Welcome to the transcript of our discussion on the To Lead is To Learn Podcast with Christian Schröder. In this episode, S1:E10, I sat down with Christian Schröder, Founder and CEO of 10x Value Partners and Utopia Capital Management, to…
Podcast Episode – Robert Jordan
Welcome to the transcript of our discussion on the To Lead is To Learn Podcast with Robert Jordan. In this episode, S1:E09, I sat down with Robert Jordan, CEO of InterimExecs and co-author of the book Right Leader, Right Time:…
Podcast Episode – Julie Derrick
Welcome to the transcript of our discussion on the To Lead is To Learn Podcast with Julie Derrick. In this episode, S1:E06, I sat down with Julie Derrick, former CEO of Valley Invicta Academies Trust, to discuss: Whether you’re here…
Difficult Discussions: How To Avoid Conflict When Trust Is Lost
With the responsibilities of a leadership position always comes the difficult task of managing productivity. Ultimately leadership without management is a strategic nightmare, whilst management without leadership is a thankless and soul-destroying bureaucracy. The way I like to describe the difference, in…
Stuck In The Middle: The Challenge of Middle Management
Often, within Middle Management positions we can find ourselves caught between our employees wants and needs and those of our superiors, and the organisation as a whole. So how can we navigate these challenging situations? How can we do best by those…
The Compass of Culture: Navigating Alignment Through Shared Values
I ran a workshop recently, it was a very thought-provoking activity, and it got me thinking about the importance of shared values and structures within organisations. You yourself may have done this activity in an organisational development workshop; it is called…
Mastering Leadership: Unpacking the Cognitive Process of Self-Reflection
The 8-Fold Process At LAMDA Solutions, we encourage an 8-fold process for self-reflection and self-coaching. This takes the following structure; This structured self-coaching approach offers a comprehensive framework for leaders to engage in deep self-reflection, promoting personal and professional development. Here…
Dynamic Equilibrium: Redefining Leadership through Thermodynamic Principles
Following on from the blog last week, I am once again reflecting on my background within Physics. Having had a discussion last week around the blog post I had written on how Newton’s laws could be applied to leadership, I was…
Leadership in Motion: Unveiling the Secrets of Newton’s Laws
With my background within Physics, I was considering some of the key physics principles within the context of leadership. As I did, I started considering Newton’s laws of motion and how they do indeed apply to leadership. This is therefore a…
Beyond the Mask: Understanding Insecure Leadership
Insecure leadership is a problem within organisations and can spread quickly depending on the environment and culture of the organisation. We will all recognise the signs and symptoms of it, we will have either experienced an insecure leader ourselves or…