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Jurgen Klopp - no accidental leader

Ceannas Conversations - May 26, 2024 21:00 - 27 minutes
Jurgen Klopp retired as Liverpool’s manager in May 2024, boasting a Premier League title, a Champions League crown, an FA Cup, two EFL Cups, the Community Shield, a UEFA Super Cup, and a FIFA Club World Cup over his nine years at the club. In this compressed analysis of Jurgen Klopp’s leadershi...


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Donald Trump - is he a 'wise' leader?

Ceannas Conversations - March 07, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes
As part of our weekly Leadership Spotlights series, we examine Donald Trump the extent to which Donald Trump satisfies the criteria of being a Wise Leader.

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Alex Hynes - Managing Director of Scotland's Railway

Ceannas Conversations - January 11, 2024 18:00 - 57 minutes
Alex Hynes was appointed Managing Director of the ScotRail Alliance in June 2017. Two years later, he was promoted to the broader role of Managing Director, Scotland’s Railway, following further operational devolution from Network Rail to Scotland. He currently leads the delivery of Scotland’s R...

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Adrienne Muir - Leading A Global Team

Ceannas Conversations - November 14, 2023 22:00 - 41 minutes
For seven years Adrienne Muir was COO of Voxsmart, a global technology company, based in Queenstown New Zealand she led teams based in locations around the world. In this episode she shares some of the challenges that face anyone leading a team operating in multiple locations and in different t...

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Value Stream Co-Leadership with Lee Smith

Ceannas Conversations - November 07, 2023 19:00 - 55 minutes
Lee Smith has had an extensive career with HSBC most recently leading a global team in the technology space. He has joined Ceannas as an Executive Consultant and executive coach. In this podcast Lee delves into the challenge of Value Stream Co-Leadership where he explores how technology and bus...

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Jack Houghton - Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer for Mindset.ai

Ceannas Conversations - May 15, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes
Don Ledingham is in conversation with Jack Houghton, the co-founder and chief product officer for Mindset.ai, who have a mission to become the digital infrastructure for the knowledge economy. Jack talks with passion and insight about his journey from Barrow-in -Furness to his current role.    ...

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International Women's Day - Debbi McCulloch

Ceannas Conversations - March 07, 2023 21:00 - 49 minutes
As part of the Ceannas celebration of International Women's Day, Don Ledingham interviews Debbi McCulloch the Depute Chief Executive of Spartans FC Foundation, and Head Coach of the Scottish Premier League Spartans FC Women's Team. Debbi brings to life her mantra of 'Dream Big, Dream Fierce'  t...

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International Women's Day - Kirsty Nicholson

Ceannas Conversations - March 06, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes
As part of our Ceannas celebration of International Women's Day, Don Ledingham interviews Kirsty Nicholson, a partner with Addleshaw Goddard, the international legal company. In the course of an extensive conversation Kirsty explores how the legal profession is moving towards a gender balance i...

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Mental Health Awareness - Charlie Winton

Ceannas Conversations - May 11, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutes
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week Don Ledingham speaks to Charlie Winton, Founder fo OK Positive, a platform that allows people to monitor their own mental health and then take positive action.

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Mental Health Awareness - Charlie Winton

Ceannas Conversations - May 11, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutes
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week Don Ledingham speaks to Charlie Winton, Founder fo OK Positive, a platform that allows people to monitor their own mental health and then take positive action.

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Why Ceannas?

Ceannas Conversations - April 04, 2021 15:00 - 3 minutes
The Ceannas proposition to be read in conjunction with the Ceannas Homepage. https://www.ceannas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Ceannas_CurveGraph_v2-1.mp4

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WHY CEANNAS?

Ceannas Conversations - April 02, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes
To be listened to in conjunction with reading the Ceannas homepage 

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Strategic Resilience with Benjamin Kayser

Ceannas Conversations - March 31, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes
Benjamin Kayser played rugby for France on 37 occasions. He is currently studying for an MBA at the University of Oxford and is also a highly sought after and respected sports broadcaster.  If that wasn't enough  Benjamin is also an Executive Consultant with Ceannas where he is working with sen...

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The Role of Chief Executive with Rob Roger

Ceannas Conversations - March 28, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour
This Conversation between Rob Roger and members of the Ceannas Team took place back in March 2021.  At the time Rob Roger was CEO of IQ Student Accommodation,.  In February 2020, Blackstone announced plans to purchase the company for £4.66 billion, in the UK’s largest ever private real estate ...

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Leadership Lessons from the Military with Gill Wilkinson

Ceannas Conversations - March 17, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes
In this podcast Colonel Gill Wilkinson helps us to get behind the language of 'Mission command' and 'commander's intent', to show how clarity of purpose, authority, responsibility and accountability actually creates the conditions for disciplined and productive initiative that is often missing i...

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Diversity and Inclusion with Sinead O'Brien

Ceannas Conversations - March 11, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes
I was privileged to have a wide ranging conversation about diversity and inclusion with Sinead O'Brien, FCIPD in the first episode of our second series of Ceannas Conversations. There are so many insights provided by Sinead on this critically important topic that I cannot begin to list them her...

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Scott Snider | Making A Pivotal Shift to Collaborative Leadership

Lessons from the Boardroom - February 25, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Our special guest on this week’s episode of our Lessons From the Boardroom Podcast is Scott Snider. Scott operates as Vice President of the Exit Planning Institute, based out of Cleveland, Ohio, where he is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization, along with overseei...

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Scott Groshans | Developing a Unique Product With Nearly Zero Turnover

Lessons from the Boardroom - February 18, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this week’s episode of the Lessons From the Boardroom podcast, we speak with Scott Groshans. He is the Vice President of Operations for PBI Performance Products, Inc. in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and has been with the company for 38 years. PBI was purchased from Celanese by the Inte...

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Mike Davis | Building Lifelong Customer Relationships By Aligning With the Right Companies

Lessons from the Boardroom - February 11, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this week’s episode of the Lessons from the Boardroom Podcast, we speak with Mike Davis. Mike is the President and Senior Partner of Hill Electric Company. The company performs machinery installations, including panel placement, power control, and data management, for many manufactur...

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Robert Duermit | Mapping Out Your Company’s Future

Lessons from the Boardroom - February 04, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this week’s episode of the Lessons from the Boardroom Podcast, we speak with Robert Duermit. He is the President of Kinsale Contracting Group, a selective demolition and environmental company based in Chicago, Illinois. Alongside three other partners, Robert  started Kinsale in 2001,...

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Ben Tarrier | How Mis-takes Lead to Innovation

Lessons from the Boardroom - January 21, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Lessons from the Boardroom Podcast is Ben Tarrier, Vice President of The Tarrier Steel Company in Columbus, Ohio. He is a fourth-generation leader of the structural steel fabrication company after his great-grandfather founded the business...

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Andrew Loff | From Start-Up to Multimillion-Dollar Manufacturing Company

Lessons from the Boardroom - January 14, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
This week, on the Lessons from the Boardroom Podcast, we speak with Andrew Loff, the Co-Founder of Composite Advantage, an infrastructure company specializing in large structural fiberglass components. They’ve engineered longer-lasting materials for vehicle bridges, rails platforms, and...

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Edward Niles | Establishing a Family-Oriented Company Culture

Lessons from the Boardroom - January 07, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this week’s episode of the Lessons from the Boardroom Podcast, we speak with Edward Niles, CEO and Owner of Network Controls, a leading full service provider of structured cabling, outside plant, wireless access and controls, surveillance systems, communications, and technology infra...

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Vincent DeLeonardis | Seamless Transition of Leadership

Lessons from the Boardroom - December 31, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Lessons from the Boardroom Podcast is Vince DeLeonardis, President of Auch Construction since 2006, a privately held construction management firm based in Pontiac, Michigan, founded in 1908. They enjoy over 95% repeat business, a rare stat...

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Zoltan Kovacs | Consistent Decisive Leadership

Lessons from the Boardroom - December 24, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this week’s episode of Lessons From the Boardroom, we speak with Zoltan Kovacs, President of Perram Electric and Lampion Companies since 2009. They are heavy highway electrical contractors specializing in traffic signals, highway lighting, outdoor lighting, and airport lighting all o...

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Steve Bitzer | Lasting Innovations as a Result of the Pandemic

Lessons from the Boardroom - December 17, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this week’s episode of Lessons from the Boardroom, we speak with Steve Bitzer. He started his career straight out of high school as a welder, a steel fabricator, and an erector and progressed to become the President of Deerfield Construction company in 1988, where he presides over th...

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Ryan Yeoman | Creating an Empowering Environment

Lessons from the Boardroom - December 10, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
This week, on Lessons from the Boardroom, we speak with Ryan Yeoman, President of ADW, an OEM automotive distribution company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. ADW warehouses sells OEM parts and accessories from General Motors and parts from Ford Motor Company. Ryan was formerly the COO ...

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Murrel Karsh | Reinvention During COVID and the Importance of Perseverance

Lessons from the Boardroom - December 03, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this week’s episode of Lessons From the Boardroom, we speak with Murrel Karsh, the President and Co-Founder of Windy City Fieldhouse and WCF Events in Chicago, Illinois. The Fieldhouse itself is a 55,000 square foot sports and entertainment complex, which represents just a portion of...

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Arjun Dhake | Mindset Matters for Global Expansion

Lessons from the Boardroom - November 26, 2020 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On this week’s episode of  Lessons from the Boardroom, we speak to Arjun Dhake, Vice President of Business Development at Dhake Industries. The company has been supplying paint and coatings for vehicle interiors as well as hubcaps to suppliers all over the world for over 41 years.  Arj...

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