Gentle Provocation

Srdjan Vukcevic
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Most leadership advice is wrong. Not because it's stupid - but because it's designed for how people should behave, not how they actually do. Gentle Provocation is a podcast about behaviour, leadership, and the uncomfortable questions behind both. With Srdjan Vukcevic - behavioural strategist, executive coach, and founder of Blue Coach and HR4Leadership. Quiet questions. Strategic consequences.

Episodes

  1. 11h ago

    Naoki Eiga: The Weak Can Become Strong | 4x Kendo 8th Dan Champion — Gentle Provocation

    Twenty-two years ago I sat in the Budokan in Tokyo and, by chance, ended up beside the kendo champion I had travelled across the world to see. His name was Naoki Eiga. This conversation is what happened when we sat down together again — two decades later. Naoki Eiga is one of the most respected kendoka alive: a four-time All-Japan Invitational 8th Dan Champion (three times in a row — the first in the tournament's history), World Kendo Championship individual and team titleholder, and All-Japan Champion. Yet when I asked him about winning, he moved past it almost at once.He spoke instead about kendo as a way of life. About learning from every person you meet. About timing over force. About seeing an opponent not as a flat surface but as a whole. And about the thing that has stayed with me since: that he did all of it to show the world the weak can become strong — because he had once been weak. A conversation about discipline, humility, and what remains after the winning is over. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Twenty-two years to this conversation 00:19 — Why etiquette begins and ends everything 00:46 — Why kendo matters in a fast, easy world 01:27 — Stepping away at the top: the flower and the fall 02:12 — Failure, and how to keep young people going 03:03 — Why you must keep practising to teach 03:27 — What anyone can learn from kendo 04:46 — Timing over force: the flow of "ma" 05:48 — Seeing the whole person, not the surface 06:30 — Gratitude, and the people who made him 08:00 — "The weak can become strong" 10:05 — A message to every kendoka 10:23 — Montenegro through a champion's eyes 10:50 — Closing thanks Gentle Provocation — quiet questions, strategic consequences. Hosted by Srdjan Vukcevic. This conversation was made possible with the support of the Montenegrin Kendo Federation and the All Japan Kendo Federation. 🔗 https://www.kendo.or.jp/en/ 🎧 Also on YouTube 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/@srdjanvukcevic#Kendo #NaokiEiga #Budo #Leadership #Discipline

    Naoki Eiga: The Weak Can Become Strong | 4x Kendo 8th Dan Champion — Gentle Provocation

  2. Jul 5

    Dragan Adžić: Taj krš je učinio svoje | Gentle Provocation Ep. 03

    Šta ako Crna Gora ne pravi šampione uprkos tome što je mala — nego baš zato što je mala? Dragan Adžić, trener koji je sa ženskom rukometnom reprezentacijom osvojio olimpijsko srebro u Londonu 2012. i evropsko zlato u Beogradu iste godine, sjeda u Gentle Provocation i priča bez filtera. O poligonu kod Tološke šume gdje su trenirali bez sale i bez primanja. O lopti kojoj je otišla spoljna guma. O sedam djevojaka koje ni jedan trening nisu propustile — i koje su kasnije stale na podijum u Beogradu. O tome šta lider mora zračiti kad igračica pogleda prema klupi u najtežem trenutku. O porazu koji te ojača ako si spreman da pogledaš u sebe. I o zahvalnosti kao majci svih vrlina. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Uvod — Ko je Dragan Adžić 01:50 Mala baza, veliki karakter 05:44 Taj krš je učinio svoje 09:00 Budućnost kao brend 11:42 Poligon kod Tološke šume 16:30 Fokus kao jedina strategija 18:43 Kad igračica pogleda trenera 23:28 Norveška u dva produžetka — flow 27:10 Olimpijsko srebro — poraz koji ojača 31:52 Naoki Eiga čisti pod godinu dana 37:40 Kendo i osmi dan 44:30 Sport kao najčistija stvar 51:00 Djeci fale izazovi, ne informacije 57:00 Svako ima jednu veliku šansu 01:01:30 Zahvalnost kao majka svih vrlina Gentle Provocation #03. Quiet questions. Strategic consequences.

    Dragan Adžić: Taj krš je učinio svoje | Gentle Provocation Ep. 03

  3. Jun 8

    97 aplikacija. 1 odgovor. Amazon. | Bojana Radovic | Gentle Provocation Ep. 02

    97 aplikacija. Jedan odgovor. Taj jedan je bio Amazon.Bojana Radović, CEO Glovo Montenegro, nije došla do te pozicije kroz poznanstva ili sreću - došla je kroz upornost, meritokratiju i sposobnost da čita signale koje sistemi ne mogu izmjeriti.U ovoj epizodi razgovaramo o tome zašto veliki sistemi propuštaju fidget spinnere, zašto crnogorski menadžeri grade kult nezamjenjivosti, i šta se desi kad data-driven CEO ostane bez podataka. U epizodi: Kako te tri preseljenja do tridesete oblikuju karakter 97 odbijanja i jedan poziv — Amazon Kult nezamjenjivosti i zašto limitira cijeli sistem Fidget spinner koji je srušio Amazon marketplace za jednu nedjelju Glovo kao marketing platforma, ne delivery app Disagree and commit — kako to izgleda iznutra Ko bi bila ti bez podatka? Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:11 Nikšić, Podgorica, Pariz — tri identiteta 4:54 Amazon, 97 aplikacija, jedan odgovor 10:36 Takmičarski kontekst: Crna Gora vs Francuska 14:26 Kult nezamjenjivosti 23:34 Disagree and commit 33:01 Fidget spinner koji je srušio Amazon 40:02 Glovo kao marketing platforma 58:49 Monopolisti koji se ne ponašaju tako 1:15:38 Kakva si ti liderka? 1:22:43 Ko bi bila ti bez podatka? Gentle Provocation je podcast o liderstvu, ponašanju i odlukama koje ostavljaju posljedice.Novi gosti. Tiha pitanja. Strateške posljedice.→ Pretplati se da ne propustiš sljedeću epizodu.

    97 aplikacija. 1 odgovor. Amazon. | Bojana Radovic | Gentle Provocation Ep. 02

  4. May 17

    Rory Sutherland: Change the Question, Change the World

    Rory Sutherland joins Srdjan Vukcevic on Gentle Provocation to explore why changing the question is often the most powerful move in business and life — and why psychology consistently beats pure logic. We discuss behavioral science, reframing, commercial innovation, Montenegro as a tourism strategy case, and why small psychological shifts can beat expensive engineering solutions. This episode is brought to you by Eterno Villas — luxury villa rentals on the Montenegrin coast.

    Rory Sutherland: Change the Question, Change the World
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Most leadership advice is wrong. Not because it's stupid - but because it's designed for how people should behave, not how they actually do. Gentle Provocation is a podcast about behaviour, leadership, and the uncomfortable questions behind both. With Srdjan Vukcevic - behavioural strategist, executive coach, and founder of Blue Coach and HR4Leadership. Quiet questions. Strategic consequences.

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  • Creator
    Srdjan Vukcevic
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Srdjan Vukcevic
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    Gentle Provocation