Leadership Listening

How to communicate effectively as a leader - with David Pullan

Lawrie Philpott of Philpott Black and host of Leadership Listening chats to David Pullan, about the vital role of effective communication in Leadership.  David has spent over 30 years working on stage, film and television in the UK, Europe and America. On stage he has done two seasons with the RSC in Stratford and London and spent a year in ‘The Woman in Black ‘at The Fortune Theatre. Through his storytelling business he has worked with global brands like Microsoft, Savills, HSBC, Pandora, PWC and EY.
 
Together they talk about a range of topics, including Overcoming your fears of public speaking, the psychology of fear, connecting with your audience, managing your fear of public speaking, reframing, communication and change, self and identity in communicating effectively, presentation techniques, using or not using slides, media training and providing soundbites, cries communications, media management and getting headlines, preparing effectively to present, performance energy, how to start well, calming nerves through breathing exercises, use of pauses, building trust through communication, servant leadership, storytelling, personal development, ethics and AI.
 
David Pullan and Sarah Jane McKechnie are the founders of The Story Spotters - an agency that helps organisations harness the power of story to build authentic, trusted and profitable connections. https://www.thestoryspotters.com/
 
For more information about their book “The DNA of Engagement®” take a look at https://www.thednaofengagement.com/
 
Further information about Nancy Duarte’s S.T.A.R. Moments™ referenced at 14:50 - https://www.duarte.com/blog/secret-to...
 
00:00 Intro
03:11 Fear of public speaking
04:41 Separating from the pack
05:11 The psychology of fear
06:45 Connecting with your audience
07:34 Managing your fears of public speaking
09:42 Reframing
10:20 Connecting with your audience
11:21 Self, identity and communication
13:06 Presenting with or without slides
17:54 Media training and the pressure to provide soundbites
20:00 Crisis communications
20:52 Media and grabbing headlines
23:25 Preparing to present
29:57 Performance energy
35:05 Starting well – breathing exercises and using pauses effectively
38:34 The DNA of Engagement book
41:50 Trust
43:32 Servant leadership
44:55 Trust
45:35 Storytelling
49:26 Personal development in presentation skills
51:01 Ethics in communications
52:41 Artificial intelligence
53:32 3 final questions
 
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Servant Leadership in Engineering & Design - with Seb Wood

Lawrie Philpott of Philpott Black and host of Leadership Listening chats to Seb Wood, Managing Director and Board Member of the Whitby Wood Group, an international engineering design and advisory consultancy.
Together they talk about a range of topics, including Leadership styles and cultures, raising up leaders, challenges of leading an international business, culture and vision, impact, getting the best out of your people, servant leadership, using your time wisely and prioritising, stepping back and letting others lead, creating and maintaining the organisation to do the work, structuring an organisation to be agile and nimble, corporate mendacity, do employees know what they want from their leaders? Humble leadership, loneliness in leadership, AI and the future of work, allowing new, young employees to challenge the organisation, creativity, finding work that excites you, and continuous learning.
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00:00 Intro
08:00 Culture & Values
08:53 The Leader’s Role
09:33 Culture & Values
13:49 Stakeholder & External Relations
14:19 Ethics, Inclusion & Responsibility
15:25 Teamwork
17:10 Foundations of Leadership
18:52 Strategy
24:17 Change Management
29:54 Human Resource Management
30:46 Ethics, Inclusion & Responsibility
31:23 The Leader’s Role
34:12 Foundations of Leadership
35:51 Leading Self
37:36 Human Resource Management
39:04 Innovation & Improvement
45:51 Stakeholder & External Relations
47:40 Learning & Development
 
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Coaching for Better Leadership – with Peter Leadbetter

Lawrie Philpott of Philpott Black and host of Leadership Listening chats to Peter Leadbetter, Leadership Coach & Psychologist. 
Together they talk about a range of topics, including the coaching process, building trust, developing as a leader, problem solving and making decisions, becoming a CEO / a leader, knowing yourself and training gaps, work and home life pressures, stress, imposter syndrome, perceptions of and the value of coaching, are leaders born or made?, the location / environment of coaching sessions, the value of the coaching relationship, the first 100 days of a leader, mentoring vs coaching, working “in” the business vs “on” the business, the power of listening and active listening, building a team around you, finding the right coach, gender in coaching, and introverts and extroverts.
00:00 Intro03:30 Coaching & Mentoring04:42 Teamwork06:56 Foundations of Leadership08:12 The Leader’s Role10:18 Foundations of Leadership14:50 Leading Self24:55 Coaching & Mentoring30:06 Foundations of Leadership33:25 Coaching & Mentoring37:02 The Leader’s Role37:38 Coaching & Mentoring39:52 Foundations of Leadership42:18 Teamwork44:25 Coaching & Mentoring50:35 Human Resource Management
 
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The Psychology of Leadership Success – with Mike Kaufman

Lawrie Philpott of Philpott Black and host of Leadership Listening chats to Mike Kaufman.
Mike is a Harvard MBA, University of Chicago Psychology PhD, pioneer of category-defining research in human development on success and happiness, thought leader in psychology, clinician, educator at elite institutions, and insider with first-hand leadership experience in marketing, operations and finance.
At the University of Chicago, Kaufman directed one of the most extensive studies ever undertaken on the psychological development of leaders and high-achieving professionals entitled the Harvard Student Study of Adult Development.  Findings are chronicled in his book, Redefining Success in America, published by a leading academic publisher.  
Together, Lawrie and Mike talk about a range of topics, including Mike's leadership research, psychological patterning, narcissists, the value of coaching, self awareness, becoming a CEO, how to be affective, managing overwhelm, the importance of having a strong sense of purpose, success and happiness, the value of a good team, 3 keys to long term leadership success and happiness – Goals, Collaboration and Resilience, the right to be well led, Understanding your emotions - EQ, governance and board effectiveness, denial and dealing with reality, and being human – vulnerability and authenticity.
Book mentioned in episode: “Fooled by Randomness” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb https://www.waterstones.com/book/fooled-by-randomness/nassim-nicholas-taleb/9780141031484
 
00:00 Intro04:37 Leading Self09:28 Human Resource Management10:17 Leading Self10:50 Coaching & Mentoring12:17 Foundations of Leadership15:02 The Leader’s Role19:40 Human Resource Management24:56 Foundations of Leadership30:58 Human Resource Management36:22 Leading Self40:19 Governance43:08 Leading Self45:47 Governance46:14 The Leader’s Role
 
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Inside the Mind of an Effective Leader – with Silvia Foxe

Lawrie Philpott of Philpott Black and host of Leadership Listening chats to Silvia Foxe. 
Silvia's work is highly confidential. She has worked with over a hundred leaders using a therapeutic approach and by referral only. In her own words, her job is to look at the core identity of each client that she works with, particularly exploring their relationship with their self.  It is part educational, part real-time consulting and focusses on broken processes, not broken people.
Together they talk about a range of topics, including coaching and the 360º process, resilience, beliefs and behaviours, patterning - the experiences that shape us, motivation, drive vs ambition, high achievers - crisis, fulfilment and disappointment, imposter syndrome, changing your mindset / owning it, confidence, narcissists and sociopaths in the C-suite, IQ, the importance of verbal intelligence, the importance of communication, the leader’s relationship with themselves, having tough conversations, neurodiversity in leadership and the workplace's ability to adapt, getting the best out of your people, stress and unhappiness in leadership, and work life balance.
00:00 Intro05:11 Coaching & Mentoring07:42 Human Resource Management09:25 Foundations of Leadership10:38 Leading Self21:20 Foundations of Leadership22:08 Leading Self23:32 Human Resource Management25:13 Communication29:17 Leading Self32:25 Communication37:39 Human Resource Management40:55 Teamwork44:34 Leading Self51:34 Foundations of Leadership
 
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The CEO Experience and Getting Governance Right - with Tom Burnet

Lawrie Philpott of Philpott Black and host of Leadership Listening chats to Tom Burnet.
Tom is Non-Executive Chairman of Simply Conveyancing, Aker Systems Ltd, Kainos plc and The Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc. Previously Tom served as CEO, Executive Chairman and as a Non-Executive Director of AIM company accesso Technology Group plc.
Together they talk about a range of topics, including becoming a CEO, the value of a board, learning to lead, first 100 days as a leader, CEO's as generalists, getting the best out of your team, visible vs invisible leadership, over promising, the right to be well led, control and adaptability, the value of good people, becoming a non-exec or chair, styles of chairing, having difficult conversations, the role of a SID (Senior Independent Director), evaluating board performance, the relationship between non-execs and execs, and MBA's and business schools.
00:00 Intro01:49 Foundations of Leadership04:44 Governance07:18 Foundations of Leadership08:01 The Leader’s Role09:48 Foundations of Leadership12:08 Teamwork12:27 The Leader’s Role15:12 Human Resource Management16:39 Learning & Development18:10 Foundations of Leadership20:27 Human Resource Management21:07 Governance40:59 Learning & Development
 
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