Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE

Sir Richard Shirreff was born in Kenya in 1955 where he spent his early years. Educated in England, he graduated from Exeter College, Oxford (Modern History) before being commissioned into the British Army.  In his 37-year career, he commanded soldiers on operations at every level from platoon to division. This has included combat in the Gulf War of 1991 as a tank squadron leader and again in Iraq as a divisional commander, together with other operations in Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Bosnia.  In addition, he had extensive staff experience at brigade, Army HQ and in the Ministry of Defence. He commanded NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and his final military assignment was NATO’s 4 Star Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR).  In February 2016 he co-founded Strategia Worldwide Ltd, a company which builds resilience and protects value by understanding, testing and managing risk. In 2016 his novel ‘2017: War with Russia’ was published in the UK and USA. It became a best seller and has been translated into eight languages. He is an honorary fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. Top leadership tip: understand and communicate.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David started Arachnys because he thought it was obvious that banks should be using better data to make decisions about compliance and risk. He used his investigative background to find the best data sources and combined it with cutting-edge technology to invent new ways of harvesting and mining data. Eight years of working with banks have given him a lot of hard learnings, including why you shouldn't assume that the problem you think is easy is in fact already solved, the business model challenges that working with large organizations cause, and the leadership learnings that have come from having to scale an organization from a shared office in Cambridge to an international company supporting customers in every timezone.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will has always strived to keep “purpose” front and centre through 3 distinct careers. After working in an inner-city youth club and completing his degree, he was an Officer in the British Army, serving in places like Bosnia and Northern Ireland. His second career, in the Corporate world, was at Procter & Gamble where he was the HR Director of a Global Business Unit. His third professional experience is his current role, where he has built an organisation of roughly 50 consultants who have worked with more than 70 Global companies. In these 3 very different contexts, his single-minded, consistent focus has been to help others to find and unleash hidden potential: put differently, his purpose is to help individuals and teams to find their purpose so that they can leave their unique, positive footprint. Having participated in ultra-marathons and having been through life-threatening surgery, his simple conviction is that the higher and clearer your sense of purpose, the more resilient and effective you are.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David has had leadership roles within the Parachute Regiment, as Platoon Commander, numerous command positions in the Metropolitan Police Service and more recently over 3 Editions of the Clipper Round the World Race, where he has Skippered 3 Teams. As a police officer, he represented the MPS at COBR, served as the Chief of Staff for the Public Order Branch and was the Deputy Operational Commander for the policing of the London 2012 Olympics. His passion is forming teams and seeing them thrive, whilst dealing with fast, dynamically changing situations. A strong advocate of an “active leadership” style, utilising members in decision making whenever possible. He believes that teams have the ability to overcome overwhelming odds, because if you invest in team members they deliver beyond expectation. David gets to know his team members, so he understands their drivers and skills/interests outside the current task. His principles are to: motivate, empower and coach individuals. The four building blocks for a dynamic team are: Trust, Empathy being Accomplished and an agreed Mission.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Daron Seukeran is the Group Medical Director at the SK:N Laser Clinics . He is a Consultant Dermatologist in the NHS at the James Cook University Hospital Teesside.Dr Seukeran’s research has been in the area of lasers and acne and was involved in development of national guidelines for photodynamic therapy and Rosacea.As one of the UK’s leading experts in acne scarring, undertakes dermatology and laser surgery. SK:N has grown over 20 years from 7 to over 100 clinics . There has been limited access to laser surgery and one of his main goals was to enable access to laser treatment for patients with rare medical conditions on the NHS. He has put at the centre of SK:N the need for ensuring the highest standards of care and safety for clients and ensuring that the systems for safety are greater than the individual. This was highlighted by the Covid Crisis where as a leader one has to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. It is essential that every individual feels valued and heard, appreciating that the best ideas can come from someone you may least expect.Top tip: Expect the unexpected.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Todd Dewett is a best-selling leadership author, educator, and coach.  After beginning his career with Andersen Consulting and Ernst & Young, he completed his PhD in Organizational Behaviour at Texas A&M University and enjoyed a career as an award-winning professor. Today, he is a widely recognized expert on authenticity, leadership, relationships, and success.  He speaks, writes, coaches, and has created an educational library of courses enjoyed by millions of professionals in nearly every country in the world.  Todd’s advice for professional success is timeless.  He reminds us to embrace candour and develop authentic human connections as the backbone of all productive relationships, to use mistakes as beautiful catalysts for growth and learning, and to face all challenges with our eyes open, clinging to a positive perspective as an essential mental asset.  He pushes you to live fully, or as he likes to say it – live hard.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Roberts is an international business leader, founder, consultant and educator.  His company Red Rose Consulting counsels business leaders and employees on creative thinking, marketing, and leadership.Kevin’s career was built in sales, marketing, and leadership roles at Mary Quant, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Pepsi-Co, Lion Nathan, Saatchi & Saatchi (17 years as CEO worldwide) and Publicis Groupe.  Kevin has authored several books including 64 Shots: Leadership in a Crazy World (2016) and Lovemarks: The Future Beyond Brands (2004), published in 18 languages.Kevin is Honorary Professor of Creative Leadership at Lancaster University, Honorary Professor of Innovation and Creativity at the University of Auckland Business School (New Zealand), and Honorary Professor of Leadership and Innovation at the University of Victoria School of Business (Canada).  He is a Resident Expert for Oxford University’s Foundry Lev8 Accelerator Programme.  He is a former director of the New Zealand Rugby Union and former chairman of USA Rugby. He also served on the Board of New Zealand Football and as a Trustee for a Team New Zealand America’s Cup challenge.Currently he sits on the Boards of UK grocer Booths, The Herdy Company (UK homeware and accessories retailer) and My Food Bag (New Zealand home food delivery service).His Leadership tip – Start with the answer and work back.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon was CIO at Morgan Stanley. Now as CEO of Vantage Investment Advisory Ltd he is also Chairman of Clifton College Development Trust, an also a Senior advisor Rothschild and Co. He is Co-Founded the MoneyMaze Podcast. A degree from LSE and learning from the INSEAD Advanced Management ProgrammeSimon’s Leadership top Tip Be nice, be honest, be prepared to be tough.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 20 years' operating in the hospitality sector and running mainly 4- and 5-star hotels Paul joined the growing Facilities Management business, which after all he says, is a simply a hotel without beds. Paul joined Compass Group and launched a new FM service for the Royal Bank of Scotland breaking new ground for the industry by introducing the first Service Assurance measure through Hospitality Assured now regarded as a benchmark for the FM industry. In 2006 Paul was a co-founder of a new FM business ‘Resource Group’, formed from a management buy-in and based in Northern Ireland, a business that grew to employ over 10’000 people before the GFC in 2008 but subsequently became a casualty of the crisis. Since those early days Paul has gone on to lead FM businesses both here in the UK working for Engie and Amey plc and internationally for Sodexo as the CEO of Mining Worldwide before joining City FM in March of 2020 to lead the UK and Europe business. A firm believer in the power of, ‘you can if you think you can’.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Baird, Director of Cocoon Advisory Google, LinkedIn, CEB, Macquarie and PwC Never have people said 'that leader is too human for my liking' or 'that business was too helpful to me' Anna has always been rooted in customer experience work, whether it be the burgeoning era of CRM technology systems or true-data-driven-future product development...every part of her career has included three key elements: 1) aspiring to elevate a customer's journey, 2) leading with compassion (even when it really is hard to dig deep for that patience), and 3) trying to innovate at scale. If you are a manager or leader in the customer success (or now redefined as customer obsessed) space, empathy is at the core of every decision you take. Whether it be empathy for your team members as they launch, learn and iterate of the processes and approaches they use to solution big problems or whether it simply is just checking in and sending someone a message of support in a time like a global pandemic. Small efforts matter a lot, small acts of kindness in the community help fuel our economy. So think about the last great customer service experience you had or the last time someone really helped you in your everyday life. As leaders, let's find more ways to support our teams and our customers starting with championing openness. Open meetings with the roundtables of what's working and what's hard. Strive for open, honest and constructive customer satisfaction discussions. Use data to see the opportunities and qualify the sentiment with VOC. Use the most difficult words shared as your ground floor to improve from. #InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.