1 leadership coach!

May 18, 2020 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Marshal Goldsmith - “My mission is simple. I want to help successful people achieve positive, lasting change in behavior; for themselves, their people, and their teams. I want to help you make your life a little better. With four decades of experience helping top CEOs and executives overcome limiting beliefs and behaviors to achieve greater success, I don’t do this for fame and accolades. I do this because I love helping people! As an executive educator and coach, I help people understand h...

EP 53 - Lessons from Marshall Goldsmith - The worlds number 1 leadership coach!

May 13, 2020 11:42 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Marshal Goldsmith - “My mission is simple. I want to help successful people achieve positive, lasting change in behavior; for themselves, their people, and their teams. I want to help you make your life a little better. With four decades of experience helping top CEOs and executives overcome limiting beliefs and behaviors to achieve greater success, I don’t do this for fame and accolades. I do this because I love helping people! As an executive educator and coach, I help people understand h...

EP 52 - How to know what to fix in your business

April 09, 2020 13:15 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor… and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful entrepreneurial strategies to you. Mike is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. He is the creator of Clockwork, ...

EP 51 - How to manage your team with Julie Zhuo

April 02, 2020 17:04 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

Julie was most recently VP of design and research for the Facebook app, where she helped scale the service from 8 million users to over 2 billion in her 13 years there. She has worked on products spanning News Feed and Stories, Groups, video, commerce and Workplace. Julie is the author of a field guide for new managers, The Making of a Manager, an instant Wall Street Journal bestseller and one of Amazon's Best Business and Leadership Books of 2019. Julie graduated with a computer science deg...

EP 50 - How to cope in a crisis with Will Van Der Hart

April 01, 2020 16:14 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Will Van Der Hart is Pastoral Chaplain at HTB in central London. Will was educated at Cambridge and Oxford Universities where he studied theology. He is a founding director of The Mind and Soul Foundation, a mental and emotional health think tank with an international reach. He will be sharing his top tips on how we can all cope in a crisis.

EP 49 - How to execute wildly important goals with Chris McChesney - Part 2

March 30, 2020 20:07 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

In his current role of Global Practice Leader of Execution for Franklin Covey, Chris is one of the primary developers of the 4 Disciplines of Execution. For more than a decade, he has led FranklinCovey’s design and development of these principles, as well as the consulting organisation that has become the fastest growing area of the company. Chris has personally led many of the most noted implementations of the 4 Disciplines, including the State of Georgia, Marriott International, Shaw Ind...

EP 48 - How to execute wildly important goals with Chris McChesney - Part 1

March 17, 2020 14:16 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

In his current role of Global Practice Leader of Execution for Franklin Covey, Chris is one of the primary developers of the 4 Disciplines of Execution. For more than a decade, he has led FranklinCovey’s design and development of these principles, as well as the consulting organisation that has become the fastest growing area of the company. Chris has personally led many of the most noted implementations of the 4 Disciplines, including the State of Georgia, Marriott International, Shaw In...

EP 47 - How to live out your cultural values with Robert Spector

March 09, 2020 14:30 - 32 minutes - 22 MB

Robert Spector is one of America's leading experts on customer experience and employee experience. He is the author of the business book classic THE NORDSTROM WAY: The Inside Story of America's Number One Customer Service Company. BusinessWeek says, "For anyone looking to understand customer service at its best, this book bubbles with insights." The all-new Third Edition is THE NORDSTROM WAY to Customer Experience Excellence: Creating a Values-Driven Service Culture, which Forbes magazine ...

EP 46 - How to get things done with David Allen

February 26, 2020 16:12 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

David Allen is the creator of GTD®, the popular Getting Things Done methodology. David founded the David Allen Company, where he engineered Getting Things Done®. He is widely recognized as the world's leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. His 30-year pioneering research and coaching to corporate managers and CEOs of some of America's most prestigious corporations and institutions has earned him Forbes' recognition as one of the top five executive coaches in the United ...

EP 45 - How to actually make money with Greg Crabtree

February 26, 2020 15:57 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

Greg Crabtree is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and financial expert. Crabtree has used his entrepreneurial skills to develop Crabtree, Rowe & Berger, PC, a CPA firm focused solely on the needs of entrepreneurs, helping them build the economic engine of their businesses. Working with entrepreneurs all over the country in a broad range of industries, Crabtree has simplified financial reporting and empowered all entrepreneurs to take ownership of their finances. He has pioneered a revolutiona...

EP 44 - How to do business with purpose with London business school's Alex Edmans

January 27, 2020 15:40 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

Alex Edmans BA (Oxford) PhD (MIT) Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School and Academic Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance. Alex graduated from Oxford University and then worked for Morgan Stanley in investment banking (London) and fixed income sales and trading (New York). After a PhD in Finance from MIT Sloan as a Fulbright Scholar, he joined Wharton in 2007 and was tenured in 2013 shortly before moving to LBS. Alex will be sharing some thoughts from h...

EP 43 - How to speak the language of leadership with LT David Marquet

January 06, 2020 12:38 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

In this months episode, we will be learning from LT David Marquet, the author of “Turn the ship around!” We will be talking about the language of leadership and how we can use it to serve the people we lead.

EP 42 - How to create a tribe of fans with David Meerman Scott

December 11, 2019 15:49 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB

Today we will learn how to create a tribe of fans with David Meerman Scott. David Meerman Scott is an acclaimed author of ten books, including the bestseller and business classic “The New Rules of Marketing and PR.” David is an American strategist and known for his new ways of looking at sales, marketing and PR. David’s ideas have captured many international firms and businesses and his high-energy keynote presentations are inspiring and entertaining.

EP 41 - How to be the best you can be with Fedor Holtz, former wold number 1 poker player

December 05, 2019 13:27 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

In this week’s podcast, we speak to Fedor Holz, the worlds former number 1 poker player. He shares with us his equation to being the best you can be!

EP 40 - How to multiply leaders with Liz Wiseman

November 28, 2019 11:22 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, Calif...

EP 39 - How to give feedback with Kim Scott

November 18, 2019 12:54 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

Kim Scott is the author of the NYT & WSJ bestseller Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss without Losing your Humanity. Kim led AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclick Online Sales and Operations at Google and then joined Apple to develop and teach a leadership seminar. Kim has been a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and several other tech companies.

EP 38 - The Enneagram bonus episode!

November 14, 2019 09:31 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

Here is the fourth and final episode in our Enneagram series! We had some fun discussing the types, and which celebrities they match!

EP 37 - The Enneagram intuitive intelligence centre

November 05, 2019 14:11 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

In our third episode of the Enneagram, we will be looking at the Intuitive intelligence centre. Find out how to best lead the people around you in this series. This intelligence centre consists of the following types: 8 - THE CHALLENGER The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational 9 - THE PEACEMAKER The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent 1 - THE REFORMER The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Pu...

EP 36 - The Enneagram thinking intelligence centre

October 30, 2019 14:56 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

Welcome to part two of our four-part series on the Enneagram. Let’s keep learning how to engage and lead the people around us so that we can all thrive as individuals and teams. Types 5,6 and 7 5 - The investigator The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated 6 - The loyalist The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious 7 - The enthusiast The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered

EP 35 - The Enneagram feeling intelligence centre

October 21, 2019 15:25 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

We are starting a four-part series on the Enneagram. Learning how to engage with it and use it to help the people around us excel. This weeks episode is on the Feeling intelligence centre: Numbers 2,3, and 4 2 THE HELPER The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive. 3 THE ACHIEVER The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious. 4 THE INDIVIDUALIST The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, S...

EP 34 - Eject the autopilot with Stephen Lynch

October 15, 2019 10:14 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

You can’t change or take positive action because of a fixed self-image and identity which restricts your progress. This mechanism is the ‘autopilot system,’ installed subconsciously in each mind and dominating all aspects of your personality. The autopilot influences how you repeat certain patterns and determines your default state – impacting whether you fulfil your potential and succeed in your goals.From two former life coaches and public speaking trainers in London, Eject the Autopilot i...

EP 33 - Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent with Sydney Finkelstein

September 24, 2019 13:27 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

Professor Finkelstein is a consultant and speaker to senior executives around the globe, as well as an executive coach, focusing on leadership, talent development, corporate governance, learning from mistakes, and strategies for growth. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and listed on the “Thinkers 50”, the world's most prestigious ranking of leadership gurus. Professor Finkelstein has published over 25 books and 90 articles, with several bestsellers, including Why Smart Executives...

EP 32 - Leading change with Harvards John Kotter

September 16, 2019 09:31 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership and Change. His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. The Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and a graduate of MIT and Harvard, Kotter’s vast experience and knowledge on successful change and leadership have been proven time and again. Over four decades, Dr. Kotter observed ...

EP 31 - The fearless organisation with Harvard's Amy Edmondson

September 05, 2019 13:04 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of society. Edmondson has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 and was honored with the Talent Award in 2017

EP 30 - Reward intelligence

August 29, 2019 12:34 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

Learn why and how to reward the people in your team and organisation in today's podcast.

EP 29 - The Employee Experience Advantage with Jacob Morgan

August 21, 2019 21:04 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Jacob Morgan is one of the world’s leading authorities on the future of work, employee experience, and how the workplace is changing. He is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and futurist who advises business leaders and organisations around the world. Jacob’s work has been endorsed by the CEOs of: Cisco, T-Mobile, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Schneider Electric, Best Buy, KPMG, AARP, Pandora, and many others.

EP 28 - The Happiness equation with Neil Pasricha

August 07, 2019 19:21 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

Hi, I’m Neil. I believe we need to live our tiny, precious lives with intention. I think and write about failure, resilience, happiness, trust, and gratitude. I’m the New York Times bestselling author of seven books which have sold over 1,000,000 copies and spent over 200 weeks on bestseller lists including The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, and my newest You Are Awesome. I host the award-winning, ad-free, sponsor-free Top 100 iTunes podcast 3 Books where I’m on a fifteen-year ...

EP 27 - Avoiding burnout

August 01, 2019 14:31 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Burnout is real and it effects many great leaders. In this podcast you will find practical tips on how to avoid burnout!

EP 26 - The 5 C's of effective communication with Leah Mether

July 22, 2019 15:12 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Leah Mether helps people get out of their own way and step up for success with the development of soft skills. She is a speaker, trainer, coach, facilitator and author known for her direct, enthusiastic and relatable style. With a background in leadership, corporate communications and journalism, Leah works with executives, leaders and employees across Australia to help them improve their communication, mindset and self-management. Her work is based on the belief that soft skills are the ...

EP 25 - The art of quiet influence with Jocelyn Davis

July 16, 2019 16:24 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

Jocelyn Davis is an internationally known author and speaker and the former head of R&D for The Forum Corporation, a global consultancy. Her books include The Art of Quiet Influence, The Greats on Leadership, and Strategic Speed. She loves history and literature and weaves those timeless insights into her writings on learning, leadership, and strategy. Her Master’s degrees in philosophy and Eastern classics along with her decades of business experience help make her books and workshops “a...

EP 24 - Leadership lessons from the life of David Ben-Gurion

July 09, 2019 14:54 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

I was on a trip to Israel last month and was amazed by the leadership of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion. This podcast talks about some of the lessons learnt from his life.

EP 23 - Four ways that lying becomes the norm in your team or organisation with Ron Carucci

June 12, 2019 15:16 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

Ron has a thirty-year track record helping executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization, and leadership — from start-ups to Fortune 10s, non-profits to heads-of-state, turn-arounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth. With experience in more than 25 countries on 4 continents, he helps organizations articulate strategies that lead to accelerated growth, and then designs programs to execute those strategies. The best-selling au...

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