Leadership Torque: The Waymaker Podcast

In this special episode, we dive back to a conversation Stuart & Craig recorded several years ago as they discussed the power of story and the importance of understanding your Brand's narrative.

In this episode, we chat with Paul Higgins, a highly respected business coach and entrepreneur who specializes in helping Cloud Consultants scale their businesses.

The Inspirational leader is our fifth and final leadership posture. These leaders have achieved mastery in their field and run organisations that are market leaders. They lead industries, markets &/or people groups. Transform the ordinary into new & exciting ways of doing things.

Wise leaders represent the fourth level of our 5 leadership postures. They are those who have experienced maturity in their organization and are on the road to business expansion. They lead leaders who in turn lead other leaders.

The Empowering Leader represents the third level of our 5 leadership postures. They are a leader who has the ability to lead and release other leaders. Calibration happens at this stage of organizational growth. Listen in as we unpack the qualities of the Empowering Leader.

Persistent leaders represent the second level of our 5 leadership postures. Their key objective is to persevere until they find market fit. They develop the ability to find solutions to the problems they have identified in stage one. Listen in as we deep dive into posture number 2.

The Curious Leader is the first of our 5 leadership postures. This type of leader discovers new ideas and finds problems to solve. This leadership posture is most important at the ideation stage of your business. This is the startup phase, where leaders are learning to lead themselves. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the posture of a curious leader.

Waymaker's 5 Postures of Leadership is a framework that allows business leaders to understand what type of leader they need to be at different stages of organizational growth. This framework is different to other leadership models out there, and brings a unique perspective to understanding leadership dynamics.

In this episode, we introduce you to the 5 Postures of Leadership which we will begin to unpack in future episodes.

In this very special episode on International Women's Day 2022, We are joined by Waymaker Certified Advisor, Aileen Boyle. Aileen is CEO and founder of Fortro, a consultancy firm in Scotland that works with visionary CEOs and leaders to help build their companies by reframing challenges and identifying opportunities to create additional commercial value. Aileen is an Ambassador for Women's Enterprise Scotland and a "real-model" for women in business, all around the world.

### This conversation is GOLD! ### We change the mindset of our organisation by first changing our mindset as a leader. In Pt 2 of Mindsetting, Stu and Craig discuss the 5 Roles of a Leader and how each of these roles fundamentally transforms us as individuals and ultimately the health of our organisation.