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Leadership Letters
by Lizzie Bentley Bowers
This is Leadership Letters, the podcasts reflecting on all things leadership! Presented by Lizzie Bentley Bowers, a professional coach to brilliant people for more than a decade, a special leader shares their own 'Leadership Letter'. It could be to someone they admire, or not, a letter to a historical leader or even someone that they lead. This will kick off a conversation that will give real insight into how successful leadership works. In the sister podcast 'Towards Leadership', Lizzie will then dive a little more deeper on a theme from that podcast, using the tools, exercises and thinking that she shares to help her clients become the best leaders they can be. They'll also be something else to listen too, watch, and read. All with the aim of challenging you to be a better leader. Who would you write a ‘Leadership Letter’ to or want to hear from in this podcast? Lizzie would love to know! Get in touch on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/towardsleadership/" rel=
Episodes
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Towards Leadership #12
In this episode, we are reflecting on our conversation with author of Revolting Women: Why Midlife Women Are Walking Out And What to Do About It, Dr Lucy Ryan. You can learn more about Lucy here and find her on LinkedIn. Inspired by Lucy's work, we offer you some questions to prompt your thinking...
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Lucy Ryan
Our guest in this episode, Dr Lucy Ryan holds a PhD in Organisational Behaviour and an MSc in Positive Psychology. Her most recent book ‘Revolting Women: why midlife women are walking out and what to do about it’ is an important and highly engaging call to action to pay more attention to multi...
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Towards Leadership #11
Welcome to Towards Leadership. In this episode we are reflecting on our conversation with CPO of Exa Infrastructure, Carrie Cushing. Learn More About Exa Infrastructure and find Carrie on LinkedIn There were so many insights to explore in Carrie’s episode, and one that struck a chord with many of...
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Carrie Cushing
Our leadership conversation in this episode is with Chief People Officer for EXA Infrastructure, Carrie Cushing. Carrie is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has more than 20 years experience working in HR roles across a range of industries including financial...
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Towards Leadership #10
Welcome to Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters. We are reflecting on our conversation with CEP of The Sport and recreation Alliance, Lisa Wainwright. Lisa shared an enormous amount of insight, advice and experience - we are thinking we might need another Towards Leadership episode! If…
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Lisa Wainwright
In this episode our leadership conversation is with CEO of The Sport and Recreation Alliance, Lisa Wainwright. Lisa has held a number of senior roles at Sport England initiating the work on the safeguarding standards, clubmark and volunteering before moving to become CEO at Volleyball England in...
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Towards Leadership #9
Back for a new season, Towards Leadership is where we take a deeper dive into some leadership tools, resources, ideas and inspiration arising from the Leadership Letters podcast. In this episode #9, we are focusing on our first episode of season four when we were joined by Co-Founders of Radio…
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Stephanie Otty & Jamie Fletcher
Welcome back for a new season! In this episode, for only the second time in Leadership Letters history, we have co-founders joining us on the podcast and sharing why two heads really are better than one. Stephanie Otty and Jamie Fletcher founded Radio News Hub in 2014 having met at Sky Sports…
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Towards Leadership #8 'Part Two'
Welcome to Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters. This episode is part two as we look at how the Ego States or Parent-Adult-Child model developed by Eric Berne, can be useful to us as leaders. Sometimes when our thinking and relationships at work feel stuck, it can be difficult to find a way...
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Towards Leadership #7 'Part One'
Welcome to Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters. In today’s episode we are looking at how the Ego States or Parent-Adult-Child model developed by Eric Berne, can be useful to us as leaders. Sometimes when our thinking and relationships at work feel stuck, it can be difficult to find a way…
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Towards Leadership #6
Welcome to Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters. In this episode we take more of a dive into some thoughts and ideas arising from talking to Performance Director of Boccia UK, Greg Baker, in our most recent episode of Leadership Letters. Hover over the pause button during this episode - we...
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Greg Baker
Our guest in this episode is Greg Baker. Greg was instrumental in the success of British Para Table Tennis achieving multiple medals at the London 2012 Paralympic games, and securing record breaking results in both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, helping Great Britain secure 2nd place in the overall...
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Towards Leadership #5
Welcome to the latest episode of Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters. In this edition, we take more of a dive into some thoughts and ideas arising from talking to theatre director Sean Turner in our most recent episode of Leadership Letters. Sean talked about the importance of casting –...
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Sean Turner
Our guest in this episode is Sean Turner. Sean is Associate Director on the West End and UK Touring productions of the hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, and has directed numerous productions of the show across the globe. He has recently completed a tenure as Artistic Director of Trinity…
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Towards Leadership #4
Welcome to Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters. This episode builds on some of what we heard from Karen Eber, taking more of a dive into storytelling for leaders, and some ways to reflect on and become more confident in your use of stories as a leader. We begin with a look at how we tell…
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Karen Eber
Our guest in this episode is a global leadership consultant and keynote speaker, Karen Eber, who’s talk on TED.com: How your brain responds to stories – and why they’re crucial for leaders has almost 2 million views and is one I have shared hundreds of times, including through this podcast. As…
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Towards Leadership #3
Welcome to Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters I thought I would start 2023 by delving into past blogs and Leadership Letters archives for some of the conversations, resources and writing we have shared, and maybe even add in a few new ones for good measure! I’ve gathered them together…
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Towards Leadership #2
Welcome to Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters For me, an effective, curious, compassionate, decisive, resilient and successful leader is able to serve the needs of their organisation, their community, themselves and indeed the wider world in a way that is about thriving and about...
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Katie Friedman
Katie Friedman is the director of Gold Mind Neurodiversity. Previously a senior leader in secondary education she is now an ADHD coach, a coach trainer and is someone who through her business, Gold Mind, I have had the privilege of learning from during her neurodiversity in coaching training. I...
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Towards Leadership #1
Welcome to the very first 'Towards Leadership from Leadership Letters' with Lizzie Bentley Bowers For me, an effective, curious, compassionate, decisive, resilient and successful leader is able to serve the needs of their organisation, their community, themselves and indeed the wider world in a…
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Tanya Marwaha
Tanya Marwaha is a young person that decided to pioneer youth mental health awareness during the pandemic from her bedroom by founding a youth-led peer community Championing Youth Minds. She has struggled with her mental health from a young age after developing long-term disabilities…
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Leadership Letters Towards Leadership
This is Leadership Letters, the podcast reflecting on all things leadership. And we've also been reflecting on the future this summer, therefore in this episode we have some exciting news! Lizzie writes a special letter to you, the Leadership Letters listener, about the guests we have coming up…
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Rob Stephenson
In this episode our guest is mental health campaigner, founder of The InsideOut Leader Board and CEO of Formscore, Rob Stephenson. Rob is on a mission to help create happier, healthier and higher performing workplaces. As a consultant Rob works with Boards and senior leadership teams on the…
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Adam Tobias
In this episode, our guest is Co-Founder of Inventum Group, Adam Tobias. Adam has worked in the staffing industry for over 20 years and his experience spans recruitment, contingent workforce management, executive search, management roles and leadership development. With a passion for Equity,...
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Wendy Read
In this first episode of a new season our guest is the Founder and CEO of HRRevolution, Wendy Read. Wendy is a founder of 2 start-ups and a member of Tech London Advocates, an inward investment specialist and a mentor for several Business Growth Programmes. For over 20 years she has worked with...
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#6 Lizzie's Leadership Letter
It’s the end of the year, and the end of season 2 of the Leadership Letters Podcast, which means it’s a ‘walk my talk’ episode in which I rise to the challenge I set my guests and write my own letter to a leader. This time I’ve written to Dame Mary Marsh. Dame Mary was Chair of the Board of...
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#5 Dr Samantha Hardy
This month, our guest is Dr Samantha Hardy. Sam is a leader in the field of conflict resolution. She has been described as both a practical thinker and a thinking practitioner. Sam has advanced postgraduate qualifications including a PhD in conflict resolution as well as many years of…
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#4 Jenny Kitchen
This month, we have Jenny Kitchen as our Leadership Letters guest. Jenny is CEO of multi award winning digital design agency Yoyo Design. Working with clients such as Marie Curie, Vivo Barefoot, Mercedes Benz and Universal Music the agency regularly wins awards for their work and their culture,...
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#3 The England manager's letter
Welcome to this bitesize summer edition of Leadership Letters - the perfect place for a spot of insight and reflection for leaders. In this episode, we listen to an open letter written at the start of the summer by the manager of the England Football team, Gareth Southgate, and read by Michael…
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#2 Dave McPartlin
Our guest this month is Headteacher, Dave McPartlin. Dave and I talk about psychological safety, creativity, inclusion, ambition for others and how above all, and as a foundation for all, kindness is key. We also talk about a very special moment. Gift yourself seven minutes of sheer joy and watch...
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#1 Christina Blacklaws
It’s great to be back and what a great guest to begin Season 2. Christina Blacklaws is a former President of the Law Society of England and Wales, the representative body of over 150,000 solicitors. She is an innovator in the legal field, having developed and managed one of the first ‘virtual’…
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#6 An Open Letter
Something different this week as we listen to an open letter written in 2020 by the CEO of AirBNB, Brian Chesky. Before we hear the letter (read by John from the Anything Audio team) we talk about ways you can recognise stress as a leader – both how it shows up in you, and how you might...
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#5 Rosie Ferguson
Our guest for Episode 5, Rosie Ferguson, has been the Chief Executive of the House of St Barnabas since September 2019 – a social enterprise members’ club which exists to break the cycle of homelessness. Working at the cusp of hospitality and homelessness. She is Chair of ACEVO, the network for...
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#4 Sharon Davies
Our guest for Episode 4, Sharon Davies, is the CEO of Young Enterprise, a charitable organisation here in the UK that empowers young people to discover, develop and celebrate their skills and potential. Head here to find out more about them, to get involved, and if you are among their alumni, as...
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#3 Lizzie Bentley Bowers
Welcome to Episode 3. Thank you for tuning in. In this episode, Lizzie steps into the shoes of her guests by way of starting a December tradition for this podcast, as she shares her first own Leadership Letter, to retired Executive Headteacher Ian Collins, who she worked with and also happened to...
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#2 George Blizzard & Nicky Regazzoni
Thank you for joining us again for episode 2 of Leadership Letters - with Lizzie Bentley Bowers and two special guests, George Blizzard and Nicky Regazzoni, co-founders of The PR Network. It was apt as England went into 'Lockdown' again, we spoke to two people who've led the way on remote…
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#1 Leadership Letters - Michael Islip
Thank you for joining us for the first episode of Leadership Letters - with Lizzie Bentley Bowers and her guest, Michael Islip, the former CEO of Digitas and founder of April. Our conversation touches on many facets of leadership, including negotiation, connection to the people you lead, and…
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Join Lizzie for Leadership Letters
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is Leadership Letters, the podcasts reflecting on all things leadership!
Presented by Lizzie Bentley Bowers, a professional coach to brilliant people for more than a decade, a special leader shares their own 'Leadership Letter'. It could be to someone they admire, or not, a letter to a historical leader or even someone that they lead. This will kick off a conversation that will give real insight into how successful leadership works.
In the sister podcast 'Towards Leadership', Lizzie will then dive a little more deeper on a theme from that podcast, using the tools, exercises and thinking that she shares to help her clients become the best leaders they can be. They'll also be something else to listen too, watch, and read. All with the aim of challenging you to be a better leader.
Who would you write a ‘Leadership Letter’ to or want to hear from in this podcast? Lizzie would love to know! Get in touch on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/towardsleadership/" rel=
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