The Being Leader: Annabel Graham

#28 From Alpha to Zen - in dialogue with Joy Maitland

Leadership for a Brave New World!  In this final episode of series one I talk to Author and Executive Coach Joy Maitland, about the themes of her new book From Alpha to Zen.  Together we explore the different aspects that are necessary for today's leaders to get to grips with.  Such as:   

• Valuing your Values
• The ability to observe, then act 
• Understanding your unique perspective
• Having courage
• Learning - and seeing failure as something that just didn't go to plan

We hope you enjoy this and you can connect with us in the ways below.  Also let me know the topics you'd like to hear about in series 2 later in the year either via messaging on LinkedIn, Instagram, or through the website.    

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joymaitland/

www.inemmo.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

Instagram: @the_beingleader

www.successfultraining.co.uk

 

#27 On empowerment - trust and they will deliver!

In this episode, we pick up a theme started in #26 on empowering our people as leaders.  Join me to explore:

• how we mistake empowerment for abandonment,
• why empowering team members is worthwhile for leaders 
• what gets in the way of empowerment
• and how we can go about empowering people effectively

And also how coaching can help you to do this.

You can connect with me at www.successfultraining.co.uk  , @the_beingleader,  https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

 

 

 

   

#26 On creating a coaching culture

What exactly is a coaching culture and why is it beneficial to have one in your organisation?  In this episode I'm joined by executive coach Nick Howell of Abintus to explore this further.  We chew over: 

• What coaching is and isn't and how it differs to mentoring 
• What a coaching culture is and isn't  
• Why a coaching culture is beneficial to leaders, teams and businesses and how to put one in place
• Why it's not just "HR's job" to do this but must be embraced by every leader 
• The pitfalls and what gets in the way

And quick wins that can help moving forward.  

You can speak to me or Nick on coaching and how to put in a coaching culture via any of the links below: 

www.successfultraining.co.uk, @the_beingleader, https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

 

www.abintus.co.uk, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhowell1/

#25 On Culture - it starts with us!

What is culture, and why should we as leaders pay attention to it?  Delivering strategy and getting things done on the action plan is far more important right?  Well maybe – but let’s think about it for a minute.

In this episode - there are no fancy models, instead we cut to the heart of culture - how we do things around here.  And that starts with us - how we show up as leaders. So listen to hear the questions we need to be asking ourselves and our teams to enable the right behaviours which will allow us to deliver our vision.    

Time to look in the mirror! 

Want to find out more? you can connect with me me on:

• www.successfultraining.co.uk  
• @the_beingleader
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

 

 

#24 On the leader we need to become

Who do you need to become as a leader who can navigate that cusp between the technological age and the information age? What does that mean for those of us who are leaders, and who will develop leaders ? What challenges are we facing in the now which will absolutely be different in the future and what does that mean for the leader we need to become?

In this episode we look at the current reality, the future and what this means for our skills through 3 lenses: as individuals, with our teams or organisation, and with the wider systems which impact our environment, both physically, and ecologically.   

Resources

Some of the resources I reference are below:  

• https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/services/people-organisation/publications/workforce-of-the-future.html
• https://www.futureagenda.org/
• David Attenborough - A life on our planet
• Yuval Harari - Homo Deus

You can find out more about what I do as a coach & facilitator at www.successfultraining.co.uk and  https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

#leadership #futureagenda #futureofleadership #coaching #systemsthinking #teams 

 

 

 

#23 On Creating Alignment

Have you got a strategy in place in your organisation?

Have you taken that strategy and communicated it to your direct reports and then all the levels below you?

Have you aligned the department and team objectives back to that strategy so that it links in and delivers business goals at their functional level?

Have your direct reports then cascaded it down to the level below to make sure their departments deliver them and deliver your corporate goal?

Have you answered yes to everything so far?  Really….? honestly…..?

If not - then you are like many organisations - so this podcast is for you and will help you think about how to do it.  And if you are a small business owner, it's relevant too as you need to  have all those who support your business aligned with you too! 

So listen to hear about the steps: Vision, Incentive, Capabilities, resources, execution and reflection.   

#leadership #strategy #goal setting #coaching #development

 

 

 

 

 

#22 On Decisions - with Giorgia Prestento

So how are your team at making decisions?  Dominated by the leader? Irrational and a bit random? Revisit them again and again? Or never make them?

The behavioural science of decision making is challenged by social pressure cascade effect, low information and more. How then can we ensure as leaders we enable our teams to decide?

In this wide ranging episode Giorgia Prestento and I explore this and more, and recognise the importance of having good information, governance, and group dynamics to make good and effective decisions. 

#decisions #leadership #behaviour #teamdynamics #coaching #highperformance

You can connect with me at www.successfultraining.co.uk, https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

 

You can connect with Giorgia at https://www.linkedin.com/in/giorgiaprestento/ , https://www.giorgiaprestento.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#21 On Choice - with Preeta Cooley

We started the year thinking about intention, and our first dialogue takes us a bit further.  In this episode Preeta Cooley of DeNovo Performance and I discuss choice.  

Does choice exist, and what challenges us & makes us think we don't have choice? From existentialist theory to diary management, from Frankl to Jack Canfield & Henry Ford this episode takes us across a wide range of views and thoughts on choice, culminating in 3 key themes: 

• How do we create space to notice?
• How increasing our self awareness can enable free will and our ability to choose
• How embracing possibility and diversity of views can open our eyes and mindsets to new thinking and better options.

Got you thinking?  Well we hope you enjoy it, and if you do, subscribe on whatever platform to check out the interview with Giorgia Prestento on the behavioural science of decisions which is due out next month.

Two cracking episodes!

#choice #mindset #leadership #coaching #decisions

You can connect with me at www.successfultraining.co.uk, @the_beingleader, https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

you can connect with Preeta here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/preetacooley/

#20 On Intention

Sick of goals and the annual New Year's action list?  Feeling you've lost focus with the impact of the pandemic and ever shifting landscape we live in?

If so, join me for a short journey to view things a different way, and explore your intention.

#intention, #purpose #leadership #reflection   

www.successfultraining.co.uk 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

@the_beingleader 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#19 On Mindfulness - with Christoph Spiessens

Did you know our minds are only present 50% of the time?  If so, how do you access the intersection between spirituality, mindfulness and wellbeing, to really be present.

My final guest of 2020 is Christoph Spiessens, Mindfulness coach and Insight timer app trainer.  Join us on this episode where we discuss:

• Recognising patterns and unlearning
• checking in with "what is"
• Doing mode v being mode
• Self compassion and mirror neurons and much, much more

As we countdown to the holidays, listen for tips of how to access the breathing space between you and your thoughts. (I love that description!!)  

 You can connect with us via:

https://www.christophspiessens.com/, 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophspiessens/

https://www.successfultraining.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

Instagram: @the_beingleader

#mindfulness #coaching #presence #reflection #leadership