Leadership that sells

A 20-year ad-man, veteran of media agencies, Mark Creighton went looking for innate purpose and found adult learning and apprenticeships He was wise enough in his very first job in his first year to …

"Measure twice, cut once" said Tom Lavery's old design & tech teacher, Dr Knapp.

He's CEO over at Jiminny (Tom, not Dr. Knapp...).

Talking about first aid for new managers - we spoke about How to Sim…

Becoming global CEO of a face-to-face training company on the leading edge of a global shutdown is a problem on a planetary scale.

Thankfully, Camiel Gielkens, CEO of Schouten Global, one of the wor…

Ruth would like to thank her 30-year-old self for having the courage to reboot and restart her life anew.

She's been a people person for a long time - 13 years in recruitment, leading the talent team…

The astonishing Kim Abbot shares how she learned to motivate volunteers running her first social enterprise in India aged just 21.

A mechanical engineer by training, she's spoken in front of the UN, …

Leading a vital part of the UK's national infrastructure - serving over 2 million citizens - Neil Odin has climbed the Fire Service career ladder (his words...) and leads a £90M organisation with 60 …

After an early career that included predicting oil spills and hurricanes, Dan Thompson moved onto predicting revenue forecasts. I'm not sure which one is harder...

At Kluster they crafted an intentio…

Martin has vast experience in getting things done with technology teams.

In this conversation he shares what he has learned from his background at Klarna and H&M and more. 

We talk about the steps to…

Rachel Kay is the Chief Learning Officer for Babington. With 25 years of leadership experience ranging from Greek holiday destinations to high-tech aerospace, school boards and the British Computer S…

Catalina has strong ideas about people.

After a career building and running global HR teams in some of the biggest and now fastest growing companies on the planet, she knows what she's talking about:…

Technologist to banker to founder, crypto trader to venture studio MD, Osmin Callis has managed to chart a course through her career to walk the red thread of technology that has interested her from …

"Management" says Doug Brown, "is the most rewarding thing I have ever done professionally."

In his academic life as a molecular biologist, he was the smartest person in the room.

Moving organisation…

When will we next meet on this topic, and what will you have done by then?

The great question that Varun advises new managers to live by.

Tracking milestones not activity.

He also talks about his sta…

Kick the puppy and give it a cheese sandwich. (25:00)

Mehdi and I bonded over our love of food & travel - you need to skip to 05:50 to get into the actual management stuff!
I can only apologise for t…

Three essentials of good leadership

1. Never forget your experiences of bad management.
2. Wear the other person's shoes - how would it make them react / feel
3. Manage upwards to create the space for your te…

When a rollercoaster crashed at Alton Towers, Matt Thorley and his customer service team were there to respond.

Hear how he adapted to the event, how it affected him and his team and what he would do…

Katie knows what she stands for and tries to get her team to believe in themselves by having them reflect on their achievements.

She's leading an important and growing charity in the UK as CEO and ye…

Cat Hoch came to the UK 7 years ago with no English. Now she's VP Global Marketing at fast-growing 300 person Operatix.

How can you manage your manager, your colleagues and your team at the same time…

High-energy human and non-stop builder of people and businesses, Allan Costa shares how he builds purpose for his teams and meets people where they are.

We cover neurodiversity, human centered leader…

Your ego leads you to bad decisions and inauthenticity. Being centred can stop that happening.

Steve takes us through his way to observe your thoughts, clear your head and bring your real self to you…