The Leadership Diet

Dr Ruth Wageman is a global expert in researching and supporting teams in stacking the deck to optimize their ability to be effective. We talk about:

The Essentials and Enablers of team effectiveness,

Structuring different types of leadership teams,

Why a CEO can have multiples teams within their team,

The 60:30:10 rule,

Why the leader has to model the norms in order for the team to follow suit,

How to pause the team for a 5-minute reflection,

The difference between networked teams and a team of teams,

and a whole lot more!

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod O'Sullivan.

For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing.

This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's.

I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership.

What are the useful habits and thinking patterns?

What are the secrets to high performing teams?

How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day?

In other words, what is their leadership diet?

www.theleadershipdiet.com

In the last episode I was joined by Nicolai Tillisch, co-author of Return on Ambition: A Radical Approach to Your Achievement, Growth, and Well-Being.

Here I reflect on and suggest some pointers towards;

What is ambition is really important despite the underbelly that comes along the way,

What I found useful by taking the Return On Ambition assessment,

The notion behind frenemies and recognising where they can help,

and a whole lot more!

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod O'Sullivan.

For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing.

This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's.

I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership.

What are the useful habits and thinking patterns?

What are the secrets to high performing teams?

How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day?

In other words, what is their leadership diet?

www.theleadershipdiet.com

Every successful executive and leader has ambition. They would not take on those roles if they were lacking in ambition. However, many leaders suffer in different ways because of that same ambition.

I am joined by Nicolai Tillisch, co-author of Return on Ambition: A Radical Approach to Your Achievement, Growth, and Well-Being.

We discuss,

What is ambition and why is it an imperative to achieve outcomes,

How do we measure the return of ambition,

Why so many executives struggle with their own aspiration,

The notion behind frenemies,

What is the trinity that can elevate ambition to be a true friend,

and a whole lot more!

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod O'Sullivan.

For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing.

This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's.

I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership.

What are the useful habits and thinking patterns?

What are the secrets to high performing teams?

How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day?

In other words, what is their leadership diet?

www.theleadershipdiet.com

In the last episode, I spoke with Dr Ty Wiggins of Russell Reynolds.

Ty specialises in assisting organisations put into place transition support mechanisms that ensure their new recruits, particularly at the C suite level, transition successfully.

I reflect on his key messages and offer some tips on how to insure your new CEO or C suits leader is successful in taking up their new role. The cost is too high to leave it to chance!

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod O'Sullivan.

For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing.

This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's.

I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership.

What are the useful habits and thinking patterns?

What are the secrets to high performing teams?

How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day?

In other words, what is their leadership diet?

www.theleadershipdiet.com

Leaders who move companies to take on more senior roles face many hurdles that can prevent their success. These transitions have high failure rates, ranging from 25-50%. Dr Ty Wiggins of Russell Reynolds specialises in assisting organisations put into place transition support mechanisms that ensure their new recruits, particularly at the C suite level, transition successfully.

We discuss;

Why leaders fail when transitioning to new levels of leadership,

What organisations miss out on when onboarding new leaders,

Why women use transition plans better than men,

Mistaking your bias from previous functional expertise as an enabler of success,

Why your previous employer's tolerations of leaders gaps can derail future success,

and much more.

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod O'Sullivan.

For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing.

This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's.

I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership.

What are the useful habits and thinking patterns?

What are the secrets to high performing teams?

How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day?

In other words, what is their leadership diet?

www.theleadershipdiet.com

In the previous episode, I spoke with Pádraig O'Tuama the renowned leader, poet, philosopher, theologian, TEX speaker and author of several books.

Here I reflect on his notions of quality of conflict and dialogue,

The space between intention and impact as a leader,

and addressing the difficult question of, 'what is my real position here?'

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod O'Sullivan.

For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing.

This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's.

I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership.

What are the useful habits and thinking patterns?

What are the secrets to high performing teams?

How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day?

In other words, what is their leadership diet?

www.theleadershipdiet.com

Pádraig O'Tuama is a renowned leader, poet, philosopher, theologian, TEX speaker and author of several books. In this very warm-hearted and insightful conversation, we discuss;

The space between intention and impact as a leader,

Ensuring your gestures have substances,

The poem, Shaking hands, which he wrote as a reflection on the event of Queen Elizabeth II and Martin McGuinness, Leader of Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland and former IRA Commander publicly shaking hands in 2012,

The nature of conflict in organisations,

What he means by 'the quality of fighting',

and addressing the difficult question of, 'what is my real position here?'

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod O'Sullivan.

For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing.

This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's.

I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership.

What are the useful habits and thinking patterns?

What are the secrets to high performing teams?

How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day?

In other words, what is their leadership diet?

www.theleadershipdiet.com

In the previous episode, I spoke with Brian Hartzer, former CEO for Westpac and subsidiaries of other international banking organizations. He shared a range of thoughts, including;

What is it like to finally take the role of CEO in week 1,

How does a leader scale themselves across multiple geographies and hundreds of offices,

How do you communicate to 30,000+ employees?

What happens when a government regulator comes knocking on the door?

Preparing for a Royal Commission- how do you do that?

The notion of reputational trauma and how to overcome a tough situation as a leader,

His next steps.

Here I share reflections on;

Overcoming reputational trauma as a leader,

Scaling oneself as a leader,

His C5 framework as a useful leadership guide,

and more

Brian Hartzer has worked internationally with some of the most successful banks and financial institutions in the USA, UK, and Australia. In his previous role, he was CEO of Westpac bank. In this very open and transparent conversation, Brian shares,

What is it like to finally take the role of CEO in week 1,

How does a leader scale themselves across multiple geographies and hundreds of offices,

How do you communicate to 30,000+ employees?

What happens when a government regulator comes knocking on the door?

Prepareing for a Royal Commission- how do you do that?

The notion of reputational trauma and how to overcome a tough situation as a leader,

His next steps.

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod O'Sullivan.

For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing.

This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's.

I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership.

What are the useful habits and thinking patterns?

What are the secrets to high performing teams?

How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day?

In other words, what is their leadership diet?

www.theleadershipdiet.com

In the last episode Dr. Amy Edmondson from Harvard and Kieran White, based in Sydney, share their ideas on a range of topics including,

Psychological safety in the workplace,

Structural dynamics and the importance for teams to understand native communication patterns,

How to build trust,

The notion of polarities, and lots more.

I share my reflections here