The Inspiring Leadership Podcast

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The Inspiring Leadership Podcast

Leadership is everything; whether you’re leading the village hall committee, the largest organisation in the world, or simply leading yourself. Leadership begins with your own self–discipline and your own focus. Leadership brings followers and without followers, you are simply going for a stroll. Leadership provides vision and leaves legacies. To be a leader you need to be the change that you want to be. Leaders change lives and move societies.    In these podcasts, we will learn from the best, the very best. Recipes for success, behaviours to model and practical tips from some of our best business leaders, our most successful coaches and the World’s leading thought leaders.   The Inspiring Leadership Podcast is produced by gunnercooke llp, the professional services firm that has changed the landscape for legal and consultancy services in the 21st century. 

  1. 28/09/2024

    The Happiness Formula: Jake Humphrey on Leadership, High Performance, Resilience and Success

    "I’ve spent the last 20 or 25 years seeing resilient people outperform talented people by a rate of 100 to 1… Just because something is hard for you, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad for you.” — Jake Humphrey.What is optimum performance? How do winners get to the top and stay there? Is vulnerability an asset? And can you be happy in the process—really?Award-winning broadcaster, entrepreneur and media owner Jake Humphrey joins gunnercooke CEO Darryl Cooke in this lively, funny, and candid dis...

    52 min

  2. 04/03/2024

    Is culture really that important? With James Timpson

    In this episode, Darryl is joined by James Timpson, CEO of Timpson Group, since 2002 and the fifth generation of his family to hold the role. James is passionate about advocating for the employment of ex-offenders and is the Chair of the Prison Reform Trust. He is also a former Trustee for the Tate and is Chancellor of Keele University. James has recently launched his book, ‘The Happy Index: Lessons in Upside-Down Management’, which helps leaders re-evaluate how they manage their business. &n...

    55 min

  3. 08/12/2023

    Is failing important for the growth of a company? With Joanna Swash

    In this episode, Darryl Cooke and Sir Peter Fahy are joined by Joanna Swash, a Welsh businesswoman, keynote speaker, and business mentor. She is the group-CEO of Wrexham-based Moneypenny, a company she joined as the first salesperson in 2005. Moneypenny is a leading provider of outsourced customer service functions for companies. In 2021 she was appointed to the Prime Minister's Business Council, where she advises the government on building skills resilience for the benefit of both education ...

    50 min

  4. 03/11/2023

    How important is ‘wokeness’ in leadership? With Jürgen Maier

    In this episode, Darryl and Peter are joined by Jürgen Maier. Jürgen is the former Chief Executive of Siemens UK, a position he held from July 2014 to December 2019. Currently, Jürgen is the co-founder of vocL (a platform for responsible business founders) and the Chair of the Digital Catapult (the UK authority on advanced digital technology). Jürgen shares his story of working his way up the career ladder within Siemens and how important being socially and culturally aware is to him. He...

    1h 3m

  5. 30/10/2023

    Is it your responsibility to make yourself happy?

    In this short of the Inspiring Leadership podcast, Darryl dives into the importance of taking personal responsibility. A series of motivating short stories explore the links between personal responsibility and happiness. Quoting established authors, sporting greats and even an anecdote about why a personal friend, to a room of 400 people said, “My wife doesn’t make me happy”. Another segment examines how confronting issues and controlling what you can control, can put you in good stead for no...

    3 min

  6. 27/09/2023

    Why being 'too nice' can get you far in business, featuring Dr John Blakey

    In this episode Darryl and Peter are joined by Dr John Blakey. Dr John Blakey is a global CEO coach, international speaker and founder of The Trusted Executive. As part of The Trusted Executive, he helps CEOs and boards worldwide create a new standard of leadership defined by trustworthiness. He has authored a book exploring this topic, also titled “The Trusted Executive”. Dr John shares his story of being told he was “too f******* nice” at the start of his career, and how that inspired ...

    1h 14m

  7. 15/05/2023

    Diverse leadership and doing business with our hearts over our minds, featuring Paul Hargreaves

    In this episode Darryl and Peter are joined by Paul Hargreaves, author and entrepreneur in the speciality food world. His books ‘Forces for Good’ and ‘The Fourth Bottom Line’ explore a more compassionate way to lead and inspires leaders to make a meaningful difference.Paul shares insights on how his charitable background has shaped his approach to business and explores the idea that should we act with our hearts over our minds. The group talk about the negatives of ‘servant leadership’ and wh...

    1h 4m

  8. 15/12/2022

    The Inspiring Leadership Podcast: Creating a culture of belonging with David Walker, Bishop of Manchester

    The Inspiring Leadership Podcast delves into the minds of inspiring businesspeople, to learn from the very best, and to understand what makes a great leader. The series is hosted by Darryl Cooke, Executive Chairman of gunnercooke, the professional services firm that has changed the landscape for legal and consultancy services in the 21st century. In this episode host Darryl Cooke is joined by David Walker, the Bishop of Manchester and former international mathematical Olympiad competitor, and...

    1h 12m
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Leadership is everything; whether you’re leading the village hall committee, the largest organisation in the world, or simply leading yourself. Leadership begins with your own self–discipline and your own focus. Leadership brings followers and without followers, you are simply going for a stroll. Leadership provides vision and leaves legacies. To be a leader you need to be the change that you want to be. Leaders change lives and move societies.    In these podcasts, we will learn from the best, the very best. Recipes for success, behaviours to model and practical tips from some of our best business leaders, our most successful coaches and the World’s leading thought leaders.   The Inspiring Leadership Podcast is produced by gunnercooke llp, the professional services firm that has changed the landscape for legal and consultancy services in the 21st century. 

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