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LFYC | S3 E7 – Obi Abuchi interviews Bodhi Aldridge | Special Edition: The Art of Purposeful Presence in
Leadership
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Bodhi Aldridge.
Bodhi is a lawyer by profession and after 20 years of legal practice, he studied with world-renowned
leaders in leadership development in the UK, Systemic Constellation Work also in the UK, Psychotherapy,
coaching certification and the Art of Presence.
He’s worked in over 20 countries empowering teams, developing leaders and supporting sustainable
change in a variety of organizations and industries.
Bodhi has always had a passion for personal and professional development and has honed his ability to
combine these to provide maximum impact and outcomes for clients.
He also enjoys yoga, surfing, music and meditation and is married with 4 children and 9 grandchildren
which keep them tapping into the pure joy and innocence that life can offer.
In this episode:
- The key aspects of presence in leadership
- Important practices that will make you a deeply purposeful and present leader
- The essence of influence in leadership
- Connecting the heart and mind when leading
- Understanding the core of your purpose as a leader
- The benefits of self-awareness in leadership
- A deeper understanding of compassionate leadership
- The power of leading with consciousness
- Why the heart is important in leadership
- The difference between leading with your heart and head
You can find out more about Bodhi Via the link below:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bodhialdridge/
Website - https://bodhialdridge.com
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery
Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal
mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at
https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
_______________________
At CORE Leaders International, through our coaching, training, and keynote solutions, we are committed
to creating a dynamic and engaged global community of seasoned and emerging purpose-driven leaders
who are devoted to personal mastery, transformed lives, and a better world.
Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk.
LFYC | S3 E6 – Obi Abuchi interviews Yetunde Hofmann | Special Edition: The Value of Love-based Leadership
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Yetunde Hofmann.
Yetunde is the Founder of Solaris, an Executive Leadership development programme targeted at the
black executive and professional woman in organizations. She is also the author of Beyond Engagement:
The Value of Love-Based Leadership.
She is an internationally accredited Board level executive leadership coach and Managing Director of
Synchrony Development Consulting, which is an international leadership and change consultancy that
partners individual leaders and leadership teams in the management of change, diversity and
inclusion and the alignment of their teams and organizations behind them.
She is also the Founder of The Enjoyable Life Series CIC which is designed to support the emotional,
relational, and mental wellbeing of men and women at all levels in business, education and community, as
well as contributing to their development of engagement, trust, belonging and inclusion in the
organization.
A classically trained pianist and TEDx speaker, she was awarded Chartered Companion Status – the
highest possible – by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD.
Yetunde is also a Board Mentor with Criticaleye - the CEO and Leadership Community where she
mentors senior executives at the Board and/or C-Suite level and is currently a Non-Executive Director and
Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Treatt Plc, a global ingredients manufacturer with operations in
the UK, USA, and China.
In this episode:
- The value of knowing who you are
- Accepting your true self as a leader
- Why love and acceptance is so critical in leadership
- The essence of love in the workplace
- The benefits of investing your time effectively
- How to unleash your creativity
- The impact of vulnerability as a leader
- Embracing vulnerability as your greatest strength
You can find out more about Yetunde Via the link below:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yetundehofmann/
Twitter -https://twitter.com/YetundeH
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery
Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal
mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at
https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
_______________________
At CORE Leaders International, through our coaching, training, and keynote solutions, we are committed
to creating a dynamic and engaged global community of seasoned and emerging purpose-driven leaders
who are devoted to personal mastery, transformed lives, and a better world.
Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk.
LFYC | S3 E5 – Obi Abuchi interviews Curtis Harren
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Curtis Harren.
Curtis is the founder and CEO of Copilot and has 20 plus years in Leadership, turning around
organizations, and coaching roles. His greatest business purpose is to help transform cooperation into a
place where the people want to work, want to truly contribute and he is a big believer that leaning into
your own intuitive leadership is critical to bringing that about.
He believes that Business is Personal and relationships become ever more important in
sales and team work as well as in leadership roles.
He is a proud father of two young adult boys and is happily living his life fully. He all loves nature and
spending time in it; hiking, kayaking and even just appreciating silent moments. Curtis is also a
passionate vintage motorcycle rider and amatuer nature photographer. He lives his life with intention and
love.
In this episode:
- The values of deep discovering in leadership
- How to be an unflappable leader
- The importance of being an Unflappable leader
- How to take accountability in Leadership
- How to tap into the inner YOU
- Understanding your intuition and how to trust them.
- How to break free from your fear from ego as a leader.
- Dissolving negativity and absorbing positivity in leadership
- How challenges help you grow and nurture the most beautiful things
- The power of leading with your inner core.
You can find out more about Curtis Via the links below:
LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtisharren/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/curtis.harren
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery
Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal
mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at
https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
_______________________
At CORE Leaders International, through our coaching, training, and keynote solutions, we are committed
to creating a dynamic and engaged global community of seasoned and emerging purpose-driven leaders
who are devoted to personal mastery, transformed lives, and a better world.
Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk.
LFYC | S3 E4 – Obi Abuchi interviews Rick Charlton
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Rick Charlton.
Rick is a Co-Author along with me and 13 other men from around the world who have written the book
Visionary Male Leaders and really connecting with the heart of what it means to lead in an authentic and
courageous way.
He was born here in the UK, grew up in Botswana, joined the British Army at 17 and then was a
Firefighter. He later joined the Nuclear industry and is now the head of Change management.
Rick spends most of his time coaching and focusing on Leadership development and capacity building
and also does a lot of work for veterans for Wildlife, which is a charity that helps train people around the
world to focus on anti-poaching and making sure we're protecting wildlife.
In this episode:
- Discovering who you are as a Leader.
- The importance of reconnecting with yourself to have an impact as a Leader.
- The value of believing that you’re not a product of your past.
- The advantages associated with acknowledging each other as Leaders.
- Benefits of leading against the status quo.
- Being yourself rather than your role or job.
- How to connect with the people that you lead.
- Acknowledging the importance of your person in Leadership.
- The significance of leading with character rather than power in leadership.
- How to focus on your language and being curious as a leader
You can find out more about Rick Via the link below:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ - -r-2392781aa/
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery
Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal
mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at
https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
_______________________
At CORE Leaders International, through our coaching, training, and keynote solutions, we are committed
to creating a dynamic and engaged global community of seasoned and emerging purpose-driven leaders
who are devoted to personal mastery, transformed lives, and a better world.
Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk.
LFYC | S3 E3 – Obi Abuchi interviews Ian Joseph
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Ian Joseph.
Ian is the Managing Director of Russam and has held this position since 2014. He is a founding board
member of Trustees Unlimited and co-founder of Step on Board, arguably the UK’s premier senior
employee engagement programme, working with companies such as Barclays, Google, EY and Credit
Suisse.
He is also a founding Director of Europe’s largest multi-event cycling facility, Cyclopark and sits on the
Professional Advisory Board of Charity Works, the UK’s non-profit graduate scheme. Again, he is Chair of
Kidscape, the national anti-bullying charity.
Ian has a track record of delivering high profile non-executive and executive roles including the boards
and CEOs of many household name organizations.
Earlier in his career he was Chief Executive of a charity which specializes in the fields of homelessness,
addiction, mentoring and international development
He tries to keep fit with varying degrees of success and has a long-standing interest in the study of
theology, having been a church minister for six years at the start of his career. Above all, Ian enjoys
spending time with his wife and three sons.
In this episode:
- How to navigate the external pressure we experience as leaders in our world today
- What resilience means and how it is developed
- Importance of resilience in life and leadership
- Gaining resilience from failures and successes as a leader
- How to handle fear as a leader
- How to have a healthy perception of yourself during challenges
- Finding the beauty in the complexity of life
- How to have a mental shift in order be more effective in leadership
- The power of journaling during difficult moments
- The importance of bold and courageous leadership
You can find out more about Ian Via the links below:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/1ianjoseph/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ianjoseph7
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery
Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal
mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at
https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
_______________________
At CORE Leaders International, through our coaching, training, and keynote solutions, we are committed
to creating a dynamic and engaged global community of seasoned and emerging purpose-driven leaders
who are devoted to personal mastery, transformed lives, and a better world.
Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk.
LFYC | S3 E2 – Obi Abuchi interviews Marc Allera
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Marc Allera.
As head of three of the UK’s leading communications brands, BT, EE and Plusnet – as well as BT Sport – Marc’s ultimately responsible for more than 30m customer connections in a business with tech, networks, content and services at its heart.
With EE, Marc launched 5G in the UK in 2019. Now he’s driving the rollout of the UK's best next-gen networks: full fibre and 5G, with 20,000+ colleagues across Consumer's customer service contact centres, 550+ retail stores and offices up and down the UK – from Glasgow to Accrington, to Merthyr Tydfil and Plymouth.
Marc was appointed CEO of BT’s Consumer Division, in September 2017, since then he's led with the ambition of making the Consumer Division a team that welcomes everyone, makes you feel you belong and can be yourself. Prior to that he was CEO of EE, and chief commercial officer for EE from 2011 to 2015. Before EE, Marc held senior positions at Three UK, and Sega UK and Europe.
He is a fan of Liverpool FC, a keen tennis player, enjoys holidays with his wife and children and managing the Under-12 Valley End Cricket team. Marc is also a member of the Great Ormond Street Hospital corporate partnerships board, a trustee of Founders for Schools and investor and mentor to a number of tech start-ups.
In this episode:
- Reflecting on the responsibility of leaders to make a difference
- Some of the significant challenges modern leaders are facing
- Staying grounded as a leader
- Aligning personal values and corporate values
- How to keep our egos in check
- Maintaining curiosity and a learning mindset
- Advice you would give to your younger self
You can find out more about Marc via the links below:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-allera-b61754
Twitter -https://twitter.com/marcallera
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/marcallera/
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
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LFYC | S3 E1 – Obi Abuchi interviews Katy Murray | Special Edition: Change Makers
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Katy Murray.
Katy Murray is a leadership coach, community convenor, consultant, and a business mastermind host.
She has worked with over 1000 leaders across 35 different countries. Serving for more than 25 years,
Katy has mentored individuals who are now successful leaders in their own businesses and have created
enormous social impact to their communities.
She is the director and Co-Founder of Catalyst Collective, a boutique consultancy supporting clients to
become more inclusive. She was recently awarded one of the top 50 UK D+I leaders and her first book
entitled “Change Makers - a woman’s guide to stepping up without burning out at work” is published and
available at Kogan Page now.
Katy specialises in teaching people how to be resilient in times of uncertainty. She runs virtual
programmes, webinars, and coaching focused on intersectional approaches to inclusive leadership,
culture change, and well-being.
In this episode:
- Inspiration behind Change Makers
- The importance of having an inner compass for leaders
- What does our presence impart as a leader?
- The role of resilience in navigating many of the current leadership challenges
- The importance of awareness in tapping into our innate resilience
- How to keep our ego in check as leaders
- How to thrive beyond discomfort as a leader
- The significance of nurturing genuine relationships for leaders
- How to tap and develop your innate resilience
You can find out more about Katy via the links below:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katycatalyst
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/katycatalyst/
Get 20% of Katy’s book Change Makers here https://www.katycatalyst.com/sign-up
You can join the waitlist for Katy's next Change Makers programme here
https://www.katycatalyst.com/change-makers-programme
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery
Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal
mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at
https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
_______________________
At CORE Leaders International, through our coaching, training, and keynote solutions, we are committed
to creating a dynamic and engaged global community of seasoned and emerging purpose-driven leaders
who are devoted to personal mastery, transformed lives, and a better world.
Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk.
LFYC | S2 E10 – Obi Abuchi interviews Wendy Cartwright | Season Focus – Mental Resilience
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Wendy Cartwright.
Wendy Cartwright is the former HR Director for the Olympic Delivery Authority – the organisation responsible for developing and building the new venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. More recently she was HR Director of the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme, and Corporate Services Director at the University of East London.
Wendy has held senior HR roles in central government, financial services, energy and retail sectors, and now has a portfolio that includes a mixture of project and non-executive roles. She is Advisory Board Chair of Global Diversity Practice and a Trustee and RemCom Chair of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. She has a Master’s degree in Employment Strategy and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.
Wendy is particularly interested in major projects and in creating high-performing organisations with a focus on diversity & inclusion, and employee engagement & wellbeing.
In this episode:
You can find out more about Wendy via the link below:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-cartwright-ma-chartered-companion-cipd-6bbb6912/overlay/contact-info/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/WendyHall2012
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
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At CORE Leaders International, through our coaching, training, and keynote solutions, we are committed to creating a dynamic and engaged global community of seasoned and emerging purpose-driven leaders who are devoted to personal mastery, transformed lives, and a...
LFYC | S2 E9 – Obi Abuchi interviews Toye Oshunbiyi | Season Focus – Mental Resilience
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Toye Oshunbiyi, Founder & CEO of Business Leaders Coach.
Toye has been coaching and training leaders for over 20 years and is passionate about his mission.
He is motivated by the belief that organisations that have great leaders become great companies.
In his previous role in a global staffing company, Toye was responsible for coaching, training, and developing the directorate and senior management team across the organisation as the Head of Learning in his region, producing many great leaders.
Since starting Business Leaders Coach, he currently works as a Leadership and business coach, helping CEOs of small and medium-sized businesses transition from Start-up to Scale-up, explicitly helping them grow from Entrepreneurs/Managers into leaders and leaders into coaches.
Besides his business acumen, Toye serves in his local church, where he uses his skills voluntarily to help people.
Toye enjoys jazz music, travelling, and playing the saxophone. He is married with two children and lives in London with his family.
In this episode:
Resources referenced to in this episode:
You can find out more about Toye via the links below:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toyeoshunbiyi/
Website - https://www.businessleaderscoach.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/bizleaderscoach
Instagram - businessleaderscoach
Facebook - https://fb.me/bizleaderscoach
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
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LFYC | S2 E8 – Obi Abuchi interviews Femi Omere | Season Focus – Mental Resilience
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Femi Omere, Founder and Managing Director of Hosted in Africa Group Limited.
Femi is a Nigerian/UK Citizen. He founded Hosted in Africa Group Limited in 2020 with a vision to assist the popularisation of Afrocentricity and its excellence as a force for global good. Hosted in Africa is being described as LinkedIn meets Amazon meets Facebook.
Femi was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1999, he practiced in the UK for over a decade as a human rights specialist and remains an Associate Member of Garden Court Chambers London. He has been resident within the East African region since 2008 and in addition to providing legal services in the cross over between human rights and corporate commercial matters, he has become a recognised expert legal trainer.
Femi has assisted the International Senior Lawyers Project, the Uongozi Institute, the Law School of Tanzania, Strathmore University, A4ID, and the African Legal Support Facility, in respect of their capacity building efforts. Between 2017-2020, He, as its first Executive Director, played a leading role establishing the ALN Academy and continues to provide the organisation with independent advisory services.
In this episode:
You can find out more about Femi via the links below:
Hosted in Africa Website - https://www.hostedinafrica.com
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/femi-omere
Twitter - hiafricamedia
Connect with Obi Abuchi and CORE Leaders International on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/obiabuchi/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CORELeadersInternational
Twitter - @CORELeadersInt
Instagram - obiabuchi01
Get a copy of Obi’s latest book, Leading from Your Core - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Obi-Abuchi/e/B09DYW3P55?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
Want to increase your resilience, impact, and effectiveness as a leader? Join our Personal Mastery Academy and become part of a growing community of purpose-driven leaders committed to personal mastery, transformed lives and a better world. Find out more at https://www.coreleaders.co.uk/personalmasteryacademy
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At CORE Leaders International, through our coaching, training, and keynote solutions, we are committed to creating a dynamic and engaged global community of seasoned and emerging purpose-driven leaders who are devoted to personal mastery, transformed lives, and a better world.
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