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Choosing Leadership with Sumit Gupta

As a leader, you are always making choices. Even when you think you have no choice. And if you are unable to make a decision, you are choosing to stay in a state of indecision. The only question is - are your choices taking you where you want to go? I am Sumit Gupta, and this is "Choosing Leadership" - a podcast for high performers with big dreams - who know deep inside that there is more. This is a podcast for people who know they are more powerful than the level they are currently playing. I have spent a long time feeling powerless, and that is why I see where you are powerful even when you cannot. I dare to say what most people would not. I dare to speak to the "tremendous power" which you already have rather than what you believe are your strengths and limitations. This podcast is called "choosing leadership" - because that is what leadership is - a choice. The choice to step into the unknown. The choice to see fear as a friend. The choice to take courageous action rather than waiting for readiness. Join Sumit in exploring this question when it comes to your leadership. In each moment of life, are you Deploying Yourself or not? In each moment of life, are you Choosing Leadership or not?
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Episodes

Leadership Journeys [46] - Paulina Tenner - "I have my own agenda but I'm also surrendered to the wisdom of the process of life"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Dec 13, 202226 min

Leadership Journeys [45] - Faisal Hoque - "Life is somewhere in between letting it happen and making it happen."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Dec 07, 202238 min

Leadership Journeys [44] - Colleen Nagle - "Holding yourself accountable is half the battle in success"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Dec 05, 202231 min

Leadership Journeys [43] - Radmila Blazheska - "Leadership is the combination of determination and openness to listen to others."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 30, 202222 min

Leadership Journeys [42] - David Jayatillake - "As a Leader, If you're not involved with your team, you will be isolated."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 28, 202231 min

Leadership Journeys [41] - Jami Kiran - "Having clarity as a leader helps us understand who we are while making choices."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 24, 202230 min

Leadership Journeys [40] - Kevin O'Loughlin - "Possessions and things don't amend happiness, but people around us do"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 23, 202235 min

Leadership Journeys [39] - Nermeen Ghoniem - "I cannot dictate how people feel about me, but I can dictate how I react to it."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 21, 202238 min

Leadership Journeys [38] - Ennio R. Neumann Senese - "I recommend people who work with me to do a couple of days retreat in complete silence"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 16, 202245 min

Leadership Journeys [37] - Natalie Kaminski- ''You can accomplish a lot more by being an empathetic leader rather than being a demanding manager."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 14, 202240 min

Leadership Journeys [36] - Tauseef Ahmad - "Capital deprived? Yes, we are. Are we worried? No, we are not"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 07, 202236 min

Leadership Journeys [35] - Shahram Maralani- "As a leader you need to be a good simulator of the situations your people are in."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Nov 03, 202238 min

Leadership Journeys [34] - Vinod Kumar- "An entrepreneur needs to be comfortable with ambiguity and things going wrong"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Oct 31, 202245 min

Leadership Journeys [33] - Raymond Aaron- "It's wonderful to have goals and intentions because that's the fuel of the soul."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Oct 27, 202248 min

Leadership Journeys [32] - Silvia Hecher- "Get a coach way before there are conflicts/struggles or things are falling apart."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Oct 24, 202229 min

Leadership Journeys [31] - Chris Federspiel - "This is about the journey and not about achieving the thing at the end"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Oct 20, 202239 min

Leadership Journeys [30] - Brian Curtis - "When people become more and more separated and the less time we spend around one another, our relationships suffer"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their n...

Oct 10, 202226 min

Leadership Journeys [29] - Yasmina Kazitani - "As a leader, do not fear being wrong or not knowing everything"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to celebrate leaders for the choices they have made, which are not always easy or comfortable , and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In the interview, Yasmina spoke about the power of being yourself and then demo...

Oct 06, 202242 min

Leadership Journeys [28] - Gilad Regev - "Fear can be my friend, I'm not trying to control my fear or ego. I look at them and get the information from them but I'm not trying to suppress them."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In the interview, Gilad talks about how he spent 25 years of his life doing M&As and realised he doesn’t want to spen...

Sep 28, 202239 min

Leadership Journeys [27] - Anshul Kamath - "The privilege of a lifetime is to discover who you truly are"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In the interview, Anshul shares how his life took a sudden turn from the world of corporates and finance when he listened...

Sep 26, 202230 min

Leadership Journeys [26] - Laimonas Noreika - "If you want to outshine in this world, be yourself"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In the interview, Laimonas shares how he is building his 10th company, and how being bullied at school gave him the drive...

Sep 21, 202227 min

Leadership Journeys [25] - Henny Hoekstra- "Life is too short to make decisions that you don't want"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. Henny is someone who doesn’t follow the normal route in life. She lost both her parents at an early age and learnt quickl...

Sep 19, 202233 min

Humble Inquiries [10] - Focus for leaders and teams

This is the Humble Inquiries series. In this episode, Leslie joins me as my co-host to humbly inquire into Focus for leaders and teams. How to stay focused and get quality work done in the age of distraction? How to train your mind to get into a state of flow without getting interrupted every now and then? In each episode of Humble Inquiries , we are deliberately going to put ourselves in the uncomfortable space of not knowing the answer and humbly inquiring about these challenges - with the aim...

Sep 12, 202235 min

Humble Inquiries [09] - How to prioritise and balance the long and short-term?

This is the Humble Inquiries series. In this episode, Leslie joins me as my co-host to humbly inquire into how to prioritise the long-term and short-term as a leader . How to find the critical balance in business as leaders - where we are responsible for short-term metrics - and yet also for the long-term growth and sustainability of our business? In each episode of Humble Inquiries , we are deliberately going to put ourselves in the uncomfortable space of not knowing the answer and humbly inqui...

Sep 05, 202240 min

Humble Inquiries [08] - How to keep yourself motivated?

This is the Humble Inquiries series. In this episode, Leslie joins me as my co-host to humbly inquire into how to keep oneself motivated as a leader . If we are not motivated ourselves, it shows its impact on everything we do and every responsibility we have. Leadership starts with finding and staying connected with our own motivation first. In each episode of Humble Inquiries , we are deliberately going to put ourselves in the uncomfortable space of not knowing the answer and humbly inquiring a...

Aug 29, 202238 min

Leadership Journeys [24] - Arturs Burnins - "I feel comfortable doing any work which is good for the company"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In the interview, Arturs shares his vision for the future and how he plans to take his company from 15 to 50 people. He i...

Aug 22, 202227 min

Leadership Journeys [23] - Bhav Patel - "We're so focused on the gravestone that we forget the graveyard"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In the interview, Bhav shares not just his leadership style but also the madman part of him. He talks about the incredibl...

Aug 19, 202235 min

Leadership Journeys [22] - Bart Snijders - "Having fun and meaningful work is way more important than high salary"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In this interview, which is one of the longest ones I have done because both of us were having so much fun, Bart talks ab...

Aug 17, 202248 min

Leadership Journeys [21] - Sandeep Sharma - "When the oxygen is less, the lighter you are, the better you walk"

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In our interview, Sandeep talks about his career as a series of base-camps on the way to the summit. He spoke about his l...

Aug 11, 202234 min

Leadership Journeys [20] - Thomas Vles - "I realized I was living a life that I thought I wanted, but not the life I really wanted."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast . I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. In the interview, Thomas opens up about realising how he was living a life that was not what he really wanted. We talk ab...

Aug 01, 202228 min
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