David and James speak with VP of Customer Success Erin McDaniel about all things leadership. Topics include:

creating your own path

leading now

the idea that failure means you are in the game

Brace yourself for inspiration!

If you fear sales (and have to do it), this one is for you. David, James and their guest Alex Barr talk about;

Does natural-born talent make us complacent about improvement?

The Iceberg Illusion: don’t focus on the trophies, focus on the training

Selling can be fun; it can also be a learnable skill

Enjoy...

David and James talk with Robert Conlon about...

The power of vulnerability in a leadership position

Having tough conversations without judgment

Whole hearts: bring passion into the workplace

... and much more!

In this episode, David and James speak with Tony Bainbridge, an HR professional with decades on the job. This discussion is influenced and informed by the book 'The CEO Whisperer' - a psychoanalytic take on how to be the trusted advisor to the person at the top.

This is a must-listen episode for leader who works directly with their CEO, or indeed a CEO themselves. We discuss;

- How such advisors can advance their ambitions

- How to mitigate their weaknesses

- How to create foundations for leaders to flourish

In the first episode of Series 2, David and James are joined by Chambers & Partners' CPO Simon Jaffery-Reed. This is a must-listen for any leader who is looking to build and cultivate a team culture or resilient and consistent high-performance. Simon talks with David and James about...

- How to recognise and harness the power of knowing that mistakes will happen, and how to move past them

- How to reframe failure as something to dance with, not something to fear

- How to create a culture of truth-telling and candor amongst a team

This time, Liam Abramson joins David and James to talk all things leadership through the lens of aviation.

Intrigued? So were we.

Liam does not disappoint. He talks so eloquently about two of his favourite things - leadership and aviation - in a compelling and clear way. This episode is for you if...

- you struggle with the balance of retaining control whilst wanting to empower your team

- making sure that everyone in your organisation communicates well, and consistently

- how to tell truth to your team, and to power, constructively

This episode is full of wisdom. Enjoy.

In Episode 10, we speak with Veronica Munro about her book "The Journey Inside". Whilst written for coaches, this book offers Leaders plenty of tools to help improve their interactions with those they work with. An exceptionally seasoned coach in her own right, Veronica speaks with David and James about...

- How every interaction we have with everyone leaves a trace, and how to be more intentional about this fact

- Coaching structures (including one key structure to follow to performance manage)

- How to achieve sustainability of impact

David and James talk all things coaching and leadership, using "Trillion Dollar Coach" as inspiration. The star of the book - Bill Campbell - coached everyone who's anyone in Silicon Valley leadership, and this book is a blueprint on how to take those lessons and apply them to your own leadership practice.

We discuss...

- Collectivism (Humility & People)- making the team the priority before the issue, and being about something bigger than oneself.

- Clarity (Stoicism & Transparency) - acting based on what is, not what we want to see

- Durability (Consistency & Commitment)- on compounding and how regular, consistent activity beats massive one-off action every time in high-performance leadership

For this conversation, we are talking about the human side of effective leadership. The book? Love's Executioner, by Irvin D Yalom.

Guiding us through this rich topic of high performance leadership that one of the most human and high performance leaders we know - Julia Fearn.

Julia is a VP of Customer Success in the Tech/SaaS industry. She has worked for companies big and small and across different countries. Her teams really follow her, and a lot of why is to do with the lessons she brings us.

What questions it will answer for you?

- Empathy at work and is it important

- Am I my work-self? Can I be my real self at work and should

I bring my whole self to work?

- The question about grace and when it is important

This time around, Ashley Burgess-Payne from Parfitt Cresswell and ConnectionsB2B talks with us about how John C Maxwell's 15 Laws of Growth helped him find direction and a high level of performance, and the lessons he applies internally at PC.

We discuss;

- How getting teams aligned and happy is key for high performance

- How Ashley went from a 'non-believer' to fully subscribing to the value of self-reflection and personal development

- How to encourage others in a team who are reluctant to work on themselves