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Leadership: Explorations of effective leadership styles, strategies, and practices for inspiring teams, driving results, and navigating organisational challenges.

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3 August 2026

One of the biggest mistakes founders make is believing their business will be valued for what it means to them. It won’t. Buyers pay for predictable cash flow and reduced risk, not emotional attachment. That’s...

20 July 2026

Everyone talks about scaling. Far fewer people actually do it. In this conversation with Doug Levy, we unpack what real operational scale looks like. Not adding people because revenue is growing, but building a business...

29 June 2026

Most strategies don’t fail because the idea was wrong. They fail because nobody properly translated the idea into execution. In this conversation with Crispin Thompson, we got into the uncomfortable gap between strategy and results....

22 June 2026

The more senior you become, the more dangerous certainty gets. That’s the idea at the heart of this conversation with Dr Debra Clary. Most leaders are rewarded for having answers. The problem is that eventually...

8 June 2026

Most leaders assume transformation fails because the strategy was wrong. I don’t buy that. In this conversation with Sridhar Ravilla, we unpacked why good strategies routinely fail after approval and why the real problem is...

25 May 2026

Most commercial leaders think they’ve got a pipeline problem when they’ve actually got a systems diagnosis problem. This conversation with Michael Manzi gets into the difference between copying tactics and actually understanding what drives performance....

20 April 2026

Most people wait for permission to lead. That’s the mistake. This conversation with David Graddy is a reminder that leadership isn’t a promotion. It’s a pattern of behaviour. And if you’re not already doing it,...

13 April 2026

Most leaders think growth comes from doing more. Hiring more people. Adding more activity. More meetings, more pipeline, more noise. Reed Nyffeler has spent two decades proving the opposite. He scaled a security franchise from...

23 March 2026

If you’ve ever felt like leadership requires you to “put the suit on” and pretend you’ve got it all handled, this one will hit you right between the eyes. In this episode of Leadership That...

16 March 2026

If your best rep walked out tomorrow, would you lose just a number… or a method? In this episode of Leadership That Sells, I welcome back Darren Mitchell sales leader, coach, and host of the...

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