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The Maverick Paradox Podcast is a twice weekly show where Judith Germain has lively conversations with experts in their fields. She creates clear thinking and decisive leaders and is a C-Suite Mentor, Consultant, Trainer, Facilitator and Author. Her podcast explores what makes a Maverick Leader and the lessons that can be derived from lateral thinking. Occasionally there is a ‘Maverick Leadership Show’ or short 'Alone with Judith' episode. Her book is - The Maverick Paradox: The Secret Power ...
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Leadership discussions with industry’s thought leaders and innovators. Learn lessons from top authors, speakers, and educators that you can directly apply to your business and personal development.
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Bridget Cook-Burch about the impact of a good story. They discuss the importance of storytelling in organisations and shares the stories behind Bridget's best-selling books and how they have inspired people around the world. They ponder the power of storytelling and how it can be used to create a powerful…
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Steven Turner about leading rather than managing employees from the perspective of the employees. He shares the importance of getting employees off to a good start and the importance of treating employees with respect and understanding their individual needs. Steven suggests that leaders should continuall…
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In today's episode Judith Germain joins Chris Simmance the Founder of The OMG Center to talk about how knowing your Core Identity™ brings more clients. In this conversation she shares her insights on attracting and leveraging your agencies Core Identity™. Chris Simmance puts Judith through her paces. Judith shares her thoughts on: What does good lo…
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In today's Short Talk Judith Germain speaks to Marc Lesser about the importance of compassionate accountability in the workplace, particularly in the context of remote work. They discuss how bringing more emotion and emotional intelligence into the workplace can lead to better results and sustainability. They also discuss how managers should be mor…
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Elena Meskhi about the formula for business success. Elena shares her belief that if you follow your intuition multiplied by a 3 second response time, you can improve your chance for success. Judith Germain and Elena Meskhi discussed the correlation between wealth, experience, and the speed of reaction an…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Myles Downey about enabling authority and autonomy in dynamic teams, across the challenge of work from home and remote work. Judith suggested that the first act of leadership is leading yourself, and Myles added that in order to do that, one must have a sense of their own authority. They discussed how to hel…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Glenn Parker about leadership in a time of crisis. Glenn shares the challenges of leading during Covid 19 and the various ways leaders handled the crisis. What worked, what went well, what did they learn. He shares his playbook for leading in a time of crisis. Glenn talks about the need for effective communi…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Joshua Berry about daring to be naive. What actually is naivety, is it wise or inclusive? Why did being naive become a bad thing 200 years ago. Judith talks about how Maverick Leaders only want people to follow them if they genuinely choose too. They discuss principle led actions and how they match the way t…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Skip Bowman about going from safe to great. What are the steps that are needed to have psychologically safe workplaces that are civil and inclusive. How do we decode the word 'banter' to avoid gaslighting victims? He shares that devaluing language can lead to misunderstandings and toxic environments. This is…
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In today's Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Tom Jackobs about how to create impactful stories that make a difference to your business. What type of stories do you share to motivate people to make change? Tom shares his own failure story and how he turned his failure into trauma. He shows how this story can be used to great impact in many…
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Jay Williams about how the best approach to conflict resolution is recognising that you are not the expert. They discuss the basis of conflict and the need for conflicting perspectives. Jay shares tangible tools on how to resolve conflict and how to have the right mindset to resolve conflict. This episode…
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In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Thomas Gelmi about leadership being behavioural. They discuss what leaders do wrong and how to distinguish them from managers. Thomas shares tips on how to self regulate as a leader and how emotional intelligence is on the decline. Thomas also talks about his love for humans and how that shows up …
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In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Kristi Spencer who is the Founder of The Polite Company about etiquette in business. As a graduate of The Emily Post Institute Kristi shares her beliefs and how leaders can progress once they understand the nuance of etiquette that fuels relationships. How does etiquette empower us and still be cu…
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Shaara Roman about how different generations view the workplace and what that means for the future of work and leadership. Shaara shares her belief that organisations need to pay attention to the purpose and value driven Generation Z. For our organisations to succeed we need to break through the constrain…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Meg Stafford about how to build deep trust with teams. She shares how to do this and why it is necessary. Judith explains the difference between being trusted and being trustworthy. She also shares how external processors can communicate their thinking process. Meg Stafford has been a social worker in privat…
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In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Frank Forencich about how the enemy is never wrong and the human predicament. Frank talks about how to be continuously flexible and adaptable. He shares the need to relinquish your expectations of how someone is going to react and how to cope with hyper complex systems. In this conversation find o…
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In today's episode Judith Germain with Sheila Akbar about how to help young adults become independent leaders and make the world a better place. They discuss how to stop asking limiting questions about future careers, and choosing more inspiring ones. Sheila shares about the questions that will help with their preparation and how to prepare for an …
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Tom Crosshill about the myth of excellence. They discuss whether you should focus on one thing to be truly successful or should your foci be on many things. How do you gain excellence and avoid be mediocre? Tom believes he has the answer. Listen to the conversation to see if you agree. Tom shares through …
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In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Drew Vernon about screen free education. They discuss the importance of this and how screens affect behaviour and reduces curiosity. Drew talks about the difficulty of parenting or are educating without screens and provides the alternative. This is a short conversation taking a maverick response t…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Laura Reardon about how the critical skills of parenting are essential for leadership. She shares how to use your social and emotional skills at work and what happens if you don't. In this conversation we learn how to deal with responding to conflict in the workplace in a more peaceful way. Laura Reardon is …
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In today's conversation Judith Germain speaks to Jake Sasseville about how to create from a place of surrender not hustle. They discuss the difference between coping and disassociation and the journey he has taken to commercial success and the lessons he can now share. He also shares how he stepped in as CEO during Covid when the company was in a t…
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In today's conversation Judith Germain speaks to Tim Redmond about the mistakes that businesses make. He believes that you can widen your reach by narrowing your focus. He also shares how to capture people's attention. Tim is a serial entrepreneur and shares lessons for growth by avoiding the mistakes and engaging the prospect. He discusses how to …
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Catherine Llewellyn about self mastery being the first step to self leadership. She discusses that self mastery doesn't mean you do it all yourself, it can mean working with others. It is a courageous act to choose to walk the path of mastery. How to dance yourself to awareness is conscious dancing which …
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In this 300th episode Judith Germain speaks to Nick Day MD of the multi -award wining Recruitment Agency JGA and Woosh Raza Director of People, Culture and Inclusion of NCVO. He is also Co-chair of the CIPD Central London Branch. They discuss whether you should really bring your whole self to work from an identity viewpoint; and how you should do i…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Lori Leavitt about how pivots are not fast! They discuss the 6 alignment indicators for a pivot, and what do they do to make it happen. Lori shares what is nimble decision making and how you do it, and the fact that conflict isn't always bad. They ponder whether leaders can lead without clarity, Lori shares …
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In this episode Keith Haney interviews Judith Germain on what is the Maverick Mindset? for his Becoming Bridge Builders Podcast. In this podcast Judith helps you utilise Maverick Leadership to improve the impact and influence that you, your business, or your leadership teams can make. The conversation covers her mentors, what Maverick Leadership me…
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These are the views of Edward Cronin and are not necessarily shared by the host or Maverick Paradox. In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Edward Cronin about establishing trust in communities. Edward shares his experiences about how he was hired to combat the 'war on crime' and how he decided to take a Maverick approach and work with communi…
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In today's Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Howie Zales about the lessons that businesses can learn from his broadcasting experience. This conversation is about his journey of pivoting through Covid and deciding to create additional businesses that compete or compliments the main business. Howie shares the mindset required to make change…
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In today's Short Talk, Judith Germain speaks to Elizabeth Correia about the 4 pillars to self-worth. Elizabeth shares how to achieve and demonstrate each pillar, and how leaders can build trust with their employees to enhance their employee's own self worth. This is a conversation about how to improve your self-esteem using Elizabeth's story as a b…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Douglas Squirrel about his response to being fired consistently because he was too good at his job. They discuss why talented Maverick Leaders tend not to stay in organisations and take their talents into their own businesses. Willing to do something that is not normally associated with your job title is the…
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In this SHORT TALK! Judith Germain speaks to Andrea Lukac about how to avoid burnout through managing your thoughts. Andrea shares how to set clear boundaries for wellbeing. She also speaks about how to avoid manipulation by others, how to live your life to the fullest and silence the inner critic. --- Maverick leadership is all about thinking outs…
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In today's conversation Judith Germain speaks to Nishika de Rosairo about people and impact. She focuses on unlocking left brain and right brain thinking in humans allowing them to activate all parts of their brain and live whole, fulfilled, and impactful lives. Nishika shares the danger of educating children to believe in the binary nature of the …
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Ben Albert about how to go from zero to hero in under 12 months (even if you're broke, unemployed, and feel completely hopeless). During Covid Ben lost his job and he needed to find work but no one was hiring marketing professionals. Ben decided to start his own podcast which led to his first job during Covi…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Kendra Lee about shared culture and white allies. They discuss the importance of allyship and who tells the stories of marginalised communities. Does the choice of different races providing allyship training the right thing or is it just appeasing the majority group. How much 'uncomfortableness' is necessary…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Victoria Pelletier about becoming one of the youngest Chief Operating Officers at the age of 24, a President by 35 and a CEO by age 41. This is her story where she shares her vulnerability, insights and beliefs that enabled her to take her Socialised Maverick nature and apply it to the cut throat corporate w…
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In this conversation Judith Germain speaks to Catherine Morgan about how the employer can act as a decent human. Catherine explains the need for employers to take active steps to support employees' mental health and sites a study in the UK that show that when they do, each employee in the company is more productive by 11 days. This is regardless of…
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This episode was originally recorded on 24 January 2023 and the views expressed in this programme are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Maverick Paradox or its employees. An award winning speaker and founder of the UK Professional Speaking Association, Judith Germain's guest Rikki Arundle has faced c…
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Luke Charlton about why he left his job and flew the country to set up a new business. They discussed why that business failed and what happened when he came home. He then went on to coach 4,000 people. Luke talks about why 'new market' strategies fail and what to do instead. He explains why many entrepre…
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Sophie Wade about adapting to different cultures and how to be an empathetic leader. How can we see the world through someone else's eyes and step away from our own perceptions. Judith looks at how some autistic people respond with empathy. Sophie explains the three types of empathy and they discuss their…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Michelle Nedelec about how every business can automate. They discuss when you should automate, and what type of videos you can create to enable automation and get your clients excited about your culture. Michelle explains how to automate referrals and shares her thoughts on Ai. Listen to the conversation and…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Alexandra Nolan about her unconventional entrepreneurism. She set up her retail store with only $10,000, with no business plan and a bucketload of optimism, before she was able to franchise her business. She was impulsive and have learnt the importance of strategy. This is her story of how she became a fashi…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Sheevaun Moran about chaos to clarity. She has built and sold 4 companies, survived serious illness, built a school and has written 17 books. She recognises that everything has an energetic component. Sheevaun sees energy as a catalyst for everything, and considers the basic principles behind this. Listen to…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Michelle Johnston about the Seismic Shift in Leadership towards a relationship based style. They discuss why leaders that insist on using a command and control style of leadership aren't trusted by others. Judith explains that organisations only succeed on the goodwill of their employees and they must keep t…
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In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Ben Baker about how to communicate more effectively through change. He shares that the brand is only as valuable as its unhappiest employee. When you focus on process rather than people, change management activities will always fail. They discuss how breaking trust damages the reputation internally and ex…
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In this conversation Judith Germain speaks to Rob Ashton about written communication and how it affects our decisions. He researched the science of written communication and shares that his company has trained over 80,000 people since its inception. Rob explains that the science of written communication has taken him 6 years (so far) to research de…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Rev Hannah Gordon about how to be more hopeful this year. Hannah is a Maverick although she believes that labels belong on clothes and not on people and shies away from labels that don't allow her to be herself. She shares why she runs and breathes in nature and why we shouldn't feel small and insignificant …
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This short episode says Omega 22. Judith Germain wraps up the year, reflecting on global changes, how it affects organisations. She also looks at the things she said she was going to do, and didn't do and her highlights for the year. What is your reflection for the year? ------- Maverick leadership is all about thinking outside the box and challeng…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Irina Poddubnaia about launching without funding. Irina's journey started from running a fulfilment centre in China for 2.5 yrs (without speaking Chinese) and went to launching a SAAS company entirely remotely without external funding and running it successfully to this day. She explains her mission to free …
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In this episode Judith Germain joins Chris Simmance from The OMG Center, live, to discuss critical thinking and whether it is a super power for digital agencies. This podcast is reproduced here (as it was live broadcast by The OMG Center) with their permission. Judith explains the difference between critical thinking and being critical with your th…
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In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Amy Hanlon about what VCs are looking for in pitch decks. VCs what an investment that gives 10x what they invest, and you need to have a clear story for your 30 minute meeting with your investor. She shares her experiences on what you need to put into your pitch deck so you wow your potential investors withi…
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