What insights you will get from this episode?Empathy drives connection. At a time like this, with social distancing and virtual working, connection is essential. So, what exactly is empathy? What are the components of empathy? How can leaders demonstrate empathy when announcing decisions. Today more than before people in positions of power and authority are being more critically looked at for protection as our sense of security is triggered.Listen time: 5 min

What insights you will get from this episode?What opportunities are present for us at an individual level, at an organisational level and at the ecosystem?How is this impacting business, how are businesses rethinking they way they work?How is mortality shaping us today ?How do we capture the lessons learnt for a better future.How can organisations carry the learnings forward with them? 

What insight you will get from this episode?How are teams impacted by COVID-19 in organizations?How does changing decisions impact you and your teams?What are some of the common challenges teams are facing right now?What opportunities are present for teams?Listen to this insightful episode by Suzie Lewis and Deepa Natarajan, Time 8min.

What insights you will get from this episode?How do you cope with prolonged periods of stress? When we experience stress we sometimes turn to an auto response to avoid the painful things. i.e. we numb our pain by either watching t.v. or browsing social media or excessively practicing sports, eating at odd hours...etc..None of these is inherently a bad things, but when used to escape from feeling a hard emotion they can become real issues.In 5min, Deepa shares 2 simple ways to cope with stress in challenging times.

What insights you will get from this episode?Where do you want life to grow in these challenging times? In this episode Deepa Natarajan shares one simple strategy to gain control of our lives in difficult times.Part of being proactive is focusing our attention on our circle of influence rather than our circle of concern.There's a saying, that goes like:When attention goes there life growsEpisode time: 5min

About David CostaDavid Costa is the CEO of Everis UK. He has a passion for people and enjoys inspiring teams; instilling that success comes from determination and hard work. At Everis he is committed to improve clients’ business performance, through transformation, technology and business consulting.In his personal life, while trying to find the family-work-personal balance, David works with start-ups, universities and charities as an advisor and investor, to support expansion and increase productivity.What insights you will get from this episode?In this episode we look at how Distributed Leadership (DL) can become a multiplayer effect? How does it allow people to be proactive? Why does creating connections become important? What are the side effects of Distributed leadership?David talks about some of the key ingredients to put in place Distributed Leadership like: Taking decisions, finding the right talents, who can quickly decide, challenge and influence decisions, know what's urgent and what is important. Choosing the right people with high emotional intelligence who embrace diversity has been a key factor for David. He addresses questions like: What is it to be genuinely generous? What is it to not trust people?His key message:Think big and make the purpose belong to the organisation.

Do you ever feel as though you are doing all the right things but still feel like something is missing? When we are small children, we focus on ourselves and embrace our unique personality. As we get older, we start to focus on others and how they expect us to behave. We start comparing ourselves to those around us and start putting ourselves into categories, like smart or athletic. For some time, this is a useful tool for us as we are growing up. But at a certain time in life, there is a need to return back to our unique, true self. This is Return to Wholeness.Peggy McAllister joins Deepa on this episode to discuss what is Return to Wholeness and how we can start taking small steps to find who we have always been. This includes three pillars - Presence, Purpose and Partnerships. Peggy’s Tips on Wholeness:Return to wholeness is about returning to who you have always been.We as humans focus more on becoming than returning. Our identities are formed while we grow up. As identities are formed, we move into a stage of separation between yourself and everybody else. The mechanisms that come up when trying to return to wholeness are beliefs, feelings, behaviors.To return to who you are, start first by becoming conscious of your actions and then take observations of how you act. Then you can take small steps to return to wholeness.There is power in journaling and being able to see progress over time. Remember to include what the voice in my head is telling me. When you start writing down your story, you can start owning and changing that story.We tap into our wholeness by getting present in the here and now.Another step to access your wholeness is to know your purpose - which comes from within you and is an expression of who you are.Being in a community is important to wholeness as well. We are not supposed to go through life on our own, we need each other.We hope you enjoyed this episode! Come continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn. Let us know - what is one way you will start returning to your true self? About PeggyPeggy McAllister is an Executive Coach and Catalyst. Peggy has offered hundreds of leaders across Europe, Asia, and the Americas simple yet profound tools for achieving radical new insights; enabling them to create sustainable breakthroughs in leadership, team functioning, innovation, and business results. Peggy’s work is deeply rooted in the sacred, weaving together her graduate training in psychology / counseling and 25 years of executive coaching, with 40 years of yoga, QiGong, tai chi, meditation, and other body-mind practices.

About Peter PluimPeter is the Executive Vice President, Global Head of Enterprise Cloud Services at SAP. Before joining SAP Peter was the Executive Vice President of the Infrastructure & Data Management Services at Atos. Peter is one of those very high paced and highly driven leaders in the space of digital transformation. He has over 20+ years of experience across a multitude of functions and he has lived and worked across several countries. He has a proven track record to transform, build and drive complex high value multi Billion Euro organisations.What insights you will get from this episode?What are the limits of implementing Distributed Leadership (DL)? Why trusting the strategic vision is key in Distributed Leadership? Peter shares one simple and effective TIP to reduce politics. He talks in depth on the difference between delegation and distributed leadership and why giving autonomy and authority are key.How do leaders get in the way of giving autonomy and authority to the next level? Get 4 tips from the episode to not react in crisis.Key points from this episode.Don't confuse delegation with distributed leadership.Distributed Leadership is a must for high paced global organisations.Giving Autonomy and Authority are key to make Distributed Leadership work.Trust in strategy and trust in people is critical for Distributed Leadership to function.

What will you get from listening to this episode?Why is vulnerability important? What does it mean to dare to lead? When we choose comfort over courage, we avoid difficult conversations, we don't give feedback and still hold the expectations over people. So, then why do we choose comfort over courage?Kathy and Deepa discuss why courageous conversations are important for relationships?Kathy shares the formula on how we can raise back from failure. Listen to the episode to know more.Wanna know more about Kathy and Deepa: Check out their LinkedIn profile KathyBall-Toncic and Deepa NatarajanKathy and Deepa will hold the "Dare To Lead" program of Brené Brown in near Toulouse, France. Checkout: www.meetmypotential.com/daretolead  

About Mark LerusteMark Leruste is someone who inspires me. He has an ability to connect with people through simple annecdotes and stories. He is the found of the podcast "The Unconventionalists". He calls himself the Chief Purpose Office of the Ministry of Purpose whose mission is to help organisations and business leaders clarify their purpose to better lead and inspire their life.What insights you will get from this episode?Why everyone needs to have a purpose? What happens when we don't have a purpose? Coz, Clearly organisations that are not purpose driven struggle to attract and retain millennials. Purpose is something that helps you wake up and face a frosty Monday morning.Learn 2 simple techniques in this episode from Mark on how you can set your own Purpose and that of your organisation. Get inspired and ignited!Connect with Mark: https://www.markleruste.comhttps://theunconventionalists.com