The Leadership Lab

In a world where knowledge is everywhere and answers are easier than ever to find, is knowing the answer still a leader’s greatest strength?In this episode of The Leadership Lab podcast by The Colour Works, Luke Wiltshire and Lucy Pearson are joined by Nic Scott, founder of Seeds Coaching, to put her leadership hypothesis under the microscope:“The leaders who create the most value aren’t the ones with the best answers. They’re the ones who ask the best questions.”Nic shares her journey from the wine industry and multi-site leadership into learning, development and coaching. Together, they explore how curiosity and coaching skills can help leaders build trust, create psychological safety, empower their teams and unlock better performance.The conversation examines whether every leader can learn to coach, whether everyone wants to be coached, and when employees need questions rather than clear direction. Nic also shares her perspective on AI coaching, remote leadership and why slowing down to ask one more question can ultimately save leaders time.In this episode, they explore:Why leaders do not need to be the expert in every situationHow better questions encourage ownership and accountabilityThe relationship between coaching, trust and psychological safetyWhen leaders should coach and when they should provide directionHow coaching can support remote and hybrid teamsWhether AI coaching can replace human connectionWhy curiosity should be directed inward as well as towards othersNic’s leadership behaviour for the Leadership Lab Periodic Table is Curiosity — the willingness to remain open, challenge assumptions and stay interested in both your people and yourself.Her practical challenge for leaders is simple:Can you ask one more question?Find out more about Nic ScottNic Scott is the founder of Seeds Coaching, helping organisations develop coaching cultures where people can think better, lead more effectively and take greater ownership of their performance.Connect with Nic and explore more of her work:LinkedIn: Nicola Scott – Seeds CoachingInstagram: @seeds_coachingWebsite: seedscoaching.co.ukAbout The Colour WorksThe Colour Works is a people development consultancy helping organisations build more human, connected and effective workplaces.Through leadership development, team effectiveness, culture change, executive coaching and Insights Discovery, we help individuals and organisations develop greater self-awareness, improve communication and unlock sustainable performance.Discover more about our work, workshops and leadership development programmes at: thecolourworks.comThe Leadership Lab is a podcast from The Colour Works, exploring real leadership challenges through honest conversations, fresh thinking and practical experimentation.

In this first episode of Lab Notes, Luke Wiltshire and Lucy Pearson reflect on the opening experiment of The Leadership Lab by The Colour Works, featuring mindset coach and psychotherapist Jonny Holden.Together, Luke and Lucy unpack the key themes from Jonny’s conversation, including identity, career pivots, vulnerability, dreaming bigger, and the role leaders play in creating space for people to imagine what could be possible.A big focus of this reflection is listening — the first behaviour added to the Leadership Lab Periodic Table. Luke and Lucy explore why listening is so much more than hearing, how it can shape organisational culture, and why leaders need to create the conditions for people to share their dreams, ideas, and ambitions.This episode is a chance to go deeper into the conversation, pull out the practical leadership lessons, and ask what it really means to lead in a way that helps people feel heard, valued, and inspired.The Leadership Lab is bought to you by - The Colour Works, please vist the website to find out more https://www.thecolourworks.com

In this episode of the Leadership Lab, Johnny Holden shares his unconventional journey from acting to psychotherapy and mindset coaching. He explores the importance of dreaming big, vulnerability in leadership, and how listening can transform organisational culture.To find out more about Jonny and his coaching work please visit his Linkedin Page To find out more about Jonny and his therapy work please visit his website

Welcome to The Leadership Lab by The Colour Works.In this launch episode, Luke and Lucy introduce the podcast, explain why it was created, and share what listeners can expect from future episodes.The Leadership Lab is built around real people, real conversations, under the microscope.Each guest will bring a leadership hypothesis into the Lab, which we’ll explore through curiosity, questioning and honest conversation.From each episode, we’ll identify one leadership behaviour to add to The Leadership Lab Periodic Table — a growing collection of practical behaviours that help people, teams and organisations work better together.You’ll also hear about Lab Notes, our shorter reflection episodes where Luke and Lucy unpack each guest conversation and explore the lessons, themes and behaviours in more detail.Brought to you by The Colour Works, specialists in Insights Discovery, self-awareness, leadership development, team development and organisational change.Real people. Real conversations. Under the microscope.