The Leadership Enigma

James Lisica is a Strategist, Futurist and international speaker in relation to global supply chains. Do you take for granted the complexity and importance of how items reach their customer base? As a leader the issue of global supply chains has never been more important. Complex considerations include the use of intelligent data, sustaining profits by profiting sustainably, winning tomorrow's customers, mastering the digital world, creating compelling value for stakeholders and disrupting the disruptors. As we enter 2022 leaders will be keen to balance ethical and sustainable practices with profit and growth and therefore will need to consider investing in innovation, technology and a fail fast culture. Enjoy this episode.  Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anil Santhapuri is a multi award winning learning leader at CGI in India. Before we lead others and our organisations we must take the time to deeply think about our own leadership. Anil discusses three key categories. Human Being: Who we are at each moment, or rather who we want to be at each moment. It's your inner essence and core of existence. Human Doing: What you are doing now whilst being who you are. Your external exploits are aligned to your internal anchors. Human Becoming: This points to the path we are all travelling on to become a better version of ourselves. You can also find a copy of Anil's 22 Questions to Reflect on in 2022 on his Linkedin page Anil Santhapuri. Enjoy the first episode of 2022. Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's Next for The Leadership Enigma? A huge thank you to all our amazing guests, listeners and subscribers. By the end of 2021 we were ranking in the top 2.5% of podcasts globally and we ranked No.1 for Leadership in the UK. We have multiple 5 star ratings and remain on the reading list of the MBA programme at The London School of Economics. This year we want to hear from you! Please get in touch and help us shape the year as regards guests, subjects, themes and also tell us how can we improve the experience for al our listeners? In 2022 we will have more amazing guests on subjects such as 1. The beliefs of top performing leaders (control, resilience, communication, strategy, empowerment, fulfilment and influence)  2. The 7 components of Human centred Leadership (inclusivity, personal purpose, empathy, curiosity vigilance, humility and presence) 3. The Human Being, Doing & BecomingAlso look out for our new Youtube channel available this year which will include our studio based episodes with LaunchPod Studios. Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Amaechi OBE is an organisational psychologist, New York Times best selling author, founder of APS Intelligence, former NBA Basketball Player and Everyday Jedi (as endorsed by Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker)John is back as a guest on the show as we talk about his latest book 'The Promises of Giants' and how he outlines 14 Promises every leader needs to make to themselves in relation to their introspection and their interpersonal and organisational success. The 'So What' for good leadership is all around us and each of us must now fill the void during these times of constant change and crisis. Leadership has never been so important for leaders to embrace their power and allow others to thrive and flourish. The 'New Normal' is simply a bungee cord to the old ways of working, now is the time for courage, congruence and a non negotiable requirement for us all to win at being inclusive as 'brilliant brains come in packages you don't expect.' Don't miss this episode. Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Wallbridge is a leadership coach and exponent of The Leader's Labyrinth. This is a deeply personal and moving episode where Andrew recalls suffering a stroke in December 2012 which prevented him from working as a global consultant and in turn led to he and his family being made homeless for three months in November 2013 and living in their car. Andrew found his leader within himself and you will hear his raw emotion as evidence of his vulnerability, humility, courage and resilience....All traits of the Human Centred Leader. Andrew will also outline the 5 principles of the Leader's Labyrinth which are:1. Leadership is personal and contextual2. It's not just a job3. A leader will emerge during times of change and crisis 4. It's a contact sport5. The only tool you have is communication. Enjoy this episode. Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marc Woods is a Paralympian, world record holder, author, co-founder of Equiida and global educator. Marc shares his inspiring and personal story of having to cope with losing a leg due to cancer at the tender age of 17 and how this experience was a catalyst for him to win 12 medals (including 4 Golds) at 5 Games and go on to become an ambassador for inclusive change. Leaders of organisations must ensure that interpersonal comfort does not trump organisational and inclusive change. We chat about the power of role modelling the non negotiables and how the issues of inclusivity and diversity belong to us all and not just the minority impacted. Whilst the context of inclusivity may change from place to place, the importance does not. Don't miss this episode. Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Laing is an actor and voiceover specialist who has starred in Batman, Game of Thrones, V for Vendetta and also played Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia on the West End Stage for 18 months, 8 shows a week to standing ovations. He is also the voice of The Leadership Enigma! In this entertaining, funny and insightful episode Richard talks about seminal moments in his career that have allowed him to understand and control his gravitas, authenticity, presence and connection with an audience. Leadership is all about communication and Richard speaks passionately about the importance of giving yourself 'Permission to Play' and how we must understand and practice looking after our voice in order to ensure our communication is clear, effective and memorable. Don't miss this episode. www.yourvoiceinbusiness.co.ukWatch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connson Locke is a Professorial Lecturer at the world renowned London School of Economics, leadership expert and author of "Making Your Voice Heard." In this fast paced, informative and personal episode Connson shares what led her to dedicate her academic life to the pursuit of finding her voice and helping others do the same. Connson brilliantly outlines key tips for leaders in ensuring introverts and extroverts have equal space to contribute, and how the analogy of a metal ball inside a rubber ball can help us understand our own authenticity as regards the face we show the world. We chat about the need for our Inner Self to be allowed to thrive in complex cultural contexts and how we can can create positive change if we consider being 'the light and not the judge'. Don't miss this engaging episode. www.connsonlocke.comWatch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Evans is a High Performance Coach and therapist. This is an inspiring, heart-warming and humble episode as Lee talks candidly about dealing with the tragic death of his mother at 15 years old, his career as a Commando in the British Army and his passion for serving and helping others win the game of life. What is High Performance? How do we as leaders, as humans, strive to win at life and not fall foul of the curse of the high achiever? Lee explains that High Performance Leadership is about the commitment, the skill set and the ability for you to lead yourself, well before you attempt to lead others and that the single most powerful ingredient for a High Performing Team is Trust.Lee has an infrastructure for all the critical elements of his life such as his energy, mindset, effectiveness, productivity, communication and more. Listen to his advice for mindset as he reminds us of the need to think, perform and then think again on a daily basis.Change will always be hard but the process of creating new triggers complemented by new routines and rewards can allow us to embrace and consolidate effective habit change. Don’t miss this episode.https:www.highperformancegrowth.comWatch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachele Focardi was born in Italy, lives in Singapore and is a global educator and author of 'Reframing Generational Stereotypes'. With 5 generations comprising organisational workforces, how will leaders balance leveraging diversity of thought with understanding intergenerational conflict? Young people matter more than ever in a working environment that changes at the speed of thought. Covid provided all generations with a shared experience which acted as a 'bridge' in relation to technology, authenticity, flexible working, living through change, embracing vulnerability and more. In this energising episode, Rachele talks about companies that have generated shadow boards and youth committees to guide and advise strategic decision making and how forcing generations to communicate in a common way hides the real issue of how generations interpret each others behaviours and avoid feelings of lack of respect. Watch & Subscribe: 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@theleadersenigma/videosListen & Subscribe: 🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/5NSnRyHzPmyY5OWhGzKU5Pwww.leadersenigma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.