The Leadership Diet

Jessica Layden has worked in Executive roles for top tier companies including WL Gore and Accenture. She holds a Masters degree in Psychology and is an adjunct faculty at AGSM in Sydney. We discuss the very important topic of burnout in the Executive suite.

Jessica outlines;

Symptoms to watch for,

Impact of burn out,

Practical tips to mitigate against burn out including 'walking puppies',

Why working from home is impacting new hires into leadership teams,

The importance of revisiting team purpose on a regular basis,

and much more...

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

Dr. Dan Fleming lives in Melbourne and is Head of Ethics and Formation at the St. Vincent's Hospital Group.

We discuss really important leadership questions including:

•How does an organisation truly live to its espoused values?

•What happens when leaders are able to look back into the archives and learn how previous leadership teams in that same organisation dealt with a range of crises over the decades?

•How does a healthcare leadership team decide who gets treatment such as an ICU bed or a ventilator during a pandemic?

•What happens when I, as a leader, want to keep everyone happy during times of complexity, when in fact I cannot do that!

These are all the kinds of questions explored with Dr. Dan Fleming, head of Ethics and Formation at the St. Vincent's Hospital Group.

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

Becki Morison is an Executive Vice President with Leo, a global pharmaceutical organisation head quartered in Denmark. In this very generous and insightful conversation she shares;

Stepping onto a country level leadership role for the first time and realising the buck stops with her,

Setting the vision helps but ensuring they are aligned to that vision is powerful,

How her pattern of daily reflective questions continues to keep her focussed on both the immediate and long term,

Why starting with humility can mitigate against inadvertent disasters as a leader,

For expat leaders, the locals know they can hold their breath longer than your rotation!

Exploring different leadership team structures for different governance needs,

And why imposter syndrome can be very useful if we allow the character to emerge

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

Tim JohnPress is based in Texas, USA and has studied and taught both martial arts and leader development for over twenty years. We talk about;

developing courage as a leader in order to be able to speak out,

how to foster conversations that lead to insight and better outcomes,

we also delve into the notion of somatic awareness,

how to tune into your body for somatic based clues or directions.

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

Chip MCFarlane has worked as an Executive Coach in over 27 countries spanning three decades. To say he brings vast experience to the conversation is an understatement!

We discuss;

Early mistakes as an expat leader

Why learning how to pronounce someone's name pays huge dividends

When global politics enter an organisation, how can mediation help

Co owning a private business that then lists on the stock market and the impact that has!

Leading in Asia

His 'alternate' life as a Shaman and what that means

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

Paul Byrne lives in Amsterdam and is considered to be a world class Executive coach and consultant who has partnered with some of the world's most successful leaders to assist them in transforming their organisation and leadership styles. His work has been cited in a range of books and business articles.

He shares;

How dyslexia influenced his life in Boston and later his leadership impact

Why does leadership development occur in bursts and plateaus

What are 'Inescapable questions'

He outlines what he calls 'Unlocking moves' and why these are imperatives to great leadership,

How can leaders who are arrogant or autocratic shift that style to be genuinely embracing and impactful,

How can leaders listen to the system (the organisation) like a weather app?

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

Dr. Pauline Lee is a specialist in teaming. Her PhD looked at trust within leadership teams and how to accelerate the development of same.

She shares;

What is trust.

How is it different from Psychological Safety?

Why is it even important?

How to develop trust amongst team members

What is different about working in Federal Government teams compared to the private sector.

What is immunity to change?

How do competing commitments imact new years eve promises!

How to self coach out of a slump?

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

https://theleadershipdiet.com

Becoming a CEO of a country, a geographical region or a whole business is often an aspiration and yet a very difficult transition and role to hold. What happens when the leader style gets in the way of their desired outcome? How can that leader develop more impactful leadership that betters them, their own life and the business around them.

Stephen Keys, Vice President of IFS (https://www.ifs.com) a global enterprise software company, talks to his development as a leader and the learnings he has had along the way.

We discuss

Taking on his first expatriate role in Australia when he moved his family from the UK

Stepping up into a regional based role for the first time (Asia Pacific and Japan)

Understanding how his personal anger impacted those around him

What exactly is a 'shittogram' and the relationship with that and the English premier league!

Taking on a CEO role for the first time

The differences between CEO and Group CEO leadership

How poetry has helped Stephen

Integrating different aspects of his life

The IFS foundation and how it is helping people in Sri Lanka

What is Lockdown Live Aid!

Different types of motivation as a leader

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

When the world continues to get complex, how do leaders stay on top of their ability to think and be strategic?

Dr Paul Lawrence is a prolific author, teacher, change expert, a fan of obscure music and experienced international expatriate leader.

Paul talks with Pod on:

What was it like being an English born leader working in Spain, Japan and Australia.

Why receiving feedback can be useful but almost always difficult.

Paul outlines his research that led to the 'Leading Change' and 'Tao of Dialogue' books.

He explains the difference between being agendafull and agendaless.

We also explore how a leader (be it politician or corporate level leader) could look at the recent pandemic depending on which level of thinking they are deploying.

Paul expertly explains the actions and impact of each level of thinking and what the outcome might be.

His company site is https://www.ccorgs.com.au

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time!

Hi, I am Pod OSullivan.

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

Gillian Coutts is a Partner with The Potential Project. In this wide open and often intimate conversation, Gillian shares insights on how the practise of mindfulness helps senior leaders lift out of the noise and increase their ability to zoom out, see patterns and make better choices.

She shares;

What happened for her when she returned to work following maternity leave and then found she had cancer

Why did a Board member once comment that Gillian seemed to be getting more intelligent?

What is the empathy trap?

How she supported one CEO who leads a large healthcare company reframe the anxiety she was feeling when Covid first hit

Why did one CFO say the ROI he (gratefully) found after one of his programs was one second....

What has the Prime Minister of New Zealand being deliberately cultivating as a leader over her career?

What is the link between strategy and compassion?

Why is compassion without wisdom just folly?

What is Theory U?

How to start developing a practise of mindfulness or attention management

Research from The Potential Project from over 35 countries and thousands of leaders

Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time! Hi, I am Pod OSullivan. 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