10 episodes

The Leadership Series is a weekly podcast based around inspiring, honest conversations with interesting people in senior leadership roles, brought to you by Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor.

The Leadership Series Podcast Sally Henderson

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    • 4.8 • 12 Ratings

The Leadership Series is a weekly podcast based around inspiring, honest conversations with interesting people in senior leadership roles, brought to you by Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor.

    Leadership Insight: Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor, on practical advice to overcome the five core leadership challenges covered in series 1

    Leadership Insight: Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor, on practical advice to overcome the five core leadership challenges covered in series 1

    The final chapter of the first series is an audio file from Sally Henderson's recent leadership talk with the Design Business Association, in which she shares practical advice on the five very same core leadership challenges that inspired The Leadership Series Podcast. 
    Do get in touch if you'd like the accompanying PowerPoint slides! 

    • 41 min
    Leadership insight: Suzy Ross, Senior Advisor at Accenture, on building something new from the inside

    Leadership insight: Suzy Ross, Senior Advisor at Accenture, on building something new from the inside

    Suzy Ross, Senior Advisor at Accenture Retail, is developing a new critical offer within an already well-established organisation.
    How do you make such ambitious change work and what obstacles need to be overcome?
    Suzy speaks to Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor, for The Leadership Series Podcast, on the successes and challenges she’s faced when implementing change at senior leadership level. As well as five pieces of advice for other senior leaders implementing change from the inside out.

    • 43 min
    Leadership insight: Amelia Torode, Founder of The Fawnbrake Collective, on initiatives to help tackle the hindering emotion of isolation within a company formed of a collective of independent workers

    Leadership insight: Amelia Torode, Founder of The Fawnbrake Collective, on initiatives to help tackle the hindering emotion of isolation within a company formed of a collective of independent workers

    According to a report by Harvard Business Review back in 2011, half of CEOs reported experiencing feelings of loneliness within their role, with 61% of CEOs believing this hinders their performance. How has this evolved with the modern workplace? Is isolation still a worrying emotion that sits hand-in-hand with senior leadership and how does a workplace built around independent workers fit into this?
    Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor, chats to Amelia Torode, founder of The Fawnbrake Collective to find out Amelia’s valuable insight on their initiatives to help overcome isolation within a company formed of a collective of independent workers, whether isolation differs between businesses and how companies can work together to overcome this hindering emotion.  

    • 53 min
    Leadership insight: Sarah Harvey, Former Head of UK at Square, on how to overcome a lack of clarity in your role, as well as how to hire effectively to avoid the same ambiguity being replicated

    Leadership insight: Sarah Harvey, Former Head of UK at Square, on how to overcome a lack of clarity in your role, as well as how to hire effectively to avoid the same ambiguity being replicated

    Ever sat there wondering what’s truly expected of you in your senior role and what defines your success? How do you break this cycle to achieve positive growth?
    A common leadership hurdle in a senior role can be the lack of definition in what you’ve actually been hired to do. Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor, chats to Sarah Harvey, Former Head of UK at the Fintech group Square, to discuss how this can be overcome, including Sarah’s advice for recruiting new hires and when a lack of clarity in a job role can actually be a positive thing.

    • 37 min
    Leadership insight: Phil Bartlett, MD of CDM London, on the importance of recognising the need for bespoke leadership development

    Leadership insight: Phil Bartlett, MD of CDM London, on the importance of recognising the need for bespoke leadership development

    "Modern leadership is about sharing leadership out. It’s no longer a pyramid structure with one person at the top. We all have a responsibility to people within our organisation and work has become more of a community that supports each other."
    In the latest episode for the series, Phil Bartlett, MD of CDM London, part of Omnicom, shares his incredibly honest and open insight with Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor, on how to develop yourself, and your team, to grow the leadership capabilities required to build a successful business.
    Within the episode, you’ll also learn how Phil is an advocate of diversity, hear his humble experiences of the common emotion of isolation as a senior leader, as well as finding out where Phil sources his leadership inspiration from.

    • 53 min
    Leadership insight: Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer at Zopa, on how to have the confidence to lead rather than be stuck in the day-to-day

    Leadership insight: Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer at Zopa, on how to have the confidence to lead rather than be stuck in the day-to-day

    "In many cases, we find a security and comfort in doing the things we know we do well, so it’s much easier to sit down and do a task you’ve done a thousand times rather than gear yourself up to do something outside of your comfort zone, or that you don’t quite know the answer too". 
    How do you build the confidence to overcome this? Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer at Zopa, talks to Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor, for The Leadership Series Podcast on how to have the confidence to lead rather than be stuck in the day to day.  
     
     

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Lucy Snell ,

A top podcast for all creative leaders

Loved the interview with Jonny Tooze as I’ve always been intrigued about how moving to a four day week was working out for the agency. Looking forward to hearing the next one.

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