On the new episode of Leadership at the edge, the   Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark   Williams, joined by a global thought leader, international speaker,   precision shooting World Champion, and author, Christina Bengtsson, explore: The importance of focus in today’s world, Remodelling focus within leadership, and If focus can be seen as a team behaviour rather than just an individual behaviour. --- Send in a voice message:...

On the new episode of Leadership at the edge, the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, joined by one of the UK's most influential women in technology and a multi-award winner for her services to Diversity & Inclusion, Sheree Atcheson, explore: The principles of leadership, The 'cult hero' model of leadership, and How leaders need to adapt for a future full of people who won’t be following ‘traditional’ routes into a career. --- Send in a voice...

On the new episode of Leadership at the edge, the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, joined by L&D strategist, workforce futurist, and design thinking practitioner, Keith Keating, explore: The Future of Work, Hybrid Workplace, and how L&D practitioners can use Design Thinking to help employees to adapt in the new way of working. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-at-the-edge/message

On the new episode of Leadership at the edge, the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, joined by lecturer, trainer and coach specialised in critical thinking, leadership and cross-cultural communication skill development, Dr Giedrė Vasiliauskaitė, explore: The habitual application of critical thinking Problem-solving and overcoming biased decision making Leadership challenges in the academic world --- Send in a voice message:...

On this episode, we discuss: The effects of working from home paranoia (00:19-02:49) 191 businesses named for breaking national minimum wage law (02:50-05:07) Small businesses adopt hybrid working (05:08-07:31) Businesses continue to underestimate employee turnover threat (07:32-10:25) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: Tokyo Olympics 2020: Simone Biles walking away from the competition to focus on her mental health (00:21-02:44) Direct messaging replaces emails as the primary form of communication (02:45-05:46) How hybrid working will impact productivity and career progression (05:47-08:50) LinkedIn trust people to work however and wherever works best for them (08:51-11:43) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On the new episode of Leadership at the edge, the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, joined by the Director of the Agile Strategy Lab at the University of North Alabama, Ed Morrison, explore: The new understanding of leadership as a shared process The challenge of collaboration between market economy and civic economy Strategic conversations --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-at-the-edge/message

On this episode, we discuss: Switch lanes at work (00:19-02:51) Organisations need to develop 'the return to the workplace  muscle’ (02:52-05:41) Trendspotting as an ongoing, continuous discipline (05:42-08:00) The pandemic has created a resignation backlog (08:01-10:36) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: TheSoul Publishing’s no-meetings policy (00:19-03:04) Out-of-hours communication and its impact on mental and physical health (03:05-06:28) PwC’s June 2021 Pulse Survey on eco-friendly consumerism (06:29-08:59) Pinterest becomes the first major social media network to ban weight loss adverts (09:00-11:17) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: Poor customer service is blamed on coronavirus (00:20-02:49) Leadership lessons by Gareth Southgate (02:50-04:39) The pandemic has changed our tolerance for office work (04:40-07:23) The importance of amplification (07:24-09:59) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: Culture more important than strategy or operations? (00:20-02:29) Gen Z workers ask city-based businesses for regional hubs (02:30-05:05) Employees expect better support to work from home permanently (05:06-07:28) The results of Iceland's world's largest trial of a shorter workweek (07:29-09:40) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: 1. Flexible working for some means inflexible working for others (00:20-03:04) 2. Bumble temporarily closed all of its offices to combat workplace stress (03:05-04:53) 3. Coaching proving to be so resilient in the face of a global pandemic (04:54-07:26) 4. Is business travel coming back into the focus? (07:27-10:20) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

Cybersecurity is considered a technical issue by many leaders who are struggling to find the confidence to adopt a cybersecurity culture and empower their people to enact the behavioural change needed to drive it forward. On the new episode of Leadership at the edge, the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, joined by Founder and CEO of Cybermaniacs, Kate Brett Goldman, argue that cybersecurity is also a people issue, and explore: The competitive advantage of...

On this episode, we discuss: Getting the strategy right Pop-up holidays BBC WORKLIFE research shows major risk of dying from overwork Goldman Sachs' US bankers to disclose their Covid vaccine status ahead of a return to the office --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: the burnout epidemic part-time workers are struggling to find jobs the legacy of Edward de Bono The John Lewis Partnership to equalise the parental leave --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: The average number of sick days in 2020 almost doubled from 2019 Compassionate capitalism Every single person reported feeling anxious about returning to the office in The Conversation's recent survey Maintaining a corporate culture that allows ‘positive deviants’ to flourish --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: Should working from home be an employer decision? HBR’s latest research: Dispersed Teams Succeed Fast, Fail Slow Tech professionals don’t want to return to the office full-time Motivating middle managers to speak up about Diversity, Equality and Inclusion issues --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On the third episode of Leadership at the edge, the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, joined by Founder and Chief Executive of the newly formed Energy and Environment Alliance, Ufi Ibrahim, explore: How leadership has been tested this past year The environmental challenge and the importance of stewardship  as a leadership quality How technology can be used to support the climate change agenda --- Send in a voice message:...

On this episode, we discuss: The hybrid working gap A leader’s high status doesn’t guarantee a high project performance Having fun at work without forcing people to take part Emotional acknowledgement --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: Kellogg's and KPMG to offer staff flexible working patterns The pandemic has dramatically affected working mothers Bringing kindness to the remote workplace The financial community is driving action on sustainability --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: New skills are needed as we emerge from the pandemic The negative stigma around mental health at the workplace Homeworkers score high productivity associated with better mental health  Hiring talent for specific mindsets --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On this episode, we discuss: Are innovative ideas overvalued by their originators? Post-COVID work habits Will a moment of reflection each morning really make you a better leader? Goodhart’s Law: when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leadership-and-management/message

On the second episode of Leadership at the edge, the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, joined by the chief executive of the UK's Public Health Register and founder of the UK's Institute of Regulation Marcial Boo, explore: • Accountability and its impact on MPs’ approach to political leadership  • Whether skills strategies for adults and for students take account of the skills and competencies needed for leadership at any level  • Leadership as part of...

On the first episode of Leadership at the edge, we explore the potential trends for leadership in the post-Covid world, particularly over the medium term, and how the differing models of global leadership over the last year have set the tone for the future with economist and entrepreneur, international policy analyst, former White House advisor and bestselling author, Dr Pippa Malmgren. Join the conversation via social media using #LeadershipAtTheEdge or send us a voice message with your own...

Welcome to Leadership at the Edge, a podcast for all leaders in any context, anywhere in the world.  Every month, the Institute of Leadership & Management’s CEO, John Mark Williams, is joined by senior leaders from around the world to discuss their real-life experiences of every-day leadership practice, challenge outdated leadership practices and offer a fresh take on the issues that today’s leaders face.  Join the conversation via social media using #LeadershipAtTheEdge or send us a...