As part of his 'Inspiring Leadership' podcast series, I was interviewed by Jonathan Bowman-Perks about my thoughts and views on Leadership and what makes a good Leader. 

If ever there was a time for good Leadership, then the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a challenging testing ground for that.

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Podcast Topics and Useful Links (time in podcast):

• My Career Path and my journey into Leadership (0:27)
  • Fleming Stonehage
  • Harvard Business School - Programme for Leadership Development (1:10)
• What extreme explorers and elite athletes have to teach High Net Worth Families and vice versa?  (6:45)
  • Brigade Squad (7:05)
• What has given me the humility to work with all the types of clients that I do? (10:28) 
• What advice I would have appreciated some 30 years ago when I was 18? (12:19)
  • The Promise That Changes Everything by Nancy Kline (16:53)
  • Deep Listening by Oscar Trimboli (17:02)
  • SPEAR17 - Antarctic Expedition (23:05)
  • Lou Rudd MBE
• My proudest and darkest moments in my life (25:40)
  • Peak Dynamics' West Highland Way Walk (29:00)
  • Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson (32:00)
  • Stop Thinking, Start Living: Discover Lifelong Happiness by Richard Carlson (32:10)
  • Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker (32:40)
• What are my top tips on being Healthy, Wealthy and Wise? (36:44)
  • Earthing by Clint Ober 
  • Lifelong learning - Udemy, FutureLearn, Coursera
• What do I think that make an Inspiring Leader and Team (41:00)
  • Lance - documentary on Lance Armstrong BBC (43:45)
  • The Last Dance about Michael Jordan Netflix (45:00)
  • Mutiny - Ant Middleton All 4 (45:51)
• What leader has Inspired me and why?
  • Ernest Shackleton (48:45)
• What has been the impact of the Pandemic on me? (49:51)
  • John Adair Functional Leadership model
• What are my top tips for leading in a crisis and in time of change (57:14)?
• What mistakes do I see people making? (1:00:40)
• What would I like my legacy to be? (1:00:50)
• What are My Book Recommendations (1:01:00):
  • Breath - James Nestor
  • Peak - Anders Ericsson
  • The Tools - Phil Stutz and Barry Michels
  • The Captain Class - Sam Walker
  • Complete Family Wealth - James E. Hughes
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
  • The Execution Premium - Robert Kaplan and David P. Norton
  • The Chimp Paradox - Prof. Steve Peters

What are My Top Tips:

Be Positive

– Get rid of negativity in your life. 

Don’t overwhelm yourself with the task

- Focus on one step at a time.

Learn to listen

– get the other person to speak first and listen. You will prevent yourself falling in any elephant traps. 

Clear Objective

– make sure you have a clear objective or direction of travel. 

Resilience

– work on building your resilience. 

Lifelong learning

– never stop learning and re-skilling. Slow is more effective than fast and rushed.

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