The Leadership Enigma

Rishon Blumberg is an entrepreneur and co-author of GameChanger - How to be 10x in the talent economy. Rishon has worked with rock stars to tech stars and the first 10x he met and work with was the iconic Bruce Springsteen. The pandemic has changed the talent landscape and leaders must now deal with challenges such as 1. Super high turnover 2. Nothing and no one will go back to normal 3. Loyalties will shift, significantly4. Home will emerge as the new hub5. Remote work will move from emergency or luxury to necessity6. Instability combined with rapid change will require even more agility7. A sustainable pace (for everyone) will become non-negotiable. In this episode Rishon explains the importance of Purpose led businesses in order to attract and retain the best talent. He explains the concept of 'intentionality' the 'adaptability quotient' and the 'double hat world'. 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.

Anat Peri is a transformational coach, healer and Founder of Training Camp for the Soul. We know that leadership of self remains at the core of our ability to lead others and lead our organisations and Anat specialises in helping leaders remember how to heal themselves and regain their personal power. The pandemic has pressed the pause button on us all! Anat explains that we alll have a 'script' that we inherited by the age of 7. Sometimes we need some help to truly understand who we are, what we want and how we want to make an impact. In this episode Anat will outline the 5 Stages of Personal Transformation which include:1. Awareness2. Acceptance 3. Getting to the root of it 4. Release and Replace 5. Integration & Education. 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.

Chris Daw QC (Queen's Counsel) is a barrister, author, broadcaster and non-executive director. Chris is involved in some of the most high profile cases in the English Courts and is not shy to ask the question 'why' as he probes the Status Quo. His latest book "Justice on Trial" suggests the closing of prisons, the decriminalisation of drugs and keeping kids out of the criminal justice system. Whilst Chris is not afraid to suggest extremes, he is forever the pragmatist and always seeks small wins and minimal gains during his insatiably curious journey through change. Leaders must be accountable for driving change during constant change and the pandemic has offered us a crisis of opportunity.  Chris talks about the need to avoid the 'hypnosis of the norm' and be curious to identify better ways of working, better processes and procedures, better people management systems whilst balancing humility, courage, vulnerability, inclusivity and empathy. 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.

Gabrielle Dolan is a global speaker and author of 6 books, including her latest book "Magnetic Stories." We all have a personal brand but do we know what it is? What are the stories people share about us when we are not in the room? Is our personal brand being built deliberately or organically? Gabrielle shares some wonderful anecdotes from Barbie, to scuba diving to national swimming trials as we explore the process involved to become the master of your own brand. The power of storytelling is well known, so it's time for you to consider your story and your brand regardless of role, experience and aspirations. 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.

Kishore Jayaraman is the President of Rolls-Royce for India and South Asia. He describes Outcomes Focused Leadership as our internal satellite navigation system where we understand where we are coming from and where we are going as a leader. Kishore's leadership has been tested during the recent pandemic and his Outcomes Focused Leadership has allowed him to create and communicate a clear vision with meaning and to build relevant milestones and metrics to measure progress all wrapped in a sense of urgency and psychological safety. Kishore will also share his three point plan during this episode which you can put into practice today! 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.

The Anniversary Episode (Part 6) features Futurist Graeme Codrington and Global Educator and Customer Centricity Expert, Pepe González as they join my studio guests Keith Douglas and Dr Katie Best. In this final guest segment we chat about how leaders need to anticipate, develop scenarios and prepare for an ever changing environment. How adaptive leadership is essential in order to mitigate constant change and how we must become  'customer obsessed' as a strategic imperative. With more data than ever before now available to us it can feel like 'drinking from the fire hose' so we must be able to move from noise to signal and balance with our human centred leadership capabilities with the need for a digital future. 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.

Major General Tom Copinger-Symes is the Director for Military Digitalisation for the UK Strategic Command and a 2 Star General in the British Army. In this insight packed episode, Tom talks about the challenge of balancing the deluge of technical and psychological information in a critical environment so as to create, process and distribute valuable data and insight to those who most need it. We discuss how flattening an organisation (even the army) can help with empowering those closest to the problem and how the concepts of 'hovercraft leadership', 'mission command', 'neuro diversity' and 'rose pettling' have all assisted Tom navigate a variety of senior leadership roles over three decades in the military. 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.

I am joined by Dr Tremaine du Preez, author of 'Decide' and Decision Scientist and Kevin O'Leary former Head of Covert Policing for the Metropolitan Police and Hostage Negotiator. We discuss 'Instinctive Decision Making' with my studio guests Keith Douglas and Dr Katie Best. It's the job of the police to be 'professionally curious' however what is the science behind the coppers hunch? Tremaine outlines Somatic Markers and how feelings in our body that are associated with emotions provide our 'gut instincts'. Should we rely on them? How do we navigate fast and slow thinking? As we move away from the global pandemic, leaders need to start to 'think big thoughts' and distribute the authority and empowerment for others to make decisions who are closest to the issue. If we want 'decision agility' it's not enough to just ask people to make better decisions, we need to equip them with the tools for success. 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.

This episode is part of The Leadership Enigma CEO Series with SatinderPal (SP) Singh, CEO of Adani Total Private Limited in India. SP chats about the power of humility and empathy as he fondly remembers washing dishes in Australia in order to make ends meet and how, as CEO he still uses that human centred approach to be able to work across regions and cultures and build homogenous and unified teams whilst leveraging their diversity of thought. SP is a great example of authenticity in context and how he continuously navigates change personally and professionally by embracing his vulnerability and using it as a powerful mechanism to drive open, transparent and honest debate amongst his team and key stakeholders to drive sustainable change. 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.

Joe Fredericks is the Chief Strategy Officer for PCA. He joins me with my studio guests  Keith Douglas, EVP Mastercard and Dr Katie Best, author and educator. Joe talk us through 'The Leadership Equation' as a way of ensuring we are a Force for Good, something that Mastercard incorporates as part of their cultural DNA. The Leadership Equation: (TQ + EQ + DQ) x MQTQ (Technical Quotient) - is a leader's contextual expertise and incorporates knowledge, experience, wisdom as well as IQ. It represents our WHAT capabilitiesEQ (Emotional Quotient) relates to how we know ourselves and others. Our HOW capabilities DQ (Decency Quotient) is a leader's north star, their purpose, values, morality. Our WHY capabilitiesMQ (Multiplier Quotient) A leader's ability to inspire, engage and empower others so that a leader could move away from the business and it would still continue to thrive. Our So What!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.