Call Yourself a Leader - Practical insights for Business Leaders in 10 minutes

In this episode, we explore how your leadership presence is influenced by both biological responses and acquired characteristics we think of as part of our personality and identity. This gives us a sense of confidence (or lack of it) in the various situations leaders encounter and have to deal with. 

If your experience of leading or managing in a company doesn't match the hype from others, this is the podcast for you.

In this episode, Dave reflects on the imagined idea of micro-management. 

This insidious idea often leaves managers afraid of actually doing their job for fear of being accused of micro-management, and employees unclear of how well they are performing. 

If you find yourself thinking or saying 'I don't want to be a micro-manager' you must listen to this.

You'll get a fresh perspective on this misunderstood phenomenon and three critical questions to ask yourself as a leader. 

A one-page summary accompanies this podcast, including the questions featured in the podcast. Please email me at [email protected], and we will get a copy to you. 

Dave's book 'Call Yourself a Leader' is only available at www.sixthsensebusiness.com/boo

If your experience of leading or managing in a company doesn't match the hype from others, this is the podcast for you.

In this episode, Dave reflects on the often difficult decisions that must be made to balance the desire for perfection and control with pragmatism and speed.

These kinds of decisions can lead to 'damned if you do, damned if you don't situations, so it's important they are carefully considered and also made at the appropriate level of the company. 

He offers a fresh perspective on the subject and a useful checklist of questions to ask yourself before landing on a decision.

A one-page summary accompanies this podcast, including the questions featured in the podcast. Please email me at [email protected], and we will get a copy to you. 

Dave's book 'Call Yourself a Leader' is only available at www.sixthsensebusiness.com/book

If your experience of leading the company doesn't match the hype from others, this is the podcast for you.

In this episode, Dave reflects on the concept of work-life balance and explores how leaders must grapple with this debate for themselves and with their teams.

He offers a fresh perspective on the subject as well as some practical tools to use in thinking about what a meaningful balance means for you (and for others in your team)

A one-page summary accompanies this podcast, including the questions featured in the podcast. Please email me at [email protected], and we will get a copy to you. 

Dave's book 'Call Yourself a Leader' is only available at www.sixthsensebusiness.com/book

If your experience of leading the company doesn't match the hype from others, this is the podcast for you.

In this episode, Dave reflects on the leadership gap as the reason why companies and individuals fail to meet their full potential.

He also talks about why conventional training and business coaching/mentoring are largely ineffective at dealing with the root cause.

The answer lies in coaching leaders to achieve breakthroughs in their personal thinking. 
 
Dave introduces the six enquiries: the conversations that serve as a simple framework for growth through these lightbulb moments. These unlock the courage, resilience, and clarity that leaders need to reset and step into their full potential.

There is a one-page summary that accompanies this podcast, including the questions featured in the podcast.

Dave's book 'Call Yourself a Leader' is only available at www.sixthsensebusiness.com/book

Do you find yourself saying things like 'I am who I am', 'That is just not me' or 'They won't change'?

In this episode, Dave reflects on the power of a lightning-bolt transformational conversation he experienced

Transformational insights often come unexpectedly and from surprising places and whilst conventional coaching and training can support change, lasting transformation only happens when we engage with questions that reshape how we see ourselves and our circumstances.
 
 Dave goes on to introduce the six enquiries: the conversations that serve as a simple framework for growth through these lightbulb moments. These unlock courage, resilience, and clarity, enabling leaders to effortlessly reset and step into their potential.

There is a one-page summary that accompanies this podcast, including some useful questions and exercises. Email [email protected] and we'll get that to you. 

Dave's book 'Call Yourself a Leader' is only available at www.sixthsensebusiness.com/book

In this episode, Dave shares some fresh thinking about how to escape the pull of the transactional hamster wheel that stops Owners / Directors and Managers. The podcast explores

Why hamster wheeling becomes a preference

The cost and payoffs of doing instead of leading

Making 'management stuff' task led

There is a summary document to accompany this podcast (email me at [email protected]) for a copy.

If you'd like to discuss anything raised in this podcast, feel free to book a conversation here.

Its hard enough running a company in these volatile, uncertain and chaotic times without the pressure of family ties and not wanting to be the one who blows it. 

In this episode, we examine how to cope with the leadership challenges of taking on the family company. Many of my clients have found themselves as the second and even third generation at the helm so I have some perspectives that can be helpful here.

You can purchase my book, 'Call Yourself a Leader,' or schedule a call with me at www.sixthsensebusiness.com. 

For a one-page worksheet to discuss this episode with your team, email me at [email protected]

Ever wonder why you end up arguing with others or making decisions and then blaming circumstances for why they didn't play out? It may be your perspective that is off balance. 

In this episode, we examine the role that your thinking plays in how you interpret various situations. In a fast-changing environment, your ability to see past your assumptions, biases and beliefs is the key difference between a good decision and a poor one. 

You can purchase my book, 'Call Yourself a Leader,' or schedule a call with me at www.sixthsensebusiness.com. 

For a one-page worksheet to discuss this episode with your team, email me at [email protected]

This month I am truly delighted to get to interview my longest-standing client, Gary Livingstone. He's a Basingstoke legend and the Owner/MD of three science and engineering companies. 

We talk about taking the plunge to start a business, thoughts on investment (in machines and people) and acquisitions. There are some huge insights into the entrepreneurial mindset this month.