In this insightful episode of The Leadership Detectives, Albert and Neil unpack the importance of listening to teams - and how effective listening can lead to magic happening in any organisation. Find Neil online at: https://neilthubron.com Find Albert on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-e-joseph…

Albert and Neil invite Military Cross retired army colonel, Richard Westley OBE, onto this episode. Richard shares how, after years of following orders, he found success as a leader in the corporate world. Find Neil online at: https://neilthubron.com Find Albert on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-e-joseph…

Albert and Neil sit down to discuss how Matrix Management can empower leaders to get the best out of workplace support teams. Find Neil online at: https://neilthubron.com Find Albert on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-e-josephDi Leadership Detectives

In this episode of The Leadership Detectives, Albert and Neil discuss strong leadership insights with ex-British Lions England A rugby legend and successful business owner, Harvey Thorneycroft. Find Neil online at: https://neilthubron.com Find Albert on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-e-joseph…

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 02 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we look at how a bit of gratitude can go a long way in a leadership role, and how this powerful emotion can bring about positive change in both our business and personal lives. Find Neil online at: https://neilthubron.com Find Albert on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.…

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 01 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we talk about leadership and the importance of diversity with our inspirational guest, Jacqueline de Rojas CBE. Jacqueline is the President of techUK and Chair of the Board of Digital Leaders. Jacqueline dives into, among other leadership qualities, the need for embracin…

Welcome to Episode 12 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, Neil highlights certain aspects which can help to shape a great leader in today's world. Whilst many core principles remain the same, there are still multiple factors and it's important to move with the times on the ever-shifting sands of leadership. Find Neil online at: https://n…

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we celebrate our 1st anniversary of The Leadership Detectives with a look back on some of our favourite moments of the last year. We also managed to record together, in person, for the very first time! Thank you to everyone who has been a guest, contributed towards our journey in …

Welcome to Episode 10 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we share a wonderful interview with another incredible guest, Sophie Stanton. Sophie is the Chief Marketing Officer at IBM (Middle East and Africa). "VUCA" stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Sophie guides us through some of the core foundations of "VUCA…

Welcome to Episode 9 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the concept of "failure". "Failure" has become a dirty word in the world of leadership, and it has been subjected to a reframing of context. Is it better to fail often? To aim high, even if you don't reach? And just because you fail, does that make you a fa…

In this episode, we’re joined by Chris Hunter QGM, author, bomb disposal expert, and former British Army officer. And when it comes to topics like fear of failure there are few better placed than Chris who has had to view failure as meaning someone losing their life. We start by talking about why Chris joined the Military and the words that his fat…

Welcome to Episode 7 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we look back on some of our recent interviews in order to double down on some of the most salient points our guests have made. We highlight the importance of authenticity and why it is becoming even more vital in the modern leadership world. We also discuss why humility is crucial …

In this episode, we’re joined by Jay Trestain, Global Offerings & Big Deal Leader at IBM iX. She’s been with IBM for 15 years, however, this episode takes a look at how leaders can lead when they themselves are going through personal adversity. Jay’s story is both humbling and an incredible story of success in the face of huge adversity as we get i…

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we highlight the importance of inspirational communication. We look back on various speeches that have inspired us over the years, and analyse why they seem to connect on such a deep level. We also discuss why communication is crucial for a leader to inspire those around …

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we share a wonderful interview with an incredible guest, Clyde Fernandez. Clyde is the Regional Vice President at Salesforce and is based in Melbourne, Australia. Clyde talks openly about his own brand of leadership - one based on humanity and creating a safe space for true creativ…

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Leadership Detectives. In this episode, we discuss the importance of creating a compelling vision. It frequently acts as an effective platform for moving forward in multiple areas of life. There needs to be a direction for everyone to be able to easily identify with, and the key question is this: would you set off for a …

Inviting conflict. Almost seems like the opposite of what makes sense when you think of leadership, but today we’re joined by Jana Bruechmann who brings a fresh new take on conflict in the workplace. Jana takes us through how her work as a Systemic Leadership Coach on ‘Future work’ or the new way of working takes her away from traditional leadershi…

Welcome to Season 2 of The Leadership Detectives. We’re launching this season by answering the key question; What is a leader? We discuss what a leader really is. From the behaviours that leaders exhibit, the differences between competencies and attributes that make a leader and share our opinions on an age-old question ‘are leaders born or created…

Our first live webinar! This episode on the topic of how not to be a bad leader. We've all either been victim or witness to bad leadership. Either way, it has negative impacts on individuals or the team as a whole and ultimately limits happiness, contribution and well-being. Neil and I discuss examples of those we have seen and highlight the behavi…

Episode 37 - Mentoring and Coaching Two extremely valuable processes / techniques for your employees and for you! In the spirit of Leadership Detectives, we talk about it here for current leaders to add value for their own employees but also for you as a key asset in your company to potentially mentor and coach any other employees who may benefit. …

Episode 36 - Managing Upwards We all have bosses and/or key stakeholders. Do they only manage us or should we also be managing them? If you can make it work well, there are benefits for them, you, your business and the company as a whole. Listen in as Neil and I discuss some examples, with tips and techniques on how to get the best from this vital …

Episode 35 - Meetings Bloody Meetings! The majority of people tell us they spend way too much time in meetings and/or attend too many meetings. Very few have told us the opposite. So there is definitely room for leaders to help change this and only call meetings when really needed, for the amount of time really needed with the attendees really need…

Episode 33 - An Interview with Adrian Thornton, RYA Yatchmaster Instructor & Examiner In this episode we take a look at leadership within a leisure pursuit and industry away from our more usual corporate and commercial worlds. A slightly different angle from Adrian, on the leadership skills required to be the skipper of a yacht, on and off the wate…

Episode 34 - Great Leaders Avoid A Blame Culture Have you ever experienced working in a blame culture? I would be really surprised if you could honestly say "no, never". Sadly, it can be the natural human response when things go wrong. Great leaders spot this behaviour and work hard to prevent this infectious 'disease' from taking hold. Neil and I …

Episode 32 - An Interview with Ourania Odermatt Neil and I were really privileged to have a discussion with Ourania Odermatt, MD of Avaya Switzerland & Austria who we both individually had the pleasure of working with at IBM Technology Support Services. A fantastic story of how she built her career from Executive Assistant in European Headquarters …

Episode 31 - An Interview with James Hunnybourne A really fun, open and insightful interview with an old (time not age!) friend of Neil's (@neil) and mine. Genuine, honest and warm, yet extremely successful. Who says those dimensions cannot co-exist!? Thanks @James!Di Leadership Detectives

Episode 30 - Neil and Albert Interview Each Other A chance for you to hear a bit about our own personal experiences, preferences and memories over a joint 50 years++ of leadership.Di Leadership Detectives

We were privileged to have some fantastic guests join us on the Leadership Detectives in 2020. This episode is a brief review from some of those interviews and the golden nuggets they shared with us during the interview discussions. Neil and I would like to wish you all the very best for the New Year. With the role(s) you will be performing and wit…

Enjoy this brief 20 mins episode entitled "12 Tips of Christmas" to help you get 2021 underway and get the new year rolling. Have a fantastic Christmas with hopefully a break from your work. Stay safe, healthy and be happy!Di Leadership Detectives

As we approach the end of the year, it's a great opportunity for you to show your human side and offer a word and/or gesture of thanks to your employees. This episode contains just a few tips and ideas from the Leadership Detectives on how perhaps you could do that, in addition to the good things you may already be doing. Regardless of your religio…

Triggered by the Priti Patel situation, an ex-colleague of ours; Carol Chidley, reached out to us on social media and suggested that bullying may be a good topic for a Leadership Detectives discussion. So Neil invited Carol to come and join us for the episode to discuss bullying in the workplace, how it manifests itself, where is the line between t…

A great interview with Carmina Lees; Managing Director, Financial Services, Accenture. She talks career and leadership - all she has achieved to date, what's made her successful, her views on leadership, women in Technology, women in Leadership and how to balance that with being a Mum of two young children.…

Part two in our two-part of Managing Careers. In this episode we discuss the what, how and when of actions and techniques to help manage the careers of your employees. Sure, they own their careers - but we as Leaders have a responsibility to support and coach them to maximise the returns for them, us and the company overall.…

The first in a two-part piece on Managing Careers. This episode is specifically about Leaders managing their own careers. Some tips on what to do, how to do, when to do and clarity about who owns your career. Enjoy and good luck managing your career and climbing that ladder!Di Leadership Detectives

Have you ever found yourself in a rut or a dip in motivation? It's especially difficult when you're the leader because your attitude, your drive, often gets reflected back to the team, good or bad. Neil and I found ourselves in a similar situation and having worked our way back out of it, thought it might be useful to share strategies and technique…

Having entered Lockdown 2.0 we thought we would share the learnings from our previous guests, companies we are currently working with and our own experiences of working from home and more importantly Leading Remotely. Available on most podcast sites. Listen 'live' or download to listen later; maybe on your daily exercise outings. Please Subscribe t…

Who doesn't have a view on Donald Trump and/or Boris Johnson? Who is the better leader ? In episode 20 of the Leadership Detectives we thought we would chose 5 key areas of leadership out of 15+ we have discussed over our first 20 weeks, and then award each one of them a rating. Do you agree with our assessments? Would you rate each/both of them di…

There are 16.8 million Millennials (also known as Generation Y, those born between the years of 1980 and the early 1990s) just in the UK. The first true digital generation, whose unique life experiences have changed the way we live, work and consume. This week we hear from two of them about what they believe is important to Millennials in the workp…

How comfortable are you at DELIVERING FEEDBACK? How often do you REQUEST FEEDBACK? What's the purpose of FEEDBACK? This week we discuss the Why's, When's and How's of giving and receiving feedback in the workplace. We hope you find it a valuable and enjoyable discussion.Di Leadership Detectives

Do you have TOP TALENT or TOP PERFORMERS? What is your strategy to ENGAGE & MOTIVATE them? What is your strategy to RETAIN them? What is the COST - financial or otherwise - of LOSING and REPLACING them? In this Episode we discuss our view of 5 DOs and 5 DON'Ts to get the best out of these valuable individuals - for them and for your company.…

Is it OK to be scared and fearful as a leader? Have you personally ever been scared or fearful in your leadership position? How did you deal with it? How could you have dealt with it better? In this latest episode Neil and I attempt to answer some of these questions for you. Please let us know what you think.…

How "HR" has changed over the years. From what started it's life as the "Personnel" department to a function that now adds value across so many areas ... from resource planning to recruitment to training to retention to performance management to reward/recognition to exit management ... and so much more in between. We hope you enjoy this discussion…

Have you ever been the victim of racism in the workplace? Have you ever experienced it being subjected to others? How did it make them feel? How did it make you feel? In episode 14 of the Leadership Detectives we ask "How should leaders deal with racial prejudice in the workplace?". We hope this podcast helps you as a leader or potential leader to …

We decided to come at this one slightly differently this week for Episode 13. Sometimes the best way to improve is knowing what not to do. Listen in to hear our 7 tips on how to be a really bad leader. Who knows, you may even recognise the behaviours of leaders you have worked with.Di Leadership Detectives

An interview with Zoe Bowman, Crew Manager and Firefighter in the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Some great lessons in leadership from a leading fire fighter for us to learn from. Zoe, wife and mother to two daughters, is one of the first appointed female fire fighters in her region. Over the years she has progressed to Crew Manager; where be…

In this week's episode Neil and Albert discuss the lessons in leadership learned from Navy Seal commander Jocko Willink and discussed in his book Extreme Ownership. This was a great fun episode to record and some really great leadership clues uncovered and discussed. Hope you enjoy it.Di Leadership Detectives

In this leadership conversation Neil and Albert look at the leadership lessons that we can learn from Juergen Klopp. After the amazing season that Liverpool have had in the premier league Juergen Klopp is recognised as one of the most inspirational leaders. We particularly look at the word Trust in leadership. Both trust down to the team and trust …

In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Viviane Joynes - Managing Director EQS UK. Viviane shares with us her insight into what she sees and looks for in a great leader, what areas of leadership she feels are important and on being a woman in a leadership role. Some fantastic insights from a great leader. Please let us have your thoughts a…

In episode 8 Neil and Albert talk about the importance of developing a management system to allow leaders to manage the business in an efficient way and give them time to focus on the important things. Find out tips on how to manage upwards to senior execs or to shareholders. / investors, manage downwards to energise and enable your teams. Please l…

Albert and Neil are joined in this Zoomcast by retired Metropolitan Police Superintendent Ian Chappell. We wanted to look at leadership styles and skills from a completely different organisational structure. There is some fantastic insight and learning that is relevant to all leaders. From being a gold commander at the London Olympics to managing c…