PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP PODCAST
Strategies, tactics, habits and mindset for leaders and managers,
who know they need to learn
EPISODES
S2E07 – How to upskill and reskill your team – with Nelson Sivalingam
In this great episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nelson, the brilliant CEO and co-founder of How Now. As we delved into his journey as an entrepreneur, I couldn’t help but be inspired by his unwavering determination and passion for creating…
S2E06 – How to cure impostor syndrome – with Tajan Renderos leadership coach
In this podcast episode, I had the opportunity to interview Tajan Renderos, a remarkable leadership development coach, author, and trainer. Tajan shared her journey with me, shedding light on her path to becoming a coach and delving into her speciali…
S2E05 – How to strengthen your strengths – Helen Marshall CLO at Thrive Learning
In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of welcoming Helen Marshall, Chief Learning Officer at Thrive Learning and thought leader in the learning and development industry. Helen shared her journey to becoming a people leader, highlighting the rol…
S2E04 – How to live with no regrets with Garin Hess CEO of Consensus
In the latest episode of the Practical Leadership Podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing Garin Hess, the founder and CEO of Consensus.
Garin shared some profound insights during our conversation. One of the standout moments was when he quoted, “T…
S2E03 – How to survive the future of work – with Barry Vorster
Barry Foster, an expert in leadership, technology, and the future of work, discusses various topics in this podcast episode.
He addresses the changing landscape of work due to technology advancements and emphasises the importance of reskilling and up…
S2E02 – How to express your genius – with Myles Downey – leader performance coach & author
In this great episode I had the pleasure of chatting with Miles Downey, a top-notch c-suite leadership coach, author, and consultant. We delved into the fascinating world of coaching, exploring the similarities and differences between coaching leader…
S2E01 – How to avoid getting old – with Dominique Ben Dahaou & Ellen Kocher
Only 8 % of companies include age in their Diversity initiatives.
It’s time to WUSUT – Wake Up Shake Up Thrive
People over 50 are washed up, past it, done.
People under 50 should pay attention, because what’s happening, will happen to them. (The alt…
Season 2 Trailer – Practical Leadership Podcast
We’ve take a bit of a break over summer – but now, roaring back to life with some outstanding individuals sharing their hard-won knowledge and experience with us.
Let’s find out what’s coming up in the Practical Leadership Podcast:
18 Sept – Dominiqu…
46. How to have Presence in a hybrid world – with Mike Pino co-founder Talented Velocity
In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Mike Pino, a futurologist, about the future of work and the challenges that new managers face in today’s business environment. Here are some of the highlights from our conversation:
– We talked abo…
44. How to support young people coming into the workforce – Sutton Trust Director of Innovation – Binda Patel
Binda Patel is the Director of Innovation at the Sutton Trust and the Sutton Trust that champions social mobility through different programs, research and influencing policy, news and opinion.
She was in the front line when covid sent the world to h…
45. How to raise a virtual pet for work life harmony – Snr Director Rev Ops Shantanu Shekhar at Gong
In this episode, we dive into a fascinating discussion with Shantanu Shekhar, an experienced leader in revenue operations, who shares his insights on how to drive success as a manager.
Shantanu’s three-pillar approach, focusing on people, process, a…
43. How to find yourself – with Kene Erike Neurodivergent Leadership Developer
We talk about a lot. I’ve never met a neurodivergent leadership developer before.
In this great episode, Kene Erike and I discuss the significance of the number 33, mental maturity, goal-setting, and the importance of having a purpose.
We cover the…
42. How to make the most of flexible work – with CEO & Co-founder of Flexa, Molly Johnson-Jones
In my latest episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Molly Johnson-Jones, CEO of Flexa, about how to truly embrace and make the most out of flexible working. Flexa is a company that specializes in helping organizations create genuinely flexible w…
41. How to unlock high-performance health – with Dr. Pat Boulogne
Dr. Pat – why am I fat and lazy?
Believe it or not, Dr. Pat has an answer…
Dr. Pat Boulogne is a doctor of functional medicine, CEO of Healthteam Network and a “coach with a mentor’s heart”.
In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. P…
40. How to build trust and safety with your team – Jimmy Burroughes leadership developer
Jimmy Burroughes, a former British Army captain turned Business Leadership Management coach.
Jimmy shared his journey from his first management role during the Gulf War to becoming a coach, and we bondedn on the importance of focusing on the basics a…
39. How to help people get out of their comfort zone – with Michiel Schipperus CEO Sana Commerce
From part time student to CEO.
Learn how CEO of Sana Commerce Michiel Schipperus made his move and how he hires for success.
When the future minister of finance of the Netherlands offered Michiel his first management job as a part time student, he t…
38. How to be profitable for the sake of your people with Josh Novelle Director People & Insights at Warner Music
Josh Novelle is an analytical people person. And a former long-haired Metal fan. And a welder. (Different type of metal…)
He’s also a pragmatic business leader who annoys the heck out of people by asking “why”. A lot.
We talk about
Being a custod…
37. How to build relationships in a day with Faris Aranki CEO Shiageto Consulting
Teaching taught him to be prepared for anything! (Has he met my kids?)
Knowing you don’t have to know the answer helped him become a better manager.
Faris Aranki, CEO of Shiageto consulting is an advocate of Pre-Mortems (a great technique for avoidi…
36. How to promote from inside with Flo Broderick CMO at Carto
Flo Broderick likes to promote from inside, although she says it is a difficult balance to make.
After all – that’s where she came from.
Do you hire just the right experience from outside, or look at the talent you already have, recognise that it’s …
35. How to create career progression for your team – With Vinit Patel co-founder of Filtered
Vinit Patel co-founder of Filtered.com keeps on going by working in bursts, and designing his job so he takes on different roles every so often. He thinks it’s a great thing for anyone in any company to do.
He recommends everyone should find a coach …
34. How to create harmony and unity in a team: Insights from co-founder of TASK.NO, Lasse Hamre
I recently interviewed Lasse Hamre, co-founder of TASK.NO, and he shared some valuable insights on teamwork, trust, experimentation, freedom and responsibility. Here’s a quick summary of our chat, complete with some funny direct quotes, tips and numb…
33. The 5 things managers need to avoid with Judy Wairimu – Tech & Development Specialist – Microsoft
Brain-crush alert!
Riffing and role playing with her father on his work challenges, and the product of many mentors – Judy Wairimu has a clear list of five big things managers need to avoid:
1) Over emphasising your own goals – aim to empower others …
32. How to start with your own why – with Michael Hanson, CEO Growth Genie
Michael Hanson’s dad taught him to “just do it”.
He thinks we need to start with our own purpose before helping others find theirs.
Through a distinctive and varied career so far, covering four countries and teaching, being a talent scout, political …
31. Special: Trust & Respect – The currency of leadership – with Jo Owen – Author & Speaker
Join me in this remarkable 1 hour special episode with Jo Owen on a wide ranging conversation covering:
The mindset of highly effective leaders: Elon Musk, ruthlessness and obsession – is it a bug or a feature?
The Hybrid work revolution – Autonomy, …
30. How to drive performance by putting data last – with Paul Teasdale Performance coach
Infobesity.
From the sausage works to Formula One, Paul Teasdale has had an international and madly varied career.
Now landing on his own delivering against his RAPID performance framework – we talk about three great topics:
Be humble, be honest, be …
29. How to create and share your personal operating manual – with Andrew Davies CMO at Paddle
“Have you tried turning him off and on again?” What would appear in your personal operating manual?
How you want to be informed and kept up to date.
What’s your hierarchy of communication?
How do you approach time?
All of these could appear in your …
28. How to develop the language of leadership – with Gerry Griffin – digital learner
Gerry Griffin is an author, composer, teacher, entrepreneur and now luthier (maker of guitars).
He’s also a storyteller and expert in communications and strategy.
In his illustrious career he has refined his approach to the use of language and leader…
27. How to recruit diverse talent – with Mark Creighton ex-CEO & trainee coach
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 hire diversely.
Looking for a team member to help h…
26. How to keep things simple – with Tom Lavery CEO at Jiminny
“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 Simplify things.
Keeping things simple makes them go f…
25. How to be a creative leader – with Camiel Gielkens, CEO Schouten Global
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 world’s biggest and best learning companies, already h…
24. How to communicate with influence – with Ruth Penfold-Brown, Founder & Coach
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 at Shazam, Chief People Officer at the BP new ener…
23. How to do it scared – with Kim Abbot CEO & Founder Vested Impact
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, helped build artificial hearts and done it all scar…
21. How to lead from the heart – with Neil Odin – Chief Fire Officer Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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 fire stations and 2,000 people.
Neil has been a car…
20. How to build a great culture – with Dan Thompson CEO and co-founder of Kluster
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 intentional management culture that Dan and his team have s…
19. How to structure technology teams for productivity – with Martin Ganeteg
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 structuring a productive, remote team Daily stand-…
18. How to build a highly motivated team – with Rachel Kay – Chief Learning Officer at Babington
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 Society, she has some strong ideas on how you should…
17. How to listen – with Catalina Schveninger Chief People Officer at Datacamp
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: “You know you’ve made it as a leader when you want…
16. How to select the right person to promote – with Osmin Callis MD of Block Venture Studio
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 an early age.
She’s thankful that she did the hard …
22. How to make the uncomfortable comfortable -with Doug Brown – CEO at British Society for Immunology
“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 organisations, he discovered that he needed to adapt and to sur…
15. How to own the outcome not the journey – with Varun Sarin startup CTO / CMO
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 start-up experience – as a journey of learning. Learni…
14. How to really understand people – With Mehdi Tounsi – world traveller and Snr Regional Director EMEA at OpenSesame
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 this episode’s cocktail mixture of metaphors and idea…
12. How to manage upwards & build trust – keep the dogs off their backs with Caroline Brent – senior HR director & consultant
Three essentials of good leadership
Never forget your experiences of bad management.
Wear the other person’s shoes – how would it make them react / feel
Manage upwards to create the space for your team to perform – or get the dogs off their backs as …
11. How to adapt to the unexpected – with Matt Thorley – service expert, head of sales at Tate
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 differently if presented with a similar situation….
10. How to help someone believe in themself – with Katie Antill CEO Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support
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 yet admits to not always having had the same sort of …
9. How to manage in the round (your manager & your colleagues) – with Catarina Hoch VP Marketing at Operatix
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 as Being Yourself because Everyone Else is Taken.
…
8. How to build purpose for your teams – with Allan Costa entrepreneur, angel investor, managing partner at ISH cyber security
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 leadership and generally getting people to do their best …
7. How to be centered as a manager and a human. Beware of your ego – with Steve Fiehl entrepreneur, angel and social photographer
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 your management role.
He also shares that his biggest …
6. Deep dive – how to do Tight Loose Tight with Rune Ulvnes & Liz Guthridge
The expert view on Tight-Loose-Tight. How to set goals and objectives, free people to do the work their own way, and hold them to account.
How to start with TLT and an answer to “I can’t trust people to be free! My team is full of idiots!”. Bonus sec…
5. How to treat each person as an individual – with Jan Rijken author, professor, city guide!
Balancing the task with the person – Jan Rijken, Learning & Development expert, author, professor at 2 business schools and my former colleague talks about how he meets people where he finds them. Jan shares his journey from PE teacher through living…
4. How do you understand people & meet them where they are – with Lucy Griffiths founder of SortYourFuture.com
The secret to meeting people where they are, and getting the best out of them revealed! Lucy Griffiths, co-founder of SortYourFuture.com offers an outstandingly simple way to connect with your teams.
And we might just enter into a conversation about …
3. How to find your authentic voice – with Beth Ayers COO of Peak.ai
Travel with Beth Ayers, COO at Peak.ai from 7th grade archeology on a journey through self-reflection and learning to find your authentic voice.
The book Beth was talking about is Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture…
2 How to avoid recruiting the wrong people – with Thomas Berglund CEO & founder at Ocular A/S, entrepreneur turned investor
Meet Thomas Berglund – hugely experienced CEO & founder at Ocular A/S, entrepreneur turned investor with 22 companies in his portfolio. Hear his take on slowing down, hiring well and Dickens.
Thomas has recruited lots of the wrong people. He shares h…
1. Making mistakes is the only way to fly – with Marcus Cauchi
What are the highest value activities you should be doing as a manager and how do you get to the point where you have the time to do them?
Marcus Cauchi – vastly experienced people and sales leader – shares his Highest Value management activities, hi…
Trailer – Practical Leadership Podcast
Interviews with 100 real, practical leaders on their experience and best practices of real, practical leadership.
Short, useful sessions with a clear, useful takeaways.
I hope you enjoy the series.
Paul
https://practical-leadership.academy
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