Leadership Is No Accident

Andy Robbins, Oyster
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We believe in a radically simple idea, that leadership is no accident. These stories take you inside how people lead in our increasingly fast paced and complex world to achieve outcomes others didn't believe were possible.

  1. 10/12/2021

    Amobi Okugo - Professional Soccer Player and Entrepreneur

    2:30 - The dream of becoming a professional athlete 5:30 - Leadership and leaders in soccer  9:00 - Leadership from a team perspective  11:00 - Understanding responsibility, accountability, and the meaning of resiliency 13:45 - What distinguishes great coaches from average coaches  16:00 - Different kinds of leaders and coaching styles  20:00 - Maintaining and understanding accountability from a coaching perspective, and how it translates into sports and business  25:00- Being a player under contract and what it entails  29:00- A Frugal Athlete - a financial-literacy company 30:15 - Explaining what the Frugal Athlete provides  33:30 - Inspiration and purpose to create A Frugal Athlete  37:30 - Advice on how to become a professional athlete LINKS Amobi Okugo on LinkedIn Amobi's Wikipedia page Learn more about A Frugal Athlete CREDITS Produced by Emma Holmstrom Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

    41 min

  2. 10/05/2021

    Leslie Braverman - Co-founder, Pacific Northwest Pilates

    3:00 – The benefit of being naive and taking it slow 7:00 - Being a professional ballet dancer and connecting with Pilates 11:45 - From Pilates instructor to entrepreneur 14:00 - Starting the business  17:45 - Teaching a contemporary style of Pilates  20:30 - Standing out in the market by providing clear information, excellent education, and authentic teaching  25:00 - Having a clear purpose and vision  28:30 - Experiences and challenges in a growing business  31:30 - Learning how to prioritize, focus, gain self-awareness and listen to each other  34:45 - Adapting and thriving during the Covid-19 pandemic  38:00 - Rising to the occasion 39:45 - Reaching a wider audience and expanding the virtual platform  LINKS Leslie Braverman on LinkedIn Learn more about Pacific Northwest Pilates CREDITS Produced by Emma Holmstrom Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

    43 min

  3. 09/28/2021

    Sarah Bradham - Acting Executive Director, Mazamas

    2:30 - The history of Mazamas  5:30 - How to lead through change while maintaining the soul of the organization 8:45 - The role as Acting Executive Director  11:15 - How to adapt and create new opportunities in the light of Covid-19 17:30 - Increasing diversity in the outdoors  21:30 - The complexity of permits and being actively engaged in the topic  25:00 - Being a member of Outdoor Alliance and having a voice in legislation matters related to the outdoors  28:00 - Being a female leader in a male-dominated space  31:30 - Feeling pride in the purpose of the organization  33:30 - An organization that also provides a community  37:00 - Advice on how to lead a volunteer organization  LINKS Sarah Bradham on LinkedIn Learn more about the Mazamas CREDITS Produced by Emma Holmstrom Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

    42 min

  4. 09/21/2021

    Dave Stitt - Leadership Team Coach and Author

    2:00     How Dave's career led him into coaching. 6:30     Changing the culture from playing football to cricket, a recipe for large scale organizational change. 8:00     The most common issue Dave sees in teams within the construction industry and how he addresses it. 10:00    How Dave coaches the team to create an environment of success, where people do their best work. 14:30    Great teams don't happen by luck 18:30    There are no high performance teams in the business world. 21:20   The 72% effectiveness gap. 23:00    The definition of a great team 25:30    Why leaders struggle with delegation 30:00    The five keys of deep and deliberate delegation 36:00    Dave's new book, 'Coach for Results' 37:00    How Dave finds the time to be top triathlete as well as a top coach LINKS Dave Stitt on LinkedIn Work with Dave  Books: Coach for ResultsDeep and Deliberate Delegation21st Century People LeadershipCREDITS Produced by Emma Holmstrom Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

    44 min

  5. 09/14/2021

    Catherine Beldotti Donlan - Executive Leader and Champion for Women's Sports

    2:00 - Entering the athletic industry 5:00 - A strong passion for sports, fitness, health, and wellness 6:30 - Change within the athletic industry and breaking glass ceilings 9:30 - Being authentic 11:30 - A female leader and mother in a male-dominated industry 17:30 - The importance of deep active listening 22:15 - Understanding critical feedback, self-reflection, and self-awareness 27:30 - Learning from the consumer 30:30 - Creating strategic directions and strategic visions in leadership 35:00 - From the athletic industry to venture capital lead companies 38:15 - Strategic planning in private equity 39:00 - Leaving the venture capital world and starting a new chapter LINKS Catherine Beldotti Donlan on LinkedIn CREDITS Produced by Emma Holmstrom Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

    44 min

  6. 09/07/2021

    Phillip Crockford - CEO v-Teamwork and Team Leadership Expert

    3:00 – Leadership as dispositional learning 4:00 – Introducing Minecraft 6:30 – Explaining the use of disposition 8:00 – Using Minecraft as a simulation 13:30 – Learning from Minecraft   18:30 – Thoughts on working from home in the world of Covid 22:00 – Working from home, trouble-free or a struggle? 23:30 – Learning practice and performance 27:00 – What leaders learn from the program 30:00 – Learning by doing, building confidence 33:30 – Philip’s passion for sharing, connecting and understanding the human being 40:00 – Closing advice on how to lead and utilize vertical development   LINKS Phillip Crockford on LinkedIn Working with v-Teamwork   CREDITS Produced by Kai Hellberg & Emma Holmstrom Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

    45 min

  7. 08/31/2021

    Liz Valentine - Entrepreneur and Executive Leader

    2:40 -  Taking a year off at Nike  8:00 - Keeping Swift alive at the height of a recession 12:00 - Embracing uncertainty  17:00 - Allowing employees to be multi-dimensional  21:00 - Having employees truly live by a company’s values 24:00 - Valentine’s non-negotiables 30:00 - The transition to Wunderman Thompson  36:00 - The importance of embracing your life outside of work  39:00 - Leadership lessons from becoming CEO  LINKS Liz Valentine on LinkedIn Swift Agency  CREDITS Produced by Kai Hellberg Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

    46 min

  8. 08/24/2021

    Nir Zavaro - Storyteller and Marketing Thought Leader

    3:00 – “Not sure if he has a bright future as a student, but the way he writes is unbelievable” 7:30 – Zavaro’s focus on storytelling 10:30 – Zavaro’s definition of leadership 13:20 – “If I could put it on my website, I’d write ‘We Sell Sh*t’” 18:00 – The difficult nature of letting employees go   20:30 – Shifting from a mentality of abundance to a mentality of scarcity   25:30 – Running a bar, writing a book 28:00 – Fixing restaurants   30:00 – Commentating everything from Formula 1 to Bobsleigh 34:00 – Maximizing something as simple as white paper and black ink 38:00 – Zavaro’s title as “Chief of Happiness”     LINKS Nir Zavaro on LinkedIn How to work with Nir as your personal storytelling and marketing coach Connecting with Streetwise in Tel Aviv (in Hebrew) Streetwise on LinkedIn CREDITS Produced by Kai Hellberg Music by Isaac Chambers – ‘Change’

    47 min
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We believe in a radically simple idea, that leadership is no accident. These stories take you inside how people lead in our increasingly fast paced and complex world to achieve outcomes others didn't believe were possible.

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  • Creator
    Andy Robbins, Oyster
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2020 Oyster
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