Kind Leadership and Diverse Voices Rising
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Kind Leadership and Diverse Voices Rising

a conversation with Delia Lazaroiu, Senior Data Analyst Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) UK, trustee for Equality Starts at Home.

In our conversation Delia offers valuable insights into: 

  • Making progress by aspiring to be the least knowledgeable person in that room

  • Finding your tribe and thriving 

  • Living in and leading with gratitude 

  • Living a meaningful life as a leader and human by helping others and offering kindness 

  • Navigating career changes and your next big step;

  • Hiring tips for leaders to ensure you have the right people in the right roles.

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The 5-Step Framework to Understanding Recruitment and Leading Career Change
Anni Townend Anni Townend

The 5-Step Framework to Understanding Recruitment and Leading Career Change

A conversation with David Dand, Managing Director of Coreus, Brighton-based Talent Acquisition agency

In our conversation, David offers valuable insights into:

  • The five step framework he uses when leading a candidate search to understand fit and motivation; 

  • What you need to know about changing career and recruitment;

  • Navigating career changes and your next big step;

  • Hiring tips for leaders to ensure you have the right people in the right roles.

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The Transformative Power of Travelling Alone
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The Transformative Power of Travelling Alone

A conversation with Sue Cockell, Solo Traveller on a mission to help women in their mid-lives to enjoy the transformative power of travelling alone.

In our conversation Sue offers valuable insights into: 

  • The transformative power of travel

  • Solo travel for women in mid-life

  • Embracing the power of “Yes!”

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You Don’t Need to Be a Boss to Be a Leader
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You Don’t Need to Be a Boss to Be a Leader

A conversation with Andrew Edwards, Event host, Trainer, Teacher, Broadcaster & Mentor.

Andrew offered valuable insights into:

  • Leading by example through your leadership behaviour in an ‘on and off air’ frontline role.

  • Looking down, up and out - remembering to consult your team, using the expertise around you, and never losing track of your real bosses - your audience, customers and the public.

  • Swimming against the tide of expectation - your own and others’ expectations while looking after your own mental health.

  • Differentiating the personal from the private, and the power of opening up in the right way to others and getting the balance right. 

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Curiosity, Resilience and Fun
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Curiosity, Resilience and Fun

A conversation with Meg Farren, General Manager, Chief Customer Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.

Together Meg and I delve into the people, places and experiences that have made Meg the person and leader she is today. 

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Engage, Enable and Empower Through Your Leadership
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Engage, Enable and Empower Through Your Leadership

A conversation with Somya Agrawal, Leader, Collaborator and Motivator.

Somya offers valuable insights into: 

  • Being the conductor and not the trumpet player - The difficult transition between manager and leader

  • The ripple effect - leading by example

  • Dare to enter the arena - How we foster a culture of openness, transparency, honesty and collaboration.

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Leadership, Creativity and Reflection - a conversation with Carien Borst Artist and Leadership Coach
Anni Townend Anni Townend

Leadership, Creativity and Reflection - a conversation with Carien Borst Artist and Leadership Coach

Today’s guest is Carien Borst, Artist and Leadership Coach. In this episode we are talking about Creativity and Reflection in Leadership - how every job is a creative act, and how we all have a part to play in creating a workplace and environment in which there is harmony, diversity and contrast.

Carien offers valuable insights into:

  • How as human beings we are all creative

  • How through being creative it can be an endless source of life energy

  • Knowing and being yourself - how being authentic and vulnerable gives others permission to be authentic and vulnerable

  • Creativity and how it’s related to leadership

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On Accelerating Net Zero Energy Innovation - a conversation with Guy Newey, Chief Executive Officer at Energy Systems Catapult
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On Accelerating Net Zero Energy Innovation - a conversation with Guy Newey, Chief Executive Officer at Energy Systems Catapult

Today’s guest is Guy Newey, Chief Executive Officer at Energy Systems Catapult - a company committed to accelerating NET ZERO in the UK through supporting innovators to commercialise, and helping design and deliver the future energy system.

Together Guy and I delve into the people, places and experiences that have made him the person and leader he is today. Guy offers valuable insights into:

  • Communication and what he has learnt about communicating across the wider team.

  • Resilience, how managing your own energy is key, along with helping to manage that of the team.

  • Getting comfortable with not knowing everything, and how the more senior you become as a leader the less you know.

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