The Small Business Leaders Podcast - Sixth Sense
In these podcasts, I interview the owners and Directors in established Small and Medium Businesses turning over at least £3m. Some of them are clients of mine and some are not. Occasionally I'll talk to some other people who bring useful perspectives for those of you engaged in driving your organisations forward. We don't discuss business tactics but instead focus on the person themselves. What is it that makes them tick, fires them up, stops them from sleeping and gets them focussed and delivering
Engineering, acquisition, investment and taking the plunge
This month I am truly delighted to get to interview my longest-standing client, Gary Livingstone. He's a Basingstoke legend and the Owner/MD of three science and engineering companies.
We talk about taking the plunge to start a business, thoughts on investment (in machines and people) and acquisitions. There are some huge insights into the entrepreneurial mindset this month.
Is Leadership easier in small or large companies ? Two coaches on the couch - A conversation with Martyn Haworth, Director of Executive Development at CEQ
Is the Leadership grass greener in the dynamic small business or the structured corporate world?
Martyn and I discuss how to manage your boss, coach your employees and keep your shit together in the fast-paced cut and thrust of the business world (whether you are in a small company or a huge corporate.)
How your story impacts your business leadership - a conversation with Lulu Crossthwaite-Eyre, Managing Director of Cygnus Instruments
In this episode, you'll meet Lulu who runs a manufacturing company employing 24 people in Dorchester.
The story of how Lulu found herself taking the helm at Cygnus is both remarkable and inspirational, as is the way she has shaped a Leadership team to support her in driving the business forward.
Getting your management team behind driving the business forward is incredibly challenging for a number of reasons. Lulu has succeeded in making this work where so many others struggle.
The role of 'confidence' in Leadership - In conversation with Andy Appleby, Operations Director of He-Man Dual Controls Ltd
In this episode, you'll meet Andy, the Operations Director at He-Man Dual Controls Ltd; a unique company based in Southampton.
Andy attended one of my Leadership programs to explore his perceived lack of confidence. Something that we soon saw for the myth it was.
In this podcast, we unpick some of this thinking and also reflect on leadership through the pandemic.
