Episodes

  • Culture Clash: Leading Beyond Borders
    Apr 17 2025

    In multinational business and with multicultural workforces how do we lead effectively? Jared's recent trip to Germany and Stephen's experience working with a mainly Goan workforce provide some insights.


    Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.


    Stephen's websites

    https://www.successfulchange.co.uk/

    https://www.propec.co.uk/


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com

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    49 mins
  • Stop Getting Efficiency Wrong
    Mar 29 2025

    The news is full of talk about efficiency and productivity both sides of the pond. But do politicians and the media even know what these things are? Stephen doesn't think so and it's making him mad.


    Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.


    Stephen's websites

    https://www.successfulchange.co.uk/

    https://www.propec.co.uk/


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    49 mins
  • Is D.E.I. dead?
    Mar 19 2025

    With changes in the US and some multi-national organizations, is this the end of interest in making workplaces inclusive? And how did this question become so politically poisonous? Jared and Stephen try to put the politics aside and explore the intentions and the questions around D.E.I. policies. They also discuss the differences in the discourse each side of the pond.


    Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.


    Stephen's websites

    https://www.successfulchange.co.uk/

    https://www.propec.co.uk/


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    52 mins
  • Things Leaders Should Never Do
    Feb 6 2025

    Jared and Stephen explore the biggest mistakes managers and leaders make.

    Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.


    Stephen's websites

    https://www.successfulchange.co.uk/

    https://www.propec.co.uk/


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    41 mins
  • The End of Remote Working?
    Jan 22 2025

    There's a lot of noise around remote working / working from home at the moment. How did we get here? What is the reality? Is this the end of working from home? Who is driving the move back int the office? And what are their motivations?


    Stephen's Udemy Course: Remote Team Management & Leadership

    https://www.udemy.com/share/1031d4/


    Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.


    Stephen's websites

    https://www.successfulchange.co.uk/

    https://www.propec.co.uk/


    Reference to paper

    Bloom, N., Liang, J., Roberts, J., & Ying, Z. J. (2015). Does working from home work? Evidence from a Chinese experiment. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 130(1), 165-218.


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com

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    38 mins
  • Identity, control, meaning, innies and outies - What is Severance Actually About?
    Jan 9 2025

    What does the Apple TV show Severance tell us about management, leadership and our corporate identity.


    Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.


    Stephen's websites

    https://www.successfulchange.co.uk/

    https://www.propec.co.uk/


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com

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    36 mins
  • Managers just about managing: Mental health challenges for leaders
    Dec 25 2024

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    31 mins
  • Leadership Lessons with Lasso
    Dec 18 2024

    Is Apple TV's Ted Lasso a great leader? National Training Manager Jared and Organizational Psychologist Stephen discuss in the first part of a Lasso mini-series on the Challenging Leadership podcast.


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    Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.


    Stephen's websites

    https://www.successfulchange.co.uk/

    https://www.propec.co.uk/


    Music

    https://www.purple-planet.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    25 mins
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