Everyone is a Leader.

Charles Simonetti

A podcast about Leadership for Executives, Investors, and Business Leaders. 👤 Hosted by Charles Simonetti, Executive Coach (PCC) and Founder of "On a Quest." 🧭 Each episode follows a three-part structure: - The Leader’s Journey: A turning point that shaped the guest’s leadership. - Breakthrough Conversation: An unscripted dialogue about one current challenge the guest is facing. - Key Takeaways: Insights the guest believes every leader should embody.

Episodes

  1. Pragmatic vs. Values-Driven Leadership | Nafees Hamid, PhD: Everyone is a Leader (S01E03)

    06/24/2025

    Pragmatic vs. Values-Driven Leadership | Nafees Hamid, PhD: Everyone is a Leader (S01E03)

    👤 Hosted by Charles Simonetti ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlessimonetti/ ),Executive Coach (PCC) and Founder of "On a Quest." ( https://www.onaquest.eu/ ),"Everyone is a Leader." is a leadership podcast for Executives, Investors & Business Leaders. 🎙️ Today’s guest: Nafees Hamid, PhD (https://nafeeshamid.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nafees-hamid-phd/ https://www.youtube.com/@DrNafeesHamid)A cognitive scientist and field researcher who has scanned the brains of extremists, negotiated with radicalized individuals, and studied how identity and belief systems drive human behavior. He is the Research & Policy Director of XCEPT, based at the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, and advises governments worldwide on preventing political violence, negotiating conflict, and peacebuilding. 🧭 Each episode follows a three-part structure: - The Leader’s Journey: Turning points that shaped the guest’s leadership. - Breakthrough Conversation: An unscripted dialogue about one current challenge the guest is facing. - Key Takeaways: Insights the guest believes every leader should embody. 🔗 Links to cited articles and studies Devoted Actors https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181585 https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-neuroscience-of-devoted-actors-within-extremist-groups/ Sacred Values https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02462 Steward Ownership https://purpose-economy.org/content/uploads/purposebooklet_en.pdf Instrumental and value rationality https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/n755/mode/2up Moral Injury https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2009.07.003 Positionality https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003377986 https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406919900828 https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v8i4.3232 📌 Chapters 00:00 Warning 00:21 Generic 00:41 Intro - Host 00:53 Intro - Show 01:33 Intro - Guest 02:27 The Leader's Journey 28:38 Breakthrough Conversation 49:56 Key Takeaways 1:01:28 Final Thoughts & Exercise

    1h 3m

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A podcast about Leadership for Executives, Investors, and Business Leaders. 👤 Hosted by Charles Simonetti, Executive Coach (PCC) and Founder of "On a Quest." 🧭 Each episode follows a three-part structure: - The Leader’s Journey: A turning point that shaped the guest’s leadership. - Breakthrough Conversation: An unscripted dialogue about one current challenge the guest is facing. - Key Takeaways: Insights the guest believes every leader should embody.