Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast

Podcasts

316 Author Jeff Ton on the Future of Work through Leadership and Technology

July 4, 2023

After we bond over our love of canoeing and the wonder of wide open water, technologist and author Jeff Ton and I go on a leadership journey from the future, to the past and back again!

We explore the impact of technology and culture on the future of work, including the potential impact of generative AI platforms, the pandemic, and virtual reality in changing the way we work. We also touch on the importance of blockchain and transparency in creating a more inclusive and equitable world.

315 How to live your leadership values with Rob Crispe

June 27, 2023

Whatever is happening in the exciting world of technological development, it is being done by, for and to humans, so I immediately loved the title of my guest Kamales Lardi’s book: The Human Side of Digital Business Transformation. In this episode we get into the overwhelming nature of digital transformation and the perennial question of ‘where to start’.

314 How an explorer’s mindset helps build leadership character

June 20, 2023

What makes good character? And how do we discover our character? Doing hard things is a place to start. Finding out what we are capable of and then asking ourselves what else can we do? I call it an explorer’s mindset. It’s why I take on big challenges - and you can too.

In this solosode I share updates, recommendations and explore the three pillars of kindness, curiosity and courage that we can demonstrate every day in our leadership actions.

313 A leadership framework for digital transformation with author Kamales Lardi

June 13, 2023

312 A Gen Z Leadership Perspective from Iman Kibukamusoke

June 6, 2023

Full disclosure, my guest this week is my niece Iman Kibukamusoke so I am already a huge fan! I think you will be too when you hear about the remarkable breadth and depth of experience Iman has accrued in her 23 years and how she is using it to shape the future of work from the inside. We talk about generational differences, identity, diversity, and equity, as well as Iman’s experiences with different types of leaders.

311 Navigating leadership trends with author Rohit Bhargava

May 30, 2023

Rohit Bhargava, entrepreneur, speaker, author, and founder of the Non-Obvious Company, has, with fellow trendwatcher Henry Coutinho-Mason, put a new book out into the world that aims to provide the opposite of outlandish predictions. The Future Normal instead focuses on trends related to human needs and inclusivity.

310 Stretch your thinking for compassionate and inclusive leadership

May 23, 2023

Welcome to this solosode that wraps up the current season and its theme of Leading Culture. I’m moving past the term meta-modern leadership and instead considering leadership in terms of how can we be more compassionate? How can we be more inclusive in our leadership thinking? And how can we navigate diversity, complexity, and ambiguity better?

309 How reading will shape the future of leadership with Dr Danny Brassell

May 16, 2023

Reading is a passport to the world! And nobody is more well-travelled when it comes to books than Dr Danny Brassell - former teacher, founder of The Reading Habit , and author of 16 business and education titles. Danny believes in the power of books for not just learning and development but also for connection and inspiration.

308 Technosocialism: Futurist Brett King on the intersection of leadership, technology and humanity

May 9, 2023

Are you curious - worried even - about the future of technology and its implications for leadership? Brett King, author of The Rise of Techno-Socialism and host of The Futurists podcast, has some insights for you about, among other things, the impact of AI on the labour market, and the potential of cryptocurrency.

307 Collective leadership and flattened hierarchy: a new model for a better future

May 2, 2023

Has our pursuit of professionalism usurped our innate social abilities to work collectively and creatively for the greater good? Samantha Slade, author, social designer and cultural anthropologist, believes so and is working with organisations and teams to help them rebalance their leadership paradigms and flatten their hierarchies.

306 Three leadership truisms for dealing with uncertainty

April 25, 2023

We are a third of the way through the year! How does that make you feel? In this solosode I’m confronting the lingering sense of malaise that I’m noticing this year. It’s being sustained by ongoing uncertainty and as leaders we need to have strategies to navigate through difficult times by assessing both the known and the unknown. In this episode I explore three leadership truisms that will help you balance risk and opportunity with a sense of possibility - because even when times are tough, it’s important to expand our leadership perspective and remember we are all part of the bigger, beautiful picture!

305 How to be a visionary leader with author and former Navy SEAL Marty Strong

April 18, 2023

Former Navy SEAL and a previous guest on the podcast, Marty Strong, is back with more insightful leadership thinking and a new book: Be Visionary: Strategic Leadership in the Age of Optimization.

304 Josh Tyson on the limitless possibilities of AI: a leadership call to arms

April 11, 2023

Josh Tyson is passionate about liberating creativity through technology, he holds the hands of those willing to experiment and, in Josh’s words, first fall on their faces. It’s both a lightning fast and long leadership journey and in this episode Josh shares how we can navigate it with optimism.

303 Six major trends for a better future with author Justin Bean

April 4, 2023

If you’re ready for a refreshing burst of optimism and excitement amid all the doom scrolling, look no further than Justin Bean. Justin is the author of a call to arms for possibilities over problems. His book What Could Go Right? is the culmination of his research and work at the intersection of sustainability, tech, and innovation for impact.

302 Three hallmarks of meta modern leadership

March 28, 2023

In this solosode I reflect on the joy of reconnecting then dive into meta modern leadership: the three hallmarks of a meta modern leader and three practical exercises that will help develop these characteristics.

301 Creating a corporate culture of purpose and profit with Carolyn Butler-Madden

March 21, 2023

We need to move beyond our binary thinking of purpose or profit because together they are so much more powerful. That’s the message ‘Chief Purpose Activist’ Carolyn Butler-Madden is on a mission to spread with her work in supporting social impact and purpose-led businesses.

300 A leadership perspective from 10,000ft with fighter pilot Dom Teich

March 14, 2023

US Fighter Pilot Dominic ‘Slice’ Teich knows a thing or two about peak performance and, as a recovering workaholic, has had to intentionally reframe what success means in order to step off the ‘hamster wheel of achievement’. As well as being a full-time fighter pilot, Dom is an entrepreneur and publisher of the Single Seat Mindset series of books that shares leadership stories from the cockpits of 40 fellow pilots. These are combat proven strategies that can be leveraged by any peak performer and in this conversation, Dom shares his journey to Single Seat Wisdom and leadership lessons from the third dimension!

299 Finding the leadership sweet spot with authors Anne and Heather Dranitsaris

March 7, 2023

Anne Dranitsaris, Ph.D and Heather Dranitsaris-Hilliard are a mother-daughter team with an incredible backstory and a refreshing approach to leadership that blends psychology with systems to advance the potential of individuals, teams and organisations. Together they have co-authored three books, most recently So, You Think You Can Lead?

In this episode they share the bad habits even good leaders can fall into, shine a light on a fundamental leadership principle for the hybrid world, remind us that leaders cannot, and should not, be all things to all people and, perhaps most importantly, there’s no leadership without followership.

298 Three megatrends for the future of leadership

February 28, 2023

Inspired by our Future of Leadership event we’re looking at the megatrends that will shape the future of leadership and considering the skills and perspectives we need for successful meta-modern leadership. In short, what are our buoyancy aids that will help us swim in the soup of uncertainty?!

From A.I. tools that will facilitate our creativity and curiosity to mastering and managing energy these are the leadership skills we need to maximise the opportunities we are being offered.

297 Leadership principles for being (not doing) agile with Anthony Coppedge

February 21, 2023

Anthony Coppedge is a business transformation specialist with a background in sales and marketing who had a major ‘ah-ha’ moment while working at IBM and witnessing the software team’s agile approach to work. Now Anthony helps people leverage marketing agility with a focus on outcomes, not outputs. His pragmatic and people-centric approach is built around leaders who create safe environments for experiments, delegate in service of outcomes, and genuinely care about their teams. He wants the future of leadership to involve better questions and better listening, less stupid work and a lot more impact! In this episode he shares his insights into how that is achievable for all leaders.