Peter Lynagh has built a career across sales, marketing, senior leadership, entrepreneurship, business transformation, and executive coaching. After progressing from chemistry into senior MD and CEO roles within multinational organisations, Peter eventually took the leap into running his own business and now works as a coach, mentor, facilitator, and supporter of business leaders. Join co-hosts Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam, Mike Oliver, and Peter Lynagh as they explore what it really takes to become a good leader, build strong teams, and support people to reach their potential. Peter shares how an early mentor helped him succeed when he became an MD at a young age, and why he believes leaders should focus on people’s strengths rather than their weaknesses. They discuss the difference between coaching and mentoring, the importance of listening and asking open questions, building confidence within teams, succession planning, and why a manager’s role should include helping people grow. The conversation also explores leadership styles, from humble and supportive managers to more directive leaders, and why authenticity, trust, teamwork, and strong team culture matter regardless of your leadership approach. Drawing on decades of experience in multinational business, Peter also shares lessons from mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business transformation, and navigating difficult commercial decisions. He explains why successful business transitions need to create a genuine win-win for the business, its people, and the new owners. But this episode goes beyond business. Peter opens up about some of the personal challenges that have shaped his outlook, including losing his opportunity to pursue university, serious rugby injuries, the loss of his grandson Joshua, and the impact of COVID on his business. He shares how he learned to adapt to adversity, keep moving forward, and turn difficult experiences into something positive through the Joshua Lynagh Foundation. From leadership and executive coaching to entrepreneurship, resilience, team development, mentoring, and personal growth, this is a conversation about how our experiences shape the leaders we become. What is Strive & Thrive? Get ready for powerful conversations with SME business leaders, founders, entrepreneurs, and experts who share the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Strive & Thrive explores the mindsets, skills, experiences, and knowledge that can help entrepreneurs build successful and sustainable businesses — whether that means creating impact for people, planet, profit, or all three. Hosted by Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam and Mike Oliver, Strive & Thrive takes a friendly, honest, and conversational approach to entrepreneurship, leadership, business growth, and personal development. Follow Strive & Thrive on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast platform to stay up to date with every new episode. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cEcnsZUk8pQFPbP6wrT33 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strive-and-thrive/id1814865101 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@striveandthriveseries?feature=shared Website: striveandthrivepodcast.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/strive-and-thrive-series/ Strive & Thrive is a series of live discussions designed to enable and empower entrepreneurs to build businesses that achieve success — whether that be through people, planet, profit, or all three. Join founders Mike, Romesh, and their amazing guests as they discuss the mindsets, skills, and knowledge entrepreneurs need to Strive & Thrive in an ever-changing world. Strive & Thrive is a series of live discussions with the aim of enabling and empowering entrepreneurs in building businesses that achieve success – whether it be in people, planet, and profit – or all three. Join founders Mike, Romesh, and their amazing guests, as they discuss the mindsets, skills and knowledge entrepreneurs need to Strive & Thrive in an ever-changing world.
