Welcome to another episode of The Connected Leadership Podcast with Andy Lopata, featuring an impelling discussion with Patricia Hind, a leadership and management development professor at Hult International Business School and author of Winning Together: The Secrets of Working Relationships. Patricia is a Trustee of the British Psychological Society and Chair of the Education and Training Board, Justice of the Peace and a Freeman of the City of London. Andy and Patricia’s conversation delved int...
Oct 09, 2023•40 min•Ep. 203
Welcome to another captivating episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast. Andy Lopata welcomes Levent Yildizgoren, author of Good Business in Any Language and host of the Thriving in Global Markets podcast. He has helped companies do business in more than 100 languages! Andy and Levent dive into the importance of cultural intelligence in leadership, particularly for leaders of multinational teams, and discuss how understanding cultural differences can improve business outcomes. Levent Yildizgo...
Oct 02, 2023•37 min•Ep. 202
Welcome to another exciting episode of The Connected Leadership Podcast, where we are exploring the future of work, the role of leadership in navigating these changes, and how to seize future opportunities instead of fearing them. Our guest today is PwC's Global Workforce Leader, Peter Brown. Pete leads a team of over 10,000 professionals supporting businesses with their workforce challenges. Pete has over 25 years of global experience of advising clients around a number of workforce disciplines...
Sep 25, 2023•44 min•Ep. 201
On this 200th episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, and as we celebrate its third year, Andy Lopata welcomes celebrated guest Janey Lee Grace. Janey is an Amazon No. 1 best-selling author and speaker, and she was co-presenter on the UK’s biggest radio show, BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon, for 24 years. Formerly, she was a backing singer with Wham!, Kim Wilde and Boy George, and had their own number 8 chart hit as Cola Boy with 7 Ways to Love. Janey has written five books on h...
Sep 18, 2023•48 min•Ep. 200
In this episode, Andy Lopata speaks with storyteller and author of an impactful book, "A Land Twice Promised," Noa Baum, offers a unique perspective on the power of storytelling and empathy in understanding complex issues like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This episode explores the theme of how we respond when our worldview gets challenged and reflects on experiences that had a profound impact on Noa's understanding of life and existence. Noa discusses her unique experiences growing up in Is...
Sep 11, 2023•55 min•Ep. 199
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, host Andy Lopata welcomes guest Jon Cohen, a vascular surgeon turned healthcare leader and policy expert, the former CEO and executive chairman of BioReference Laboratories a $1.7 billion company, and author of the book 'Swab.' Andy and Jon discuss leadership, decision-making, the importance of relationships and partnerships, navigating through external barriers, and the invaluable role of intuition amidst crisis. In his book, Jon shares the e...
Sep 04, 2023•46 min•Ep. 198
Andy Lopata's guest for the last of August's Connected Leadership Gold is Dorie Clark, recognised as one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and as the #1 Communication Coach by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. She teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School, and is the author of ‘The Long Game’. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Dorie is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Busines...
Aug 28, 2023•52 min•Ep. 4
In this edition of The Connected Leadership Podcast, Andy Lopata and Todd Cherches take us on a fast paced ride around the English language and visual communication, discussing how they can help us to communicate more effectively and build stronger relationships. Todd Cherches, an academic from New York, talks about the use of metaphor and storytelling in visual leadership. Using a good metaphor can create greater clarity and understanding and story telling is a powerful resource. Andy and Todd ...
Aug 21, 2023•46 min•Ep. 3
In this episode of Connected Leadership Gold, Andy Lopata interviews Janice Lintz about her successes in improving access for the hard of hearing and getting induction loops installed in a host of venues across the world. Her passion came from being the parent of a daughter with hearing problems and seeing the effect that a lack of access had on her growing up with a normal life. Andy and Janice look at how asking on behalf of a cause you believe in makes it easier to make ‘unreasonable requests...
Aug 14, 2023•48 min•Ep. 2
In a fascinating conversation with Rebecca Seal, journalist, food writer and author of 'Solo - How to Work Alone and Not Lose Your Mind', Andy Lopata explores with Rebecca how to cope with the psychological difficulties of being by yourself. They look at the mental challenge of solitude and strategies for creating an environment of discipline and boundaries that are successful. Working from home can be very rewarding if certain rules are followed. Having dedicated spaces for work and home life; ...
Aug 07, 2023•54 min•Ep. 1
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, Andy Lopata engages in a riveting dialogue with Samantha Hiew, an award-winning social entrepreneur, founder of ADHD Girls, and a reputed scientist. As a person diagnosed with ADHD, Tourette's, dyspraxia, and autism, Samantha shares her thought-provoking insights on the subject of neurodiversity. Neurodiversity covers a spectrum of neurodevelopmental conditions, including ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, and dyslexia. Participants' perception, learnin...
Jul 31, 2023•47 min•Ep. 197
In this stimulating episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, host Andy Lopata welcomes Molly Harvey, a leading authority in the world of leadership development as well as the founder of OWL (Outstanding Women Leaders). Molly Harvey is an author, facilitator, and speaker who has more than 30 years of experience that includes involvement with the United Nations. Focusing on the development of future leaders, a topic Molly is deeply passionate about, the conversation unravels captivating insigh...
Jul 24, 2023•39 min•Ep. 196
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, Andy Lopata interviews Marco Buschman, Dutch leadership expert and author of the book "The Connection Quotient." They delve into the topic of the human approach to connections, emphasising building a culture of connection within an organisation. Marco introduces the concepts of EQ (Emotional Quotient), IQ (Intelligence Quotient), and CQ (Connection Quotient). Andy and Marco discuss how the quality of success within an organisation is dependent...
Jul 17, 2023•45 min•Ep. 195
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, Andy Lopata welcomes Sam Horn, CEO of the Intrigue Agency and the Tongue Fu! Training Institute. Sam's newly released book, "Talking on Eggshells," is the focus of their conversation, delving into conflict management and its impact on our professional lives. Sam emphasises that conflict is a natural aspect of life and highlights the need to address it rather than ignore it. Drawing inspiration from Elvis Presley, Sam encourages individuals not...
Jul 10, 2023•39 min•Ep. 194
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, Andy Lopata is joined by Eksteen De Waal; an international speaker, author and leadership consultant. He is a Fellow of PSA UK and President of PSA Netherlands. Eksteen describes himself as a team architect, explaining that he views teams as structures that require attention and maintenance, much like a building. He illustrates how his work entails assessing existing teams, designing new teams from scratch (such as during mergers and acquisiti...
Jul 03, 2023•43 min•Ep. 193
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, Andy Lopata interviews Zaza Pachulia, a former professional basketball player and current executive at the Golden State Warriors. Zaza won two NBA championships with the Warriors and played over a thousand games in the NBA. He was born in Georgia and came to the US via Turkey, overcoming the enormous competition of traditional basketball-playing nations. He discusses his passion for basketball and shares how his love and commitment to the game...
Jun 26, 2023•45 min•Ep. 192
In this episode of the Connected Leadership podcast, Andy Lopata speaks with Annetta Marion, the producer of the biopic film "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie", directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim. The film charts the career and struggles of Michael J. Fox with Parkinson's disease. Annetta shares her personal journey into the entertainment industry and her love for storytelling. She also discusses her rules for great storytelling and the importance of engaging viewers in a narrativ...
Jun 19, 2023•53 min•Ep. 191
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, Andy Lopata chats with John Maguire, the Regional Vice President of Sales in EMEA for Sugar CRM. The conversation covers a wide range of topics related to managing professional relationships and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. They start by discussing the capture of information in conversations, the need to prompt interactions with customers who have drifted off the radar, and the ways technology can improve customer relationsh...
Jun 12, 2023•45 min•Ep. 190
In this episode of the Connected Leadership podcast, Andy Lopata interviews Beth Sherman, speaker, comedian, and multiple Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, whose credits include The Tonight Show, Ellen and the Academy Awards. She passionately believes that humour is a skill that can be taught, and speaks to teams and leaders about how to use humour to connect quickly with customers, colleagues and audiences. Beth offers insights into the world of comedy writing and reveals the collaborative proc...
Jun 05, 2023•47 min•Ep. 189
Neil Mullarkey is a renowned comedian and an expert in communication. He began his career as President of Cambridge Footlights and then he teamed up with Mike Myers. Neil has also shared the stage with household names from Eddie Izzard, Dawn French, Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Eric Sykes and Christopher Biggins. He has participated in the Radio 4 shows I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, Just A Minute and appeared in Whose Line Is It Anyway, QI and two Austin Powers movies. In 1985 he and Mike Myers fo...
May 29, 2023•46 min•Ep. 188
In this episode of the Connected Leadership podcast, Catherine Stothart, a leadership coach, speaker and author of How to Get On with Anyone: shares insights with Andy Lopata on using personality styles to build stronger relationships. Catherine explains the difference between trait approach and type approach, stating that type is best used for self-development rather than assessment and selection. She also introduces the Interaction Styles Framework, which collapses the 16 personality types int...
May 22, 2023•46 min•Ep. 187
In this episode, Andy Lopata speaks with two incredible guests Jo Berry and Richard McCann about their experiences of trauma and forgiveness. Both lost a parent to violent acts - McCann's mother was murdered by serial killer Peter Sutcliffe in 1975, and Berry's father was killed in the IRA's bombing of the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton in 1984. Despite the immense tragedy, both found ways to come to terms with their loss and seek positive outcomes. McCann became a motivational speake...
May 15, 2023•56 min•Ep. 186
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Gold, Andy Lopata interviewed Russell Best OBE who was Commander of HMS Cumberland and Head of Strategy Management at the UK Ministry of Defence, advising on defence and security issues. Andy and Russell discuss what underpins successful operations across the military and business worlds. Relationships are key in both but values are very different in terms of focus and initiative. They look at how this affects hierarchies, leadership and the creation o...
May 08, 2023•43 min
For the next two weeks we will be exploring Connected Leadership Gold, past episodes that you may have missed. This week, Andy's guest is Itay Talgam, conductor of the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Orchestra. Andy and Itay discuss what leaders can learn from the great conductors. A new conductor meeting with an orchestra, has to build trust often from resistance. The art of the conductor is to take a group of highly skilled, artistic individuals, making them one and creating beautiful music. Andy and It...
May 01, 2023•46 min
In this episode Andy Lopata speaks with Neil Jurd, OBE, who has extensive experience in leadership development from his time as a British Army officer and leading expeditions worldwide. Neil advocates for the power of relationships to break down hierarchies and reduce bureaucracy, which he has witnessed as being more effective in building stronger teams. Neil suggests that creating a safe culture where people feel comfortable in contributing to the organisation's purpose is essential for leaders...
Apr 24, 2023•46 min•Ep. 187
In this episode, Andy Lopata is joined by Una Murphy and John Niland to discuss the importance of self-compassion, self-esteem, and self-worth in building strong relationships and networks. Una Murphy is an experienced executive coach working around wellbeing and resilience, and John Niland specializes in building professional identities both with teams and individuals, rooted in understanding self-worth. John explains the differences between these three terms and how they affect our relationshi...
Apr 17, 2023•51 min•Ep. 186
In this episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast, host Andy Lopata talks to Gil Petersil, co-owner of Meet Partners, about the importance of professional networking and time management. Gil believes that most people know the importance of networking but don't really understand it. He suggests that people should spend more time nurturing the important mentors in their lives, and take following up seriously. Andy and Gil discuss the challenges people face in finding time to build strong profess...
Apr 10, 2023•55 min•Ep. 184
With the rapid rise of AI, Andy Lopata asks his guest Ben Afia, if AI is going to replace humans and just how human are our connections in business now. Ben was a brand strategist for Boots and has worked with companies to build their brands and help them express themselves. There are distinct practical advantages to the use of AI; bringing data together, summarising meeting notes, marketing, generating ideas for copy and headlines. It is exciting and extraordinary to see what can be done, but i...
Apr 03, 2023•56 min•Ep. 184
A remarkable woman is Andy Lopata's guest in this week's podcast. Zafra Lerman is a Doctor of Chemistry, five times nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, recipient of the Presidential Award from President Clinton, honoured four times by the US Congress and winner of countless awards globally, particularly for her work on human rights. Her innovative approach to teaching science to under-privileged and homeless students developed when Zafra realised that she had to teach science in a way that was ...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 183
In this week's episode, Andy Lopata's guest is Frank Agin. From Columbus, Ohio Frank has much in common with Andy with his emphasis on the importance of creating a connection and building relationships. He also emphasises the importance of using stories to make connections. Andy and Frank discuss recognising opportunities and using your wider network effectively. They also look at mixing the personal and the professional and the effect of cultural differences. Other areas for discussion are cogn...
Mar 20, 2023•46 min•Ep. 182
