The Leader's Kitbag

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 63, where I speak with Jozef Opdeweegh, an international C-suite executive, with experience that spans the Atlantic and an outlook to match. In this clip, Jozef uncovers how he leads with honesty, and how leaders can share their true beliefs.  

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I'm delighted and excited to introduce you to Luke Doherty. Luke trained as an elite rugby player and was capped for England under-18's. He earned a degree and Postgraduate in Law before finding the practices of mindfulness and spent 7 years living and working at the London Buddhist Centre.  

During this time he managed Breathing Space and completed training with Breathworks and the Oxford University Mindfulness Centre before founding Mindful Peak Performance. It’s an organisation that brings mindfulness to elite athletes and business leaders, working with Premiership rugby and football players and Team GB athletes.  

His company also has a strong social vision to make mindfulness more accessible to disadvantaged young people through BAM - Boxing And Mindfulness - programmes.  

In this episode we bust a lot of myths about what mindfulness is and is not. We also chat about how he works with senior leaders to develop their own mindfulness practice which could simply involve a walk in nature, art, fly-fishing or something else entirely.  

Most importantly, it’s not just about sitting in silence for 10 minutes each day and trying to empty your mind.  

In addition to this we talk about the importance of managing transitions as a leader; be that the small daily transition or major milestones in our work and personal lives. It’s an episode you’re going to get a huge amount of value from.  

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Find Out More About Mindful Peak Performance: https://www.mindfulpeakperformance.com/   

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In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 60, where I speak with Ivory Mathews who is the Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Housing and Cayce Housing. In this clip, she shares her advice on what we can all be doing as leaders to remove the implicit biases for those that we lead. 

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Garik Tate is an AI Futurist, Serial Entrepreneur, and Product Development Coach. Garik's expertise lies at the intersection of AI, IQ, and EQ, enabling him to help clients achieve increased impact, growth, and success. With a decade of experience in creating businesses, Garik is a renowned entrepreneur, having founded companies in Software Development, Outsourcing, and Publishing industries.  

In this episode, we delve into the current AI revolution, a timely and rapidly advancing phenomenon. Garik shares invaluable insights on what leaders need to consider regarding AI's impact on individuals, teams, and organizations.  

We also explore why Garik believes that much of the fear surrounding AI is misplaced and how it can serve as an amplifier rather than a replacement for human work. Prepare to be fascinated as this episode ignites profound thoughts for Garik, myself, and undoubtedly for you as well.  

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Garik’s https://www.valhalla.team/   

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In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 119, where I speak with Kelly Swingler, a Burnout Recovery Strategist, and coach for leaders who are ready for a life beyond burnout. In this clip, she unpacks the burnout scale – and the two symptoms that everyone can experience.    

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Craig Moody is the co-founder of Verdis Group, a sustainability consultancy that is dedicated to helping large organisations identify and implement ways to be more sustainable and climate resilient. 

In addition to leading significant growth for Verdis over the past 12 years, he was elected to the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors in 2016. He served as board chair in 2020 and currently serves as the chair of the board’s System Management & Nuclear Oversight Committee. 

In this episode we speak about being ‘People Positive’ and ‘Complexity Conscious’ which are two of the underpinning principles at Verdis. 

We explore how you can keep people connected to the vision and the value of planning in a complex and ever-changing world. 

On top of that, we also had a fascinating and unplanned chat about the importance of embracing healthy challenges within a team.

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In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 59, where I speak with John Childress, a pioneer in the field of leadership and corporate culture. In this clip, he talks about the risks of certain company cultures, and the need for leaders to constantly evolve and refresh their culture. 

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Sophie Hooper is currently the CEO and Founder of a breakthrough patented stretch mark prevention-wear product – Secret Saviours. She has raised funds of circa £4 million for trial, development and launch of the unique product. The company has, to date, saved over 30,000 women from stretch marks and counting. Before founding Secret Saviours, she worked in advertising. Her last role was that of Managing Director at Team Saatchi, London.  

In this episode, we discuss some of the biggest leadership challenges she has faced in her career and what she has learned from them. We also talk about the things she wished she’d known at the start of her career regarding leadership, plus why she puts so much focus on happiness and being kind.  

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Secret Saviours: https://secretsaviours.com/pages/about  

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In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 118, which is a special episode where I speak with Community Manager, Susie Cery, about my personal experience of burnout. In this clip, I talk about how I have been creating more space to decompress – and deleting my email app.   

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I'm joined by Lisa Bragg who has literally written the book on how to talk about success. Her book, ‘Bragging Rights: How to Talk about Your Work Using Purposeful Self-Promotion’, was released in May 2023 and I have a copy to give away as part of a free prize draw.  

Lisa is a speaker, advisor and professional mentor. She is also the founder of MediaFace, a Toronto-based content and consulting firm and before that, she was a TV reporter and anchor for 15 years.  

In this episode we talk about how the meaning of the word ‘brag’ has completely changed over the years, to become what is described as ‘something a bit icky’. We dig into why it can be so dangerous to completely turn our back on self-promotion as a leader, for us, and for our teams. And alongside that we dispel a few myths such as “my work speaks for itself” and “the cream always rises to the top”... because a few other things rise to the top… or float to the surface! 

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Lisa's website: https://www.lisabragg.com/ 

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The FREE 10-4-10 Course

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