Episode 33 - An Interview with Adrian Thornton, RYA Yatchmaster Instructor & Examiner In this episode we take a look at leadership within a leisure pursuit and industry away from our more usual corporate and commercial worlds. A slightly different angle from Adrian, on the leadership skills required to be the skipper of a yacht, on and off the water. Some good examples that share his insight and messages. We hope you enjoy.
Feb 15, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Episode 34 - Great Leaders Avoid A Blame Culture Have you ever experienced working in a blame culture? I would be really surprised if you could honestly say "no, never". Sadly, it can be the natural human response when things go wrong. Great leaders spot this behaviour and work hard to prevent this infectious 'disease' from taking hold. Neil and I discuss how to spot it and how to try and prevent it from manifesting and damaging your business' quest to grow and develop; ...
Feb 09, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Episode 32 - An Interview with Ourania Odermatt Neil and I were really privileged to have a discussion with Ourania Odermatt, MD of Avaya Switzerland & Austria who we both individually had the pleasure of working with at IBM Technology Support Services. A fantastic story of how she built her career from Executive Assistant in European Headquarters to a senior Executive position. What are the secrets of her success and what is important to her as a leader? Listen in and find out....
Feb 02, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Episode 31 - An Interview with James Hunnybourne A really fun, open and insightful interview with an old (time not age!) friend of Neil's (@neil) and mine. Genuine, honest and warm, yet extremely successful. Who says those dimensions cannot co-exist!? Thanks @James!
Jan 25, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Episode 30 - Neil and Albert Interview Each Other A chance for you to hear a bit about our own personal experiences, preferences and memories over a joint 50 years++ of leadership.
Jan 15, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 30
We were privileged to have some fantastic guests join us on the Leadership Detectives in 2020. This episode is a brief review from some of those interviews and the golden nuggets they shared with us during the interview discussions. Neil and I would like to wish you all the very best for the New Year. With the role(s) you will be performing and with the lives you will be leading. Good luck, be successful, be happy and watch out for more content coming your way from the Leadership Detectives....
Jan 03, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Enjoy this brief 20 mins episode entitled "12 Tips of Christmas" to help you get 2021 underway and get the new year rolling. Have a fantastic Christmas with hopefully a break from your work. Stay safe, healthy and be happy!
Dec 24, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 28
As we approach the end of the year, it's a great opportunity for you to show your human side and offer a word and/or gesture of thanks to your employees. This episode contains just a few tips and ideas from the Leadership Detectives on how perhaps you could do that, in addition to the good things you may already be doing. Regardless of your religious beliefs, please accept our wishes for a great Christmas and Festive Break this time of year!
Dec 21, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Triggered by the Priti Patel situation, an ex-colleague of ours; Carol Chidley, reached out to us on social media and suggested that bullying may be a good topic for a Leadership Detectives discussion. So Neil invited Carol to come and join us for the episode to discuss bullying in the workplace, how it manifests itself, where is the line between tough leadership and bullying, and most importantly what do you do about it. A great, albeit emotive, topic. Hope you get something out of the discussi...
Dec 14, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 26
A great interview with Carmina Lees; Managing Director, Financial Services, Accenture. She talks career and leadership - all she has achieved to date, what's made her successful, her views on leadership, women in Technology, women in Leadership and how to balance that with being a Mum of two young children.
Dec 07, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Part two in our two-part of Managing Careers. In this episode we discuss the what, how and when of actions and techniques to help manage the careers of your employees. Sure, they own their careers - but we as Leaders have a responsibility to support and coach them to maximise the returns for them, us and the company overall.
Dec 02, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 24
The first in a two-part piece on Managing Careers. This episode is specifically about Leaders managing their own careers. Some tips on what to do, how to do, when to do and clarity about who owns your career. Enjoy and good luck managing your career and climbing that ladder!
Nov 24, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Have you ever found yourself in a rut or a dip in motivation? It's especially difficult when you're the leader because your attitude, your drive, often gets reflected back to the team, good or bad. Neil and I found ourselves in a similar situation and having worked our way back out of it, thought it might be useful to share strategies and techniques that could help you and your employees, if anyone finds themselves in that place. Good luck. Enjoy!
Nov 15, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Having entered Lockdown 2.0 we thought we would share the learnings from our previous guests, companies we are currently working with and our own experiences of working from home and more importantly Leading Remotely. Available on most podcast sites. Listen 'live' or download to listen later; maybe on your daily exercise outings. Please Subscribe to get notified of future episodes and access to 20 back episodes.
Nov 10, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Who doesn't have a view on Donald Trump and/or Boris Johnson? Who is the better leader ? In episode 20 of the Leadership Detectives we thought we would chose 5 key areas of leadership out of 15+ we have discussed over our first 20 weeks, and then award each one of them a rating. Do you agree with our assessments? Would you rate each/both of them differently? Please join us and tell us and others what you think.
Nov 06, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 20
There are 16.8 million Millennials (also known as Generation Y, those born between the years of 1980 and the early 1990s) just in the UK. The first true digital generation, whose unique life experiences have changed the way we live, work and consume. This week we hear from two of them about what they believe is important to Millennials in the workplace. Thank you to Rebecca and Saskia for their openness and discussion about what matters to them in a leader and an employer. Great interview!...
Oct 14, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 19
How comfortable are you at DELIVERING FEEDBACK? How often do you REQUEST FEEDBACK? What's the purpose of FEEDBACK? This week we discuss the Why's, When's and How's of giving and receiving feedback in the workplace. We hope you find it a valuable and enjoyable discussion.
Oct 06, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Do you have TOP TALENT or TOP PERFORMERS? What is your strategy to ENGAGE & MOTIVATE them? What is your strategy to RETAIN them? What is the COST - financial or otherwise - of LOSING and REPLACING them? In this Episode we discuss our view of 5 DOs and 5 DON'Ts to get the best out of these valuable individuals - for them and for your company.
Sep 30, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Is it OK to be scared and fearful as a leader? Have you personally ever been scared or fearful in your leadership position? How did you deal with it? How could you have dealt with it better? In this latest episode Neil and I attempt to answer some of these questions for you. Please let us know what you think.
Sep 23, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 16
How "HR" has changed over the years. From what started it's life as the "Personnel" department to a function that now adds value across so many areas ... from resource planning to recruitment to training to retention to performance management to reward/recognition to exit management ... and so much more in between. We hope you enjoy this discussion with a great guest; Chris Prince on what we have entitled "Human Resources; The Secret Weapon in The Leaders Arsenal&qu...
Sep 16, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Have you ever been the victim of racism in the workplace? Have you ever experienced it being subjected to others? How did it make them feel? How did it make you feel? In episode 14 of the Leadership Detectives we ask "How should leaders deal with racial prejudice in the workplace?". We hope this podcast helps you as a leader or potential leader to direct your attention, focus and energy more effectively.
Sep 15, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 14
We decided to come at this one slightly differently this week for Episode 13. Sometimes the best way to improve is knowing what not to do. Listen in to hear our 7 tips on how to be a really bad leader. Who knows, you may even recognise the behaviours of leaders you have worked with.
Sep 14, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 13
An interview with Zoe Bowman, Crew Manager and Firefighter in the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Some great lessons in leadership from a leading fire fighter for us to learn from. Zoe, wife and mother to two daughters, is one of the first appointed female fire fighters in her region. Over the years she has progressed to Crew Manager; where being a good leader is absolutely critical, both during emergency incidents and equally back at the station between shouts.
Aug 27, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this week's episode Neil and Albert discuss the lessons in leadership learned from Navy Seal commander Jocko Willink and discussed in his book Extreme Ownership. This was a great fun episode to record and some really great leadership clues uncovered and discussed. Hope you enjoy it.
Aug 12, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this leadership conversation Neil and Albert look at the leadership lessons that we can learn from Juergen Klopp. After the amazing season that Liverpool have had in the premier league Juergen Klopp is recognised as one of the most inspirational leaders. We particularly look at the word Trust in leadership. Both trust down to the team and trust up to the manager. Please leave us your feedback and don't forget to subscribe. www.neilthubron.com #leadership #leadershipdevelopment...
Aug 03, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Viviane Joynes - Managing Director EQS UK. Viviane shares with us her insight into what she sees and looks for in a great leader, what areas of leadership she feels are important and on being a woman in a leadership role. Some fantastic insights from a great leader. Please let us have your thoughts and feedback.
Jul 25, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In episode 8 Neil and Albert talk about the importance of developing a management system to allow leaders to manage the business in an efficient way and give them time to focus on the important things. Find out tips on how to manage upwards to senior execs or to shareholders. / investors, manage downwards to energise and enable your teams. Please leave us feedback, give us a thumbs up and subscribe. We'd also love to know of any topics you would like us to cover. www.neilthubron.com...
Jul 18, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Albert and Neil are joined in this Zoomcast by retired Metropolitan Police Superintendent Ian Chappell. We wanted to look at leadership styles and skills from a completely different organisational structure. There is some fantastic insight and learning that is relevant to all leaders. From being a gold commander at the London Olympics to managing crowds at Chelsea football games Ian brings great stories and experience to the conversation. We had a little technical hitch about 7 o 8 minutes in, b...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this podcast Albert and Neil talk about why it is so important for leaders to look after themselves. If a leader doesn't look after themselves - physically, mentally, emotionally - it effects them personally, their team and their business. We discuss why being a tough leader with a big ego is bad for everyone around you. We also discuss the sort of things you need to do to take care of yourself now.
Jul 03, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode Neil and Albert are joined by Jean MacAskill a hugely experienced professional in team and leadership development. Her insights during the podcast will be helpful for anyone who wants to be a better leader. Some of the insights include: 3 secrets of leadership - it is OK and importance of being human, why it is so important to pay attention to what people say, ensuring that you are self aware. Learn what an "all ears meeting is"!! What do great leaders do well and poor ...
Jun 26, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 5
