The Evolving Leader (Jean Gomes and Scott Allender)
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| 02 Mar 2022 | The Imagination Machine with Martin Reeves | 00:55:03 | |
Kicking off season 4 of the Evolving Leader podcast is a discussion that co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes had with BCG Henderson Institute chairman and author Martin Reeves. The Henderson Institute is BCG’s think tank dedicated to exploring and developing new insights from business, technology, economics and science by embracing the powerful technology of ideas. Sit back and listen as Martin unpacks how imagination works and how organisations can keep it alive and harness it in a systematic way. ‘The Imagination Machine – How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company’s Future’ (Jack Fuller and Martin Reeves, 2021, Harvard Business Review Press) Please complete the Evolving Leader listener survey. Thank you. 0.00 Introduction 2.22 Can we start with your background, and what inspired you to write ‘The Imagination Machine’ 4.01 Why do you think there appears to be an absence of imagination in so many large organisations? 5.55 It’s easy to think about imagination as being solely a psychological process, but your research has revealed something else. What have you found and what does it mean in terms of how that notion should be challenged? 8.23 Can we delve into some of the neuroscience and research that you have uncovered that underpins your thinking. 15.50 Are organisations set up (almost) as surprise mitigation machines, so repressing new mindsets that would potentially unlock new business models? 17.55 Can you outline the six step process that you describe in your book around harnessing and scaling imagination and creativity in a systemised way? 24.41 How can we get better at this? What could a listener do in their organisation to adopt some of these strategies? 30.43 You talk about play as being de-risked accelerated learning. Talk to us about the importance of play and where you are seeing it being adopted. 37.27 You have mentioned that crisis can be an inflection point for reimagination. What have you observed during the pandemic? 42.34 Is there a link between capacity for imagination and sense making? 45.56 What role will/does technology play in organisations that are reimagining themselves? 52.11 What should leaders be prioritising? What are the specific things that they should be doing more of that they’re not to imbue their organisations with a greater sense of imagination at both a cultural and capability level?
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| 09 Mar 2022 | The Art and Science of Pattern Recognition with Marcus du Sautoy | 00:55:28 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are joined by Professor Marcus du Sautoy. Marcus is Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Fellow of New College, Oxford, author of multiple popular science and mathematics books and he is a regular contributor on television, radio and to both The Times and The Guardian. He is also passionate about public engagement on topics that include creativity and artificial intelligence.
0.00 Introduction 2.23 Where does your love of mathematics originate? 6.11 What is mathematics really about for you? 8.35 Can you explain what zeta functions are, and why symmetry and the function of groups is important to learn more about. 12.24 What did you draw from the moment that DeepMind’s AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol? 16.12 What are your thoughts around the possibility that AI can be creative, so taking us down a path where consciousness may not be the thing that actually happens, but we might actually get something totally new that doesn’t exist in our minds or reckoning at the moment? 18.35 How do we prevent ourselves from having something that we don’t understand governing our lives? 20.44 In your book ‘What We Cannot Know’, you explored if there are questions that we may never have the answer to, and therefore our living with the unknown. Could you elaborate on that idea for us? 25.52 You’ve written about the conflict between physics and mathematics, and also your idea that mathematics exists outside of humans so it’s not a human construction and would exist without us. Could you elaborate on those two points? 33.13 Tell us about your latest book ‘Thinking Better’ where you search for short cuts, not just in mathematics but also other fields. 36.14 A lot of people think of maths as being hard. However, you can use maths, the concepts and frameworks without being an expert mathematician. Can you bring that to life for us? 43.09 Tell us about the work you’ve been doing to bring Douglas Hofstadter’s life story to the Barbican in London. 48.28 You’ve said that we can’t fully know something when we’re stuck in a system whether consciously or unconsciously. What is the leadership lesson or opportunity that we can take from that? 53.06 When was the last time you had a real ‘aha’ moment, and what’s the biggest challenge that you are working on at the moment?
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| 16 Mar 2022 | The Ukraine Crisis with Monika Bielskyte | 00:49:17 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, Jean Gomes talks to Monika Bielskyte. Monika previously appeared on the podcast back in season 3, episode 10 and we invited her back to get a picture beyond the news feed about Ukraine. In this very special episode, Monika provides a visceral picture of what’s currently happening to the country and its people and why.
0.00 Introduction 1.25 What are your connections to Ukraine? 11.12 What are we (in the West) missing regarding the situation in Ukraine? 23.43 What’s the shared hope held by many of the generation who have never grown up under an authoritarian regime? 34.08 What’s your take on President Zelenskiy and his leadership?
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| 23 Mar 2022 | The Power of Not Thinking with Simon Roberts | 00:54:57 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to business anthropologist Simon Roberts. In addition to being a co-founder of Stripe Partners, Simon founded the UKs first dedicated ethnographic research company in 2001, he’s run an innovation lab at Intel and is currently board president of the EPIC community. In 2020 his book The Power of Not Thinking: How Our Bodies Learn and Why We Should Trust Them was published. The Power of Not Thinking: How Our Bodies Learn and Why We Should Trust Them 2.27 How are you feeling? 3.22 Can you start by telling us about your background? 5.59 Can you explain what an anthropologist involved in ethnographic research does and how you do it? 8.29 Can you give us some of the practical techniques that you might use to actually uncover what’s going on? 12.17 In your book you break down the idea of embodied knowledge. Can you give us an overview of what that is and why we should trust our bodies more? 14.05 How do we delineate between the brain’s ability to create habit vs the body knowledge? 18.34 Could you talk us through the context for your book? 26.07 In your book you list five features of embodied knowledge. Could you give us a high level overview of what those are? 32.27 How would somebody get more connected to the embodied sense of an empathetic experience in their daily lives? 36.39 An increasing number of industries are relying more and more on proxies because data is so attractive, but you talk about the dangers of building businesses in that way. What are we missing when we do that? 41.09 Which organisations have you seen that are best at maintaining that continuous connection with the world in the way that you are describing? 44.15 Can you share your thoughts on embodied knowledge for policy makers? 47.50 How do you enhance your own ability to trust and apply embodied knowledge? 52.04 You’ve talked about discomfort. What’s the experience that created the most discomfort in you?
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| 30 Mar 2022 | Moral Clarity with Susan Neiman | 00:45:10 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to one of the world’s leading moral philosophers Professor Susan Neiman. Professor Neiman is currently the director of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam, and the former professor of philosophy at Yale and Tel Aviv Universities. Her books include ‘Moral Clarity, A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists’ and ‘Why Grow Up, Subversive Thoughts for an Infantile Age’. 2.02 Can you start by sharing some of the experience that shaped your world view, and the role that they played in forming the central ideas that sit at the heart of your work. 6.16 Can we turn to ‘Moral Clarity’, which centres on the failure of our culture to meet our moral needs and the problems that this creates in society. Can you take us through some of the central arguments. 15.08 I’m really interested in this loss of moral language in the progressive parts of society. Is there something else that was going on with relativism etc that started to make it hard for that group of people to talk about it? 23.58 Since you wrote moral clarity we’ve had a number of shock points including the Trump Presidency, Brexit and the growing influence of social media. How have these moments evolved your thinking? 37.19 In your book ‘Why Group Up’ you address the widespread infantilism that you feel pervades so much of society. Why do you think that’s happened?
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| 06 Apr 2022 | Leadership Within, Between and Among Us with Ron Carucci | 00:44:07 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Ron Carucci, experienced strategy, organization and leadership transformation expert, co-founder and managing partner at leadership consultancy Navalent and author of eight bestselling books. To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose (Kogan Page, 2021)
0.00 Introduction 3.04 Can you give us an overview of your approach to helping grow and develop leaders? 4.47 You talk about the language you use at Navalent, specifically within, between and among. Can you give us some context or an example of what it looks like to go in and raise awareness around those three components? 7.39 In a situation where people are deeply embedded, but when forced to change both the individual and organisation find themselves facing a crisis as they are out of step with the market reality, what’s your learning from that situation? 12.56 What’s the biggest trap that you find yourself in that might actually reinforce the problem? 14.58 In your 2014 book ‘Rising To Power’, you state that 50% of leaders rising up to new formal levels of influence within the organisation fail within 18 months. From your perspective, why is this and what can someone do to avoid becoming part of that statistic? 21.31 In your latest book ‘To be honest’, you identify four factors that have a profound impact on honesty, justice and purpose within an organisation. However if these factors are missing or are dysfunctional, the organisational conditions compel employees to choose dishonesty and self-interest. Can you unpack that for us? 28.41 What’s the delta between organisations that think they have these attributes and are living them versus organisations that actually do have them? 33.55 You’ve referenced your research in neuroscience, and both Scott and I are particularly interested in the science of mindset and self-awareness. What have you learnt that’s changed your thinking in recent years? 36.47 What’s your next big project? 40.19 Who has inspired you as a leader or organisation?
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| 20 Apr 2022 | Know Thyself - the Neuroscience of Self-Awareness with Professor Stephen Fleming | 00:54:33 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean and Scott talk to Professor Stephen Fleming, one of the world’s leading neuroscientists whose life’s work is the study of metacognition (the ability to think about thinking). How does this influence our self-awareness and our ability to make good judgements? Find out in this fascinating episode. Know Thyself - The New Science of Self-Awareness (Hachette, 2021) 0.00 Introduction 2.35 Could you start by giving us a definition of metacognition? 4.38 What’s the difference between conscious and unconscious metacognition? 7.11 In your book Know Thyself, you write about how our brains are constantly trying to solve inverse problems, trying to understand the root causes of things. Can you help us understand this concept? 11.08 How might we sense metacognition? 15.46 What kinds of experiments are you looking at that help to see when unconscious awareness and explicit awareness are at odds? 19.14 Can you talk to us about how metacognition (as an attribute) can be developed? 21.50 You’ve said that recognising people with low metacognition can be one of the best predictors in identifying people who are more dogmatic. Can you tell us about some of the work that you’ve done around this and what you’ve learnt? 28.52 How can metacognition help us to understand other people more? 32.51 What are the breakthroughs that you are making and how might they inform artificial intelligence? 36.32 When we start to embrace more embedded technology in human beings, how does metacognition work when it’s directly integrated into our bodies? 40.20 What’s really exciting you right now? What are the standout things that you are working on? 44.17 Can you paint a picture for us as to what it’s like to work in your lab. What’s going on? 49.06 What are the important take-aways from your work for leaders to consider?
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| 27 Apr 2022 | Putting Innovation on the Balance Sheet with Dan Toma | 00:41:42 | |
Can you measure and track how successfully your organisation is innovating? This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to Dan Toma, co-author of ‘Innovation Accounting‘, who says that the traditional management tools available to leaders wanting to understand investments in innovation are lacking, instead proposing a new set of frameworks and tools that go beyond just financial indicators. Innovation Accounting – A Practical Guide for Measuring Your Innovation Ecosystem’s Performance (BIS, 2021)
0.00 Introduction 2.05 Could you start by sharing your journey? 4.55 Could you tell us why it’s important for an organisation to develop its own innovation ecosystem? 7.24 Is that approach being adopted by organisations or are many sticking with the traditional ‘small innovation team’ approach? 9.23 What are the biggest pitfalls for corporates when they start to adopt this? 13.40 Could you give us a working definition of innovation accounting and also some of your ideas around the different types of innovation and what they look like? 16.34 Can you take us through an example of how an innovation accounting system could be built using the tools and frameworks you provide in your book? 19.42 What mindset shifts does an organisation need to make in order to embrace innovation accounting? 24.30 What is the most useful starting point in order to establish the common ground between finance and innovation teams? 27.09 How do people who are prone to big picture large innovation thinking take those ideas forwards in pragmatic, not over romanticised ways? 30.45 When you go into an organisation that might be lacking creativity and imagination (where the focus is on maintaining past success), what can you do to start them valuing that from an innovation accounting perspective? 33.43 What single piece of advice can you give to our listeners, whether or not they are in formal innovation roles? 35.37 What’s next for you, what are you working on now? 37.25 If an organisation adopts innovation accounting, what looks different and what’s happening in the organisation that’s not happening today? 38.24 How did Covid impact innovation in organisations?
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| 04 May 2022 | Why Purpose Really Matters with Ranjay Gulati | 00:49:08 | |
Are you clear as to what your personal or organisation’s purpose is? In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati. Professor Gulati’s research around purpose focusses on why it has become increasingly important for organisations. In his book ‘Purpose, the heart and soul of high performance companies’, Ranjay Gulati argues that a deeper engagement with purpose can serve as a radically new operating system, enhancing performance while also delivering meaningful benefits to society. ‘Deep Purpose, the Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies’ (Ranjay Gulati, Penguin, 2022)
0.00 Introduction 2.17 Could you start by giving us a brief tour of your career and tell us what sparks your curiosity? 5.43 Why do you think purpose has become such a key focus for organisations in the last decade? 8.26 How do you define purpose and how might some people be misconstruing what purpose is? 12.31 You’ve said that pursuing a purposeful course means maintaining a difficult balance between meeting the expectations of old and new stakeholders, something that you refer to as walking the razor’s edge. Can you describe what that entails? 16.32 How might organisations that do not have an embodied sense of purpose start to build that? 19.16 Can you talk us through the ‘four levers that you need to pull’ in order to align purpose with performance? 24.58 You talk about purpose being rooted in organisational history. How does having this connection with the past give people more clarity about the future, especially in a world that is changing so quickly? 27.50 How can purpose help an organisation face quite considerable disruption more ethically? 33.39 When you start talking in these terms, you are inviting greater scrutiny on your organisation, and that can be really helpful can’t it? 36.32 Have there been any companies that you’ve spoken to that have left you deeply inspired? 38.15 Do you see (in your students particularly) a shift in interest towards this area? How has the values of the generations you are working with influenced the future in this respect? 40.07 You also say that purpose is fragile…. 43.16 What impact has this work had on you personally, how has it changed your sense of purpose? 46.47 What’s next for you?
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| 11 May 2022 | How Our Mindset on Mental Health is Changing with Geoff McDonald | 00:48:44 | |
"My purpose is simple; I want to create a world where everybody in every workplace feels they genuinely have the choice to put up their hand and ask for help when they are suffering from mental ill health" (Geoff McDonald, LinkedIn Profile). This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, host Scott Allender talks to Geoff McDonald. Former Global VP of HR at Unilever, Geoff is now a speaker and a business transformation consultant who inspires leaders to embrace mental health and empower organisations to put purpose at their core and play their positive role in the world. Listen as Geoff shares his very personal inspiring journey. https://www.mindsatworkmovement.com/ The acronym that Geoff describes: CAN DO
0.00 Introduction 1.25 Could you start by telling us about the event that changed the course of your life? 5.50 I’d like to understand more about your first anxiety fuelled panic attack, and the support that you received. 14.17 What can leaders do with their teams to normalise the mental health conversation? 26.25 Could you tell us about your charity Minds At Work? 31.23 What are your thoughts on the accountability and responsibility that social networks are taking around the mental health of their users? 36.33 How can parents help their children with regard to their mental health and the external pressures that they face? 39.07 How can people who are listening to this podcast get more connected with their inner experience before their bodies sound the alarm?
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| 18 May 2022 | The Confident Mind with Dr Nate Zinsser | 00:50:48 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are joined by Dr Nate Zinsser. Dr Zinsser is an expert in the psychology of human performance and has worked at the forefront of applied sports psychology for over 30 years. His research has been published in several journals and in the widely used textbook ‘Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance’. Dr Zinsser is the director of the performance psychology programme at West Point (The United States Military Academy) where he has been the lead performance psychologist since 1992, personally conducting over seventeen thousand individual training sessions and seven hundred team training sessions for cadets seeking the mental edge for athletic, academic, and military performance. Nate Zinsser’s book ‘The Confident Mind, a Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance’ was published in 2022.
0.00 Introduction 2.29 Could you give us a picture of what West Point is? 5.46 How has the field of performance psychology evolved during your 30 years as director at West Point? 11.15 Can you take us through some of the building blocks of the skills that you have brought from the world of sports psychology into the military? 13.49 Can you give us an example of something that you did that would have been quite counterintuitive to the culture at West point at the time? 16.15 Have the values and culture at West Point changed as a result of the work you’ve been doing? 19.18 How do you help somebody who feels that they don’t belong here? 24.03 What do you mean by confidence, and what can we do to help ourselves and others become more confident? 27.45 From a practical perspective, what do you do to help people who are at an inflection point in their career to build confidence? 31.35 During your time at West Point, have you seen a change in the self-awareness and the knowledge around psychology and performance science in the cadets who come into the college? 34.40 Tell us about your new book ‘The Confident Mind’ 39.19 What would you say to a leader who is struggling to help someone on their team increase their confidence? 42.02 How do we bring up confident children? 46.32 What is exciting you right now? Where is your attention at the moment?
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| 25 May 2022 | Being An Everyday Superhero with Tony O’Driscoll and Gary Zamchick | 00:55:04 | |
“Meet a stressed young manager, Mae B, whose teams are being led by an authoritarian CEO. We join her on her mission to overhaul the outdated leadership systems obsessed by power, profit and process and fight for central leadership that prioritises people, purpose and principles.” Talking to Evolving Leader hosts Scott and Jean, Tony O’Driscoll (professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a Research Fellow at Duke Corporate Education) and Gary Zamchick (illustrator, innovation strategy consultant and co-founder of start-up Words-Eye) explain their novel approach to writing ‘Everyday Superhero – How You Can Inspire Everyone And Create Real Change At Work’, a book that one reviewer refers to as ‘an entertaining tale with a serious message’. ‘Everyday Superhero – How You Can Inspire Everyone And Create Real Change At Work’ (Penguin Business, 2022)
0.00 Introduction 2.46 What’s the single most purpose driven aspect of your work? 4.42 Why did you decide to move away from writing a traditional business book? 8.28 Give us your pitch for the book. 11.23 What was it for you personally that led you realise that ‘the human piece is really missing’? 14.14 If businesses move to competing based on imagination, what’s the environment that would give them a competitive edge? 16.28 Talk us through the story behind the book. 22.34 How did you meet? 26.00 How does your creative partnership work? 29.41 Can we focus a little deeper on the issue of change? 35.41 Who is getting this right? Where are you seeing evidence of the kind of change that you’re talking about? 39.27 As markets and communities are coming together to drive change (as opposed to organisations), how does that influence your thinking? 45.06 In your book, the character Mae B is trapped in a bureaucratic system and is the person we all end up wanting to associate with. Tell us a little about this character.
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| 01 Jun 2022 | Rethinking our Relationship with Time with Oliver Burkeman | 00:51:58 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to author and former Guardian journalist Oliver Burkeman. For more than 10 years, Oliver Burkeman wrote the weekly ‘This Column Will Change Your Life’ column in the Guardian newspaper providing readers with ideas for a better life. In his latest book 4000 weeks, he rejects the obsession with 'getting everything done,' and introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations. Four Thousand Weeks (Vintage, 2022) 2.40 Could we have a brief tour of your world and how you became a chronicler of ideas about living a good life. 5.20 When you look back at your Guardian column, what were some of the ideas and people that most stood out to you? 8.11 Tell us why you wrote 4000 weeks. 10.41 How has our concept of time changed through the ages? 15.43 Can you tell us about the paradox of limitation? 18.09 You describe how the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger argued that our finite existence is bound with time and that most of us spend our time denying this fact either through distraction or denial – what can we take from his thinking by flipping the constraints of mortality? 23.24 How are we using distraction as avoidance, and how could positive distraction be useful? 28.30 Let’s turn to the benefits of procrastination. 32.34 In the context of organisational life, how should leaders think about the idea of inevitable limitations? 37.45 How can the mindset shift that underlies 4000 weeks be applied in an organisation? As a leader, what steps can be taken to normalise a change in philosophy whilst at the same time preventing it from being misused as an invitation to stop making plans for the future? 42.25 This is where we hobbies and family life makes such a difference to our lives – how we’re almost embarrassed to confess we have such a thing as a hobby. Can you talk about paying yourself first? Social:
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| 08 Jun 2022 | Redesigning Work with Lynda Gratton | 00:49:04 | |
This episode of the Evolving Leader podcast features a conversation between co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender and future of work thought leader Professor Lynda Gratton. As professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton designed the human resource strategy and transforming companies programme, which she has since led for over 20 years. She is founder of the global research advisory practice HSM Advisory and has written ten books exploring the changing relationship between people strategy and business performance. Lynda Gratton is also a fellow of the World Economic Forum. Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organisation and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone
0.00 Introduction 1.48 Can you give us a pen portrait of your career and the key areas of your focus? 3.37 What’s your assessment of what’s currently going on in the workplace? 7.10 Can you take us through the four steps that you believe organisations need to make in order to make the most of the global shift? 11.54 Who are you seeing getting this right? 18.07 Seeing as this was the first time that so many people around the world went through the same experience, our value sets and world view may have changed. What are you observing on that front? 23.39 Is the doubling of the number of meetings because we’ve lost the ability to pop in on each other and have the ‘water cooler’ conversations? 27.05 Going back to your ‘Hybrid Working’ article in HBR, what do we take forward from what we’ve learnt through this intense experiment and what do we let go of do you think? 32.12 So as organisation’s experiment, and employees are looking at the realities of working longer and the added complexities of their lives, what should companies be doing to support the wellbeing of their teams? 37.13 Do you think organisations should reconsider freezing again and what do you think are the most dangerous assumptions that we might be making right now to leave untested? 39.41 I love what you’re saying about baking in agility. 41.12 If you could guess, what do you think the world of work is going to look like in 20 or 30 years time? 46.50 How can people get in touch with you? 47.53 Can we plant a question in our audience’s mind about how to think about the future of work?
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| 15 Jun 2022 | How Movement Can Free Your Mind with Caroline Williams | 00:41:49 | |
During this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Caroline Williams, whose latest book ‘Move’ explores the emerging science of how movement opens up ‘a hotline to our minds’. Caroline is also a public speaker (including her 2014 TedX titled ‘Pimp My Brain’), consultant and writer for New Scientist and is the editor of two of New Scientist’s Instant Expert Guides, How Your Brain Works: Inside the most complicated object in the known universe (John Murray, 2017) and Your Conscious Mind: Unravelling the greatest mystery of the human brain (John Murray, 2017). Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free 2.33 What drew you into studying movement? 4.50 What are the implications of living a sedentary life? 7.26 In your book you write about the evolutionary internalisation of movement. Can you elaborate on that? 11.35 You write about how breathing and related exercises aid decision making, and also cite a 2016 study that shows that we can synchronise our breathing with our brainwaves. Can you talk to us about that? 14.17 What have you learnt for yourself through this work, what have you taken on board? 15.55 What advice would you give to leaders about how to ensure that their team are adopting movement practices in order to get the most out of them? 18.19 Was there anything that surprised you whilst researching the book? 20.18 You mention (in particular) one study about First Responders and 9/11. Can you talk to us about that? 23.31 What are we learning about elderly physical movement? 25.36 What are your favourite movements? 27.10 What else is catching your attention right now? 32.24 What did you learn about osteocalcin? 36.01 What’s the ideal amount of exercise and how should people be approaching that with intentionality? 39.43 What’s your next project?
Recommended listening from the Evolving Leader archive: The Next 15 Years with Kevin Kelly
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| 22 Jun 2022 | Improve your Visual Intelligence with Amy Herman | 00:45:16 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean and Scott talk to Amy Herman. Amy is a lawyer, art historian, author and founder and president of The Art of Perception Inc. a New York-based organization that conducts professional development courses for leaders around the world, from Secret Service agents to prison wardens. By showing people how to look closely at paintings, sculpture, and photography, she helps them hone their visual intelligence to recognize the most pertinent and useful information as well as recognise biases that impede decision making. Fixed.: How to Perfect the Fine Art of Problem Solving smART, Use Your Eyes to Boost Your Brain
0.00 Introduction 2.59 Tell us how you combined your skill as a lawyer with your passion for art to form what is a pretty unique job. 5.21 Where does the term visual intelligence originate? 8.59 What’s the take away for people who attend your course? 10.56 Can you give us a deeper explanation as to what visual intelligence is? 13.18 So how do you learn to see what’s not there? Can you talk us through your process? 16.36 Many people coming on to your course will be out of their comfort zone. Can you tell us what they’re going through? 19.09 Tell us about their emotional response to this situation. 20.49 Can you give a bit more about distinguishing between objective and subjective conclusions? 23.02 How do these experiences with art help to confront and maybe even resolve some biases? 26.05 You have the opportunity to be quite provocative with people in some of the things that you do. What does that create in people? 29.36 How do you help people come to terms with making the distinction between thinking and seeing? 32.23 Is important to also ask ‘what are we not seeing’? 36.05 Towards the end of Fixed, you suggest that you may have reached the limits of what you could achieve using art and open ended questions. However, talking to you today it sounds like you’ve overcome that. 40.45 Tell us about your new book smART. 42.45 As we draw to a close, what’s the biggest take away here?
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| 29 Jun 2022 | Beyond Collaboration Overload with Rob Cross | 00:55:46 | |
Is it time for organizations to start hiring chief collaboration officers? In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean and Scott talk to Rob Cross, Professor of Global Leadership at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, author of ‘Beyond Collaboration Overload’ and consultant. Rob explains that while collaboration can be the answer to many business challenges, leaders must learn to recognize, promote, and efficiently distribute the right kinds of collaborative work, or their teams and top talent will bear the costs of too much demand for too little supply. Beyond Collaboration Overload (Harvard Business Review Press, 2021) 0.00 Introduction 3.02 Can you give us some background to your work and approaches, particularly in network analysis that led you to the ideas you write about in Beyond Collaboration Overload? 5.35 Can you give us an overview of the two parts of the book and tell us what the payoff is for those who read it? 8.20 What do you mean by identity triggers? 10.40 How can someone identify their particular identity trigger, that gets them stuck in patterns of behaviours and responsiveness that are counterproductive for them? 11.49 Can you give us a snapshot of what a day in the life of ‘Scott’ (a character in your book) might be? 15.59 How are the command and control fanatics that still exist in some organisations coping with collaboration overload? 18.26 When you go into a C-suite, how do you help them better understand this strategically? 20.03 What have you observed about the different types of collaboration? 25.44 Can you share some of your other ideas around how we might avoid other forms of overload and/or other recurring microstressers that impact on us? 32.41 Is all of this reliant on your getting to grips with your identity trigger first? 34.22 What have you learnt about how high performers are now spending their time, especially those who might get back 18-24% of their time by incorporating these tactics? 39.44 Can you talk to us about the cumulative effects of microstressers? 45.43 The point you made earlier about understanding your needs requires a certain type of self-awareness because as we get busier, we run the risk of being cut off from what we’re feeling. What have you learnt about high performers and their ability to tune into those needs? 49.08 What happened to the character ‘Scott’ who we mentioned earlier in the interview? 52.26 In ten years time, what could an organisation that embraces more of this understanding look like?
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| 06 Jul 2022 | Product-Market Fit with Dan Olsen | 00:57:03 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Dan Olsen. Based in Silicon Valley, Dan is a consultant, speaker, host of the monthly Lean Product & Lean UX Meetup and author of bestselling ‘The Lean Product Playbook’.
0.00 Introduction 2.28 Tell us about your background and what fuels your passion for product development? 3.50 Why do products fail and why do organisations keep on building things that we may not want? 5.14 Can you give us your definition or poor product fit? 6.45 Talk us through the layers of the product-market fit model. 12.02 How do you build the awareness to recognise when you’re sliding into the solution before you have an understanding of the problem? 15.26 Can you tell us the story of the space pen? 19.28 How do you help people to change their mindet around being able to avoid the immediate gratification? 24.28 Tell us what you’ve learnt about the idea of the MVP. 30.00 What’s the most extraordinary pivot that you’ve seen? 32.24 Can you say more about when it’s time to listen to the customer as opposed to when it’s time to take an alternative approach? 36.04 How should we be using data to better understand consumer behaviour? 38.16 The other problematic part of this is pricing. What have you learnt about approaching that? 43.20 What have you learnt about how to help leaders make better decisions and make good bets? 51.54 Given everything that’s happened in the last two years, how do you think that’s going to play out in terms of how people think about creating great products in the future?
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| 13 Jul 2022 | Resilient Grieving with Dr Lucy Hone | 00:45:25 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, host Jean Gomes talks to Dr Lucy Hone. Lucy is an adjunct senior fellow at the University of Canterbury (NZ) and author of Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength and Embracing Life After a Loss that Changes Everything. In 2020, she also delivered the TED talk 3 Secrets of Resilient People, which to date has over five million views and is one of the Top 20 TED talks of 2020.
0.00 Introduction 1.20 Can we start with your story, and how the journey that you’ve been on has led you to discover new things about yourself and the ideas of resilience? 6.48 Many people will have read about the Kübler-Ross model which describes the five common stages of grief. How does that model sit with you? 13.13 Can you run us through some of the highlights of the ideas that you shared during your TedX talk? 21.31 You describe three stages which are all thought processes. Where does the meta emotional part play into this? 26.41 What have we learnt about resilience through the pandemic? 28.47 Where do you think people fall into thinking traps around resilience, misinterpreting what it really is? 31.41 What have you learnt about how parents can be best support children with grief while also allowing themselves the capacity to grieve? 35.27 What are doing next? 37.31 You mentioned earlier what some organisations might be getting wrong around resilience. Can we talk about the importance of psychological safety?
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| 20 Jul 2022 | The Pivotal Generation with Professor Henry Shue | 00:57:28 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to Professor Henry Shue, Professor Emeritus of Politics and International Relations at Merton College, Oxford and author of the book Basic Rights (Princeton 1980; 2nd edition, 1996; 40th anniversary edition with new chapter on climate change, 2020). Today, Henry’s focus is the moral responsibility that we have in slowing and reversing climate change, arguing that ‘we are the pivotal generation, the time is now’.
0.00 Introduction 2.38 Can you take us on a quick tour of your life’s work and ideas? 5.28 Which thought leaders and ideas have most informed your thinking? 10.32 Why are we the pivotal generation? 14.13 How can we be sure that we don’t underestimate the intelligence, foresight and determination of those who want to prevent the policy changes that need so desperately? 19.29 Can you give us an insight into the kind of questions that you are putting to leaders of organisations who might be impacting the problem? 25.03 The moral imperative is that we should be taking responsibility for the solution to this, so why aren’t governments forcing organisations to divert profits into developing new cleaner technologies? 27.14 How could we educate more people to accept the realities before them and put more pressure on companies who exacerbate climate change? 32.17 You’ve talked about the relationship that we have time and how it effects our sense of urgency. Can you talk to us a little about that? 37.17 How do you think (particularly) younger generations who are feeling angry about poor leadership are feeling about it? 41.23 Are there any tangible/practical pieces of advice that you can give to our listeners who are thinking that they want to do their part? 47.28 How are we deceiving ourselves around climate change? 54.36 What’s your next area of focus?
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| 03 Aug 2022 | Highlights from Season 4 with Jean Gomes and Scott Allender | 00:29:06 | |
Join co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender as they close season 4 of the Evolving Leader podcast by sharing some of our favourite moments from the 20 incredible episodes as well as previously unheard bonus material from the Evolving Leader vulnerability interviews. The Evolving Leader podcast will return in September for the start of season 5, but in the meantime sit back and listen to conversations with Caroline Williams, Oliver Burkeman, Steve Fleming, Amy Herman, Susan Neiman, Ranjay Gulati, Dan Toma, Rob Cross, Annie Murphy Paul, Simon Roberts, Tony O’Driscoll, Azeem Ahzar, Rita McGrath and Todd Kashdan.
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| 07 Sep 2022 | Reclaiming Sensitivity with Ciela Hartanov | 00:50:37 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to human behaviour expert Ciela Hartanov. Ciela is a former Head of Innovation and Strategy at Google and is founder of Hum Collective where she consults with leaders who are overwhelmed by the pace of change and need help creating the time, tools, and innovation models to create a new paradigm of work.
0.00 Introduction 4.05 A little more about Ciela’s background and work. 5.46 How do you build a mindset to face uncertainty? 9.07 How do you help individuals become cognisant of the kind of mindset that they’re currently holding? 17.19 Can you give us an example of the sort of thing that you’ve done to move people who might have a more sceptical mind into a position of acceptance? 21.46 What’s the starting point where you can try to bring more sense making when maybe you can’t find the component parts to start engaging with that story? 24.44 How have you grown and developed through the work that you’ve done? 26.42 This speaks to the need to embrace vulnerability in an uncertain situation where you as a leader are expected to be certain. Have you thought about that and what it means? 29.35 Talk to us about the importance of sensitivity as a leader. 34.27 Can you tell us a little about the book? 38.36 What can our listeners do to reclaim their sensitivity? What are some of the practices that you’ve found most helpful for yourself? 41.14 Leaders are expected to know the answer and to know the truth. 45.32 Which organisations are you seeing that are moving along down this path and adopting some of the things that you’re talking about?
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| 21 Sep 2022 | Conscious Capitalism with Anna Anderson | 00:53:36 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to social entrepreneur Anna Anderson. Anna is the founder and CEO of Kindred, an independent members club in West London, and Cellar at Kindred, a public café, counter and bar; dedicated to bringing the ethos, spirit and values found in the members club to the wider community. 0.00 Introduction Social: The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 05 Oct 2022 | Creating Psychological Safety with Stephan Wiedner | 00:49:47 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to psychological safety expert Stephan Wiedner. Stephan’s work focusses on developing sustainable high performance leaders, teams and organisations. He is cofounder of Noomii.com, Skillsetter.com and most recently Zarango.com with a published mission to ‘unleash the collective potential of people with the power of psychological safety’. Here's a link to the free Psychological Safety Assessment mentioned by Stephan during this episode: https://zarango.com/freepsi/ 0.00 Introduction | |||
| 19 Oct 2022 | What Leaders Must Know About the Written Word with Rob Ashton | 00:59:03 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to author, entrepreneur and former scientist Rob Ashton. Rob’s work encompasses cognitive and social neuroscience, cognitive and social psychology and behavioural and neuroeconomics, giving him a unique perspective on why so much of our written communication simply doesn’t work. 0.00 Introduction 4.32 Given your background as a scientist, how did you become fascinated in how we communicate? 9.51 Why is it that so much of our written communication doesn’t work? 18.26 What are some of the things that we can do to overcome those limitations? 24.36 If somebody wants or needs to communicate (perhaps with a large group) quickly, how can they reduce the chance that their message may be misinterpreted by individuals who receive the message? 30.34 What’s the easiest way of getting people to open their minds to what they are about to read? 36.45 if we switch to the reader or recipient of emails and texts, what can we do to avoid misunderstanding the written word? 42.30 When you think about writing, how do you get into a more empathetic headspace? 48.02 When we write something and then read it back we may sometimes find flaws in how our writing could be interpreted. From a neurological perspective, how do those different processes work? 53.50 Do younger generations read and write differently? 56.20 How can our listeners get in touch with you?
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| 02 Nov 2022 | How Can the Fool Help You Become a Better Leader? with Paul Glover | 00:53:12 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to the no B S coach Paul Glover. Paul is a former attorney who went on to serve time having been found guilty of white collar crimes. He describes himself as a “recovering” trial lawyer, an unabashed Starbucks addict, and the author of Workquake™, a book dedicated to those in the work environment seeking to not only survive, but also to thrive in the Knowledge Economy.
0.00 Introduction 3.36 Can you tell us about the concept of having a fool in your life? 6.26 What’s the contract that you’re striking when you invite someone in who might not be open to feedback that you might be getting? 10.44 Tell us more about your story. As you were coming out of prison, how did the role of the fool change you? 19.08 What did you find hardest to accept in yourself when receiving feedback from your wife and your friends when they were allowed to see you? 30.26 When coaching, how do people feel about you and feel about themselves in your presence? 34.00 You talk about daily windows of opportunity. What are they and how do you find them? 38.02 In 2012, you wrote ‘Work Quake. How organisations can successfully make the seismic shift to the knowledge economy’. I’m curious to hear what you’ve been observing in the last 10 years since you published that book. 41.11 Based on the coaching conversations that you have had over the last 2 years, what do you think is going to happen as a result of Covid and the lessons that leaders have gained from that experience? 46.07 You talked earlier about your daily gratitude practice. What are you feeling most grateful for today?
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| 16 Nov 2022 | What the Poet’s Mind Can Teach Leaders with Pelé Cox | 00:58:29 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to poet Pelé Cox. Formerly the poet in residence at Tate Modern, the Royal Academy, Keats-Shelley House and British School at Rome, Pelé now takes her art into companies such as PwC, Nielsen and a variety of hedge funds tutoring leaders and employees in creative innovation. ‘Chelsea Barracks Frieze’ https://pelecox.com/
0.00 Introduction 0.54 POEM: Spectacle (Pele Cox) 3.53 Can you give us the edited highlights of your journey as an artist? 4.50 Was there a moment when you thought ‘I want to be a poet’? 5.39 Who are some of your favourite poets? 7.05 What is your creative process? 12.09 POEM: Afterwards (Pele Cox) 13.59 It’s not obvious to most people that poetry can be used in so many different ways. How did you get to that? 15.59 What happens when you take your experience in to the hedge fund audience? 18.23 When you are working with a leader, what does that process look like? 21.42 Help us understand how we can best appreciate this art form? 31.58 POEM: Snake (D.H.Lawrence) 39.10 Can you talk to us about your relationship with your emotions and how that’s changed as you have developed? 43.39 Can the utterance of a poet have any more relevance than the extraordinary impact of social media? 46.31 POEM: Death and the politicians (Ian Crichton-Smith) 47.30 Can we turn to some of your more recent work particularly some of the things that you’ve done during lockdown including the film ‘Life Me Up I am Dying’ with Damian Lewis? 52.45 Can we talk about Frieze as well? 56.23 POEM: Swelling (Pele Cox) 57.14 How might someone get in touch with you?
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| 30 Nov 2022 | Joined Up Thinking with Hannah Critchlow | 01:01:16 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes are joined by neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow. Hannah is best known for demystifying the human brain on regular radio, TV and festival platforms as well as through her three books, the most recent being “Joined-Up Thinking, The Science of Collective Intelligence” (Hodder & Stoughton, August 2022). In 2014, Hannah was recognised as a 'Top 100 UK scientist' by the Science Council and one of Cambridge University's most ‘inspirational and successful women in science’. In 2019 Hannah was named by Nature as one of Cambridge University's 'Rising Stars in Life Sciences'.
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0.00 Introduction 3.29 Tell us about your background and what led you into neuroscience and your passion for public engagement? 9.01 Tell us about collective intelligence. 12.07 Can we explore the research that you share in your book around collective intelligence and particularly how amongst neurodiverse groups this leads to more creative thought? 19.09 You talk about the genetic predisposition, was there any research around epigenetic’s role in this predisposition? 36.02 You talk about synchronisation of brainwaves amongst groups helping with collective intelligence and the importance of their emotional state in this regard. Can you tell us a little more about that? 41.56 You talk about listening in fostering collective intelligence and you suggest a game that families can play to get better at it. Can you tell us about that? 45.17 You’ve also written about sitting in silence at the start of a meeting. 46.30 There is a lot of pressure and uncertainty facing teams, and you talk about the need to cultivate curiosity rather than fear in that environment. What advice do you have to help us achieve that? 49.13 What have you come to understand about interoception in the context of social intelligence? 53.29 How do you envisage our collective intelligence developing over time with advances in technology? 58.32 What’s next for you in the coming year?
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| 14 Dec 2022 | Leading In A Non-Linear World with Jean Gomes | 01:03:25 | |
In this special 100th episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Emma Sinclair talk to one of our usual co-hosts on the podcast, Jean Gomes. As many listeners will know, Jean is a leadership expert, trusted advisor to CEOs and senior leaders, and New York Times bestselling author. During this conversation, Jean talks about his new book ‘Leading in a Non-Linear World, Building Wellbeing, Strategic, and Innovation Mindsets for the Future’. 0.00 Introduction 2.48 Why did you write ‘Leading In A Non-Linear World’? 6.16 Why is this important now? 8.54 We often hear that we should simplify things, but you’re saying that we should meet complexity with complexity. Can you tell us more about that? 11.10 Can you give us some examples of the kinds of mindsets that you’re talking about building? 14.48 When writing about mindset, you refer to the interplay between feeling, thinking and seeing grounded in own self-awareness. This feels like something that is accessible to everyone. How did that idea start to form for you? 22.18 When we talk about self-awareness or mindset, nobody thinks that they’re not self-aware. Is it easier for some people to be more connected to what’s going on in their body and mind, and for those people who find it harder, how can they start to build these skills? 29.34 Can you tell us about your sixteen months of experimentation? What did you actually do during that time? 35.20 Understanding and knowing how to manage our internal physical resources is something that is often bypassed by leaders. How could you encourage them to make a shift in how they approach their wellbeing? 40.11 Now that we’ve done a deep dive into the body, could you delve deeper into the emotional centre? 46.14 You refer to negative uncomfortable emotions, and how some people may externalise that rather than getting curious about why they might be feeling this way. How could they get practically curious while in the middle of a very uncomfortable feeling? 52.36 So the idea of feelings and emotions as a means of accessing mindset may be route that a lot of people may not have thought about before. How have you taken that and built it into this interconnection between thinking and seeing as well? How do they all interact together in your definition? 57.04 What mindsets can we build for our future?
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| 04 Jan 2023 | The Expectation Effect with David Robson | 00:53:08 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to award winning science writer David Robson. David has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC as well as writing countless articles for The Guardian, the Psychologist and many others. Sit back and listen as our co-hosts explore David’s life and work 2.51 What gets you excited about your work? 3.51 Your work spans many different scientific disciplines including neuroscience and psychology. How do you bring those two things together to understand how human beings operate? 5.04 Can you give us the pitch to your first book, The Intelligence Trap? 7.18 You have said that intelligent people are more susceptible to fake news and conspiracy theories. Can you elaborate on that? 12.55 Is this problem getting worse? 14.31 Can we dig into a few of the mechanisms that are at work, such as over claiming and earnt dogmatism? 17.38 How do you build cognitive inoculation? 21.10 You’ve written that unconscious bias training may not be as straightforward and you present a more nuanced view about it. Could you talk to us a little about this? 23.56 Your second book is titled The Expectation Effect. Can you tell us what the expectation effect is and is not? 26.19 You have written how it’s possible to create different levels of change in your body for a long period of time that creates general conditions for good things to happen. Your research into the effect of the placebo is probably the most significant in this regard. Can you tell us a little more about that? 30.01 You also talk about the opposite which is the nocebo. Tell us about this. 33.40 The research by Alia Crum on fitness and eating is exciting in terms of giving us practical potential solutions for rethinking our mindset around these things. 39.03 You list some practical things that the reader can do to harness the expectation effect. Could you give us some examples of things that our listeners could start doing right now? 42.35 There are some potent takeaways around the expectation effect and its influence on longevity. Could you talk us through what you’ve learnt there? 46.45 What else should we be asking you? 51.29 What are you working on now?
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| 11 Jan 2023 | Disruptive Thinking with Emma Sinclair and Emily Clements | 00:58:55 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, Jean and Scott hand the mic to Emma Sinclair who talks to cognitive neuroscientist Emily Clements. As part of her PhD at Kings College, London Emily is currently leading one of the world’s first studies into the neuroscience of entrepreneurship. She aims to uncover what might be different within entrepreneur’s brains and how we might develop our mindsets to become more entrepreneurial? Sit back and listen to this fascinating conversation during which Emma and Emily explore a key foundation for tomorrow’s leaders, building mindsets to navigate uncertainty and improve their capacity for disruptive thinking.
0.00 Introduction 2.47 Emily, could you please begin by introducing yourself and what you are currently working on? 5.53 What is disruptive thinking? 8.00 What brain mechanisms are coming in to play when we go against the grain? 8.35 Could you give us a quick summary of what you mean when you refer to brain networks? 11.26 So are we focussing in on networks when we refer to disruptive thinking? 12.58 How often are we using our multiple demand network? 14.31 What would you define as being a hard task? 17.08 What’s the flipside to this? 20.05 I’d love to understand more about self-referential thought. 24.20 If you were in deep meditation, which network are you operating in? 26.14 What have these brain networks got to do with disruptive thinking, why are they important? 29.30 Is it true to say that highly creative individuals are actually changing how their brain is operating? Is it possible to make your brain more creative? 32.02 How can we consciously build a mindset that enables us to be more creative? 39.52 How can we all be more disruptive? 44.49 How important is environment for us to recognise that we might be in the wrong state to address a particular problem solving task? 49.43 We’ve talked about the constant demand on people. Is this current demand for our attention meaning that it’s harder to stay in either mode? 54.09 What can leaders take away from this?
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| 25 Jan 2023 | Challenging the Assumptions of Innovation with William Kilmer | 00:49:35 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes are joined by entrepreneur, venture capital investor and author William Kilmer. A product and innovation strategist at heart, William has spent his career working with hundreds of companies as a start-up leader, coach, investor and board member. He has been founder and CEO of several cybersecurity and data analytics companies, formed a wireless operator in the UK, and has served on the board of over twenty five technology companies and other organizations. He was previously the managing director of Intel Capital, a corporate venture capital fund where he managed worldwide investments and formed a targeted venture fund to invest in the Middle East and North Africa.
Transformative: Build a Game Changing Strategy, Retool Your Organisation and Innovate to Win
0.00 Introduction 3.10 Can you tell us a little about how you got to where you are today? 4.28 What attracted you into working in technology and leadership? 5.18 Can we talk about innovation and the challenge that it poses for many organisations? 7.37 Some organisations may sometimes lose perspective on why they are innovating. Why might that be? 9.53 In many organisations, innovation sits on the periphery rather than being central to the core business. Is that what you’re seeing? 12.09 What’s the difference between innovation and transformation? 16.50 If you were sitting with a CEO who wasn’t successfully transforming their organisation, what high level advice would you give to that individual? 22.59 Can you tell us about the ‘confidence bubble’? 27.57 Why do you think primary business model innovation isn’t happening at the same level as the technological innovation? 31.03 When was the last time you witnessed a pitch where you thought, ‘yeah that idea could really be transformative’? 33.33 Are there any currently under represented emerging technologies that you think might come to the fore in the future? 37.42 How have you evolved as a leader? 42.17 What mindset shift is required for an individual who is prone to defending ideas as opposed to challenging them? 43.34 If we fast forward three years, what are the things that we should be looking at in terms of combining new technologies and business models in order to solve some of the big challenges facing organisations? 47.08 Is there anything else that we should ask you?
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| 01 Feb 2023 | The New Science of Human Connection with Oscar Hutton and Emma Sinclair | 01:21:07 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, we’re pleased to welcome back our occasional host and friend of the podcast, Emma Sinclair. This week Emma is in conversation with consultant neuroscientist and researcher Oscar Hutton. Oscar is also part of the Greater Human community, with whom in 2022 he explored (and made sense of) the neuroscience research designed to answer the question “Does listening to your body help you become more empathetic?”. Part of the findings from this research paint a picture that challenge our understanding around how we understand others and how we build empathy as human beings. 0.00 Introduction 4.04 Introducing Oscar and his research. 5.21 Let’s think about the concept of empathy. 10.56 Why do we need empathy? 13.02 What evolutionary benefits has empathy brought us as human beings? 19.04 Where do we start with this, in terms of how we build empathy? 21.10 How does interoception help us to more empathetic? 23.08 So this is literally raising our awareness of what’s going on inside? 26.42 Is this a part of what helps us identify what we’re feeling? 28.12 So rather than trying to ignore what the body is telling us, we should all learn to identify how we’re feeling and then work with it? 29.00 How new is interoception as an area of study and what have you started to find during your research? 32.49 Where have you started to go with your findings? 35.49 So when we are around people who we are very close to, you’re saying that there is a good chance that we could be experiencing what they are experiencing if we raise our awareness to it. 37.33 Is this suggesting that the more we know someone, the greater the likelihood is that our bodies will feel the same as a result of an external stimulus? 40.32 Is it possible for anyone to switch on interoception accuracy? 41.52 Is it also something that can get lost if you don’t keep using it? 42.34 So where is the connection between interoception and empathy? 45.48 So how can we can begin to start to use this awareness? 52.37 Considering the amount of time we all spend interacting with others on the screen, is there anything that could be built to help us in that environment with those social cues? 55.06 Is there anything else related to teamwork that you are starting to draw connections on? 57.53 How can someone who might not have heard of interoception before today begin to work on this new super skill? 64.09 So what have you done in this area for yourself? 67.30 So if more people were aware of this, could we avoid those difficult encounters? 69.48 Is there more that you can share from your research? 79.09 What can we leave the listener with? Social: The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 15 Feb 2023 | The New Definition of Mindset with Jean Gomes and Scott Allender | 00:34:52 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes take some time to discuss and reflect on a new definition of mindset. Scott also gets Jean to road test a new set of questions that (in future episodes) our two co-hosts will be asking guests about how they think, feel and see the world. ‘Leading In a Non-Linear World’ by Jean Gomes 0’00 Introduction 3’27 We’re going to be questioning our guests on how they make sense of the world by building intentional mindsets to confront challenges that they face 5’22 Remind us what you mean by feel, think and see 10’16 How can people build the connective tissue between all of these things? 14’29 Testing the new questions on Jean : Q1. What have you learnt about your mindset as you have developed as a leader? 18’11 Q2. When and where have you seen others or yourself hold up the wrong lens to a situation? 21’44 Q3. Can you recall any situations in your career where you and others made significant breakthroughs by challenging fundamental assumptions about what was possible, feasible or desirable? 26’03 Q4. What is the primary way that you tune into you body to determine what’s happening? 30’37 Q5. Of all the mindsets that we build and need, what is the single biggest mindset challenge that you personally struggle with the most? Social:
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| 22 Feb 2023 | Eight Principles for Transforming Your Business In A Time of Disruption with Will Page | 00:30:55 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-host Jean Gomes welcomes back former guest Will Page. Will is the former chief economist at both Spotify and PRS for Music, visiting fellow at London School of Economics and his widely acclaimed book ‘Tarzan Economics’ has just been published in paperback under the slightly different title ‘Pivot: Eight Principles for Transforming Your Business In A Time Of Disruption’. Pivot: Eight Principles For Transforming Your Business In a Time of Disruption Jo Caulfield ‘Supermarket loyalty card’
0.00 Introduction 2.14 Why has the title of the book changed for the paperback? 3.04 A quick summary of the eight principles. 5.39 You say in the book that these principles give us cause for optimism and even confidence. Can you talk about why that it? 11.38 Which is the principles would be most salient for our audience? 1. Big data, big mistakes. 17.27 How can we stop ourselves making a snap judgement or challenge the contradictions around data, and how do you hold that in your head in other forms of decision making? 19.42 2. The growing gig economy 23.57 Given the Tarzan Economics predictions, what do you think are the most likely few things that will change this year? 27.20 How are these principles changing your life and mindset? How is it shaping your world?
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| 01 Mar 2023 | How the Way You Feel Builds the World You Know with Richard Firth-Godbehere | 00:55:48 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with Richard Firth-Godbehere. Richard is one of the world's leading experts on disgust and emotions, he is an independent researcher and consultant in the history, language, science and philosophy of emotions, and author of ‘A Human History of Human Emotion – How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know’. A Human History of Human Emotion (Fourth Estate, 2023) 0.00 Introduction 3.29 As a historian, why did you start to focus on emotions as a way of making sense of the past? 5.11 You suggest that emotions are a modern construct. Can you tell us about that? 7.37 How do you describe what an emotion is? 9.04 How do you study the history of emotions? 11.40 In your book you talk about how certain emotions have been a driving force of change throughout history whereas we generally think of ideas as being the thing that propels history. Can you elaborate on that a little please? 13.54 Can you take us back to Ancient Greece and Plato where you begin your story about understanding emotion’s evolution? 17.06 What have you learnt about our relationship with desire? 22.07 Your main field of study has been disgust, an emotion that many of us might think is a universal experience. However you’re not so sure… 25.03 What does your research reveal about love? 31.40 Your research into witch crazes is particularly revealing and relevant to today’s polarising world. 35.50 What does history tell us about the effect of the more optimistic feelings associated with things such as progress and freedom? 39.08 You mention several people who have had a profound influence on our modern understanding of emotion. Where was the turning point at which that shifted our understanding of human nature? 45.18 In all the things you are currently doing, what’s the area you are wrestling most with in terms of your own uncertainty about what you’ve learnt around emotion? 46.40 How can a leader who is listening to this podcast make use of your research findings? 49.30 Solastalgia, the emotion that is expressed across the world by people who have had their homes destroyed by climate change. 51.57 Do you think there was a highly characteristic and shared emotion around Covid? Social:
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| 08 Mar 2023 | How We Build Beliefs About Ourselves And Others with Dr Joe Barnby | 00:52:25 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Dr Joe Barnby. Joe is a computational neuroscientist, assistant professor at Royal Holloway in London where he leads the social computation and cognitive representation (SoCCR) lab, and the founder of Senscapes. Through his research, Joe is working to develop better theories of the brain and behavioural basis of social interaction, and how these might be used to explain and treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. 2.49 Can you give us an overview of your work? 7.28 Can you explain how these mathematical models are built? 10.28 What are you learning from this about people with an open mindset versus a fixed mindset? 14.36 In some of your recent work you mention that there’s been a shift in how neuroscientists and psychologists look at social cognition and how it operates. Can you take us through some of the underlying ideas in this shift of thinking? 17.42 What do we do with the output of this work? 21.14 What are the moral implications? 23.58 In the past you have described the possibility of being able to analyse the nature of an individual’s social threat from others enabling us to build healthier teams. Can you tell us about that? 26.15 When we think about how an individual makes sense of the world, they are triangulating between their physical, emotional and all the other senses that are creating this map of the world plus the predictive element of it. How do you start to make sense of that huge amount of complexity and where are we on the journey of being able to capture that complexity? 34.49 In your recent research, have you had any ah-ha moments in terms of making progress with those building blocks? 39.34 What are the key pieces of insight that someone listening could take from with them from this conversation? 41.42 Tell us about Senscapes. 46.29 Where will your research go in 2023? 49.35 Through the work that you’ve carried out, what have you learnt about yourself and how have you put those learnings into practice?
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| 15 Mar 2023 | Both/And Thinking with Marianne Lewis | 00:57:53 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Marianne Lewis. Marianne is dean and professor of management at the Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati having previously served as dean of Cass (now Bayes) Business School at City University, London, and as a Fulbright scholar. A thought leader in organizational paradoxes, she explores tensions and competing demands surrounding leadership and innovation. Marianne has been recognized among the world’s most-cited researchers in her field (Web of Science) and received the Paper of the Year award (2000) and Decade Award (2021) from the Academy of Management Review. Marianne Lewis’s book (co-author with Wendy K Smith) ‘Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems’ was published in 2022.
0.00 Introduction 4.36 Can you give us an overview of your work? 5.22 How do you distinguish between tensions, dilemmas, and the paradoxes in our lives? 7.16 Why is it so important to be working on paradox right now for leaders? 9.13 Can you walk us through the four types of paradox that you identify and how we experience them? 14.01 How does either/or thinking cause issues for leaders and can you give us some examples of how that sets us up to fail? 19.10 The trench warfare, or the war of defences seems to be prevalent in politics right now. What do you think is causing that either/or thinking? 21.26 You describe a pros and cons list as being one of the mechanisms that encourages either/or thinking. What other mental shortcuts are leaders and others taking that encourages either/or thinking? 26.05 How do we enable both/and thinking? 34.58 You mention that it’s not easy to look at the assumptions that we should consider if we want to build this paradox mindset. Why is that and how have you helped leaders find a different way forward? 39.48 Knowing that people want to move away from negatively experienced emotions, what other tactics or approaches do you take with leaders to arrive at this alternative approach without moving away from those negative emotions? 46.20 Organisations are designed primarily to align resources with their goals and minimise risk. Can you tell us about how your research and ideas can help leaders think about structures to stabilise the organisation in the face of uncertainty? 50.33 Can you tell us about the research you’re doing into how individuals manage building a paradox mindset? 54.19 Did you find a difference in motivations behind various people’s experience with either/or thinking?
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| 22 Mar 2023 | How the Science of Uncertainty Can Help Us Understand Our Chaotic World with Dr Tim Palmer | 00:55:06 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Dr Tim Palmer. Tim is a Royal Society Research Professor in Climate Physics, he is a senior fellow at the Oxford Martin Institute Programme on Modelling and Predicting Climate and a professorial fellow at Jesus College, Oxford. Tim is a major contributor to improving climate models and is among the researchers who won the 2007 Nobel Prize for authoring the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports.
0.00 Introduction 3.46 In your work we see what appears to be an intuitive approach to embracing uncertainty. Can we start there? 6.52 Is it true to say that our economic systems are experiencing more uncertainty and non-linear occurrences recently? 9.19 Can we talk about some of the most fundamental scientific concepts of uncertainty that you explore in the book, and how we might take some of that thinking to the challenges that we might be facing in running organisations? 12.46 If we recognise that there will always be uncertainties, but also imagine a world in the future where there might be unlimited computing power where we have the singularity and an abundance of senses, does this increase in knowledge take us closer to a world with no uncertainty? 18.44 Can you help us understand Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle? 21.48 If you could go back in time to the 2008 financial crisis, could you use some of what you know and have learnt about uncertainty to moderate that somehow? 33.26 How widespread has the adoption of ensemble methods been? 35.13 Can we talk about ensemble methods, specifically focussing in on climate change? How has your work helped us to develop our current understanding of the world’s greatest challenge? 43.24 How do you see the science of uncertainty developing over the next decade? 47.34 Where do you see uncertainty sitting in the educational curriculum because currently it feels like it hasn’t been adopted into secondary education or across other fields? 51.04 Can you bring to life what a typical day looks like to you?
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| 29 Mar 2023 | The Invention of Tomorrow with Adam Bulley | 00:42:42 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Adam Bulley. Adam is a postdoctoral fellow at the Brain and Mind Centre and School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, and the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. In his research, Adam uses the tools of cognitive science to study the mind and human behaviour, with a focus on the evolution, development, and psychological mechanisms of imagination, foresight, decision-making, and emotion. Adam Bulley’s first book ‘The Invention of Tomorrow’ which he co-wrote with Thomas Suddendorf and Jon Redshaw was published in 2022. During the conversation, Adam also references the following books: The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age (Bina Venkataraman, Riverhead 2020) The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time (Richard Fisher, Wildfire 2023)
0.00 Introduction 2.58 Can you start by telling us about yourself and what led you into your research and career? 4.21 Let’s dive into your book ‘The Invention of Tomorrow. Can you give us your pitch for the book, who is this book for and what will your audience gain from reading it? 6.02 We take our ability to think about the future for granted, but how and why do you think this remarkable capability evolved? 8.56 What would have happened to our species had we not evolved this human foresight capability? 10.33 What role does memory play in foresight? 13.27 So let’s skip back to how foresight and innovation are intwined with one another. Can you bring to light some of the research and how you’ve come to understand how that relationship works? 15.32 What have you learned about how this ability impacts our morality? 17.27 As children we have amazing imaginations from an early age but our ability to envisage our responsibility takes longer to develop. So how do things like metacognition (our ability to imagine what that looks like from somebody else’s perspective) sit alongside foresight? 19.35 What have you learnt about our capacity to harness this and improve it? Is this a muscle that can be improved? 22.35 You mention short termism and our ability to ignore our foresight. What has your research uncovered about the profound mistakes that we can make when choosing to ignore foresight? 27.02 One of our former guests, futurologist Monika Bieleskyte believes that the role of the futurologist should be to try and create positive optimistic scenarios that we can get behind. How do you feel that our capacity for foresight works with that? 30.23 How much of our brain’s foresight is routed in our own subjective biased view of reality? 34.01 What have you learnt about foresight and wellbeing and what can we take forward from that? 36.33 How can we get more effective and efficient at testing our assumptions about the future and our ideas? 40.16 What are you working on at the moment? What’s next for you?
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| 05 Apr 2023 | Making TIME for Strategy with Richard Medcalf | 00:54:26 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Richard Medcalf. Richard is the founder and CEO of Xquadrant, a consultancy that he set up in 2017 with a mission to help top leaders reinvent their success formula and multiply the impact that they have on their purpose, people and their profit. Richard also runs Rivendell, an international peer community of entrepreneurs and CEOs. His book ‘Making TIME for Strategy’ was published in November 2022. 0.00 Introduction 4.27 Can you start by telling us how you’ve come to be who you are? 6.42 Who is your book aimed at and what is the problem you’re solving for? 8.40 In your book you talk about how you see rising demand, constant overload and seemingly no hope except possibly more of the same. Can you give us a sense of what you are seeing in this regard and how have those demands have changed over recent years? 12.20 You talk about the power of strategic time as being the number one predictor of success as a leader, but the reality of immediate demands means that for many leaders this is out of their grasp. How do can they rethink this? 16.38 Could you walk us through your solutions and specifically the TIME acronym that you use and how that works? 21.28 In your experience working with leaders, how challenging is it for them to be honest about the time wasters vs the things that really add value? 23.26 So, the tactical move doesn’t operate in isolation for the leader. Does it solve the problem or do they need to be thinking wider than this? 25.23 Can you give us an example of a particularly challenging type of conversation that leaders need to have that they may be avoiding or finding difficult to have? 28.08 From your perspective what are the specific mindset blocks that are of particular importance when making this work? 32.50 When you talk to leaders about having to shift their mindset, the block is often a feeling of helplessness or powerlessness. How do you help people cope with what’s going on inside them to deal with that shift in their thinking? 34.58 Turning to the final part of the acronym, what’s the environmental challenge? 36.20 You point out that incremental progress is no way to beat infinity. Can you talk about the bold moves necessary to make real impact? 43.03 We’ve been talking about this from an individual perspective, but how does a team facing these challenges incorporate these? 47.20 Richard, I want you to inspire us. What can I do when I get some time to myself to start my journey along some of these ideas, and I’d like us to think about someone at the start of their career as well as the more mature leaders?
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| 12 Apr 2023 | Break the Rules with John Mullins | 00:55:50 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to John Mullins. John is Associate Professor of Management Practice in Marketing and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, has written four books and has had more than 50 articles appear in publications that include Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal to name but a few. John’s latest book ‘Break the Rules! The Six Counter-Conventional Mindsets of Entrepreneurs that Can Help Anyone Change the World’ was published in January 2023. 0.00 Introduction 2.48 Can we start by getting to know you a little? 3.54 Tell us about your entrepreneurial ventures. 7.46 How does your body of work apply to everyone (not just entrepreneurs in start ups)? 11.30 What advice would you give to a young entrepreneur to help them avoid early failure? 13.41 If you could go back to your 25 year old self where you were a young entrepreneur, what would you say? 15.15 Entrepreneurs can often be very defensive about their product and their idea. What have you learnt about the ability to hear differing perspectives? 17.01 Moving to your latest book, can you give us the pitch and why you wrote it? 21.40 So let’s talk through those mindsets. Let’s start with ‘Yes you can’ and how does this change conventional thinking? 23.43 Next you have Problem First not Product First logic. What have you learnt about those who succeed in this respect think and act differently? 28.40 The next of the six mindsets is Think Narrowly not Broadly. That’s pretty counter intuitive, so tell us more about that. 30.55 The fourth mindset is ‘ask for the cash, ride the float’. Tell us about that. 35.03 Have you had any experience with your clients adopting that principle in an otherwise conservative environment? 36.53 The fifth mindset is Beg, borrow but don’t steal. Tell us about why this is important. 42.26 And finally there is Instead of Asking for Permission, Beg for Forgiveness. What convention is this breaking? 45.05 How have you seen that principle handled well in a corporate environment? 48.26 You conclude the book by saying that not every entrepreneur displays these mindsets, but Lynda Weinman (the founder of Lynda.com) seems exceptional as she seems to display many (if not all). Can you tell us a little about her story?
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| 19 Apr 2023 | Freedom to Think with Susie Alegre | 00:48:57 | |
This week on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to human rights barrister Dr Susie Alegre. Susie is a legal pioneer in digital human rights, in particular the impact of artificial intelligence on the human rights of freedom of thought and opinion. Without a moment’s pause, many of us will share our most intimate thoughts with the largest tech companies and in doing so make it possible for them to categorise us and potentially jump to troubling conclusions about who we are. In her new book Susie argues that only by recasting our human rights for the digital age can we safeguard our futures. ‘Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate our Minds” (Susie Alegre, 2022)
0.00 Introduction 3.18 Can you tell us about your career and what’s led you to your current focus? 5.20 You argue that the online environment undermines our independence of opinion and in your book you illustrate this by starting with a brief history of legal freedoms to both holding beliefs and their expressions. 9.44 I’d like to focus on this manipulation. It’s hard to keep up with what’s happening in terms of the speed and number of platforms that are spreading ideas. How do we balance the fact that this is happening with the rights to form our own thoughts? 14.18 This whole area must be incredibly challenging. Can you give us a sense of what you face in trying to move legislation around like this? 18.10 How do you feel about your own experience of being manipulated on-line? 19.47 Can we turn to AI and how technology is now thinking that it can infer what our inner thoughts and feelings are? 24.01 What are thoughts on big tech company’s approach to ethics? 26.06 How do you think organisations in the tech space are going to give the application of human rights more teeth? 30.05 What are your thoughts on how the Chinese and Russian governments are wielding influence over their populations? 33.55 If we take the GDPR digital services act as an example, we can see that it’s a tricky balancing act to introduce legislation to achieve those goals and engage the public and commercial sectors. Can we do a better job in capturing the public’s imagination in these things? 37.34 What are the implications for leaders and organisations as they increasingly become dependent on digital and social technologies to prosper? 40.10 What reaction have you had across the political spectrum to your ideas? 42.14 You talk about how nobody wants to be manipulated and nobody thinks that are being manipulated. How do people get more honest and take more inventory in the ways that perhaps they are being manipulated? 45.41 So thinking about the freedom to think for younger people, what advice might you give them? 47.34 What are the next set of challenges for you? What are you working on at the moment? Social:
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| 03 May 2023 | A New Understanding of How To Develop Emotional Intelligence with Scott Allender | 00:50:18 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, Scott moves over to the guest seat and talks to Jean and Emma about his new book ‘The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence, A Journey to Personal and Professional Success’. In addition to being co-host of this podcast, Scott is a certified Emotional Intelligence coach and Enneagram teacher, and in his new book Scott brings together these two systems to evolve our understanding of what Emotional Intelligence really is and how to cultivate the awareness we all need for success and wellbeing. ‘The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence, A Journey to Personal and Professional Success’.
0.00 Introduction 3.56 Can you tell our listeners about your background and what led you to attaining these certifications in psychometrics and personality systems? 6.17 Can you give us a brief overview of what the Enneagram is? 9.45 Why is this book so important for you and why now? 17.17 There are lots of definitions and interpretations of Emotional Intelligence. How do you define it? 20.36 You mention the concepts of the true self and the denied self. What are some of the signs that your true self is being denied, and how does denying our true self actually hurt us or hold us back from future success? 26.26 Can you take us through these five different components of emotional intelligence and how they unlock some of the insights that sit behind the Enneagram? 30.28 In the book you identify nine types of fear, and write that acknowledging our fear is essential for developing awareness. Can you unpack that for us? 33.23 There is a counter-voice in the world around all psychometrics calling them out as akin to horoscopes etc. arguing that you can see yourself in any description of personality types. What’s your take on this? 36.54 The Enneagram reveals the nine personality specific defence mechanisms that will interfere with a person developing or sustaining an openness to the world. Can you tell us about those defence mechanisms and how they are attached to each of the types? 43.11 Every day we see examples of people avoiding change or suppressing the things that they need to do to respond to it. Have you found quick ways of helping people to accept that and start on the journey of being more open to change? 46.59 In your book you talk about ‘setting off on a never ending path of self discovery’. So what’s next for Scott Allender?
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| 10 May 2023 | The Work/Life Flywheel with Ollie Henderson | 00:47:57 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to future of work writer and speaker, business leader, best-selling author and podcaster Ollie Henderson. Ollie believes that work life balance is a myth, and instead sees career and personal life as two opposing forces. He argues that the secret is to design an integrated approach that allows them to work in harmony. ‘Work/Life Flywheel. Harness the Work Revolution and Reimagine Your Career Without Fear’ 0.00 Introduction 3.54 It’s your birthday. Which musical artist (living or dead) would you invite to your party? 5.26 Tell us about your career to date? 8.56 You’ve experienced burnout and trying to understand what you’re feeling in that situation is difficult for a lot of people. What kind of consequences did that have on your life? 12.28 How long do you think were burnt out before you acknowledged it? 13.21 So you decided to leave your job and take up writing and at the same time a pandemic hit. 19.29 People are often afraid to make changes and you say that 75% of people are wanting to make big changes to their work lives. Why is that happening? 22.24 I’m interested in the data you collected. In the UK and many other countries there is currently a large focus on getting older people back in the workforce. 28.13 We’ve had lots of guests talking to us about various aspects of innovation. Is there anything that you’ve learnt about how we can get people to bring more of their creative and innovative self into our working environments? 32.21 Coming back to your three-year burnout, what have you adopted as practices to pay closer attention to what you are feeling and experiencing inside so you don’t find yourself going through another three year burnout before you acknowledge it? 40.17 [Ollie asks Scott and Jean] How much are people talking about the relationship between their work and personal life? Is this significant or are we reverting to how life was before the pandemic? 46.43 Where can people find the book and where can they find you?
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| 17 May 2023 | What Will an AI Workplace Look Like? with Alex Zekoff | 00:51:17 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes, Scott Allender and Emma Sinclair talk to Alex Zekoff. Alex is CEO and Co-founder of Thoughtful, an organisation with a mission to accelerate the world’s adoption of automation and AI so humans can solve our most complex existential problems. He believes that automation gives human workers the freedom to pursue the creative strategic work that builds companies as well as their careers. Thoughtful’s Robotic Process Automation aims to help businesses save up to 90% of their workforce’s time, increasing operational efficiency and lowering expenses.
0.00 Introduction 3.31 Can you tell us about your background and why you co-created Thoughtful? 6.51 Can you give us clarity on what you are selling? 9.19 Can you tell us more about what all of this means and where it’s heading in the context of the future of organisations and job security? 13.09 If we fast forward five years, it’s going to fundamentally change the nature of work. Have you got a sense of what the world is going to look like when that happens? 16.52 You talked about health care claims and how you see that in terms of automation. Given the breadth of what you work on, I wondered if you see certain industries that are way behind the curve. What’s your view on leaders and laggers in this space? 18.47 You recently wrote that to avoid a sinking ship, leaders need to approach management by cutting through the noise and focussing on first principles which are defined as a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption. What are these first principles? 20.36 We see this in action all of the time. How do you help people to get there? What’s your process? 22.38 How do you help people to break through the assumptions that are holding them back? 24.52 You’ve described how smart people can lie to themselves because they use their intelligence to make convincing arguments that undermine their long-term interests. You mention using a blue and a red team to disrupt that thinking. Can you talk to us about that process? 27.04 If in five years we’ve brought our lagging industries forward in terms of automation and we’ve got more valuable stuff, but we’ve still got humans with a finite amount of potential skill, what will humans be doing in that space? 29.35 It feels like there are broader ethical concerns here (that we must confront) if we continue automating everything. 34.38 In Forbes you made some predictions about this year, and one of them was ‘Goodbye Wokeism, being woke is out in ‘23’. What’s your definition of wokeism and why is it out? 39.13 In terms of a growth mindset approach, can we still pursue wanting to make sure that we’re evolving in our language and how we treat groups and individuals while also potentially directing our attention to larger scale issues such as staying on the planet? 42.27 You've said that companies building software to track productivity and KPIs precisely win over companies that aren’t measuring performance at that granular level. Can you talk to us about how you are seeing this playing out in the relationship between people and organisations? 45.28 We’ve touched on the notion that AI introduces a load of peril, so what are the moral implications for leaders today as we embark on this journey? What do they need to do to prevent future disasters where AI might collapse a company, destroy a marketplace or worse? | |||
| 24 May 2023 | Wilful Blindness with Margaret Heffernan | 00:55:31 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott talk to entrepreneur, Chief Executive, broadcaster, and author Dr Margaret Heffernan. Margaret writes, speaks and blogs about business leadership, management, innovation and creativity, and her TED talks have been seen by over 14 million people. Margaret has written six books and her third book, ‘Wilful Blindness, Why We Ignore The Obvious’ was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times. Her most recent book ‘Uncharted: How To Map The Future’ was published in 2020 and was nominated for the Financial Times Best Business Book award. 'Wilful Blindness: Why We Ignore The Obvious At Out Peril' 0.00 Introduction 4.04 How would you introduce yourself to someone you’ve not met at a dinner party? 5.33 You wrote ‘Wilful Blindness’ in 2012. Considering the vast changes that we’ve seen since the book was published, how do you see its central thesis today? 8.53 If you were talking to a group of leaders today, what would you ask them to confront to raise their awareness of wilful blindness and prevent the conditions for it flourishing? 21.02 What behaviours have you seen from leaders who are great at eliminating or reducing wilful blindness? 24.11 If we turn to your book ‘Beyond Measure’ which you wrote in 2015, in it you describe how transforming a company can be a process of making small systemic changes that empower people to speak up, collaborate and share. Can you tell us more about that? 28.51 In Uncharted, you write ‘being prepared in an age of uncertainty can intensify the craving for models’. Can you build on that? 38.55 This relationship between uncertainty and predictions is fascinating. What are your thoughts on the role that machine learning is playing in our relationship with predictions and what are some of the risks that you see? 45.29 If you could go back to Margaret Heffernan at 20, what advice would you give yourself as a future entrepreneur and leader? 51.03 What’s next for you, what are you working on at the moment? 53.36 It’s interesting to hear how you are currently reinventing yourself and therefore putting yourself into a high degree of vulnerability which sounds like it’s making you feel very alive. How is that effecting your wider life?
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| 07 Jun 2023 | Fighting for Heart: Uncovering What it Really Takes to Get Close to Our Emotions with Dr Rob Murray | 00:51:35 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader, co-hosts Scott Allender and Emma Sinclair welcome Rob Murray back to the podcast. Rob last came onto the Evolving Leader back in December 2021 (season 3, episode 12), he’s a researcher, change agent and thought leader in emotional intelligence and transformational leadership who strives for a deep level of authenticity whilst at the same time being supremely pragmatic in the realities of organisational life. Rob is co-founder and CEO of Transformed Leader, he is host of the Talk of Change podcast and in February 2023 Rob’s new book ‘Fighting For Heart’ was published.
0.00 Introduction 3.55 What motivated you to write ‘Fighting For Heart’ 7.13 Why is this so important now? 12.15 How are you defining emotional intelligence? 26.37 You identify that there are six common resistances that keep leaders from investing in emotional growth. Can we start with ‘self-protection against social shame, pressure or judgements for being emotional’ 36.03 The next resistance is that ‘people hold a belief that leaders should not be distracted by emotions’ 38.33 Number three is ‘avoiding emotions feels easier, safer and more manageable’ 39.29 Fourth is ‘a lack of emotional modelling when growing up’ 43.41 Finishing up with five and six, we have ‘ignorance of any other way than performing and producing’ and ‘not justifying the time and money to prioritise emotional development’ 45.10 It can be difficult to know when we lose our emotional awareness. What can people listening (who don’t have the benefit of spending time with you) start to do?
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| 14 Jun 2023 | Embracing the Power of Your Full Self with Kerry Cullen | 00:54:04 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to Kerry Cullen. Kerry is a business psychologist who has been coaching for more than 20 years. Working with both the public and private sector internationally, her focus is to create a coaching environment where people can come home to themselves. Kerry loves to explore and train in polyvagal theory and in 2022 she launched a polyvagal course for coaches. References from the episode: Deb Dana’s Rhythm of Regulation Somatic Resilience and Regulation, Stephen Terrell
0.00 Introduction 4.48 Can we start with you sharing your journey and the challenges that you’ve faced? 5.55 Can you give us a definition of resources? 6.44 Can you give us a beginners guide to polyvagal theory? 8.12 Is neuroception synonymous with interoception? 12.47 We have this constant unconscious monitoring system that isn’t grounded in our perception, but when it’s activated it does quickly engage the brain into an interpretation. How does this play out in how we make sense of things? 16.21 If you are someone who is stuck in a disconnected state, how does our nervous system see that as a way to protect us? 19.03 How does this help people who have experienced trauma? 23.23 How does this thinking work in the leadership space? 26.06 There’s a big narrative around psychological safety amongst leaders and teams. What are your thoughts around rupture and repair as the underlying mechanism of psychological safety? 29.33 You quote Stephen Porges “If you want to improve the world, start by making people feel safe”. Do you think he’s meaning that the best way to improve the world around us is for us to find our own healing? Is that your North Star? 31.52 Kerry guides Jean, Scott and our listeners through a system developed by Stephen Tyrell that offers regulation to the nervous system as a way of bringing a sense of safety and connection. 47.08 For people who are listening to this, how does this differ from mindfulness and meditation practices that they may have tried in the past? 48.58 What’s next for you? 49.30 Is there a central resource that our listeners can go to if they’d like to explore this further?
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| 21 Jun 2023 | Exploring Artificial Minds with Peter Voss | 00:52:33 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to serial entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and pioneer in artificial intelligence Peter Voss. Peter spent more than 15 years studying what intelligence is, how it develops in humans and also the current state of artificial intelligence, resulting in the creation of a natural language intelligence engine designed to “adapt and grow” with the user. During that time Peter was part of a group that coined the term AGI (artificial general intelligence) and is now focused on commercialising the second generation of an AGI-based conversational AI technology called Aigo. His mission is to provide “highly intelligent and hyper-personalised assistants for everyone”. Reference in this episode:
0.00 Introduction 3.31 How did you get into the artificial intelligence space? 4.57 Can you give us a simple definition of AI? 9.37 So when we look at these systems, why is it different this time? 12.24 There’s a lot of excitement and a lot of fear surround AI. How will AGI solve problems that need to be solved, and what are the risks? 15.06 With this radical abundance, there is always a flip side. With every technology, human nature does what it does, good or bad. What are the ethical and/or moral challenges facing us with this technology? 18.02 How in your mind would AGI stand in the gap between psychology and AI? 20.38 The current investment that is being placed into all technologies is dependent on the current ways that the global economic system works. When we unleash this abundance, it changes some of the basic assumptions about how capitalism works. What are thoughts regarding that disruption and how is it going to change the fabric of our society? 22.49 Are we at risk with getting to a level of AGI in every facet of our lives where people will struggle to find their human purpose other than depending on this technology? 24.19 Where does AI start to harm us and how to prevent that existential crisis? 26.07 Turning to what our audience should be doing to prepare for this AI revolution? Is there something that they should be thinking about and doing now? 29.32 If you were advising a CEO on how to ready their organisation for the next decade, what would your checklist of top priorities be in getting them to think about things? 30.52 What are the moral considerations to make sure that we can advertise to people but not take over their independent thinking in how they live their lives or what they want to buy? 34.24 The reason why we’re lured into this is that it’s seemingly free. How do we break that economic cycle? 35.52 Coming back to the fears, how do we ensure that the personal assistant is secure, that it won’t flip and reveal all of our secrets to the world? 39.39 How is the area that you’re working in playing out compared to the big model systems? 44.42 Can you set a time frame for us? What do you think the next 5-10 years holds in terms of what you’re doing? When will it really start to change our lives? 47.00 Your day job is commercially utilising this conversational AI technology and there are huge opportunities there. 49.36 So what is standing in your way to accelerate this? 50.37 How can people get in touch with you?
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| 28 Jun 2023 | The Uncertainty Mindset with Vaughn Tan | 00:46:45 | |
In this episode of the Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Emma Sinclair talk to Vaughn Tan. Vaugh is a consultant, author and professor of strategy at University College London School of Management. He studies innovation and adaptability in the context of uncertainty with a focus on processes for hiring, goal setting and motivation at the team level. References from the episode:
3.29 At a party, how would you explain what you do? 5.09 You’ve spent long periods of time observing some of the world’s most famous chefs. How is uncertainty used strategically in that environment? 8.11 Organisations are built to de-risk, not to imagine or embrace uncertainty. What is your experience of how leaders in these organisations are starting to accept the need to embrace uncertainty and accept the need for imagination? 12.45 You identify the two categories of people who understand that there are forms of ‘not knowing that are not risk’. Do you think it’s possible to have a natural aptitude for not having to know? 14.59 Thinking about individuals who are at different ends of the scale for the need for closure and then putting them together as a team, what have you been learning about that environment mix? 21.06 Have you got a practical takeaway that you can give us around starting that loading that you can do with a team? 24.51 How do innovation teams motivate themselves to do uncomfortable, unfamiliar innovation work’. How do you take this idea of building a muscle of discomfort into innovation teams and what have you learnt from that? 28.59 What have you observed from the way that either individuals or teams get closer to the feelings of actually doing this? How do you make sense of the emotions that are linked to this sense of uncertainty and disruption? 35.20 You’ve said that anything that is fully knowable becomes routine and can be done by a machine. How does not knowing play into human value creation in a world of automation? 39.47 Can you give us your thoughts on what that might lead to in terms of jobs, role, new competencies that don’t currently exist in the workplace? 43.47 What are you working on at the moment? What’s next for you?
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| 26 Jul 2023 | BONUS: Meet the author in 15 minutes - Matt Mayberry “Culture Is the Way” | 00:18:24 | |
In this bonus episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, host Jean Gomes talks to Matt Mayberry. Matt is a thought leader on business development and culture, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller ‘Culture is the Way’ and former NFL Pro linebacker for the Chicago Bears.
0.00 Introduction 1.01 Let’s start with a pitch for your book “Culture is the way”. 2.26 What’s the case in terms of what culture is, why it’s important and what I can do about it? 6.44 The middle manager might think of this topic as not being in their remit. What’s in it for them and why should they be doing this? 8.44 Give us a high-level view of the framework that you outline in the book. 10.45 What are the things that you are encountering in your work that stand in the way of this being adopted at scale? 12.41 Why is this so important to you? 14.52 What else should I be asking you about your work and the book? 16.23 What’s the best way of finding your book and contacting you?
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Books written by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender: “Leading In A Non-Linear World” (Jean Gomes, 2023) “The Enneagram Of Emotional Intelligence” (Scott Allender, 2023)
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| 30 Aug 2023 | The Weird, Irrational, and Wonderful Ways Humans Navigate the Workplace with Matthias Sutter | 00:57:45 | |
Economics has often been accused of making inferences about human behaviour without any real understanding of how we actually make decisions, choose between options or act against our stated interests. Behavioural economics combining economics and psychology started to accelerate its development in the 1980s, but its roots can be traced back to the 18th century economist Adam Smith. In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Matthias Sutter, one of the world’s leading behavioural economists about his (often) counter-intuitive findings, and how they can help leaders create fairer, more inclusive organisations. Behavioral Economics for Leaders (Matthias Sutter, 2023)
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| 06 Sep 2023 | Leading In The Age of AI with Nick Charath | 00:39:10 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to leadership consultant, author and AI expert Nick Chatrath. In his work, Nick’s focus is helping others be all they can be, and currently that includes helping clients bridge the gap between what it means to be human in a new world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and in creating environments where others can do their best thinking. In February 2023, Nick’s book ‘The Threshold, Leading In The Age of AI’ was published, within which Nick presents a framework for how leaders can adapt to the new age of AI by leaning in the qualities and skills that make us uniquely human. The Threshold: Leading in the Age of AI (Diversion Books, 2023) www.youtube.com/@evolvingleader 0’00 Introduction 4'58 Tell us about yourself and your career and what led you to write your book? 7’17 In your view what are the qualities that make us uniquely human and give us the advantage? 9’26 Your book is about our relationship with AI and you talk about needing to manage both a psychological independence from AI while simultaneously maintaining a close relationship with it. Can you delve into that for us? 12’30 How do you prime the people you work with to try and get into this more divergent form of thinking? 16’11 Tell us more about the competitive advantage for an organisation that embraces the more human piece versus the companies that are prioritising the technology 19’26 You point out that old models of leadership are obsolete. In your view, which models of leadership should be done away with and what should they be replaced with? 21'56 What do you think in terms of how we need to evolve to co-exist with AI as a pervasive environment? 26’25 How do we not fall into the trap of embracing almost magical properties onto AI and ensuring that it’s not the GPS system that takes us over the cliff? 30’15 How do we start to raise leadership consciousness as things move forwards so rapidly? 35’15 What’s next for you? Where are you taking this? 36’27 What’s the hope for your daughters? What kind of world do you hope they will step into in terms of their relationship with technology?
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| 13 Sep 2023 | Leading In The Storm with Emma Sky | 00:58:00 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Emma Sinclair talk to Emma Sky. Emma is an expert on conflict, reconciliation and stability, and has worked mainly in the Middle East. She served in Iraq as the political advisor to US General Ray Odierno and General David Petraeus during the surge and is now Director of the International Leadership Center at Yale University, overseeing the Yale World Fellows program and other initiatives. Emma Sky is a Senior Fellow at Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where she lectures on Middle East politics and global affairs. SUGGESTED READING FROM THIS EPISODE: Social:
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| 20 Sep 2023 | Why Leaders Need to Confront Their Trauma with Mike Skrypnek | 00:59:40 | |
In this latest episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Emma Sinclair talk to Mike Skrypnek. Mike is a strategist helping entrepreneurs and industry leaders find their happiness. He is the founder and chair of The UNLimited WORTH Wellness Society and Project, an organisation that he set up to realise a vision of a world free from the impacts of trauma. Mike hosts the Unlimited Worth podcast and in August 2023 his book UnLimited Worth was published. The UNLimited Worth podcast
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| 27 Sep 2023 | Decoding the Entrepreneurial Mindset with Rachel Stockey | 00:58:54 | |
Today on the Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to Rachel Stockey. Rachel is the head of The Department of Entrepreneurial Skills at King’s College London. Rachel’s mission is to unlock the limitless potential of people and their ideas and as part of that she works to demystify the world of entrepreneurship in order to spark the next generation of thought leaders, disrupters and innovators who are ready to take on the big challenges we face globally. Outside of King’s, Rachel coaches entrepreneurs ‘to help them stay sane’, make better decisions, build better companies and look after themselves in the process.
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| 04 Oct 2023 | Ruthlessly Caring and Other Paradoxes with Amy Walters Cohen | 00:53:51 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Emma Sinclair talk to applied psychology researcher and author Amy Walters Cohen. In her book ‘Ruthlessly Caring and Other Paradoxical Mindsets’, Amy explores how leaders cope with the true landscape of leadership judgement, comprising competing demands and seemingly impossible paradoxes that morph over time. Sit back and listen as Amy, Jean and Emma discuss the rise in the forces that create (what Amy refers to as) the washing machine effect, and the five paradoxical mindsets that she believes will be essential for future fit leadership. References from this episode: Instagram @evolvingleader
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| 11 Oct 2023 | Think Anew about Diversity and Inclusion with Jonathan Kaufman | 01:06:32 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Sara Deschamps talk to Jonathan Kaufman, who is leading the debate about how we can think differently about the converging issues of diversity, disability and the huge market opportunities they represent. Our conversation ranges from his time as a White House advisor to Barack Obama, to his current work as a research consultant and activist. His creative and optimistic mind is infectious, constantly reframing to find social and commercial innovation opportunities where others see stalled points and roadblocks. There's much to learn here so sit back and enjoy this fascinating conversation.
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| 25 Oct 2023 | How Wellbeing Can Create Competitive Advantage with Dr Richard Safeer | 00:56:08 | |
Something about work isn’t working for us. In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Chief Medical Director of Employee Health at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr Richard Safeer. During this conversation, Richard tells us that one key is to avoid thinking about wellbeing in the workplace as a benefit in kind for employees and rather see it as a source of competitive advantage. Richard’s book ‘A Cure for the Common Company (Wiley, 2023)’ delivers a step-by-step roadmap to creating a culture of health on your team and in your company that keeps your people happier and more engaged.
Referenced during this episode: The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence (S Allender, 2023)
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| 03 Nov 2023 | BONUS: Meet the Author in 15 minutes with Stuart McLachlan and Dean Sanders | 00:24:43 | |
In the this bonus ‘Meet the Author in 15 minutes’ episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, host Jean Gomes talks to Stuart McLachlan and Dean Sanders. Stuart and Dean have written “The Adventure of Sustainable Performance: Beyond ESG Compliance to Leadership in the New Era” (Wiley, 2023) which the publisher describes as ‘a guidebook for leaders to create value from sustainability and organisational performance”.
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| 08 Nov 2023 | Managing Microstress with Rob Cross | 00:54:10 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender welcome Rob Cross back to the podcast. We last saw Rob in June 2022 (S4, Ep17) and we’re extremely pleased that he’s come back to talk to us about his latest book, ‘The Microstress Effect’. Rob defines microstress as ‘the hidden epidemic of small moments of stress infiltrating both our work and personal lives with invisible and devastating effects’. Sit back and listen as Rob tells us how to break free from this quietly invasive force that is stealing your life.
Referenced during this episode: The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems Instagram @evolvingleader
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| 22 Nov 2023 | Humans and AI with Anna Ivanova | 00:52:38 | |
How neuroscience, machine learnig and AI are shaping our future In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Emma Sinclair and Arjun Sahdev talk to Anna Ivanova. Anna is a postdoctoral researcher at MIT and is studying the relationship between language and other aspects of human cognition using tools from cognitive neuroscience and artificial intelligence (such as large language models). This is a fascinating conversation that ultimately addresses the big question, are today’s leaders under threat from AI (now or in the near future)? Referenced during this episode: Other reading from Jean Gomes and Scott Allender: Instagram @evolvingleader
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| 06 Dec 2023 | The Mind and Body Are One Thing with Ellen Langer | 01:06:52 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to the mother of mindfulness, Dr Ellen Langer. Dr Langer is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard and for over 40 years has studied Mindlessness/Mindfulness, concluding that mindfulness (without meditation) results in improved health, well-being and improved relationships. She has written over 200 research articles and 13 books, the most recent of which is The Mindful Body (2023). Dr Langer is also a gallery exhibiting artist. Referenced during this episode:
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| 10 Jan 2024 | 'What Drives You?' with Kevin Miller | 00:55:09 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to former pro athlete Kevin Miller. After decades of pro cycling, pursuing high achievement personally and professionally, starting multiple businesses, and raising a big family, Kevin found himself burnt out and lacking what he wanted most; sustained peace and fulfilment. In an attempt to understanding what was actually driving him, he dedicated himself to studying personal growth, self-awareness, and what truly fulfils people. Today, his “What Drives You” podcast is in the top 1% of all podcasts and his latest book, “What Drives You” (McGraw Hill) published in May 2023. Other reading from Jean Gomes and Scott Allender: The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence (S Allender, 2023) Instagram @evolvingleader
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| 24 Jan 2024 | ‘How Change Really Happens’ with Greg Satell | 00:52:46 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, host Jean Gomes talks to Greg Satell. Greg is a Lecturer at Wharton, accomplished entrepreneur (Co-Founder of ChangeOS, a transformation & change advisory), global executive and one of the foremost experts on transformation and change today. Greg is the author of Cascades: How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change (2019) and Mapping Innovation (2017) and his work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Barron’s, Forbes, Inc., Fast Company amongst others. IDG have listed Greg as one of “10 Digital Transformation Influencers to Follow Today.”
Referenced during this episode: Cascades: How to Create a Movement That Drives Transformational Change
Other reading from Jean Gomes and Scott Allender: The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence (S Allender, 2023) Instagram @evolvingleader
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| 07 Feb 2024 | ‘The Four Factors of Trust’ with Ashley Reichheld | 00:46:09 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Ashley Reichheld. Ashley is co-author of ‘The Four Factors of Trust’ and since 2015 has been principal at Deloitte Consulting. She is passionate about making the experiences people have with companies feel more human and believes that building trust is the single greatest opportunity to create a competitive advantage. Ashley’s work and ideas have been featured in many publications and conferences, such as HBR, Bloomberg TV, SMR, The Wall Street Journal, AdWeek, Dreamforce, CES, and Fortune's Most Powerful Women, amongst others. The Four Factors of Trust (Wiley-WSJ #2 Bestseller) Other reading from Jean Gomes and Scott Allender:
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| 15 Feb 2024 | BONUS: Meet the Author in 15 minutes with Scott Jeffrey Miller | 00:15:39 | |
In this bonus ‘Meet the Author in 15 minutes’ episode of the Evolving Leader podcast, host Scott Allender talks to Scott Jeffrey Miller. Miller is currently FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership, leading the strategy, development, and publication of the firm’s bestselling books. He has written seven books, the latest of which is ‘Career on Course’. Scott Miller also hosts On Leadership With Scott Miller, the world’s largest weekly leadership podcast, and C-Suite Conversations With Scott Miller, a podcast which features interviews with the world’s top executives. Referenced during this episode:
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| 21 Feb 2024 | ‘The Conscious Leader’ with Rebecca Hull | 00:54:00 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to Rebecca Hull. Rebecca is a self-described conscious leader, always working on herself, being present and holding space for others to do their best work and she heads up the digital experience agency within TPXimpact a digital transformation company working with public, private and third sector organisations. In this conversation, Jean and Scott talk to Rebecca about how her leadership is formed around a commitment to help create sustainable outcomes for people, communities, and the planet.
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| 06 Mar 2024 | Radical Curiosity with Seth Goldenberg | 00:59:53 | |
Today co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with Seth Goldenberg. Seth is a designer, activist, author, curator, and entrepreneur who harnesses the power of questioning to catalyse innovation and cultural change. He is the founder and CEO of Curiosity & Co., exploring, designing, and building flourishing futures through a design-venture studio, an experience laboratory, Ideas Salons as thought-leader retreats that tackle the essential questions of our time. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Wired, The Chronicle for Higher Education, Providence Journal and the Boston Globe. Instagram @evolvingleader
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| 20 Mar 2024 | The Longing To Belong with Jerry Colonna | 00:50:03 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to Jerry Colonna. Jerry is a coach, writer, and speaker who focuses on leadership, business, and the practice of radical self-inquiry. He is the co-founder and CEO of Reboot.io, a company born from the rallying cry that “work does not have to destroy us. Work can be the way in which we achieve our fullest self.” Jerry helps people lead with humanity and equanimity through a unique blend of Buddhism, Jungian therapy, and entrepreneurial know-how – which has made him a sought-after coach and leader, working with some of the world’s largest organizations. Jerry is the author of two books: REBOOT: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up and his new book, REUNION: Leadership and the Longing to Belong.
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| 03 Apr 2024 | 'The Investable Entrepreneur' with James Church | 00:47:31 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Scott Allender and Jean Gomes talk to James Church. James is passionate about working with founders to present a clear, concise, and credible business case to investors. He is co-founder and CEO of Robot Mascot, a global award-winning investment readiness agency and he claims that his clients are 40 times more likely to raise investment than the average start-up. James has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and on numerous industry blogs and podcasts. He has run mentoring sessions at Tech Hub, Google Campus and Runway East, and delivered mastermind sessions for Founder Institute, Design Museum, Dent Global, The Chartered Institute of Marketing and the University of East Anglia.
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| 17 Apr 2024 | How to Think Strategically with Michael D Watkins | 01:20:29 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Arjun Sahdev are joined by Michael D Watkins. Michael is a globally recognized leadership transitions expert, he is professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at IMD in Switzerland and he has written 12 books including the best-selling book “The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter” and his most recent book “The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking” in which he explores how executives can learn to think strategically and lead their organizations into the future. Michael is a Thinkers 50-ranked management influencer and recognized expert in his field, his work features in HBR Guides and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on leadership, teams, strategic initiatives, and new managers. Over the past 20 years, he has used his First 90 Days methodology to help leaders make successful transitions, both in his teaching at IMD, INSEAD, and Harvard Business School. The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence (S Allender, 2023) Instagram @evolvingleader
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| 01 May 2024 | How to Find Hidden Potential with Gil Winch | 00:54:31 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with psychologist, TED speaker, author and social entrepreneur Gil Winch. Described by Adam Grant (author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife) as ‘a pioneer in creating opportunities for people who have been underestimated and overlooked’, Gil has developed a managerial model that enables people with severe disabilities to achieve regular productivity in free-market businesses for regular market wages. In 2008, he founded CY, an outsourcing services call centre for-profit social business that was staffed and managed primarily by previously unemployed, severely disabled people and other marginalized populations, demonstrating how a managerial model and corporate culture focused on finding and nurturing potential can benefit companies everywhere.
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| 15 May 2024 | Deploying Tactical Empathy with Chris Voss | 01:00:40 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Sara Deschamps are in conversation with former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss. During his 24 years in the FBI Chris changed the game in negotiation from one of stoicism to one of tactical empathy, persuading kidnappers, terrorists, and bank robbers to see things his way, saving countless lives in the process. Chris has translated his high-profile experience and synergy of collaboration and empathy into his negotiation consultancy The Black Swan Group, where he and his team of expert hostage negotiators apply negotiation skills in business contexts to help their clients make better deals, develop new relationships, and uncover valuable pieces of information the other side is hiding. Chris is a household name on the Masterclass platform where he’s garnered a following for his accessible courses that teach everyone how to better communicate using behavioural science and human nature. He is also a successful author - his book Never Split the Difference explores how everything is a negotiation, and how anyone can use FBI negotiation tactics to solve problems, get what they want and resolve conflicts in all aspects of their life.
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 29 May 2024 | How We Break with Vincent Deary | 00:58:35 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Professor Vincent Deary. Vincent is a writer, researcher and a practitioner health psychologist. He's a professor of psychology at Northumbria University and a former clinical fatigue specialist at the Cresta fatigue clinic. He has also worked as a cognitive behavioural therapist with an interest in researching new interventions. In 2015, the first part of Vincent’s ‘How To Live’ trilogy ‘How We Break’ was published, followed in 2024 by ‘How We Break’, where the focus is on what happens when our minds and bodies are pushed beyond their limits. Referenced during this episode: How We Are: The Force of Habit and the Work of Change Other reading from Jean Gomes and Scott Allender:
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 05 Jun 2024 | The Resilient Mind with David Creswell | 00:55:48 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to resilience expert David Creswell. David is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University and Chief of Science at Equa Health. His research ranges from basic neuroscience to large community based clinical trials of stress management programs and techniques while his Health and Human Performance Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University leads on the science of mindfulness meditation training. David is also the Chief of Science at Equa Health, where he has used his research to build an interactive and personalised digital mindfulness training app (www.equahealth.io).
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| 19 Jun 2024 | All Pride, No Ego with Jim Fielding | 01:07:47 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Emma Sinclair are in conversation with Jim Fielding. Jim is a seasoned executive having held several senior executive roles including time at DreamWorks, Disney and Claire’s. He is an active angel investor, startup advisor and philanthropist and is the President of Archer Gray Co-Lab Group. In 2023, Jim Fielding’s book ‘All Pride, No Ego: A Queer Executive’s Journey to Living and Leading Authentically.‘ was published, further expanding Jim’s services to his community, helping to build safe, inclusive and respectful work and community spaces.
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The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 26 Jun 2024 | How to Live Future Ready with Frederik Pferdt | 01:00:54 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader, Sara Deschamps facilitates a fascinating conversation between Evolving Leader co-host Jean Gomes and author and Google's first and former Chief innovation evangelist Frederik G. Pferdt. Frederik is on a mission to empower everyone to fulfil their visions for the future from shaping Google’s fabled creative culture as Chief Innovation Evangelist to nurturing the minds of students at Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design where he teaches graduate courses such as ‘Hacking Your Innovation Mindset’. Frederik’s book ‘What’s Next Is Now, How To Live Future Ready’ was published by Harper Collins in 2024. Other reading from Jean Gomes and Scott Allender:
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 03 Jul 2024 | Change From the Inside Out with Scott Shute | 00:52:28 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with Scott Shute. Scott specialises in combining the practicalities of leading in the modern business world with the wisdom of ancient traditions to help individuals and companies be leaders in conscious business. His goal is for businesses to thrive financially while providing their customers long-term value and leaving employees feeling inspired and whole. When done consciously, work can be a part of the collective healing that needs to take place in the world. Instagram @evolvingleader
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 10 Jul 2024 | Emotional Ignorance with Dean Burnett | 01:06:31 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with neuroscientist, lecturer, author, blogger, podcaster, pundit, science communicator and comedian Dr Dean Burnett. Previously employed as a psychiatry tutor and lecturer at the Cardiff University Centre for Medical Education, Dean is currently an honorary research associate at Cardiff Psychology School, as well as a Visiting Industry Fellow at Birmingham City University. Dean is currently a full-time author, previously known for his satirical science column ‘Brain Flapping‘ at the Guardian, which ran from 2012 to 2018 he went on to write his first (the hugely successful) book ‘The Idiot Brain‘. He has since written ‘The Happy Brain’, ‘Why Your Parents are Driving You Up The Wall’ and his most recent book ‘Emotional Ignorance’. Referenced during this episode: The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To (2017) The Happy Brain: The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why (2018) Emotional Ignorance: Misadventures in the Science of Emotion (2024)
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The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 17 Jul 2024 | Becoming a Culture Leader with Jessica Kriegel | 00:49:12 | |
In this week’s episode of The Evolving Leader, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with Dr Jessica Kriegel. Jessica is Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture at Culture Partners where she leads groundbreaking research, strategy and innovation alongside institutions like Stanford University. Jessica is one of the few women in her space uncovering the uncharted territories of culture and leadership. As a single parent, she is also a fierce advocate for women in the workplace and designing a job that works for you—not a job you work for. The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence (S Allender, 2023)
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 24 Jul 2024 | The Reality Check with Dr Nadine Dijkstra (FROM THE INNER CANVAS SERIES) | 00:46:18 | |
We’re excited to launch this new Evolving Leader mini-series, ‘The Inner Canvas’ co-hosted by our research colleagues psychologist Emma Sinclair and Neuroscientist Dr Emily Clements. In each episode, Emma and Emily talk to pioneering scientists about new breakthroughs in our understanding as to how we make sense of ourselves, painting a picture of the internal canvas that our mind creates. As a result we’ll learn more about our mindset and why it matters, and continue on our journey as evolving leaders.
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 28 Jul 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett (BONUS) | 00:11:27 | |
This short comes from a two part conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett back in December 2020 (S1 Ep15 and 16). Lisa Feldman Barrett has written two books, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain (2020) and How Emotions are Made (2017), as well as hundreds of peer reviewed scientific papers appearing in Science, Nature Neuroscience and other top journals in psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 30 Jul 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Sir John Kay (BONUS) | 00:03:52 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Sir John Kay back in June 2021 (S2 Ep19).
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 01 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Robert Swan (BONUS) | 00:06:22 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Robert Swan back in June 2021 (S2 Ep21). Sit back and listen as Robert shares what he has learnt about leadership, and his mission to increase awareness and create a community of leaders willing to take action.
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| 04 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Cath Bishop (BONUS) | 00:04:21 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Cath Bishop back in March 2021 (S2 Ep9).
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 06 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Sally Bolton (BONUS) | 00:03:36 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Sally Bolton back in March 2021 (S2 Ep6).
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 08 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Steve Ingham (BONUS) | 00:05:51 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Steve Ingham back in October 2021 (S3 Ep7).
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 11 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Mark Solms (BONUS) | 00:10:49 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with neuroscientist Mark Solms back in April 2021 (S2 Ep14). | |||
| 13 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Dr Emily Clements (BONUS) | 00:03:26 | |
This short comes from a conversation that guest host Emma Sinclair had with Dr Emily Clements back in January 2023 (S5 Ep10). Sit back and listen to this fascinating conversation during which Emma and Emily explore a key foundation for tomorrow’s leaders, building mindsets to navigate uncertainty and improve their capacity for disruptive thinking. | |||
| 15 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Aidan McCullen (BONUS) | 00:03:50 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Aidan McCullen back in July 2021 (S2 Ep25). | |||
| 18 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Kevin Kelly (BONUS) | 00:06:35 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-host Jean Gomes had with Kevin Kelly back in September 2021 (S3 Ep2). | |||
| 20 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Ed Lu (BONUS) | 00:05:03 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Ed Lu back in March 2021 (S2 Ep7). | |||
| 22 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Philip Clarke (BONUS) | 00:08:27 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Philip Clarke back in November 2021 (S3 Ep9). Listen as co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Philip Clarke, founder and CEO of strategic innovation consultancy Hunch, podcast host and author, about the eight pioneer principles needed to change the world. | |||
| 25 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Ellen Langer (BONUS) | 00:07:42 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Dr Ellen Langer back in December 2023 (S6 Ep11). | |||
| 27 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Anil Seth (BONUS) | 00:04:13 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Anil Seth back in November 2021 (S3 Ep11). | |||
| 29 Aug 2024 | SUMMER SHORTS: Richard Firth-Godbehere (BONUS) | 00:02:24 | |
This short comes from a conversation that co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender had with Richard Fith-Godbehere back in March 2023 (S5 Ep15). | |||
| 21 Aug 2024 | Leaders Who Fiction with Melanie Bell (BONUS) | 00:21:25 | |
Are you a leader who loves to read fiction but rarely finds time to do so? Enjoy this short bonus episode of The Evolving Leader podcast. The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence (S Allender, 2023)
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||
| 04 Sep 2024 | Leading With Radical Candor with Kim Scott | 01:09:43 | |
In this episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with Kim Scott. Kim is the author of the best selling ‘Radical Candor, How To Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean’ (2017), ‘Just Work: How to Confront Bias, Prejudice and Bullying to Build a Culture of Inclusivity’ (2021) and the more recently published ‘Radical Respect, How to Work Together Better’ (2024). Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrix and Twitter and she hosts the Radical Candor and Radical Respect podcast.
The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production. | |||