Leaders Who Coach™ PODCAST with Sehaam Cyrene

Leaders Who Coach™ PODCAST with Sehaam Cyrene

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Leaders Who Coach™ PODCAST with Sehaam Cyrene episodes

  • Elevating Human Capability with Alan Boyer

    What happens when AI adoption moves faster than our ability to develop the people expected to work with it?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Alan Boyer about what he describes as the AI adoption blind spot: the gap between investment in tools, technology and governance, and the human capability needed to make all of that work.

    Alan brings a rare perspective to the conversation. He has held senior marketing roles at AT&T, Coca-Cola, Equifax and First Data, and has also spent two decades working in higher education as an educator and programme builder.

    Today, he is a management faculty member at Georgia Gwinnett College and founder of iTrive Learning Architects, where his work focuses on helping organisations and educational institutions develop the human capabilities needed in an increasingly automated world.

    Together, Sehaam and Alan explore why traditional soft skills are no longer enough on their own, and why leaders need to think more deliberately about judgement, adaptability, discernment, communication and lifelong learning.

    They discuss:

    • Why higher education and industry need to work more closely together
    • How long programme-development cycles are struggling to keep pace with change
    • The rise of skills-based hiring and shorter, more flexible learning pathways
    • Why AI adoption often receives a budget while human capability does not
    • What leaders should be asking as AI changes the way teams work
    • Why tool proficiency is only one part of AI readiness
    • The importance of judgement, discernment and situational awareness
    • How AI can create an over-reliance on generated answers
    • Why technology leaders need to become more commercial and product-aware
    • The growing importance of lifelong learning at every leadership level
    • Why HR and Learning & Development need a stronger role in AI strategy
    • What organisations risk when they invest in technology but not in people
    • How leaders can help people adapt when information is incomplete and change is constant

    Alan also shares insights from his book, Power Skills Are Not Enough: The Seven Communication Superpowers That AI Cannot Automate, and explains why the capabilities that differentiate people in an AI-enabled workplace need to be actively developed rather than assumed.

    A thoughtful conversation about learning, leadership, relevance and why the human side of AI adoption deserves much more attention.

    Connect with Alan Boyer

    📘 Power Skills Are Not Enough: The Seven Communication Superpowers That AI Cannot Automate
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    LinkedIn:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanboyer1/

    41 min
  • Leading With Quiet Confidence with Nisha Prajay Kagdadia

    What changes when a leader stops carrying every problem and starts creating the space for others to think?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Nisha Prajay Kagdadia, a financial services executive with more than 20 years of experience across Citi, HSBC and Lloyds.

    Today, Nisha leads strategic client partnerships at Publicis Sapient, working with major financial services and insurance organisations to turn transformation into meaningful commercial outcomes.

    Nisha is also a graduate of Sehaam’s customised Leading Through Change and Ambiguity programme and is passionate about supporting the next generation of leaders.

    In this open and reflective conversation, Nisha shares what changed when she began using coaching skills in her everyday leadership.

    At first, the conversations felt unfamiliar.

    She had to resist the urge to provide solutions, fill the silence and leave every meeting with another list of actions.

    Over time, however, asking more and solving less became a natural part of the way she leads.

    Together, Sehaam and Nisha explore:

    • Why coaching-style one-to-ones can feel awkward at first
    • How leaders can stop doing all the heavy lifting
    • Why direct reports often already hold the answers
    • How deeper listening helps you genuinely know your people
    • The time and energy leaders regain by creating more ownership
    • Why trust is built through consistent conversations
    • How to repair a conversation when your words land badly
    • Why small behaviours, including arriving late, can affect trust
    • How to challenge people through questions rather than judgement
    • Delegating with clearer expectations and agreed measures
    • Creating a culture where people raise risks early
    • What body language and silence reveal during stressful periods
    • Why humour can help teams navigate difficult moments
    • The importance of trusting your own leadership style
    • What it means to lead with quietness, consideration and genuine love

    Nisha also speaks honestly about letting go of the belief that leaders need to be loud, powerful or dominant.

    Her biggest growth has come from trusting herself and recognising that care, empathy and quietness are not weaknesses.

    They are part of how she leads.

    This is a thoughtful and practical conversation about trust, delegation, vulnerability and creating the conditions for people to grow without taking over their thinking.

    🎧 Listen & Follow Sehaam:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/

    📲 Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    00:00 – Why the answers often sit with your people
    00:52 – Introduction to Nisha Kagdadia
    03:40 – Why coaching conversations feel awkward at first
    05:44 – Learning to ask rather than solve
    10:58 – Helping people find their own answers
    13:24 – Building trust through consistent conversations
    20:23 – How small behaviours affect trust
    23:46 – Delegating without removing ownership
    30:41 – Reading body language and team energy
    33:14 – Leading with quietness, consideration and love
    36:43 – Final reflections

    #LeadersWhoCoach #NishaKagdadia #CoachLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #QuietLeadership #LeadingWithLove #PeopleLeadership #LeadershipConversations #ActiveListening #TrustAtWork #Delegation #LeadershipVulnerability #TeamCulture #LeadingThroughChange #CoachingSkills #HumanLeadership #LeadershipPodcast

    38 min
  • Culture Meets AI with Dan Dunton

    How can leaders remain grounded, relevant and human when AI is changing the way we work so quickly?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Dan Dunton, Programme Director in AI and Transformation, about leadership growth, powerful conversations and the changing role of leaders in an AI-driven workplace.

    Dan was the very first graduate of Leaders Who Coach™. He shares how learning to ask rather than tell has shaped the way he leads teams, works with clients and navigates complex transformation programmes.

    From resisting the urge to provide the solution to becoming more comfortable with silence, feedback and difficult conversations, Dan reflects honestly on the practical skills that have helped him develop his own leadership style.

    The conversation also explores why AI makes human leadership more important, not less.

    As technology accelerates the work, leaders need to become more intentional about the conversations they protect, the questions they ask and the conditions they create for others to succeed.

    Together, they explore:

    • Why new leaders must stop trying to be the best “doer”
    • Asking questions before jumping to solutions
    • How securing permission changes the quality of a conversation
    • Why silence often reveals the most important insight
    • Building trust when joining or inheriting a team
    • The value of measured vulnerability as a leader
    • How curiosity, empathy and candour shape Dan’s leadership style
    • Why values help leaders remain grounded through change
    • How AI is exposing leadership cultures within organisations
    • Why greater efficiency should create space for more human conversation
    • Remaining honest when you do not have all the answers
    • Why senior leaders cannot afford to disengage from AI
    • How leaders can bring experience and judgement to AI-generated thinking
    • Why asking better questions is becoming a defining leadership skill
    • Managing upwards and approaching challenging conversations
    • Giving clear feedback to people you genuinely like
    • Finding a leadership style that reflects who you really are

    This is an honest and practical conversation about leadership maturity, coaching skills and what it means to lead well during a period of extraordinary change.

    00:00 – Introduction to Dan Dunton
    01:21 – Becoming a leader and finding your own style
    03:04 – Asking before jumping to solutions
    05:01 – Securing permission before difficult conversations
    06:58 – Listening, silence and creating space
    09:08 – Getting to know a new team
    11:03 – Vulnerability, feedback and leadership blind spots
    13:16 – Moving from doing the work to enabling others
    15:02 – Using coaching skills with clients and stakeholders
    16:44 – Curiosity, empathy and candour
    19:02 – Values, culture and how leaders choose to show up
    21:03 – Why AI makes human conversations more important
    23:25 – Leading teams through uncertainty and anxiety
    25:46 – Why senior leaders need to understand AI
    28:07 – Trusting people without blindly trusting the tools
    30:05 – How collaboration is changing
    31:54 – Why leaders must become better at asking questions
    33:06 – Managing upwards and challenging senior stakeholders
    35:10 – Giving honest performance feedback
    37:18 – Candour, empathy and timing
    38:46 – Advice for new and aspiring leaders
    40:05 – Final reflections

    🎧 Listen & Follow Sehaam:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/
    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/leaderswhocoach

    📲 Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    #LeadersWhoCoach #DanDunton #CoachLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #AILeadership #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork #LeadershipConversations #CoachingSkills #LeadingThroughChange #PeopleLeadership #TeamDevelopment #HumanLeadership #ManagementDevelopment

    41 min
  • Navigating AI's Rapid Evolution with Darcy Peters

    What does it take to lead with clarity, humility and human connection while navigating the rapid rise of AI?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Darcy Peters, Senior Customer Advocacy Manager at Buffer and graduate of Leaders Who Coach™, about leadership, coaching skills, remote work, AI and the importance of staying human while work continues to move faster.

    Darcy shares insights from her career across customer advocacy, education, onboarding, technical support, entrepreneurship and her early leadership experience as a Captain in the US Marine Corps.

    This conversation explores how leaders can create trust, support growth, use AI thoughtfully, and hold space for people while still keeping accountability, focus and performance alive.

    Together, they explore:

    • How Darcy’s experience in the US Marine Corps shaped her leadership style
    • Why humility matters when leading people with more experience than you
    • How leaders can create space for others to bring their strengths forward
    • What remote connection looks like inside a globally distributed team
    • How Buffer builds trust, openness and human connection across time zones
    • Why asynchronous work still needs intentional human connection
    • How AI is changing problem-solving, decision-making and team conversations
    • Why leaders still need critical thinking, discernment and human judgement
    • How AI can help people self-coach before bringing ideas to the table
    • Why clarity and agreed priorities matter when everything feels fast and exciting
    • How leaders can support people through the pressure to “keep up” with AI
    • The value of coaching skills in monthly reflection conversations
    • Why listening for throwaway comments can reveal what really needs attention
    • How growth plans can be handled with care, rigour and accountability
    • Darcy’s biggest leadership growth moment and what it taught her about seeing people clearly

    This is a thoughtful and timely conversation about leadership in a changing world, using AI without outsourcing your thinking, and creating the kind of team environment where people can learn, speak up, grow and do meaningful work.

    If this episode resonates with you, you can connect with Darcy here:
    👉 Darcy Peters on LinkedIn

    🎧 Listen & Follow Sehaam:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/
    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/leaderswhocoach

    📲 Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    00:00 – Introduction
    01:52 – Meet Darcy Peters
    03:57 – Leadership lessons from the US Marine Corps
    07:20 – Leading with humility and respect
    11:47 – From military structure to entrepreneurship
    13:09 – A typical day at Buffer
    16:52 – Building connection in a remote team
    21:02 – The power of in-person retreats
    25:55 – How AI is changing team problem-solving
    28:44 – Moving from approval to masterminding
    31:55 – Critical thinking and AI
    33:50 – Using AI to improve customer support workflows
    38:55 – Staying focused when everything feels exciting
    45:04 – Avoiding the AI rabbit hole
    47:00 – Building shared AI learning across the team
    53:33 – Using coaching skills in one-to-one conversations
    58:54 – The pressure to keep up with AI
    01:01:57 – Darcy’s biggest leadership growth moment
    01:05:41 – Reflections on Leaders Who Coach™
    01:08:00 – Closing thoughts

    58 min
  • Leading with Clarity with Caroline Mascarin 🎙️

    What does it take to lead people well in a fast-moving Web3 business where the pace is high, the work is complex, and clarity matters every day?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Caroline Mascarin, COO at Distributed Crafts, about leadership, operations, people-first culture and the human side of building in Web3.

    Caroline is a Web3 operations leader who looks after BOB, the Gateway to Bitcoin DeFi. With more than eight years in tech and more than four years in Web3, she works closely with ambitious founders to turn exciting ideas into durable, high-performing organisations. Her work includes recruiting global remote teams, introducing scalable operating systems and nurturing people-first cultures that support rapid growth.

    Caroline also shares her personal journey from growing up in Brazil to moving to London at 16, putting herself through college and university, and eventually finding her way into tech, operations and Bitcoin DeFi. Her early experiences shaped a deep interest in decentralisation, fairness and building organisations where people can operate with clarity, autonomy and shared purpose.

    Their conversation explores what it means to lead through rapid change, support people in remote and global teams, and create the kind of trust where honest conversations can happen early.

    Together, they explore:

    • Why people-first culture still needs structure, clarity and accountability
     • How leaders can keep teams aligned when priorities are changing quickly
     • Why it matters to socialise ideas before they are fully formed
     • How Caroline’s leadership style has evolved over five years
     • The importance of listening beyond the words people say
     • Why small talk can give leaders important insight into how people are really doing
     • How to give feedback with kindness, care and integrity
     • The balance between frequent check-ins and micromanagement

    This is a thoughtful and practical conversation about leading with kindness, creating clarity in complexity, giving feedback with care, and building teams where people can grow, contribute and do meaningful work.

    If this episode resonates with you, you can connect with Caroline here:
     👉 Caroline Mascarin on LinkedIn

    🎧 Listen & Follow Sehaam:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/
    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/leaderswhocoach

    📲 Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    Timestamps

    00:00 Introduction to Coaching and Leadership
    01:14 Caroline's Journey into Web3 and Operations
    05:18 Navigating Rapid Change in a Growing Team
    10:34 The Importance of Communication and Alignment
    16:01 Leadership Style and Empathy in Management
    20:56 Creating a Supportive Team Environment
    26:24 Feedback and Growth: Balancing Kindness and Transparency
    31:58 The Human Element in Leadership

    39 min
  • Leading with Accountability and Care: Culture, Trust and Team Performance with Kate Lawson

    What does it take to build a people-first culture in fast-moving startups and scale-ups without losing accountability, clarity or care?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Kate Lawson, Founder and Director of Thrive Partnership, about what it really takes to build strong people and culture foundations in growing businesses.

    Kate shares insights from over 20 years working across people and culture, HR operations and executive support, including helping one insurtech scale-up grow from 4 people to more than 80 across the UK, US and Latin America. 

    This conversation explores how leaders can create psychological safety, support performance, and lead with fairness and transparency while navigating the pressure, pace and messiness of growth.

    Together, they explore:

    • Why all businesses are people businesses
    • Why looking after your people is essential to business success
    • How startups and scale-ups can put the right people foundations in place early
    • What leaders often overlook about people and culture when moving fast
    • Why psychological safety and accountability need to go hand in hand
    • How regular check-ins and honest conversations build trust
    • The importance of fairness, transparency and early conversations
    • Why line managers need more support than many organisations realise
    • How leaders can protect their own wellbeing during difficult people situations
     • The role of community, physical wellbeing and boundaries in sustainable leadership
     • Kate’s journey from corporate roles into founding Thrive Partnership

    This is a thoughtful and practical conversation about leadership, culture, wellbeing and creating environments where people can speak up, grow and perform at their best. 

    If this episode resonates with you, you can connect with Kate here:
     👉 Kate Lawson on LinkedIn

    🎧 Listen & Follow Sehaam:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/
    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/leaderswhocoach

    📲 Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    00:00 – Introduction
    01:13 – Meet Kate Lawson
    04:16 – Why people come first
    11:52 – The realities of startup and scale-up growth
    16:40 – What leaders struggle with most
    22:34 – Scaling from 4 to 80 people
    30:15 – Psychological safety and accountability
    40:29 – Coaching, performance and leadership check-ins
    41:59 – Protecting your wellbeing as a leader
    53:03 – Kate’s biggest growth moment

    48 min
  • The Power of We: Leading with Responsibility, Credibility and Team Alignment 🎙️ with Jon Freedman

    What does it take to lead with clarity, credibility and responsibility in high-pressure environments?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Jon Freedman, Fractional CTO and financial technology strategist, about what it really takes to build high-performing teams, create alignment and lead with impact in complex organisations.

    Jon shares insights from over 20 years in financial technology, working across investment banks and hedge funds, and scaling global teams in fast-paced, high-stakes environments. 

    This conversation explores how leaders can move beyond technical expertise and develop the communication, credibility and coaching skills needed to influence, align and grow teams effectively.

    Together, they explore:

    • Why responsibility (not ownership) is a powerful leadership mindset
    • How credibility is built through consistent behaviour over time
    • The importance of aligning teams around a clear “why”
    • Why technical expertise alone is not enough to differentiate yourself
    • How to handle strong opinions and disagreement in teams
    • The role of listening in effective leadership and decision-making
    • Why coaching is more effective than command-and-control leadership
    • Leading through ambiguity and communicating progress effectively
    • Scaling teams quickly while maintaining quality and cohesion
    • Why inclusive leadership (“we” not “I”) builds stronger teams

    This is a thoughtful and practical conversation about leadership maturity, communication and building teams that perform under pressure while remaining aligned and collaborative.

    If this episode resonates with you, you can connect with Jon here:
     👉 Jon Freedman on LinkedIn

    🎧 Listen & Follow Sehaam:


     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/

    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/leaderswhocoach

    📲 Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    00:00 – Introduction to the episode
    00:28 – Meet Jon Freedman and his background
    02:47 – From Morgan Stanley to hedge funds: career journey
    05:13 – Leadership vs management: showing up early as a leader
    07:25 – Responsibility, credibility and trust in teams
    09:39 – Differentiating beyond technical skills
    12:00 – Aligning teams around the “why”
    14:24 – Practising soft skills under pressure
    15:44 – Communicating mission and building alignment
    18:10 – Coaching vs command-and-control leadership
    20:12 – Influencing decisions through coaching conversations
    23:45 – Handling strong opinions and disagreement
    25:51 – The importance of listening as a leader
    27:37 – Building respect and avoiding “us vs them”
    31:17 – Leading humans, not systems
    33:45 – Balancing clarity, direction and flexibility
    35:43 – Credibility and direct communication
    38:03 – Leading through ambiguity and uncertainty
    41:54 – Managing expectations and communicating progress
    43:32 – Collaboration, transparency and trust
    45:37 – Scaling a team from 7 to 90 people
    48:12 – Hiring at speed: trade-offs and decision-making
    52:32 – Building a high-performing and diverse team
    55:51 – A defining leadership lesson: giving credit to others
    58:05 – The power of “we” in leadership
    01:00:26 – Final reflections


    48 min
  • How Leaders Build Trust, Growth and Accountability in Teams 🎙️ with Aditi Agarwal

    What does it take to lead high-performing teams through complexity, pressure and change?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Aditi Agarwal, fractional CTO and technology delivery leader, about how trust, collaboration and deep listening shape effective leadership in fast-moving organisations.

    Aditi shares her journey from hands-on engineer to CTO, and the leadership lessons she’s learned while leading global technology teams through transformation, crisis moments and large-scale delivery challenges.

    Aditi Agarwal is a fractional CTO and technology delivery leader who works with PE-backed and scaling organisations during periods of transformation, platform change, and execution pressure. She’s previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Blue Light Card, Pizza Hut Digital Ventures, and Realife Tech, where she led global technology teams, large-scale platform rewrites, and digital growth initiatives. Now, she partners with executives and boards as an embedded operator, helping businesses modernise legacy technology, improve delivery effectiveness, and scale with confidence while continuing to operate at speed.

    Together, we explore:

    • Why collaboration unlocks stronger thinking and better decisions
    • Creating psychological safety so teams can express dissenting views
    • Why some conflict is healthy in high-performing teams
    • The leadership discipline of listening beyond the words people say
    • How lightweight feedback loops accelerate growth and confidence
    • Why asking for help is a critical (and often overlooked) leadership skill
    • Navigating leadership during crisis and high-pressure moments
    • Balancing executive leadership with the realities of family life
    • Why parents often develop exceptional prioritisation and leadership skills

    This is a thoughtful and practical conversation about trust, leadership maturity, and creating environments where people can do their best thinking and work together effectively.

    If this episode resonates with you, you can connect with Aditi here:
     👉 Aditi Agarwal on LinkedIn

    🎧 Listen & Follow Sehaam:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/
    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/leaderswhocoach

    📲 Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    Timestamps



    00:18 – Meet Aditi Agarwal and her leadership journey
    02:18 – From engineer to CTO: translating business and technology
    05:00 – Why collaboration is essential for solving complex problems
    08:40 – Aligning teams at the start of projects
    11:20 – A simple exercise that builds connection in teams
    13:40 – Why healthy conflict matters in teams
    15:20 – Leading effective meetings with respect and clarity
    17:52 – Building trust: “Someone has to go first”
    19:00 – The responsibility leaders have to grow their people
    21:30 – Using metrics and conversations to support development
    24:30 – Habit tracking and building consistent behaviours
    28:30 – The power of small, frequent feedback loops
    31:59 – Listening for what people say, and what they don’t say
    35:10 – Helping individuals express what they really think
    39:40 – Leadership growth moments and navigating uncertainty
    41:45 – Asking for help as a leadership strength
    46:30 – Balancing CTO responsibilities with parenthood
    49:00 – Navigating guilt and work-life balance as a leader

    46 min
  • Leading with Values: How Coaching Builds Confidence, Visibility and Authentic Influence🎙️with Laura Shrieves

    What happens when a leader truly aligns with their values?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Laura Shrieves about her leadership transformation through coaching, and how leading with values reshaped her confidence, clarity and strategic presence.

    Laura shares her journey from navigating maternity leave to becoming a more self-aware, intentional and influential leader. This conversation explores how coaching skills deepen authenticity, strengthen self-advocacy, and enable scalable leadership without heavy operational lifting.

    Together, they explore:

    • How aligning with core values enhances authentic leadership
    • Building confidence without losing humility
    • Advocating for yourself and owning your achievements without guilt
    • Creating visibility for your success in a grounded, impactful way
    • Developing a clear strategic point of view
    • Elevating team members through powerful coaching questions
    • Managing silence and creating space in coaching conversations
    • How shared values strengthen diverse and effective teams

    This is a thoughtful and practical conversation about leadership maturity, self-awareness, and leading with greater intention and influence.

    If this episode resonates with you, you can connect with Laura here:
     👉 Laura Shrieves on LinkedIn

    🎧 Listen & Follow Sehaam:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/
    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/leaderswhocoach

    📲 Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    Timestamps 

    00:00 – Coaching as a catalyst for leadership growth
    00:24 – Laura’s career journey before Leaders Who Coach
    02:22 – Maternity leave as a leadership turning point
    04:30 – Clarity and strategic focus
    07:15 – Sharing values to build trust
    08:42 – Self-advocacy and recognising achievements
    12:07 – Visibility without ego
    15:04 – Demonstrating strategic contribution
    16:38 – Timing and reflection in self-promotion
    18:04 – Developing a strong point of view
    19:58 – Staying grounded in core values
    20:28 – Values exercises in interviews and growth
    23:20 – Family life informing leadership values
    26:36 – Values guiding role transitions
    28:50 – Leaders Who Coach app exercises
    29:48 – Coaching mindset for scalable leadership
    30:18 – Elevating others through powerful questions
    33:42 – Managing silence in coaching
    37:50 – Normalising discomfort in growth
    41:49 – Modelling coaching behaviours
    44:25 – Authentic leadership through aligned values
    45:29 – Growth through course and community
    47:02 – Final reflections

    43 min
  • Building Trust Through Honesty and Vulnerability 🎙️with Simon Curry

    What happens when a leader stops solving everyone’s problems?

    In this episode of the Leaders Who Coach™ Podcast, Sehaam Cyrene speaks with Simon C an experienced engineering leader and graduate of Leaders Who Coach™, about what changed when he moved from “fixer” to coach.

    Simon shares candid reflections on:

    • Discovering his core values, caring, integrity and empowerment
    • The liberation of not having to have all the answers
    • Leading high-performing remote teams
    • Giving feedback calmly and clearly
    • Navigating redundancy with compassion and self-awareness
    • Why vulnerability strengthens trust

    This is an honest conversation about leadership maturity, emotional responsibility, and building environments where people truly thrive.

    If this conversation resonates with you, you can connect with Simon on LinkedIn and follow his leadership journey here: 👉 Simon C on LinkedIn

    🎧 Listen & Subscribe:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehaam/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SehaamCyrene
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sehaam.cyrene/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leaderswhocoach
    Download the Leaders Who Coach™ App and complete the Foundation Module free.

    Timestamps

    00:00 – Building trust through honesty
    02:30 – Simon’s leadership turning point
    07:00 – The power of values in leadership
    12:00 – Stop solving everyone’s problems
    18:00 – Leading through redundancy
    26:00 – Feedback without adrenaline
    34:00 – Advice for new leaders


    45 min

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