The Evolving Leader

18/09/2025

🎙️ Listen to 'The Power of Intuition' with Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir

In this latest episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, hosts Scott Allender and Emma Sinclair explore how intuition can help us navigate complexity with guest, Icelandic author and sustainability leader Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir. During this fascinating conversation, Hrund shares both research and practical tools that enable leaders to tune into a deeper intelligence and act with clarity in these turbulent times.

This episode challenges the idea that intellect alone is enough. Hrund invites us to balance rational analysis with intuitive awareness so we can make wiser choices for ourselves, our teams, and the systems we lead.

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https://youtu.be/IfEu0mFTetA?si=sbKQR69TG-kWdUHu

04/09/2025

🎙️ RELEASED TODAY - How to Decide with Jon Bircher 🎙️

Today we celebrate the start of Season 8 of The Evolving Leader podcast during which co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender were excited to be joined by decision coach Jon Bircher. Drawing on years of experience in coaching and strategy consulting, Jon unpacks why despite being a skill that every leader depends on, decision-making is a skill that very few are taught.

How can we make better decisions? How can leaders build habits that lead to clearer, more confident outcomes? This episode offers practical insights into the emotional, cognitive and cultural dynamics that shape how we decide - from slowing down to reflect, to creating space for diverse thinking, to learning from the decisions that don’t go to plan.

This is essential listening.
https://youtu.be/DtOkMnUN0oM?si=gWM7GpB36lFLAnn2

26/07/2025

Good to see The Evolving Leader at number 3 on this list! 👇🏼

Sometimes, the most profound insights come from the most unexpected voices in a world overflowing with leadership advice. While mainstream

20/07/2025

“Is it worth it?”

That’s the question your brain is asking, quietly, constantly, every time you decide whether to act.

In our latest episode of The Evolving Leader, neurologist and author Professor Guy Leschziner joins us to explore the biology behind some of our most human experiences: sleep, anger, pride, envy, motivation.

Professor Leschziner talks about why sleep matters more than we think, how perception differs wildly between people (and why that matters for leadership), and what neuroscience reveals about behaviour, accountability, and free will.

It’s a fascinating conversation that challenges a lot of assumptions, and offers new ways to think about ourselves and the people we lead.

🎧 Listen now:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-evolving-leader/id1529641273?i=1000717569964

20/07/2025

When we envisaged the The Evolving Leader Podcast it was born out of a desire to better understand what shifts in leadership were needed to adapt to new realities, but most importantly to secure a more positive future for the world. As we look back over hundreds of conversations during a period of radical uncertainty, this agenda couldn't be more important.

During the rest of this year, we're working on the next evolution of this enquiry to bring to you something new in 2026. We aim to create an even more urgent and valuable resource as we face an uncertain and automating future.

09/07/2025

S7 Ep23 of The Evolving Leader is now live and it raises an important question relevant to us all. Have you ever wondered how the climate is shaping the way that you think?

During this important conversation with neuroscientist and journalist Clayton Aldern, cohosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender explore how environmental change (especially rising temperatures) is quietly influencing the way we think, decide, and lead. You’ll hear how heat affects cognitive function, the hidden neurological costs of stress, and why our relationship with the world around us is becoming central to leadership effectiveness.

Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, this is a conversation worth your time.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

The Evolving Leader podcast, available from Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

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YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ehzJ-bk4

01/07/2025

https://podcast.feedspot.com/uk_leadership_podcasts/ 30 Best UK Leadership Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025

Best UK Leadership Podcasts to Listen to ⋅ 1. The Evolving Leader ⋅ 2. Everyday Leadership ⋅ 3. Leadership BITES ⋅ 4. Limitless Youth Ministry Podcast ⋅ 5. Lead To Succeed ⋅ 6. Success Suite

19/06/2025

Alister McGrath (Professor Emeritus of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford and author of 'Why We Believe - Finding Meaning in Uncertain Times') joins hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender to explore why belief isn’t just personal, but fundamental to leadership. In an age of uncertainty and polarisation, how can leaders hold strong convictions without closing themselves off to others? This is a conversation about navigating ambiguity, rethinking certainty, and leading with intellectual humility.

One not to miss.

The Evolving Leader podcast, available from Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ESf2BeYJlQVkUJsmYFQM5?si=bdae0d599fe643a4

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuhxavqXTMw

05/06/2025

What if isn’t just about ?

We sit down with Dr. Edward Brooks, Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project to discuss how cultivating , hope, courage, humility, and clarity, can provide the deep stability today’s leaders need.

https://youtu.be/5Kcdtu_cQjk?si=c_g48oXSlp6__xcd

22/05/2025

🎙️ NEW EPISODE RELEASED TODAY 🎙️

How can leaders inspire and motivate in a world driven by uncertainty?

During this new episode of The Evolving Leader podcast, hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender sit down with Mike Mears, former CIA leadership head and author of "Certainty: How Great Bosses Can Change Minds and Drive Innovation." Mike shares powerful insights from his extraordinary career – from his days as a combat platoon leader and nuclear missile commander to his transformative work at GE and with the CIA. We hear how his relentless curiosity led him to question conventional leadership practices, the pivotal moments that reshaped his approach, and the lessons he's learned about inspiring teams in a world driven by uncertainty.

The Evolving Leader is available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/64owQUmxPAFkmiMEz6dG6p?si=e7a26c4417d44ca4

YouTube:
https://youtu.be/mCUjX7_qmqE?si=T3zn6WF72CmIjbee