The Executive Edge is the podcast that gives you an edge in life and business with practical skills that you can apply to achieve and maintain success. Hosted by UK psychologist and business adviser, Sue Firth. The show is a mix of interviews, tips, business insights and inspiration.
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As experts in the field of parenting, family coaching, peer education and overcoming dyslexia, our podcasts cover a variety of topics including; positive parenting skills, team cohesion, conflict resolution, communication tools, overcoming dyslexia, motivational coaching, exercise and nutrition, and more.
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This is where top leaders tell real stories about achieving extraordinary results and share practical advice and techniques you can immediately apply for your own success. This is where you will get inspired and take bold, courageous action. Host of The Courage of a Leader™, Amy Riley is a renowned keynote speaker, #1 international best-selling author and sought-after leadership consultant who has been transforming leaders – at all levels – for more than 2 decades. Guests on The Courage of a ...
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Episode 190 Released August 1, 2024 This week’s guest is Dr Bruno Roque Cignacco. Bruno is an international business consultant, TEDx speaker, lecturer, and best-selling author. For over 30 years, he has advised and trained businesses on international trade activities and social marketing. We discuss his new book and belief that it is compassionate…
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Motivation Interview - Series 8 - Ep 6 - Tadhg Murphy
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In this week's episode, Allen chats with Tadgh Murphy, a young man who is in secondary school with big ambitions to become a comedian and podcaster. Tadgh takes us through the challenges he has faced, managing the condition arthrogryposis, as well as being a wheelchair user in society today. Tadgh's journey is so inspiring, we have no doubt you'll …
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Discovering the Hidden Gems of Productivity for Yourself and Your Team | Gerald J Leonard
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How can we be more productive? How can we operate at a higher level? Gerald J Leonard is here to tell us how; and as a certified project management professional, a certified portfolio management, professional, a certified IQ coach, and a highly accomplished professional he is very qualified to do so! About the Guest: Gerald J Leonard offers a uniqu…
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Episode 189 Released July 25, 2024 For full show notes, please visit Episode 189 shownotes. Or visit www.suefirthltd.com for more. Also, connect with Sue on: LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Podcast editing & production: @jonbuscallBy Sue Firth
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The art of being a woman & mother in business
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Re-released July 18, 2024 Originally released March 16, 2023 This week's guest is Ashley Quinto Powell. Ashley is a sales and revenue consultant. She’s also a keynote and TEDX speaker, author, and start-up founder. She is a self-professed champion of mums, and a relentless supporter of entrepreneurs. Ashley is passionate about Women in business “ha…
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The Power of Perspective and Innovation to Lead More Boldly and Brilliantly | Richard Walker
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How do you get out of the swirl of busyness and cynicism that it’s so easy to get into these days? How do you set aside doubts and imposter syndrome? Rich Walker, CEO and cofounder of Quik!, joins us on The Courage of a Leader podcast to give us profound and practical ways to think about ourselves and our work that will have us being bold and creat…
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Alan Lazaros' story of success and fulfilment against the odds
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Episode 187 Released July 11, 2024 This week's guest is Alan Lazaros, a coach and consultant, who shares the incredible story of how a horrific car accident at the age of 26 led him along the path to success and fulfilment. Visit www.suefirthltd.com for more. Also, connect with Sue on: LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Podcast editing & production: @jonbu…
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Motivation Interview Series 8 - Ep 5 - Jodie O'Donoghue
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In this week's episode I chat with artist Jodie O'Donoghue, who just so happens to be my cousin! Jodie talks about how art was always a big part of life growing up and how she dreamed of having her own studio as a child, and has fulfilled this dream. Jodie also delves into how her travels have inspired her and the importance of living by the sea wh…
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Get past your blindspot and grow your business exponentially
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Episode 186 Released July 4, 2024 An interview with Karen Brown, Founder and CEO of Exponential Results. While training for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, Karen – a keen athlete – discovered the key to greater performance and effectiveness: identifying and addressing blind spots – the repeated thinking patterns that impede success. Usin…
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Practical Secrets to More Energy, Mental Toughness, and Consistent Achievement | Sue Firth
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How can you sustain a high level of performance over time? My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Sue Firth, a business psychologist, performance, coach, and a leading authority on stress, resilience, and wellbeing; and Sue is here to tell us that healthy habits are at the core of the answer!Sue brings us very practical and effective …
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From cars to Wall Street to changing the lending industry – with Andres Klaric
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Episode 185 Released June 27, 2024 This week's podcast is an interview with Andres Klaric, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Fuse, a next-gen loan origination system (LOS) that simplifies lending for financial institutions. Over the last decade, Andres worked on Wall Street, investing in tech and business services. This gave him an acute awareness of th…
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Episode 184 Released June 20, 2024 This week's guest is Dr Benjamin Ritter, founder of Live for Yourself Consulting. On the show Ben discusses how people who've experienced a level of professional success but don't feel personally fulfilled or successful may be being held back by their lack of fearlessness. He gives practical advice on personal dev…
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The Generous Leader: How to Engage, Empower and Build More Success in Your Team | Judy Hoberman
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How can you be a leader who truly makes a difference with your team? It takes intentionality and generosity, and Judy Hoberman tells us how in this episode: The Generous Leader: How to Engage, Empower and Build More Success in Your Team. Judy is an award-winning international speaker, best-selling author, trainer and leading authority on women in l…
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Episode 183 Released June 12, 2024 Nowadays, young people seem less well-equipped to handle what life throws at them. Research shows that they are experiencing more mental health difficulties, particularly because of Covid. They might be capable, have plenty of knowledge and information, but it feels as if something's missing. So on this week's sho…
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Motivation Interview - Series 8 - Ep 4 - Dr Andrew Vincent
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In today's episode, I sit down with my co-host from the Anfield Index Pro MindField sports psychology podcast, Dr Andrew Vincent. Based in the US, Andrew talks about the importance of sport as a child, the family dynamics he experienced growing up and becoming a sports psychologist, as well as so much more. Hope you enjoy this one.…
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Episode 182 Released June 6, 2024 This week's interview is with Barry Labov, CEO of LABOV Marketing, Communications & Training. Barry is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, brand strategist and channel engagement specialist. Oh, and he's also a former musician having made it onto the Billboard charts back in the day. On the show, Barry discusses the …
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The Uncertainty Advantage: Counter-Intuitive Secrets of Parallel Problem-Solving and Powerful Purpose | Michael Gardon
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Michael Gardon. Mike is a 3-time entrepreneur and creator of the Break Community on careercloud.com, and he provides a different and non-mainstream view on how to proceed when faced with uncertainty. He’ll get you thinking and you’ll feel more grounded when the path forward is unclear. This is no…
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The 5 Principles for Bridging the Connection Divide | Valerie Mrak
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It’s Powerful Collaboration for Extraordinary Results week! My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Valerie Mrak. We delved into 5 principles to bridge any communication divide, including generational gaps, functional silos, and conflicts. With each principle, we highlighted the specific significance in creating productive partnerships…
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Learning to survive and thrive in business
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Episode 181 Released May 30, 2024 This week's guest is Matthew Sanjari, a business consultant and coach, who runs PRIME Consulting. Matthew discusses his journey from marketing and real estate to business coaching after a life-changing accident. Sharing insights into how to reboot your mindset to ensure you run a business and that the business does…
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Rewarding Virtual Teams: 5 Steps to Lead Successfully from Afar | David Coleman
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Powerful Collaboration for Extraordinary Results week continues! We know that we can have virtual meetings and work remotely. Yet, are we doing so effectively? What’s most important to consider when we’re leading a virtual or hybrid team? David Coleman, an award-winning speaker, joins us on The Courage of a Leader podcast and outlines practical str…
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The Power of Perfect Conflict: How to Guarantee Trust and Influence with Anyone | Dan Tocchini III
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It’s Powerful Collaboration for Extraordinary Results week! Our lives are complex and fast-moving. Thus, conflict happens, even when everyone has the best of intentions. Want to know how to deal with conflict effectively and proactively? Dan Tocchini III is here to tell us how. Dan’s a business and social entrepreneur, published author, master trai…
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What are the latest trends in Cyber Security and what do we need to do?
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Episode 180 Released May 23, 2024 This week's guest is Terry Ziemniak Terry has over 25 years of experience in the information security field, with work ranging from technical, compliance, and executive leadership. His most recent positions include 10 years as Information Security Officer for multi-billion-dollar healthcare organizations across the…
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How the Famed Exec Club Overcame COVID Crossroads to Ultimately Thrive | Margaret Mueller
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Margaret Meuller, we discuss how Executive Club of Chicago navigated through crossroads during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Margaret, who is vastly experienced at driving growth and impact in business and society and was President of the Executives Club of Chicago through our global pa…
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Boosting the skills of Managers and Leaders
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Episode 179 Released May 16, 2024 This week's guest is Doug Betts, who runs a business helping organisations to build skill at managerial and leadership level. I am passionate about this myself as I regularly work in business and find many people struggle with some aspect of their role. Often its handling conflict, or people who are under-performin…
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Motivation Interview - Series 8 - Ep 3 - Paul D'Amour
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In the latest episode of the Motivation Interview Podcast, I sit down with former Tool and current Ministry bassist, Paul D'Amour. Paul brings us through his life growing up, the challenges he experienced in the education system, founding one of rocks most illustrious bands and then walking away at the height of their fame. We also get to glimpse i…
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Episode 178 Released May 9, 2024 Welcome to episode 178 of my podcast The Executive Edge with Kapil Kulshreshtha. Kapil is a TEDx speaker, author, and coach. He passionately believes that anyone can find greater purpose in their life then live a happier life with time, effort, and guidance. He runs Scintillate Coaching Visit www.suefirthltd.com for…
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Lightbulb Leadership: The Power of Creative Risk for 100% Engagement | Heather Dean
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Heather Dean. We delved into the importance of fostering creative risk-taking among leaders to address complex problems and seize opportunities in various industries. In this episode, Heather discusses three main leadership approaches represented by different light sources: flashlight, chandelier…
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Breathwork & high performance with John Hall
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Episode 177 Released May 2, 2024 This week's guest is John Hall - an expert in breathwork. John who runs his own business www.breathe-with.me talked about how the vagus nerve works and that it runs the full length of the body from brain to toes! As a result, it controls or influences, many reactions, and responses in our body. He is quoted as sayin…
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Episode 176 Released April 25, 2024 This week's guests are Michelle Troseth and Tracy Christopherson who run Missing Logic. On the show we discuss the "Polarity Intelligence Framework" that they've developed, which helps business leaders not just survive but thrive. As Michelle and Tracy put it, they "equip leaders with the missing logic to combat …
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Motivation Interview - Series 8 - Ep 2 - Katie McKeown
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Hi everyone and welcome back to Episode 2 of the Motivation Interview podcast. In this week's episode, I speak with Katie McKeown. Katie is a young lady who talks very openly about the challenges she has faced in trying to participate in football at a competitive level, a notion that most males don't ever have to think twice about, and how that ins…
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Dare to Dream, Dare to Act: The Competitive Advantage of an Innovative Business | Terry Rich
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Terry Rich, a successful CEO and president of 25 years, a global speaker, and an author with a fascinating and varied background. Under his leadership he has increased state lottery profits by 50% and has also led a zoo from a $600,000 deficit to profitability. In this episode, Terry talks about …
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Pioneering AI integration for Business Success
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Episode 175 Released April 18, 2024 This week's guest is Ajay Malik. Ajay has been an expert in AI for many years and worked for various companies including Motorola and Google. He believes it isn’t a big surprise or scary but it’s all about data! It helps us if we let it because data is more predictive, and it does better than us as we make errors…
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Episode 174 Release April 11, 2024 This week's guest is Erin Andrea Craske This episode delves into the concept of being a conscious business rebel and explores the journey of self-discovery and transformation. Erin introduces herself and shares insights into her personal and professional background. She feels she is a conscious business rebel, and…
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Engineering an Epiphany: How to Make Large-Scale Change a Guaranteed Success | MJ Reiners
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is MJ Reiners. While 70% of all change efforts fail, learn about how your change can be different. In this episode, MJ said that fearing change is a normal human experience, but we can craft our experiences to help people move through it safely. This is not an episode to miss! About the Guest: MJ Re…
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Motivation Interview - Series 8 - Ep 1 - Sue Firth
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Welcome back to the Motivation Interview podcast. In this week's episode, Allen chats with business psychologist, Sue Firth. Sue takes us through life growing up as the child of a military parent and the impact this had on her growing up and moving into the field of psychology. Sue also discusses the importance of self care and getting a better und…
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Leading with Purpose: Unveiling the Core of Effective Leadership
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Episode 173 Released April 4, 2024 This week The Executive Edge welcomes Laura Darrell Laura is a leadership coach specialising in helping organizations, big and small, enhance their workplace culture. We talk leadership culture and the way the workplace is changing. Visit www.suefirthltd.com for the full show notes. Also, connect with Sue on: Link…
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Mastering Mental Performance: Insights from Wall Street with Evan Marks
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Episode 172 Released March 28, 2024 This week's guest is Evan Marks. Evan is a distinguished performance coach with a background in Wall Street. He shares his 23-year experience on Wall Street highlighting the intense and competitive environment. In this interview he discusses the significance of mental performance in high-pressure business setting…
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The Courageous Vision: Transform Any Organization to Higher Levels of Profit and Sustainability | Will Busch III
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Will Busch III. We delved into what makes a good vision, and how a vision should connect with people emotionally while aiming for a greater good. In this episode, Will shares the power of a compelling vision in driving transformation, and the impact it has on employees, businesses and communities…
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The blind spots of CEOs & why this matters!
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Episode 171 Released March 21, 2024 This week's guests is Andrea Petrone, an executive performance coach. On the show we discuss how Andrea feels the role of CEOs is changing, how CEOs need to relate more to their staff, and the importance of communication in the workplace. Visit www.suefirthltd.com for the full show notes. Also, connect with Sue o…
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The Process & Benefit of Bringing Marketing in-house
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Episode 170 Released March 14, 2024 This week's guest is Kasper Sierslev Kasper is the Chief Commercial and Creative Officer for Zite Agency in Copenhagen. His background has been in agency marketing, and he’s got experience of being both his own in-house marketing expert and using external support. During this episode we had a great chat about sma…
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The Values Factor: The Power of Laser-Focused Leadership | Raj Echambadi
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Do you like to consider yourself a values-driven leader? Do you wonder how to assess how you’re doing? My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Raj Echambadi. We delved into how he thinks about and practically demonstrates values that inspire and engage others. Raj is the President of Illinois Institute of Technology and has a principle…
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Are you biased and don’t know that it could be holding you back?
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Episode 169 Released March 7, 2024 This week I talk to Lisa Tromba. Lisa is a well-experienced Executive Search and leadership assessment advisor delivering diverse leadership solutions across Consumer, Food & Beverage and Industrial markets globally. Visit www.suefirthltd.com for the shownotes. Also, connect with Sue on: LinkedIn YouTube Instagram…
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Episode 168 Released February 29, 2024 This week's guests is Shanil Ebrahim Shanil is a partner in Deloitte in Canada, working with organisations, implementing AI and health solutions to prepare business for the workforce of the future. Visit the show notes for more. Also, connect with Sue on: LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Podcast editing & production…
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The Science of Mastering Uncertainty | Carla Fowler
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Carla Fowler. Carla, with her background in performance science, emphasizes the importance of mindset and actions in navigating uncertainty effectively. In this episode, Carla introduces the concept of running good experiments as a powerful way to embrace uncertainty. Drawing from her scientific …
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The importance of happiness at work: How to achieve it with your Team
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Episode 167 Released February 22, 2024 This week's guest is Richard Clarke Richard found it difficult to decide what he wanted to do in life, but he resolved to be happy while he searched. He travelled, did a variety of jobs and spent several years experiencing life before starting an IT company with a colleague. At work he wanted to make sure his …
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Episode 166 Released February 15, 2024 This week's guest is Stephanie Coradin With a background in counselling and business development, Stephanie talks passionately about how executives in the hospitality industry need to connect with employees – at all levels. In her experience, "emotional leadership", as she calls it, fosters a compassionate and…
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The Genius of Innovation Systems | Larry Keeley
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Larry Keeley. We delved into some thought-provoking concepts and practical steps to fuel innovation. In this episode, Larry addresses the inherent fears associated with innovation, both for young innovators and senior leaders who sponsor it. By establishing well-governed, well-led, and senior exe…
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Creativity, Well-being and strategies to help destress with Anita Chaudhuri
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Episode 165 Released February 8, 2024 This week's guests is Anita Chaudhuri. Anita is a Guardian journalist who previously wrote for Psychologies magazine. Her main area of interest, which is close to my heart, is that of handling stress and finding creative ways to feel good. She is also a talented photographer. In this episode she does a great jo…
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How can you scale your business with an online strategy coach
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Episode 164 Released February 1, 2024 This week's guest is Jeanne Omlor Jeanne is a business accelerator expert for coaches and consultants. With a background in fashion before deciding to become an actress, she grew up in Australia and settled in Paris for several years. Then took up translation work from French and after 8 years in Europe, she mo…
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Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go | Julie Winkle Giulioni
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My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Julie Winkle Giulioni. Julie champions development as a relationship-driven process fueled by meaningful conversations. In this episode, Julie advocates for making development a relationship-driven process through feedback conversations, empowering leaders to create a more meaningful and reciproc…
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