E5 - Guests: Susie Ballentyne - Co-Founder of Leading 4 Life

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This episode I am delighted to be able to introduce and interview Susie Ballentyne, my co-founder and partner within Leading 4 Life.

Susie and I have known each other since 2011, when we worked together in the UK Ministry of Defence.  She is a social psychologist / behavioural scientist, and has a long background in working with the government as well as in the private sector.  She is in the final stages of completing a PhD and has huge research experience and academic knowledge of leadership issues and, consequently, brings a very complimentary skill set to my own as we work together in this space.

You can find Susie on LinkedIn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susie-ballentyne-7483b132/

In this interview we have an in depth conversation and exchange of ideas that covers a broad range of topics including (starting time in brackets):

• A summary of Susie's career journey to date (2:50)
• Early motivations (7:48)
• Role models (10:37)
• Leaders that have impressed the most (14:19)
• Advice to a school age Susie! (20.57)
• Glass ceilings! (24:17)
• Leadership traits and behaviours (29:03)
• Why we founded Leading 4 Life (44:58)
• A psychologist's views on my podcast!! (49:56)
• Leadership myths! (59:45)
• Training & development success (1:05:00)
• Susie's most memorable event so far! (1:10:02)
• The most difficult question she has ever been asked (1:13:33)

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