Lead To Succeed

Inspirational conversations with today‘s business leaders. Hear their challenges and how they overcame them, their tips to be an inspiring leader and tough lessons learnt along the way. Whether you‘re a manager leading a team, a business owner, or stepping into a leadership role, you‘ll hear practical advice and experiences that will inspire your own approach to leadership. Topics include: leading change, wellbeing in the workplace, self-leadership, authentic leadership, overcoming big challenges, emotional intelligence, crisis leadership, engaging millennials, and leading remote teams. The hosts, Callum and Rebecca Jenkins share their own experiences of leadership. This includes growing a business in the B2B sector, to experiencing different leadership styles. The podcast style is conversational, always leaving the listener with practical steps that they can implement in the workplace. Https://RJEN.co.uk
Episodes
Episodes



Monday Feb 20, 2023
#109 Why Leadership Excellence Starts From Within | Vijay Mistri
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
What does it take to be a successful leader in a world of significant change?
Guest, Vijay Mistri shares his personal leadership journey and how success changed his leadership style.
Vijay talks about modern leadership skills and the challenges that many leaders face.
He shares practical tips from his extensive experience, which includes coaching over a hundred CEOs, executives, and leaders to have a clear navigational path to self-mastery.
This episode is packed with leadership stories, tips, and anecdotes.
We discuss:
Toxic leadership and how to manage it
How to lead in challenging times
Why your mindset influences your leadership success
Top tips for both aspiring and experienced leaders
Understanding the undercurrent in your company
How to change the energy and why it matters



Thursday Dec 01, 2022
#108 How To Captivate Your Virtual Audience | Jack Milner
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Guest Jack Milner is an expert in communication. He teaches professionals how to move and speak in such a way that captures attention and communicates their message to different audiences.
But, as we know, the world has changed and many meetings, presentations, and events are now virtual.
This means we have to adapt our delivery style to communicate with influence and captivate our audience.
Delivering with impact is a skill that all leaders need, and the techniques Jack shares in this episode will improve your virtual presentations.
Jack shares many practical tips, from how to enhance virtual meetings by 10% to his top 4 must-do’s when presenting.



Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
#107 | Lead With Questions And Become A Better Listener In 8 Seconds | Bob Tiede
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Bob Tiede shows us how to lead with questions
Bob's view is that leadership is not so much about knowing the right answers, as it is about asking the right questions.
Bob explains how one book changed his approach as a leader, from being a benevolent teller and setting direction to becoming a leader that leads with questions.
Now he has written numerous books on this topic.
In this episode, he shares many examples, not by telling us, but by asking Callum and me for our views which made this a very interactive episode. Bob walks his talk!
Very practical, simple, and highly effective techniques and tips for everyone.
You are guaranteed to walk away with new ideas for immediate implementation.
We discuss:
How much speaking as opposed to listening should be your meeting objective?
Learn how to lead with questions in 30 seconds
How to be 10x more effective as a leader
Why leading with questions is important for leaders of today and the future
The 4 best questions to ask your team
How to set the stage for an honest answer
How Mike Abrashoff captained a navy vessel turning it around from lowest morale to the highest performing ship in the US Navy.



Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
#106 | If You Don’t Let Go You Don’t Grow | With Johnny Pearce
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
What can we do with the oceans of plastic on our planet?
Find out how Johnny Pearce, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Oltco, has turned waste plastic including food packaging, into domestic driveways, patios, pathways, balconies, and pool surrounds.
As co-founder, he has built a successful business from HQ in Cornwall and now plans to expand globally.
But most important is the culture at the heart of their business and their approach to leadership.
Take a listen and be inspired by Johnny’s inspiring views on leading a team, and how he sees his role as a coach.
We Discuss:
Why failure is never an option
His views on total transparency with his team
The company ethos
Why culture is everything
The message to his team
Creating the coolest place to work



Sunday Sep 18, 2022
#105 Leadership Insights From The Worlds Most Admired Companies
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Adrian Simpson, of Wavelength shares hugely valuable leadership insights from the world's most successful companies.
Over the last 20 years, Adrian Simpson, co-founder of Wavelength, has taken leaders into the boardrooms and shop floors of globally revered, successful, and innovative companies.
The purpose is to understand what makes them successful and learn from their strategies, techniques, and approach.
These companies include Netflix, Apple, Tesla, LEGO, Google, and Four Seasons, to name a few.
Discover insights that Adrian has gained from their senior executives about leadership and the golden thread that is consistent across many of these outstanding businesses.
If you're keen to learn what creates the success of top-performing companies, this episode is for you.
We discuss
Why you can only lead your people if you know them
Leadership and compassion
The key role of a leader
Air BnB - Doing the right thing even when it’s not your responsibility
Defining business purpose
Be uncompromising on culture



Thursday Sep 08, 2022
#104 | From Losing You Biggest Client To International Growth | Tajinder Banwait
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Tajinder Banwait founder and managing director of Urban Apothecary London shares her inspiring story of leading and growing a successful business.
Tajinder speaks with passion about her team and the culture she has created. Her team loves working in the business so much that they don’t want to take their holidays as they feel they are missing out!
Discover how Tajinder led the business when her largest customer no longer wanted to stock her products and how she reinvented the business as a result.
We also discuss:
How to create an outstanding culture
What it takes to expand into 46 countries and win the Queen’s Award For Enterprise: International Trade 2022
Overcoming challenging situations
Practical tips for success
What leadership means to Tajinder



Thursday Sep 01, 2022
#103 | The Importance Of Play In Leadership | Steve Rix
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Steve Rix brings energy and passion to the importance of play in leadership.
Steve asks a poignant question. Are you more likely to find the qualities of timeless energy, emotional safety, high levels of imagination, and connectivity with others, in your workplace or in the playground?
Often it's the playground, and as such traits are valuable at work, Steve recommends incorporating play in the office to ease tensions and break down barriers.
You might find Steve's ideas fun and enlightening or crazy. Either way, your perspectives will be challenged as Steve provides insights and examples as to why play matters.
We also discuss
How play saved the day in a roofing business
A very creative way to use play in developing a five-year strategy
Why investing in human capital is essential
A leader’s moral obligation
Examples of play at work



Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
#102 Lead Yourself First | With Jeremy Ryan Slate
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Why Leadership Starts With You
Guest Jeremy Ryan Slate, the founder of Command Your Brand, talks about growing a business and the challenging aspects of leadership.
Jeremy candidly shares his thoughts on the art of delegation and how challenging it can be for a business owner. You’ll enjoy his three core principles for leadership, starting with handling yourself first, this includes your health.
We also discuss:
Leadership skills of the future
Even though perfection isn’t possible, still strive for it
Why documenting every process is crucial
Team empowerment
Your leadership language
If you're a business owner, leading a team, and looking for tips on delegation and leadership, this episode provides tips and ideas on just that.