Welcome to ‘Leadership Bites’, with your host Guy Bloom. I have conversations with amazing people who impact on the world around them . Always about leadership and hopefully in such a way as to reinforce the good you do and to bring challenge to the things you might be able to calibrate. All links for Guy: www.livingbrave.com
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Psychometric assessments can provide significant insight, but they should never be mistaken for a definitive answer. In this episode of Leadership Bites, I speak with occupational psychologist Peter Rhodes about what psychometric assessments can genuinely tell us, where their limitations sit and why every result needs to be explored, tested and corroborated. We discuss personality, resilience,…
Marc Jantzen , Founder of The Consultancy Growth Network , joins Guy Bloom to explore what it really takes to build, grow and lead a successful consultancy. Marc reflects on selling Blue Sky, taking time away from work and eventually returning to build something new in The Consultancy Growth Network. He shares how he tested his proposition, launched with only six members and adapted the business…
In this episode of Leadership Bites, Guy Bloom speaks with Sharath Jeevan OBE , legacy expert, Oxford lecturer, author of Inflection: A Roadmap for Leaders at a Crossroads, and founder of the Generational Success Lab at Saïd Business School. Sharath describes legacy not as something leaders think about at the end of their career, but as the mark they are choosing to leave right now. The…
In this episode, Guy Bloom sits down with long time colleague Jamie MacPherson for a conversation grounded in real leadership experience. This is not theory. It is what leadership looks like in practice when expectations are high, pressure is real, and people are watching. Together, they explore: The gap between knowing and doing in leadership What shows up under pressure The behaviours that build…
In this episode of Leadership Bites, I sit down with Gary Clarke, Group Head of Learning and Development at Qatar Airways , based in Doha. Gary leads group wide learning across a 65,000 person organisation, with a team of around 80, covering everything from operational training that keeps aircraft flying, to leadership and capability, learning tech, digital content, and vendor partnerships. Along…
In this episode of Leadership Bites, Guy Bloom sits down with Dr Steven Farmer DBA MPhil MBA, Chief Executive Officer of Alconex Infrastructure and Solutions Ltd , author of Soft Skills, Hard Numbers . Steve leads a multi utilities business delivering gas, water and electric connections to homes, while expanding into energy transition work across data centres, battery energy storage and solar.…
In this extended studio conversation on Leadership Bites, Guy Bloom sits down with Danny Nelson, MD WINVIC, Industrial & Logistics who has grown with a construction business from its early days into a billion pound organisation. This is not a polished leadership story. It is a real one. Danny talks openly about starting out as an apprentice, learning the craft from tough early experiences, and…
In this first ever Leadership Bites conversation between Guy Bloom and Jamie MacPherson , two long time colleagues finally press record and get into what sits underneath the glossy talk of culture. They explore a blunt question: can the promise of a great culture ever meet expectations, or does it always fall short once real people, real pressure, and real leaders show up. They unpack the gap…
In this episode of Leadership Bites, I interview Guido Palazzo , Professor of Business Ethics, University of Lausanne, who explores the dark side of corporate behaviour and the systemic issues that lead to ethical failures. We discuss Guido's background, the concept of his brilliant book ' The Dark Pattern: The Hidden Dynamics of Corporate Scandals' in corporate scandals, and the importance of…
In this episode of Leadership Bites, host Guy Bloom engages with Peter Cappilla & Ranya Nehmeh , authors of 'I n Praise of the Office: The Limits to Hybrid and Remote Work .' They discuss the evolving dynamics of work in the post-pandemic world, exploring the challenges and benefits of remote and hybrid work models. The conversation delves into the importance of social interactions, the…
This with Jeanne Hardacre conversation explores Jeanne's book The Culture Trap the profound impact of emotions on behavior change, emphasizing that while knowledge and beliefs are important, it is ultimately our feelings that drive transformation. The discussion delves into how understanding behavior and the role of emotions can lead to more effective change strategies. Takeaways What we think and…