Leadership & Life Chat

By: Mark Curtis and Becky Ames
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  • Boost your health, wealth and self! Becky and Mark chat about what leadership really means, in both life and business. Welcome back to series 3 of Leadership and Life Chat, where veteran host Mark Curtis, and new presenter Becky Ames will look at what makes a great leader and offer tips to help improve your leadership skills and wellbeing in general. In each episode, they will discuss a different topic, possibly one you may never have considered impacts your life or business, and provide their now infamous top 3 tips on how to implement these into your everyday routines to boost your health, wealth and self! The series will also feature very special guests at the top of their field, with subjects ranging from climate change to A.I, and psychology to havening technique. Our intrepid hosts will be picking their guests’ brains to uncover their key messages, understand what it took for them to get to the top, and how this can be applied to our own lives and successes. You can still find episodes of Leadership & Life Chat with original team James and Mark, and their first series Impromptu Business Chat all on this one channel. GET IN TOUCH! Get in touch on podcasts@larking-gowen.co.uk, or leave us a voice note, quick and easy, just visit https://telb.ee/LLC Thank you to our sponsors Larking Gowen, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors www.larking-gowen.co.uk (c) Larking Gowen LLP
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  • Feel the fear and retire anyway! How exactly did Mark Curtis retire before 50?

    Feel the fear and retire anyway! How exactly did Mark Curtis retire before 50?
    Apr 4 2024
    Four years, 131 episodes, 38 guests and three presenters later, it’s time to say goodbye to the Leadership & Life Chat ‘band’ as we know it. In this episode, original presenter, James Lay, makes a triumphant return and, alongside Becky, questions Mark on exactly how he’s been able to pre-plan and orchestrate his retirement at only 49, and the lessons he’s learnt on the way. Mark is, as always, open about his views on taking control of one's life, and recognising choices while always having a focus on a roadmap for the future, both in business and personal life. The team also dive deep and reflect on the importance of embracing personal purpose. They discuss the insights of previous guests around living to your values, stepping out of your comfort zone, overcoming fear, the power of support and encouragement, fears of public speaking, making sacrifices, challenging the perception of success, the importance of continuous learning, the power of asking questions and so much more. In this final EVER episode, Mark reflects on his past success and failures, shares the advice he would give to his younger self, and looks back on what he’s learned throughout his career, including the importance of being brave and speaking up, avoiding black and white thinking, and developing an internal locus of control. *Insert profound heavy metal lyric in honour of Mark here*…. Producer Lizzie can’t think of any, she’s a Taylor Swift fan… Show notes Impromptu Business Chat/Leadership & Life Chat episodes: • Interview with Paul McVeigh - the power of beliefs in business • How to be an AWESOME leader and achieve a great work-life balance, with coach and author Ben Coomber • Selling up is hard to do. What comes next? With business strategist, Dawn Bloomer • Highway to the conquer zone with profit hunter Freddie Bennett • Interview with Dr Chris Mason on Leadership Success • Find meaning in your work: Meaningful May • Power of public speaking with Andrew Brammer • Special interview episode with Damian Horner: The Dark Art of Marketing Marks Books/Podcasts Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! The Way of Wyrd Never Finished David Goggins The Fifth Sacred Thing – Starhawke Reality Blind: Integrating the Systems Science Underpinning Our Collective Futures The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens podcast
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Leading through anxiety – Let’s get philosophical with Garath Symonds

    Leading through anxiety – Let’s get philosophical with Garath Symonds
    Mar 28 2024

    In this episode, Garath Symonds, the founder of Reconnect Coaching, joins Mark and Becky to discuss his upcoming book, ‘The Anxious Leader’.

    They explore how anxiety impacts decision-making and leadership, the importance of rational thinking and ego reflection, as well as strategies for tolerating anxiety as opposed to rejecting it. They delve into the role of meditation and self-reflection for leaders, along with managing trauma's impact and the importance of vulnerability and psychological safety in top level roles, and ultimately, embracing life’s lessons.

    Tune in for fascinating insights into leadership and personal growth in the podcast’s penultimate episode!

    GET IN TOUCH! We would love to hear your thoughts on today’s episode, email us at podcasts@larking-gowen.co.uk. We’d also love it if you could rate us 5 STARS on Apple Podcasts or Spotify; this really helps people find us!

    You can also watch us on YouTube! Click here

    Show notes
    Connect with Garath on LinkedIn
    Reconnectcoaching.co.uk
    Books
    The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World – Ronald A Heifetz
    The Bhagavad Gita – Eknath Easwaran
    What Matters Most – James Hollis

    Keep your eye on Garaths channels for the release of his upcoming book 'The Anxious Leader' - due to be published in 2024

    Thank you to our sponsors Larking Gowen, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors – check out their website to see how they could help your business www.larking-gowen.co.uk

    © Larking Gowen LLP

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    59 mins
  • S8 Ep2 The war on talent rages on! The impact of the Great Resignation, with Steve Jacobs from WTW

    S8 Ep2 The war on talent rages on! The impact of the Great Resignation, with Steve Jacobs from WTW
    Mar 21 2024

    In a world of quiet quitting and the ‘Great Resignation’, what should employers be doing to keep their best people?

    This week Mark chats to Steve Jacobs, a director at WTW, to discuss the importance of employee benefits and how to navigate the ever-changing trends in the workplace.

    With the shift in employee expectations post COVID-19, and a focus on flexibility and work-life balance, they look at the differences between employer and employee perspectives on what constitutes a ‘benefit’ now and, in particular, what employees sometimes value above money. They discuss diversity and inclusion, global differences in legislation and the challenge of the multi-gen workforce.

    With a background in the Merchant Navy, and now working for WTW, a world leader in data driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital – Steve has seen it all, and his business has helped businesses to navigate stormy, unpredictable waters.

    GET IN TOUCH! We would love to hear your thoughts on today’s episode, email us at podcasts@larking-gowen.co.uk. We’d also love it if you could rate us 5 STARS on Apple Podcasts or Spotify; this really helps people find us!

    You can also watch us on YouTube! Click here

    Show notes

    • Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
    • Find out about the work of WTW: wtwco.com & UK: wtw-healthandbenefits.co.uk
    • Leadership & Life Chat – Andy Nicol and Sue Liburd
    • Brené Brown podcasts
    • Ken Blanchard: ‘The One Minute Manager’
    • Ravin Jesuthasan: The future of work

    Thank you to our sponsors Larking Gowen, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors – check out their website to see how they could help your business www.larking-gowen.co.uk
    © Larking Gowen LLP

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    52 mins

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