Episodes

  • Leadership, creating safe spaces and taking bold decisions

    Leadership, creating safe spaces and taking bold decisions
    May 30 2023
    We are talking about an expert organization and the impact of bold decisions, and what happens they are even unpopular decisions. What role does listening play? It is a short talk this time and after roughly 12 minutes we suggest you stop listening to good advice and start listening to good music. Our episodes talk has come to an end and the music part starts. Horst Michael Schaffer offers today the piece "Vertigo" of Jazz Big Band Graz. Today it is at the point when the director of an orchestra needs to take decisions about ot taking on certain ideas. The question of how to speak about it, how to address it and how to encourage them for keep exchanging on ideas. If that work well the result is an enhanced curiosity, a genuine interest on the thoughts and actions of the leader. This results in a more thorough engagement and pride to be part.
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    31 mins
  • Leadership when the Goal is Inspired Excellence

    Leadership when the Goal is Inspired Excellence
    Feb 20 2023
    When an orchestra sets out to explore new sounds, it is all about co-creation ad still there is one or two masterminds. Jazz Big Band Graz and its leaders, Horst Michael Schaffer and Heinrich von Kalnein, are walking on an interesting path. On one hand there is the vision of creating new soundscapes on the other hand there is an ensemble of highly qualified experts - how to combine those and create great results? My guest this month is Horst Michael Schaffer, who claims that in his compositions he is thinking from the perspective of the audience - listen to what this means.
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    20 mins
  • Future Skills: The Impact on the Organisations´ Success

    Future Skills: The Impact on the Organisations´ Success
    Jan 30 2023
    Important to know: applying New Leadership results in increasing business success including having a thorough approach to climate and wellbeing of manhood.
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    18 mins
  • Creativity, Leadership and Culture need Confidence

    Creativity, Leadership and Culture need Confidence
    Jan 24 2023
    Are you growing your confidence, having your back and believing in the positive outcome of your endeavors? Try to start doing this -that is our hint for cultivating curious leadership
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    23 mins
  • On the Importance of Courage, Trust and Control

    On the Importance of Courage, Trust and Control
    Jan 17 2023
    Future Skills like courage, trust, confidence, the skill of listening 4.0 cultivate a soil for creativity and innovation. How to implement and live these future skills in daily business is one of our topics this episode.
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    17 mins
  • Daring to Think Differently - Embracing Disruption

    Daring to Think Differently - Embracing Disruption
    Jan 10 2023
    The first four episodes with John Ireland are all about the humble and human way of leadership. We exchange why curiosity, psychological safety and desired disruption lead to effective innovation with sustainable outcome.
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    12 mins
  • Trailer The Curious Leader

    Trailer The Curious Leader
    Jan 8 2023
    It is a humble way with impact. Creating your culture means cultivating people, teams and communication, along with adapting frameworks and principles how to work together.
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    3 mins