The Evolving Leader
The Evolving Leader Podcast is a show set in the context of the world’s ‘great transition’ – technological, environmental and societal upheaval – that requires deeper, more committed leadership to confront the world’s biggest challenges. Hosts, Jean Gomes (a New York Times best selling author) and Scott Allender (an award winning leadership development specialist working in the creative industries) approach complex topics with an urgency that matches the speed of change. This show will give insights about how today’s leaders can grow their capacity for leading tomorrow’s rapidly evolving world. With accomplished guests from business, neuroscience, psychology, and more, the Evolving Leader Podcast is a call to action for deep personal reflection, and conscious evolution. The world is evolving, are you?
A little more about the hosts:
New York Times best selling author, Jean Gomes, has more than 30 years experience working with leaders and their teams to help them face their organisation’s most challenging issues. His clients span industries and include Google, BMW, Toyota, eBay, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Warner Music, Sony Electronics, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, the UK Olympic system and many others.
Award winning leadership development specialist, Scott Allender has over 20 years experience working with leaders across various businesses, including his current role heading up global leadership development at Warner Music. An expert practitioner in emotional intelligence and psychometric tools, Scott has worked to help teams around the world develop radical self-awareness and build high performing cultures.
The Evolving Leader podcast is produced by Phil Kerby at Outside © 2024
The Evolving Leader music is a Ron Robinson composition, © 2022
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 201
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
REPLAY: How Emotions Are Made with Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett
Back in 2020, we released a two-part conversation (S1 Ep15 and 16) with neuroscientist Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett. We’re long-time admirers of Lisa’s work and were thrilled that she agreed to join co-ho…
Exponential Growth with Salim Ismail
This week on The Evolving Leader podcast, hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender spend an hour with Salim Ismail. In 2011, Salim Ismail co-wrote ‘Exponential Organizations’, a book that has since been w…
The New Science of Everyday Wonder with Dacher Keltner
During this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with Dr Dacher Kelter. Dacher is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the direct…
Being Human in the Age of AI with Susie Alegre
In this episode, we’re delighted to welcome Susie Alegre back to The Evolving Leader. Susie is a leading human rights barrister at the internationally renowned Garden Court Chambers. She has been a l…
Connecting with our Future Selves with Hal Hershfield
Have you ever wanted to travel through time and see what your life will be like in the future? While we want the best possible future for ourselves, we often fail to make decisions that would make th…
The Excitable Soul with James Glover
Are you feeling stuck? Finding your purpose changes everything.
During this new episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-host Jean Gomes talks to self-confessed purpose nerd James Glover. James is t…
Harness the Power of Open Innovation with Steve Rader
Steve Rader is a leader in the thinking behind open innovation, open talent, and the future of work. In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, Steve joins Evolving Leader cohosts Jean Gomes and…
Reignite Your Inner Drive with Sharath Jeevan
What happens when everything changes, when your core assumptions about your life and work seem no longer to hold true? A key responsibility of the leader is to be honest with themselves and others ab…
The Laws of Connection with David Robson
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender welcome back former guest science writer David Robson. David is an award-winning science writer specialising in …
Leading With Radical Candor with Kim Scott
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with Kim Scott. Kim is the author of the best selling ‘Radical Candor, How To Get What You W…
SUMMER SHORTS: Richard Firth-Godbehere (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Richard Fith-Godbehere back in March 2023 (S5 Ep15).
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How the Way You Feel…
SUMMER SHORTS: Anil Seth (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Anil Seth back in November 2021 (S3 Ep11).
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Dissolving the Central Mystery…
SUMMER SHORTS: Ellen Langer (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Dr Ellen Langer back in December 2023 (S6 Ep11).
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The Mind And Body Are On…
SUMMER SHORTS: Philip Clarke (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Philip Clarke back in November 2021 (S3 Ep9).
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What Makes A Pioneer?
“It’s …
Leaders Who Fiction with Melanie Bell (BONUS)
Are you a leader who loves to read fiction but rarely finds time to do so?
In this bonus episode, guest host Sara Deschamps talks to Melanie Bell about the intersection between reading fiction and hei…
SUMMER SHORTS: Ed Lu (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Ed Lu back in March 2021 (S2 Ep7).
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What does 10x leadership look like? Ed…
SUMMER SHORTS: Kevin Kelly (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that co-host Jean Gomes had with Kevin Kelly back in September 2021 (S3 Ep2).
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The Next 15 Years with Kevin Kelly
In this episod…
SUMMER SHORTS: Aidan McCullen (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Aidan McCullen back in July 2021 (S2 Ep25).
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The Undisruptable Mindset with…
SUMMER SHORTS: Dr Emily Clements (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that guest host Emma Sinclair had with Dr Emily Clements back in January 2023 (S5 Ep10).
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Disruptive Thinking with Emma Sinclai…
SUMMER SHORTS: Mark Solms (BONUS)
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with neuroscientist Mark Solms back in April 2021 (S2 Ep14).
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“What is consciou…