If you're curious about the common lessons from spirituality, leadership and business, imposter experience or effective delegation, this is the episode for you! I have a deep conversation with Joanna Zhang, the founder of Operations Genius, about conscious leadership, empathy, imposter feelings, delegation, lessons from the spiritual world, and more. Joanna shares her journey from financial planner to successful entrepreneur, recounting personal experiences that transformed her perspective on leadership, and how facing challenges have allowed her to connect with her team on a deeper level. We also talk about the evolving nature of work, particularly in the context of remote teams, and the significance of self-awareness and self-acceptance in overcoming imposter syndrome.

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To learn more about Joanna, find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhang-joanna/

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Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.

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What would you do if you had $10,000 to put towards your business? What would be the important KPIs, targets, goals, the things you would be measuring along that journey to success? What role would your leadership play in all of this? In this week's episode I'm joined by CEO and Founder, Jon Morris, who took a 10k prize from a business plan competition and over the next 16 years turned it into a 40 Million-revenue business. Today he shares his insights on leadership, experiences from building a successful digital agency, the work he does today, and what his top performance measures are for driving business and leadership success. Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24 Or contact me directly with any questions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhatch-leadernotaboss/

Find out more about Jon and his business at: https://www.fiscaladvocate.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmorrisramsayinnovations/

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Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.

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What are the key challenges in balancing technology, business, and people in leadership? One of the concepts that comes up a lot is this idea of a leader as a translator, speaking the 'language' of various stakeholders/teams, and facilitating understanding between them. For example, bridging the gap between cool technology and a viable commercial case. This week's guest is Tanya Kobzar, who has some insightful thoughts on this, having founded a tech company herself as well as worked with over 65 startups. Tanya shares her journey from software developer to entrepreneur, we discuss the importance of a supportive team environment, the meaning and significance of human-centered design, the challenges of balancing technology with business needs.

Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24 - Or contact me directly with any questions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhatch-leadernotaboss/

Find out more about Tanya and her company: https://www.diversido.io/ or: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-kobzar-diversido/

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Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.

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New Year Special 2025!! What started as a conversation with a bunch of favourite returning guests about their lessons from 2025, their goals and aspirations for 2026, what they're proud of in their business and so on, ended up going into some wonderful tangents from self-awareness and discovery to growth, goals, networking, private jets, resilience, health and succession planning, Star Trek, A.I., the future of humanity, time and space, and much more. Once again a multi-guest episode to end the year, this time with 9 amazing humans each returning:

Drew Dudley https://www.drewdudley.com/ Episode 109: https://youtu.be/cMrfsWENkOg

Emma Friendship-Kilburn https://emm-power.com/ Episode 169: https://youtu.be/rR1hA2okWqc

Gary S. Chan https://www.gschan2000.com/ Episode 198: https://youtu.be/oT--msf1xAs

Kelly West https://theonle.network/ Recently appeared in the Christmas Special: https://youtu.be/wuFhZuIGA1k

Dave Bates https://www.paravelle.com/ Episode 195: https://youtu.be/lQhqvQpo_54

Daphne Valcin https://www.daphnevalcin.com/ Episode 183: https://youtu.be/lQOM06kKp-Q

Scott J Allen https://www.scottjallen.net/ Episode 141: https://youtu.be/hG7hd_6PQjQ

Emily and Alan Braithwaite https://www.yellowtuxedo.co.uk/ Episode 111: https://youtu.be/r5I_G3Qq7nw

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Happy New Year!

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Got any beanbag chairs in your office? Free pizza once a week? Does that actually work for anyone? In an age when disengaged employees are the norm, the concept and practice of 'staff retention' is increasingly important, and yet still seems woefully misunderstood by so many companies. Enter our latest hero: The People Keeper! For this episode, I'm joined by Maritsa Inglessis, Staff retention expert a.k.a. The People Keeper. We talk about the big issues of employee engagement and retention, the underlying causes of high turnover and the importance of proactive HR practices. There's some big lessons here for any leader, whether it's already an issue you're struggling with or you want to get ahead of the curve.

Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24 Or contact me directly with any questions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhatch-leadernotaboss/

Find out more about Maritsa at: https://thepeoplekeeper.com/

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Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.

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A compilation of the best bits and recurring themes chosen from 2025's episodes, as we revisit some amazing conversations from mental health and resilience to the solopreneur's journey, and unconventional takes on big issues. Extracts/clips taken from: Raj Soren (Ep.176) www.pdss.co.uk Kelsey Neff (Ep.154) https://www.bydesignconsulting.space/ Eddy Smits (Ep.173) https://www.eddysmits.com/ Emma Rainville (Ep.162) https://www.shockwavesolutionsllc.com/ Julian Roberts (Ep.155) https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/ Catherine Hicks (Ep.156) https://www.instagram.com/starweaver/ Andrew Ronchetto (Ep.157) https://beonplatform.com/ Jodie Newman (Ep.158) https://www.thebusinessallotment.co.uk/ Lindsey Burden (Ep.177) https://lindseyburden.com/ Kim Ades (Ep.178) https://frameofmindcoaching.com/ Emma Friendship-Kilburn (Ep.169) https://emm-power.com/ Lee Lam (Ep.170) https://yourstartuppartner.com/ Daniel Moore (Ep.171) https://www.irondragondesign.com/ Vinnie Potestivo (Ep.172) https://ihaveapodcast.com/ John Little (Ep.181) http://www.thewinnersedgecoaching.com/ Clay Moffat (Ep.192) https://trusttrapbook.com/ Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (Ep.197) https://www.drtomas.com/ Gary Parsons (Ep.185) https://garyparsons.uk/ Jim Bouchard (Ep.152) thehumancentricleader.org Kristin Zhivago (Ep.161) https://zhivagopartners.com/ Delphia Howze (Ep.179) https://www.dhowzesolutions.com/ Vaishali Shah (Ep.184) https://www.creative-id.com/ Michael Dillard (Ep.187) https://www.michaeldillardspeaks.com/ and Annabel Smith (Ep.194) https://www.annabelsmithcoaching.org/

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Should the North Pole have better HR to take care of hard working employees like Rudolph, who suffers workplace bullying? Is Mrs Claus the true leader of Christmas? We're tackling the big questions of Christmas this year. In between festive fun we find time for music controversy and occasional serious points about consumerism, social media, and the meaning of Christmas. I'm joined by returning guests and a brand new face, in order of appearance:

Emily & Alan Braithwaite: https://www.yellowtuxedo.co.uk/ Episode 111: https://youtu.be/r5I_G3Qq7nw

Simon Holzapfel: https://www.l-eaflab.org/ Episode 207: https://youtu.be/Le-6Or8lRXQ

Lynn Colepaugh: https://cyberprarmy.com/ Episode 188: https://youtu.be/ksjUu72Iv7U

Dave Bates: https://www.paravelle.com/ Episode 195: https://youtu.be/lQhqvQpo_54

Dr Craig Mattson: https://www.themodeswitch.com/ Episode 163: https://youtu.be/9CmGugA0QiI

Emma Friendship-Kilburn: https://emm-power.com/ Episode 169: https://youtu.be/rR1hA2okWqc

Jodie Newman: https://www.thebusinessallotment.co.uk/ Episode 158: https://youtu.be/P61J4cvIe8k

Kelly West: https://theonle.network/
Dr Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer: https://www.dr-cynthia.com/ Episode 201: https://youtu.be/T5HQGyGuBB8

Drew Dudley: https://www.drewdudley.com/ Episode 109: https://youtu.be/cMrfsWENkOg

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Today's guest is Simon Holzapfel, Co-Founder & CFO of LEAF-Laboratory, Executive, and Education Leader, joins me to discuss the evolution of leadership mindsets, particularly in the context of education and knowledge work. We talk development and mentorship, the important role of collaborative and inclusive leadership styles, teachers-as-leaders, and why effective leadership training will make or break your organisation. I really enjoyed exploring the evolving landscape of leadership with Simon, and we covered a lot of ground, from the outdated, punitive leadership styles to servant-oriented approaches, and from organizational agility, to mentorship and the qualities that define effective leadership today.

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Find out more about Simon and LEAF Labs at: https://www.l-eaflab.org/

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Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.

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