In this insightful episode of The Leadership Detectives, Albert and Neil unpack the importance of listening to teams - and how effective listening can lead to magic happening in any organisation.Find Neil online at: https://neilthubron.comFind

Leadership in the Military & Transitioning to the Corporate World

Aug 30th, 2021 45m 9s

Albert and Neil invite Military Cross retired army colonel, Richard Westley OBE, onto this episode. Richard shares how, after years of following orders, he found success as a leader in the corporate world.Find Neil online at: https://neilthubro

Matrix Management: Leading Teams That Don't Work For You

Aug 19th, 2021 25m 13s

Albert and Neil sit down to discuss how Matrix Management can empower leaders to get the best out of workplace support teams.Find Neil online at: https://neilthubron.comFind Albert on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-e-joseph

Leadership Insights From ex-Rugby Legend, Harvey Thorneycroft

Aug 2nd, 2021 45m 23s

In this episode of The Leadership Detectives, Albert and Neil discuss strong leadership insights with ex-British Lions England A rugby legend and successful business owner, Harvey Thorneycroft.Find Neil online at: https://neilthubron.comFind A

The Importance Of Gratitude As A Leadership Trait

Jul 19th, 2021 24m 28s

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 02 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we look at how a bit of gratitude can go a long way in a leadership role, and how this powerful emotion can bring about positive change in both our business and perso

You Are Never Too Small To Make A Difference

Jul 7th, 2021 46m 2s

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 01 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we talk about leadership and the importance of diversity with our inspirational guest, Jacqueline de Rojas CBE. Jacqueline is the President of techUK and Chair of the

5 Things We Have Learned From 50 Episodes On Being a Great Leader

Jun 9th, 2021 19m 16s

Welcome to Episode 12 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, Neil highlights certain aspects which can help to shape a great leader in today's world.Whilst many core principles remain the same, there are still multiple factors and it's i

Special Anniversary Episode: Celebrating the First Year of the Podcast

Jun 2nd, 2021 23m 56s

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we celebrate our 1st anniversary of The Leadership Detectives with a look back on some of our favourite moments of the last year.We also managed to record together, in person,

Why 'VUCA' can be so Effective in the Modern World of Business?

May 24th, 2021 42m 45s

Welcome to Episode 10 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we share a wonderful interview with another incredible guest, Sophie Stanton. Sophie is the Chief Marketing Officer at IBM (Middle East and Africa)."VUCA" stands for volatility

Why Leaders Needs to Encourage Their Teams to Fail!

May 19th, 2021 22m 15s

Welcome to Episode 9 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we take a deep dive into the concept of "failure"."Failure" has become a dirty word in the world of leadership, and it has been subjected to a reframing of context.Is it better

How to Be Calm Under Pressure: Leadership Lessons From a Bomb Disposal Expert with Chris Hunter QGM

May 10th, 2021 40m 46s

In this episode, we’re joined by Chris Hunter QGM, author, bomb disposal expert, and former British Army officer.And when it comes to topics like fear of failure there are few better placed than Chris who has had to view failure as meaning some

How to Cultivate Authentic Leadership in the Modern World?

May 5th, 2021 21m 51s

Welcome to Episode 7 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we look back on some of our recent interviews in order to double down on some of the most salient points our guests have made.We highlight the importance of authenticity and why

Leadership through Personal Adversity: Interview Jay Trestain

Apr 26th, 2021 32m 23s

In this episode, we’re joined by Jay Trestain, Global Offerings & Big Deal Leader at IBM iX.She’s been with IBM for 15 years, however, this episode takes a look at how leaders can lead when they themselves are going through personal adversity.J

Leaders - Understand the Importance of Inspirational Communication

Apr 19th, 2021 29m 22s

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we highlight the importance of inspirational communication.We look back on various speeches that have inspired us over the years, and analyse why they seem to connect

Leading in the New World of Work: Outstanding Interview with Clyde Fernandez

Apr 12th, 2021 40m 39s

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we share a wonderful interview with an incredible guest, Clyde Fernandez. Clyde is the Regional Vice President at Salesforce and is based in Melbourne, Australia.Clyde talks ope

Creating a Compelling Vision

Apr 5th, 2021 29m 51s

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Leadership Detectives.In this episode, we discuss the importance of creating a compelling vision. It frequently acts as an effective platform for moving forward in multiple areas of life.There needs to be a direction

Inviting Conflict – Jana Breuchmann interview

Mar 29th, 2021 32m 17s

Inviting conflict. Almost seems like the opposite of what makes sense when you think of leadership, but today we’re joined by Jana Bruechmann who brings a fresh new take on conflict in the workplace.Jana takes us through how her work as a Syste

What is a Leader?

Mar 22nd, 2021 28m 13s

Welcome to Season 2 of The Leadership Detectives. We’re launching this season by answering the key question; What is a leader?We discuss what a leader really is. From the behaviours that leaders exhibit, the differences between competencies and

How not to be a really bad leader! - Live Webinar Recording (# 1-38)

Mar 11th, 2021 31m 46s

Our first live webinar! This episode on the topic of how not to be a bad leader.We've all either been victim or witness to bad leadership. Either way, it has negative impacts on individuals or the team as a whole and ultimately limits happiness

LEADERS: The power of coaching and mentoring (# 1-37)

Mar 1st, 2021 27m 59s

Episode 37 - Mentoring and CoachingTwo extremely valuable processes / techniques for your employees and for you! In the spirit of Leadership Detectives, we talk about it here for current leaders to add value for their own employees but also for

LEADERS tips for MANAGING UPWARDS (# 1-36)

Feb 24th, 2021 30m 32s

Episode 36 - Managing UpwardsWe all have bosses and/or key stakeholders. Do they only manage us or should we also be managing them? If you can make it work well, there are benefits for them, you, your business and the company as a whole.Listen

MEETINGS BLOODY MEETINGS - Have more efficient and attend fewer meetings (# 1-35)

Feb 20th, 2021 33m 31s

Episode 35 - Meetings Bloody Meetings!The majority of people tell us they spend way too much time in meetings and/or attend too many meetings. Very few have told us the opposite. So there is definitely room for leaders to help change this and o

LEADERSHIP LESSONS from skippering a yacht: Interview with Adrian Thornton (# 1-33)

Feb 15th, 2021 47m 28s

Episode 33 - An Interview with Adrian Thornton, RYA Yatchmaster Instructor & ExaminerIn 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 differe

GREAT LEADERS AVOID A BLAME CULTURE (# 1-34)

Feb 9th, 2021 29m 31s

Episode 34 - Great Leaders Avoid A Blame CultureHave 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 lea

Leadership Interview with The Force of Nature - Rania Odermatt, Managing Director Avaya Switzerland (# 1-32)

Feb 2nd, 2021 41m 46s

Episode 32 - An Interview with Ourania OdermattNeil 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 S