Challenging Leadership

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 websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 & Leadershiphttps://www.udemy.com/share/1031d4/Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.Stephen's websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Reference to paperBloom, 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.Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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.Don't forget to subscribe and like - thank you!Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.Stephen's websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are there generational differences in leadership styles between different generations? Are Boomers terrible at IT? Are Gen Zs really work shy? Are Gen X the superstars? Are these two men really wearing the same shirts as the last episode? All is revealed in this week's episode!Don't forget to subscribe and like - thank you!Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works" is available through Amazon.Stephen's websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many new managers and leaders get promoted with little training or development. Is this a problem? Jared and Stephen talk about their experience of developing talent for today and tomorrow and how to reduce the pain for everyone involved.Don't forget to subscribe and like - thank you!Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works Paperback – 26 Sept. 2024" available through Amazon.Stephen's websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"People hate change" is one of those cliches we tend to accept without question but is that really true? What is the psychology behind change and how can leaders successfully drive it?Don't forget to subscribe and like - thank you!Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works Paperback – 26 Sept. 2024" available through Amazon.Stephen's websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you half-completed or the remains of failed projects in your team or business? How can you avoid building them and what can you do about them?Don't forget to subscribe and like - thank you!Jared's book "Authentic Leadership - What Really Works Paperback – 26 Sept. 2024" available through Amazon.Stephen's websiteshttps://www.successfulchange.co.uk/https://www.propec.co.uk/Musichttps://www.purple-planet.comDon't forget to subscribe and like - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To kick off the new season, Jared and Stephen explore what authentic leadership means and whether it's really something we want to aspire to. Jared's book is called "Authentic Leadership, what really works?" available through Amazon now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's show Jared and Stephen explore the balance of building positive working relationships while not being a proverbial doormat.Be a more effective leader and manager - check out Stephen's courses.https://www.propec.co.uk/online-coursesReferences:Article: The Problem with being too nice by Michael Fertikhttps://hbr.org/2014/04/the-problem-with-being-too-niceFrankel, L. P. (2005). Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. Time Warner AudioBooks.Dulebohn, J. H., Bommer, W. H., Liden, R. C., Brouer, R. L., & Ferris, G. R. (2012). A meta-analysis of antecedents and consequences of leader-member exchange: Integrating the past with an eye toward the future. Journal of management, 38(6), 1715-1759. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Technology has a profound effect on the practice of leadership and management. Jared and Stephen explore the effect technology has had on recruitment, training and customer service. They also look ahead at the potential effect of Artificial Intelligence.Be a more effective leader and manager - check out Stephen's courses.https://www.propec.co.uk/online-coursesReferencesStone, D. L., Deadrick, D. L., Lukaszewski, K. M., & Johnson, R. (2015). The influence of technology on the future of human resource management. Human resource management review, 25(2), 216-231.Peifer, Y., Jeske, T., & Hille, S. (2022). Artificial intelligence and its impact on leaders and leadership. Procedia Computer Science, 200, 1024-1030. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Is leadership really about the use of authority or is it really to empower and create the conditions for the people to thrive? Stephen Mather, leadership trainer and trained as an organizational psychologist and Jared Scott, a learning and development manager challenge the accepted wisdom, tropes and beliefs about how to be an effective leader.Useful linksCheck out the ProPeC Training school and get a YouTube discount.https://www.propec.co.uk/youtubeoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Making mistakes is part of life's journey, but they can be costly and knock our confidence. Jared and Stephen explore their own mistakes and look at famous case studies and what we can learn from them.Listeners to this podcast can get a discount to join the Stephen Mather's Propec Training School by going to this link and following the instructions.https://www.propec.co.uk/youtubeofferTheme tuneMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comInteresting linksStories of our Times podcasthttps://pod.link/1501716010/episode/cf5ab54d3f7b2606c1620779f3a1ed54Gerald Ratner’s speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKtBkVrqYYkInterview with Gerald Ratner 30 years laterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8I46wU6LTY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Stephen and Jared look at the tropes associated with change and the reality of change in business settings. Stephen and Jared disagree - a bit..Listeners to this podcast can get a discount to join the Stephen Mather's Propec Training School by going to this link and following the instructions.https://www.propec.co.uk/youtubeofferTheme tuneMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For some people the very definition of what it means to be a leader is that they should be charismatic. In the first ever episode of challenging leadership Jared and Stephen question this and explore the benefits and risks of this thing people call charisma.Listeners to this podcast can get a discount to join the Stephen Mather's Propec Training School by going to this link and following the instructions.https://www.propec.co.uk/youtubeofferTheme tuneMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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