The Leadership Enigma

Deborah Rowland is a pioneer thinker, author of "Still Moving - How to lead mindful change" and a global educator. In this compelling episode Deborah discusses how 'change has changed' and how being in the moment, becoming totally self aware, more intentional as opposed to acting on auto pilot is more essential than ever for leaders. Deborah also explains how her own adoption has meant she in insanely curious about the human system, how she uses her inner life as her harbour and during times of constant change we all need to take the time to pause, reflect and make sense of our own feelings and beliefs. 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.

Anniversary Episode Pt1 with Dr Katie Best, Leadership Coach and MBA faculty & Keith Douglas, Executive Vice President Mastercard MPGS. This podcast is taken from the live studio introduction of the Anniversary Episode. We discuss, what is leadership? How has the pandemic changed the questions leaders ask themselves? Have the Ways of Working changed forever? What is the importance of Human centred Leadership including patience, kindness, reflection and empathy.  As Keith says "If you ever thought you were too small to be effective, you've never been to bed with a mosquito." 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.

Stephen Cornes is a learning designer, global educator and executive coach with over 17 years experience having worked in 28  countries across sectors and levels of leadership. Stephen will explain what he means by the term 'Coach-ulting" and how executive coaching can help leaders at any level of an organisation through reflection, the power of questions and the role of the critical friend. We seek inspiration from Jerry Maguire and Stephen shares how the pandemic has changed the themes and questions leaders face including the future of hybrid working and the democratisation of coaching for a more inclusive 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.

Mike Straw is the Founder and CEO of Achieve Breakthrough. Mike works with leaders and teams all over the world to breakthrough their limiting beliefs whereby they stop acting on the stories they tell themselves but instead focus on liberating their thinking, sparking ambition, embracing 100% responsibility and taking bold and rapid action. If the status quo is a super magnet, we all need to unlock our potential and those that we lead, for a thriving world. 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.

Martin Bromiley OBE is a commercial airline training Captain and founder of The Clinical Human Factors Group. This episode is deeply personal, inspirational and thought provoking. Martin describes how he turned the loss of his wife after a surgical procedure into a mission to understand and help others embrace the need for non-technical behaviours especially during critical times. We chat about the aviation and healthcare industry in relation to themes such as deference to hierarchy, the checklist manifesto, confident humility and creating an environment where your team and organisation embrace the challenge to 'double their error rate.'Behaviours are the bedrock for living your values and creating a culture that is positive and sustainable. Don't miss this episode. www.chfg.orgWatch & 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.

Bee Adamic is the Founder and CEO of Liberty Music PR. An entrepreneur with a passion for music that she decided to turn into a business in 2016 from her kitchen table whilst also discovering she was pregnant. Inspiration and learning come from many places and this episode is no different as success leaves clues. Bee explains how her mission to succeed was non negotiable, especially with a young family to provide for. She fully identified and mined her niche. She planned, executed and pivoted constantly. However, one of the biggest takeaways is Bee's focus on her own energy, focus and wellbeing as she commits every morning at 5am to her 'Miracle Morning' routine. Be inspired and enjoy every second of 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.

Lale Topcuoglu has always felt she was different and struggled to fit in growing up. As an openly gay female she fought to break the norms in order to have a successful 22 year career on Wall Street to become a leader so she would be part of the 'top table' conversation and become a catalyst for change. This is a deeply personal, human centred, courageous, vulnerable and heart warming conversation about how we all strive to do our best, how we turn adversity and challenge into learning and how we must be the architect of our own career and happiness. 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.

Roderic Yapp is a former commanding officer of a Royal Marines Commandos Fleet having served in Afghanistan, Somalia and Libya to name a few. When the stakes are high, what leadership capabilities do we need to deploy in an ever changing context? How do you lead experts who know much more than you do and you rely on their participation, commitment and loyalty? The customers of our leadership are all around us, how do we lead and live the values day to day in order to hold ourselves and others accountable and be the compelling role model to all. Roderic is now the Director of Leadership ForcesDon'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.

Stefaan van Hooydonk is the founder of The Global Curiosity Institute, former CLO and Dean of the Earth Academy. How different would the world look if we were as curious now as we were as children? Stefaan explains curiosity is the mindset to challenge the status quo, explore, discover and learn. We chat about the three dimensions of curiosity, (i) the world (ii) others (iii) and self. We must understand that the benefits of curiosity within our teams and organisations allows us to both exploit and explore, the question for leaders is, are you creating a culture that will allow curiosity to flourish? 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.

Shane O'Mara is Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College in Dublin, psychologist, neuroscientist and best selling author for "In Praise of Walking". Shane delves into issues such as how does our brain set us apart; he shares his 3 point self care plan to boost productivity and explains what the research says in relation to how easy or difficult it is to change our mindset.We also discuss institutions as extended cognitive structures and how leaders need to consider cognitive diversity and cognitive fragility especially in a post pandemic working environment. 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.