The Leadership Enigma

Brian Bachand was a Catholic Priest for 8 years, 4 of those years spent as the Private Secretary to a Cardinal from The Vatican. However, Brian decided to relinquish his role in order to follow his own desire to be, to do, to love and to impact the world. This is a heart warming episode as Brian discusses how the Pandemic has offered the world the gift of pause and reflection as we all start to consider our intention, purpose, connection and value proposition. Brian lives his belief of "when you stand in your truth and embrace what's in your heart, you are free to do what you want to do."At the end of this episode Brian also shares and gets me to participate in a simple exercise that he uses with leaders to create focus, grounding and energy. Enjoy.  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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nick Holley a global educator and associate with the Corporate Research Forum having worked with over 100 organisations in 32 countries. The role of the Enterprise Leader is fundamentally different to leading a unit, function or region. Letting go of what has made you successful is frightening and counter intuitive. In fact, what made you brilliant is the hardest thing to let go of!However, there is no limit to what you can achieve if you don't have to take the credit for it. Join me as Nick outlines the 6 Mindsets of the Enterprise Leader:1. Tactical to Strategic 2. Bricklayer to Architect3. Problem Solver to Agenda Setter4. Player to Conductor5. Supporting Cast to Lead Player 6. Warrior to Diplomat Don't miss this high energy and lively 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.