Philip Clarke – What Makes a Pioneer?

“It’s clear that we have a massive problem in the way that we run our biggest and most powerful organisations.”

Listen as co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Philip Clarke, founder and CEO of strategic innovation consultancy Hunch, podcast host and author, about the eight pioneer principles needed to change the world.

Pioneers Wanted: ' A manifesto for radically ambitious leadership '

0.00 Introduction

1.56 How do you help leaders move away from incremental thinking?

7.28 What are the costs and implications from maintaining the status quo?

14.26 How do people make the leap from incremental thinking to being a pioneer who drives real growth?

22.07 Can you give us a summary of the eight pioneer principles that you describe in your book?

32.15 Two of the pioneering principles seem connected more to one’s mindset. Can you tell us a little more about resilience and what an appropriate level of expectation might be as a leader?

41.09 Do you think the next generations are inherently more pioneering?

49.26 What has been the most impressive or unexpected shift from pioneers during the Covid pandemic?

52.39 Which of your podcast episodes would you recommend to a new listener? 

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After more than 5 years of hosting The Evolving Leader, Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are launching their new show The Mindset Economy in January 2026. The new show will explore how to live better, work smarter and be connected in a more uncertain world where machines can think. 

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