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Jude Jennison
Founder at Leaders by Nature Ltd
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Jude Jennison is Founder of Leaders by Nature, a company developing leaders and teams through disruptive change with less stress. Jude is author of the book Leading through uncertainty, based on interviews with CEOs as well as her findings from working with over 3000 leaders.
Jude specialises in non-verbal communication and works with a herd of horses to transform leadership and team behaviour. Results include an SME who grew from 25 to 38 employees in 9 months, a large recruitment company who turned a loss-making division into a profit in 3 months and an entrepreneur who made a breakthrough with sales, doubling her business in 6 months.
Previously in IBM, Jude led a European budget of $1billion, reducing it by 25%.
Jude hosts 3 podcast – Leading through uncertainty, Rethinking Leadership and Innovating Humanity, the latter is the official podcast of Birmingham Tech
Services include: Executive coaching, ‘Leadership with Horses’ programmes, executive team alignment, team development, keynote and conference speaker.
Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking Travels From: Warwick, UK Speaking Topics: Leading through uncertainty, Aligning teams through disruptive change, How non-verbal behaviour makes or breaks your business
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Lee Evans on working with fear and living your values
Rethinking Leadership
April 13, 2021
Lee Evans is the founder of Mind Power Solutions and coaches the British Army’s leadership as well as elite athletes and business owners. He talks about how fear is the biggest challenge that every leader faces and how we need to change our relationship with it, moving from avoiding it to working through and with it. We also talk about finding your flow and the importance of self-awareness, especially when you are out of your comfort zone.
Lee’s story of working in Afghanistan where he didn’t live his value around listening was such a powerful one and a reminder of how difficult it is to balance different values and be inclusive where others may have a different set of values. I echo his belief that living values is a courageous act and defining them without living and breathing them is worse than not defining them at all.
How well are you living your values? What happens when your values are at odds with those in your team?
Ask for help – don’t go it alone!
Jude Jennison
January 06, 2021
As the UK is back in lockdown for another 6 weeks, everyone deals with it differently. People often say it’s lonely at the top. I used to think that too running my own business. Now I am so well supported that I have a tribe of people to reach out to.
Ask for help
I’ve made asking for help one of my critical go to tools.
Asking for help and offering support to others in the team is vulnerable and requires courage. Often people don’t ask for help because they don’t want to be a burden to others in the team, especially when everyone is busy. You may not ask because you don’t want to be seen as weak.
Hold polarities with clarity, curiosity and understanding
HR Director Magazine
October 22, 2020
Uncertainty leads to differences of opinion because we don’t have all the information when something has not been done before. We’ve never led through a global pandemic before, so everyone has a different view on how to handle it.
This article explores the challenge of polarisation and the need to encourage exploration in teams using curiosity and seeking to understand difference points of view.
Why vitality trumps resilience
HR Director magazine
June 09, 2020
There is an insidious disease among us – resilience.
In the last few months, employees have had to upskill rapidly in practical terms – furloughing, new legislation, virtual working, new technology, revised health and safety policies, industry changes. Not to forget home-schooling.
Prioritisation has never been so critical and so difficult.
Resilience training, however well-meaning, often creates the expectation that employees should dig deeper whilst simultaneously being put under more pressure. This is not sustainable or reasonable.
I'm serious. They feel your energy and vibration of the world. If you think this is a bit crazy, just know that you pick up on energy too. You know when someone is angry on the end of a phone, not just from the tone of their voice. You know when you walk into a dodgy part of town or the mood of a meeting. This is the energy of emotion that impacts all of us but mostly we have not been trained to pay attention to it. So we ignore it.
3 positions of leadership - leading from behind
LinkedIn
October 15, 2019
Business leaders can learn much from horses about teamwork and leadership. In our Leadership with Horses workshops, we take clients out of the office to work with horses. We share a leadership model that the horses use to create cohesive teamwork. It involves three positions of leadership and we will explore Leading from behind in more detail in this post, including the critical application of this role in business.
Leading through uncertainty - what horses can teach us about leadership and teamwork
LinkedIn
December 12, 2018
What do horses have to do with developing leaders and teams? Quite a lot as it happens!
The following trailer video provides a brief insight into the world of Leadership with Horses that enables clients to align their leaders and teams and accelerate their business results in the process.
I never considered myself a writer before. I've dabbled in a few blogs and I wrote and published my first book Leadership beyond measure in May 2014. It was only recently when I completed my latest book Leading through uncertainty (published May 2018) that I realised I am actually a writer and it's improving my leadership as well as that of my readers.
Leading through uncertainty - podcast and book
LinkedIn
December 06, 2017
What are the challenges we face in business as we lead through uncertainty?
My next book entitled Leading through uncertainty is due for publication in May 2018. As part of my research, I interviewed CEOs and leaders in organisations on their challenges and experiences of leading through uncertainty.
The interviews were so fascinating that I extended the research and have launched a Leading through uncertainty podcast showcasing the interviews.
In between interviews, I’ll share some of my own thoughts on uncertainty and the emotional
How do you respond to stress and overwhelm?
LinkedIn
March 14, 2017
In Oct 2016, I ran a thought leadership round table with horses. The output was a 12 page report on Leading through uncertainty. One of the topics discussed was Stress and overwhelm. Here is an extract from the report:
People in organisations are operating under severe pressure, with a sense of “If I can just get to the end of the week, it’ll be ok.” This is an adrenaline-fuelled, high-alert state and people do not function effectively when placed under continual stress in this way.
Round table discussion: Leading through uncertainty
LinkedIn
January 09, 2017
In 2016, we ran a thought leadership round table with a difference. We brought together 8 thought leaders from different companies and included 5 horses in the discussion.
Playing roles or being real?
LinkedIn
November 30, 2016
As a business owner, my work is varied which requires me to be adaptable and flexible to respond to whatever is the focus for the day.
I can go from waterproofs and wellies in a muddy field to a dress and heels in a corporate environment to waterproofs and wellies again all in the space of one day.
When I ask clients that question, they usually don't know. Most people have never considered their impact. Some of my clients tell me they don't have one. I assure you that you do have an impact! When clients start to pay attention to the impact they have on different people in different situations, they are often surprised. You may have done intellectual forms of training that help you negotiate, manage projects and understand how people think. But how you show up, your presence and non-verbal communication also have a substantial impact on how you lead, inspire and influence others.
The Three Positions of Leadership
Jude Jennison
September 17, 2015
A high-performing team has 3 primary roles that enable the team to work cohesively together and is based on a shared leadership model.
This white paper covers:
How to lead from the front, middle and back of a team
How all three positions are crucial to team cohesion and success
When to switch to a different position and how to influence others in different ways
The importance of adaptability, agility and flexibility to enable leaders to switch from one style of leadership to another according to what is needed in the team
3 positions of leadership - Leading from the front
LinkedIn
September 17, 2015
We can learn much from horses about teamwork and leadership in business. In our workshops with horses, we share a leadership model that the horses use to create cohesive teamwork. It involves three positions of leadership and we will explore Leading from the front in more detail in this post.
Vulnerability, fear and courage
LinkedIn
May 06, 2015
It's a vulnerable place to be leading a horse when you have no idea what you are doing and how she will react.
It’s a vulnerable place to be standing on the edge of a cliff on a windy day. Your safety is threatened. There is a risk that the wind will whip you off, and you'll fall over the edge.
A problem, a solution and the relationship...
LinkedIn
April 28, 2015
My response to this is always: “I don’t know. How do you lead? I only know how I lead.” I ask them to try. As the client stepped forward out of his comfort zone, he was vulnerable. This place of not knowing can be hard for most people, especially when their team is watching, poised to give feedback.
8 leadership skills to lead through uncertainty
HR Director magazine
December 31, 1969
Disruptive change creates uncertainty and we resist it because it is uncomfortable. Uncertainty generates a range of emotions, polarises opinions and can lead to relationships breaking down. It requires great skill and flexibility to lead through uncertainty.
It is also an opportunity for leaders and teams to do meaningful work that makes a difference.
As part of my research into uncertainty, I held a round table discussion with a group of thought leaders from different backgrounds and sectors to identify the skills needed to lead through uncertainty. I tested the findings by interviewing CEOs and senior leaders on their experiences, as well as drawing on my own experiences.
The following skills were identified as the ones we forget to use in uncertainty.
Heart of England
Heart of England
February 01, 1995
I began my career in IBM where I spent 16 years in a variety of leadership roles, including managing a budget of $1 billion and leading UK, European and global teams.
I now run my own business, Leaders By Nature, where I work with executive boards, senior leaders and entrepreneurs to develop their leadership skills.
I’m the author of two leadership books, an international speaker and pioneer of Leadership with Horses, a way of developing leadership skills and creating changes in behaviour by working experientially with horses.
I also host a podcast called ‘Leading through uncertainty’, here I get the opportunity to interview leaders on the challenges they face in business.
Originally from Nottingham I moved to Warwickshire after University. Married to Paul, I have five horses, 2 black labradors and a cat.
Leading Through Uncertainty: 2nd Edition: Making disruptive change work for humans
Practical Inspiration Publishing
May 10, 2022
In a world of disruptive change, uncertainty is the buzzword on everyone’s lips.
Disruptive change can throw everything into chaos unless leaders and teams have the skills to lead confidently through it. How do you lead complex change without burning out, disconnecting or losing your team?
Welcome to the age of Leading Through Uncertainty, where emotional responses to challenging situations are part of the human experience.
Opus: the hidden dynamics of team performance
Practical Inspiration Publishing
June 15, 2021
Is your senior leadership team fully aligned and ready for fast-paced change?
Even the most cohesive teams can find themselves derailed by the uncertainty of change. High workloads increase stress, changing priorities cause confusion and the frustration of unresolved differences of opinion creates tension and division in teams. Join thousands of leaders and teams who have already benefitted from revealing the hidden dynamics of their non-verbal behaviour and discover how you too can use it to align your team, reduce stress, increase understanding and resolve differences of opinion with more trust and transparency so your team:
Is full of vitality and vigour, excited about possibilities
Has clear objectives, pulling seamlessly together in one direction
Knows exactly what to think, say and do to get the best from each other
Drawing on a decade of Equine Facilitated Leadership to fine-tune the skills of leaders and teams, Opus reveals the 12 hidden dynamics that every team needs to make visible to achieve optimal team performance
“Unambiguously brilliant.” Adrian Packer CBE, CEO, Core Education Trust
“Opus could seriously result in a significant improvement in both relationships and performance, for you and your teams.” Gina Lodge, CEO, The Academy of Executive Coaching
Leadership Beyond Measure
CreateSpace
December 31, 1969
Jude Jennison shares her extraordinary story of bringing Leadership with Horses into business, only six months after overcoming her fear of horses. She explores seven leadership lessons that individuals and businesses learn from working with the horses and maps them back to real life situations.
If you want to end the struggle of leadership and find ways to live and work in harmony, pick up this book.
Expect to be challenged and provoked into exploring your impact at a greater depth.
Leading through uncertainty
Practical Inspiration Publishing
December 31, 1969
Published prior to the pandemic, this book provides insights and guidance to leaders leading disruptive change. It explores the context of uncertainty, the emotional challenges it creates and how to overcome them through 8 leadership skills that are critical in uncertainty.
It advocates a move towards emergent leadership and helps leaders explore how they let go of control and step into leading from a place of "not knowing".
Drawing on interviews with CEOs and executive leaders, this book explores the fundamental questions:
– What are the emotional challenges of leading through uncertainty?
– How do you create human connection in a performance-driven culture?
“Her stories inspire; her insights inform; and her tips encourage change.” - Dave Ulrich
“Her ideas are fresh - and they work.” Julia Hobsbawm OBE
Leaders by Nature help executive teams and senior leaders align their strategy through behavioural change.
Author of the books Leadership Beyond Measure and Leading through uncertainty, Jude Jennison is also a motivational speaker on Leading through uncertainty and 7 Leadership Skills you can't learn in Business School
Strategic leadership solutions including executive board alignment, leadership development, Talent Management modules, presence and impact, executive coaching
Gamechangers Women's Leadership Summit - House of Commons
Ginger Speaking
November 15, 2019
Jude Jennison joined a group of eight women leaders who spoke about disruptive change in business. The title of Jude's speech was "Every board needs a horse". Over 80 female leaders were in attendance from large global corporations and non-profit organisations.
Lessons in Leadership Episode 13 with Jude Jennison, Founder of Leaders By Nature, Author & Speaker,
Jude Jennison
February 16, 2021
I was recently interviewed by Mary Gregory as part of her Lessons in Leadership series. I talk about my career in IBM and how I started working with horses.
Leading through uncertainty
Practice plan
May 11, 2020
Les Jones talks to Jude Jennison about leading through uncertainty as lockdown continues.
Jude has been working with uncertainty all her life and understands the anxiety that this can cause. With numerous years’ experience she now explains some key tips on how to navigate our way through these challenging times as leaders.
What you’ll hear today:
Understanding the different experiences through lockdown and COVID-19 coping mechanisms – tackling social isolation, lack of freedom, grief and loss
Jude Jennison Speaks: Interview by Les Jones of Practice Plan
Jude Jennison
May 01, 2020
In this video, Jude is interviewed by Les Jones of Practice Plan during the COVID-19 crisis. They discuss what it is to lead through uncertainty. (25 mins)
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28: Phill Elston on inspiring teamwork, collaboration and radical change
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March 29, 2022
Phill Elston is Operations Director of Brompton Bicycle and is responsible for leading the manufacturing organisation in the production of the famous Brompton bicycles. Phill joined the company because his values were aligned, and he felt able to express himself. He talks about the importan
27: Sarah Foster on confidence and the environment
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March 08, 2022
Sarah Foster is the Managing Director of Comply Direct, an environmental consultancy and compliance business. She is also the author of Yabba Dabba Do It, a book on self-confidence. Sarah shares her three steps to self-confidence – Prepare, Do and Review. We also talk about the environmen
#26 Rich Horth on the great resignation and recruitment
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February 24, 2022
Rich Horth is Operations Director for Adecco, a large recruitment agency with 80 offices throughout the UK. Rich talks about the great resignation, how that creates a candidate led market and what that means for employers. With the highest number of vacancies ever seen, Rich talks about the
#25 Cathy Brown on purpose, connection and communication
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December 21, 2021
Cathy Brown is the Chief Executive of i-SE, a social enterprise that provides business support services for social enterprises in the West Midlands. Cathy brings a wealth of experience from both the commercial sector as well as social enterprises and social movements. We discuss the importa
#24 Bella Lewis-Smith on setting up an employee owned business
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December 07, 2021
Bella Lewis-Smith is the founder and MD of Salad, a design and digital agency based in Dorset in the UK. Bella talks about the process of selling her business to become a 100% employee-owned business and the challenges she faced along the way. She explains how selling the business into an e
#23 Jane Huntington on agile working and technological change
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November 23, 2021
Jane Huntington is the Head of Application Development for Guide Dogs. I’ve worked with Jane and her team and I have some understanding of the complexity and volume of technological change that they are leading. Jane talks about using an agile way of working to lead change, continually ta
#22: Sope Agbelusi on inclusivity, race conversations and authenticity
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November 16, 2021
Sope Agbelusi is a leadership consultant and coach and founder of the business Mindset Shift and the podcast host of Everyday Leadership. We discuss the need for courage and vulnerability in order to be authentic and have an inclusive workplace. Sope outlines the steps needed to create an i
19: Mansata Kurang on virtual reality in mental health
Innovating Humanity
March 16, 2021
Mansata Kurang is the founder of VR Revival, a company helping underrepresented Adults, particularly from the black and Caribbean communities, in mental health using Self-Compassion Virtual Reality technology, as well as Psychology and Story Telling. We discuss the stigma of mental health in black communities and how using technology can make it easier to start the conversation and educate people in self-compassion.
Tags: Management, Business Strategy, Mental Health
18: Paul McGillivray on automation software and purposeful work
Innovating Humanity
March 02, 2021
Paul McGillivray runs remote.online, an automation software business. I’m excited to bring this interview to you because Paul is an advocate of using technology as a means to enhance the human experience. We discuss how software can increase productivity, the difference between being efficient and effective and the importance of having purpose in work so we make a difference in the world.
Paul’s vision for the future is an exciting one – the rapid advancement of technology means we need to think differently about how we interact with it and use it to serve society. The more technology expands, the more I think we need to be purposeful in our use of it and purposeful in everything we do – in our personal and professional lives, as well as considering the legacy we want to leave in the world. Technology can help us enormously if we stop getting distracted by meaningless activities.
How can you use technology as a force for good in your own life, and create a sense of purpose in the wider world?
17: Weipoint on using technology to diversify cultural heritage
Innovating Humanity
February 16, 2021
Dr Wei Wu and his team Harriet and Lottie run Weipoint, a technology business based in Birmingham providing cultural heritage information for people interested in the city of Birmingham. The team recognise the importance of using technology to preserve cultural stories as well as to reach a wider audience and have translated much of their information into several languages to make it more accessible.
I was struck by the power of stories to delight and entertain us and how they bring culture and history alive and shape our future. I like the idea that technology can make history more interesting as well as accessible and that we are missing out when we don’t know about the rich cultural diversity of our local cities.
How might you rethink the way you look at history and places based on a different cultural perspective?
Mary Gregory on leadership, the ego and self-awareness
Rethinking Leadership
February 09, 2021
Mary Gregory is a leadership consultant and coach and the author of the book Ego: Get over yourself and lead. We discuss the emotional side of change and the need to include the people side of change as a priority. Mary unpicks the ego in leadership and in relationships, exploring how it can be useful, as well as how it can get in the way. We discuss the shadow side of leaders, the importance of self-awareness and making conscious choices in service of the team and organisation.
16: Kim Leary on using technology to underpin business and culture
Innovating Humanity
February 02, 2021
Kim Leary is the owner of Squibble, a web design agency and Chair of Birmingham Tech week. We discuss the acceleration of technology to regenerate business growth after the pandemic, the way tech underpins every business, collaboration, the ecosystem needed to support tech businesses and maintain the presence in the West Midlands as well as the skills needed for the future as technology grows and the culture of businesses to ensure that we don’t lose sight of who we are as human beings in a virtual world.
I was surprised to think of Dominos as a tech company. It shows that technology is critical for all of us in how we live and work. I was also inspired by Kim being a fashion designer at heart and using those skills to set up a technology business. She is a great role model for other women and an inspiration to encourage us to see technology differently, at the heart and forefront of every business. Kim is clearly creating a legacy for women, for technology, for business and for Birmingham.
19: Rebecca Mander on overcoming personal setback
Rethinking Leadership
January 26, 2021
Rebecca Mander is the Founder of GuruYou coaching. As an executive coach, she specialises in supporting people in business who are undergoing personal setback. None of us are strangers to personal setbacks. We all experience challenges in life and work. Rebecca is an inspiring leader who has turned her own personal setback into a business supporting others.
I first met Rebecca two years ago and I invited her to share her personal story on this podcast. Her story is both heartbreaking and inspirational. She has applied what she knows and it works.
I’m always struck by what it takes to bounce back from personal setback and how we all do it in different ways. Rebecca is one of the most warm-hearted, generous and giving people I’ve ever met. Her warmth always lifts a room. She’s a testament to the incredible human spirit and what we can overcome. The key thing is reaching out for support – something she does wholeheartedly as well as giving generously. I encourage you to do the same.
What’s your biggest challenge and who might support you and give you a new perspective on it?
Rebecca Mander on overcoming personal setback
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January 26, 2021
Rebecca Mander is the Founder of https://www.guruyoucoach.com/ (GuruYou coaching). As an executive coach, she specialises in supporting people in business who are undergoing personal setback. None of us are strangers to personal setbacks. We all experience challenges in life and work.
15: David Glenwright on using social media consciously
Innovating Humanity
January 19, 2021
David Glenwright is Head of Training and Special Projects at JC Social Media, a social media and digital marketing agency. We discuss how history repeats itself on social media, and how social media magnifies how we show up as human beings offline. We discuss polarisation, the fundamentals of human behaviour, the importance of authenticity, the vulnerability of posting and the ability to use social media to form valuable connections with likeminded people.
Rachel Fletcher from Ofwat on collaboration and problem solving
Rethinking Leadership
January 12, 2021
Rachel Fletcher is the CEO of Ofwat, the water regulator for England and Wales. Rachel shares the challenges for the water industry of the increased demand for water and the expectations on the environment. She talks about collaboration with different companies, as well as local environmental groups, communities and end users. Partnerships and collaboration are the key to everyone being part of the solution, a message that is very relevant to other businesses and industries too.
The subtlety of collaboration requires an ability to have humility, vulnerability and to relinquish control. In talking to Rachel, I’m struck by the delicate balance of problem solving in an emotionally intelligent way using the data and science to inform and guide. Our world is no longer binary, so we need to work in a more systemic and distributed way so that everyone becomes part of the solution. I think this applies to any business and industry.
17: Jess Lonsdale from Virgin Media on being human in the workplace
Rethinking Leadership
January 05, 2021
Jess Lonsdale is Internal Communications Director for Virgin Media. We discuss the importance of engaging in dialogue in a crisis to stay connected to employees. We also discuss the vulnerability of emotional connection, bringing your whole self to work, being more human in the workplace, changing the world, pushing boundaries, empowering others, resilience, and so much more!
My head was buzzing after talking to Jess. We covered so much – from remote working to being human. Jess’s warmth shines through and it shows that when there is the desire to create emotional connection, we can drop the masks and just show up as human beings. I love Jess’s view that we should try to change the world. I think if we all do a piece of that, we genuinely can.
How does your work make a difference? In your team? Your business? And in the wider world?
And how can you create a more human conversation in your team?
14: Ria Blagburn on smart buildings, emotions and mental health
Innovating Humanity
January 05, 2021
Ria Blagburn from Vanti talks about using technology in smart buildings in a way that makes life easier and enhances the human experience of the workplace. We discuss how remote working has been possible due to the available technology, and how we’ve recognised the importance of the face-to-face human interaction in the absence of it. Ria is pragmatic about the future needing to be more in balance. Ria also talks about the importance of understanding the emotional state of everyone in the team to guide how you work together.
Vanti have created a culture of transparency around emotions and mental health. It so important to be honest about differences of opinion and I love the way Vanti provide an opportunity for people to share how they feel after a difficult meeting. I agree with Ria that it makes business sense to care for the people in the team but Vanti seem to have gone beyond the words and put it into action. The level of honesty and openness about how people feel is refreshing in a world of fast-paced technological change.
The business case for clarity and openness is clear, how can you create more clarity and openness in your team?
What might be different if you had a quick check in and check out of meetings?
Tags: Leadership, Change Management, Health and Wellness
Jess Lonsdale from Virgin Media on being human in the workplace
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January 05, 2021
Jess Lonsdale is Internal Communications Director for Virgin Media. We discuss the importance of engaging in dialogue in a crisis to stay connected to employees. We also discuss the vulnerability of emotional connection, bringing your whole self to work, being more human in the workplace, c
Deb Leary of Forensic Pathways on innovation and trust
Rethinking Leadership
December 08, 2020
Deb Leary is the CEO of Forensic Pathways, a business she set up in 2001 after overhearing a chance conversation at a police conference. Deb has built her business on innovation, designing products and services that meet specific market needs in the security sector, despite having no prior experience in that market. She talks honestly about the need to know when to let go of products when they are not hitting the mark and to continually look forward, hone those products or develop something new. At a time when every business is having to adapt, it is crucial to consider what needs to be re-designed, dropped or created.
I loved Deb’s approach to building a team who are better than her, as well as the stories of the family rows they have had round the table. Wouldn’t you love to be a fly on the wall for those? Seriously, I’m inspired by her ability to stay focused on pulling the team together despite their differences of opinion, and the ability to achieve a common goal whilst also providing space for the team to make mistakes. I particularly enjoyed her line: “You have to let your team breathe or you’ll stifle creativity.” With the current uncertainty, leaders and teams definitely need to find a more emergent and fluid way of working together, without the need to control.
12: Amardeep Gil from Trowers and Hamlins on the impact of technology on leadership and law
Innovating Humanity
December 03, 2020
Amardeep Gill is a Partner at Trowers & Hamlins law firm. He specialises in commercial law in the tech sector. He talks about the ethical issues of technology and law, the need to be forward-thinking and flexible in our approach to how we use technology to support our human experience. We discuss the ethical, moral and social issues of technology and how we apply it and what that means both for lawyers and for us as human beings in a world of technology.
I’m struck once again by the need for us as consumers and businesses to take responsibility for how we use technology. I’m not convinced we’ve realised that we have that responsibility. I have personally always assumed that the designers of technology have that responsibility but if you look at how we use many tech products and services, they have gone in different directions, often driven by the consumer. I think we need to start considering the moral, ethical and social issues of how we both individually and collectively use technology.
11: Bjoern Hirtenjohann from Microsoft on technology and culture
Innovating Humanity
November 26, 2020
Bjoern Hirtenjohann is the Public Sector CTO for Microsoft. He explains how Microsoft have accelerated the move to the cloud computing for clients as a result of Covid. He also puts to rest the nervousness that people have around technology taking over our lives or security issues with the cloud, and explains what Microsoft are doing to enhance the way we live and work. He explains how technology can improve workplace culture, giving more freedom to colleagues to change processes.
Bjoern has made me think more about how we use technology and specifically, how we make time to work out how we use it wisely. We hear so much scaremongering around AI and social media, yet Microsoft are pushing boundaries of how we can use it to enhance the way we live and work and solve social and business problems. I’m determined to put aside time each week to explore how I use technology to improve the way I work.
How do you make time to maximise the use of technology?
Rachel Repper on collaboration and COVID-19 response for NHS supply chain
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November 24, 2020
Rachel Repper led the COVID-19 response for the NHS Supply Chain. She was responsible for ensuring that hospitals had the right equipment to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. People’s lives literally depended on her decision-making. She talks about the challenges of leading in a crisis, the
10: Birmingham Enterprise Community on building communities and creating connection
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November 19, 2020
Daniel Evans and Omran Aqbal from https://www.birminghamenterprisecommunity.co.uk/ (Birmingham Enterprise Community) talk about how technology can connect young entrepreneurs with support for starting and scaling up a business. They explain how every business is both technology-driven and
9: Chris Blackwell from Purpose Led Performance on technology, purpose and performance
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November 16, 2020
Chris Blackwell from Purpose Led Performance specialises in helping business growth by getting clarity on their purpose to drive performance. He explains the importance of finding the balance between investment in technology and investment in people - specifically purpose, ambition, culture and tale
8: Sian Gaskell from Cuban Eight on technology, PR and communication
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November 12, 2020
Sian Gaskell is the MD of Cuban Eight, a PR and communications agency specialising in B2B and technology. Sian works with fast-growing tech businesses and therefore has a broad view on how the market is shifting. She explains how remote working has caused organisations to make empathy and wellbeing
7: Jill Palmer from Click Travel on collaboration, customer service and technology
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November 09, 2020
Jill Palmer is the CEO of Click Travel, an award-winning organisation providing online booking for business travel. Jill explains how collaboration is at the heart of her business, both externally with clients to include their feedback in how and what they deliver, as well as internally with her eng
6: Alex Arundale from Advance on technology and culture
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November 05, 2020
Alex Arundale is the Chief People Officer for https://www.oneadvanced.com/ (Advanced). She explains how at Advanced, they are interested in hiring people based on their behaviour and encourages people to consider a role in the tech industry because ultimately it’s about working with people. S
5: Dr Asha Patel from Innovating Minds on technology and mental health
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November 02, 2020
Dr Asha Patel is the CEO of Innovating Minds, mental health children. She talks about how technology can expand the reach of mental health services and reduce isolation which can lead to depression, as well as considering how we use technology, so it doesn’t have a detrimental effect on our wellbe
4: Jof Walters from Million Labs on revolutionising entrepreneurial business with no code technology
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October 29, 2020
Jof Walters is Co-Founder of Million Labs, a business using pioneering no-code technology to launch new businesses quickly, effectively and successfully. One million of them in 10 years – that’s their mission. What Jof and Million Labs are doing to enable entrepreneurs to launch tech business wi
3: Perdie Alder and Margaret Anne Coyle from Spice Startups on leadership for entrepreneurs
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October 26, 2020
Perdie Alder and Margaret Anne Coyle are the co-founders of Spice Startups, a business giving tech startups and scaleups that #secretspice to grow, scale and reach new heights.
They have a wealth of knowledge and experience of what it takes to be successful as a startup in the tech secto
2: Avin Rabheru from Housekeep on customer experience and human needs
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October 22, 2020
Avin Rabheru is the CEO of Housekeep, the UK market-leading business for house and office cleaning. Avin explains how he took a structured approach to starting a business, the challenges of balancing human needs with technology and the need to define the culture retrospectively to put the heart into
Jude Jennison introduces Innovating Humanity the official Birmingham Tech podcast
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October 20, 2020
Welcome to Rethinking Leadership podcast. I’m Jude Jennison, the host of this podcast and Founder of Leaders by Nature, a leadership and team development company. I work with senior leadership teams to help them align through behavioural change.
I'm pausing the rethinking leadership podcast for th
1: Jude Jennison introduces Innovating Humanity - the official Birmingham Tech podcast
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October 19, 2020
Welcome to Innovating Humanity, the official podcast for Birmingham Tech Week. I’m Jude Jennison, the host of this podcast and Founder of Leaders by Nature, a leadership and team development company. I work with senior leadership teams to help them align through behavioural change.
In my previous
Jane Ashcroft CBE on care homes, listening and collaboration
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October 13, 2020
Jane Ashcroft is the Chief Executive of the Anchor Hanover Group, England’s largest not for profit provider of housing and care for older people. Jane was awarded a CBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to older people, some 7 years ago but as you’ll hear, her passion and enthusiasm for
Adrian Packer CBE on education and transforming schools
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October 06, 2020
Adrian Packer CBE is the CEO of the Core Education Trust, who run a number of academy schools in the Birmingham area. Adrian has a fascinating career, having started as a teacher at the Brit School, teaching pupils such as Amy Winehouse. He was given the unenviable task of turning around a number of
Sally Palethorpe on change management
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September 29, 2020
Sally Palethorpe is the Managing Partner of Inspired Partners, a change management consultancy. She talks about the need to support leaders and organisations through change, using her Other framework which provides the skills needed to lead change. She explains the challenges of changing behaviour a
Aaron McCormick on personal introspection, empathy, energy and joy
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September 22, 2020
Aaron McCormick is one of my more unusual podcast interviews. Born on the south side of Chicago to a difficult background, he developed an incredible career by bucking every trend and refusing to conform. Instead, he listened to his intuition and inner guidance to be in the 1% of “Best of Best”
Denise Bobb on black engagement and change
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September 15, 2020
Denise Bobb is a highly established Portfolio Manager, leading complex change programmes for organisations across both the private and public sectors. I spoke to Denise about how we increase black engagement so that black businesses have a stronger voice as well as BAME employees not being overlooke
Ahmed Farooq CFO of Wesleyan on diversity, ethnicity and role models
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September 08, 2020
Ahmed Farooq has been the CFO of Wesleyan Assurance for 5 years. He talks openly about his experience of being an ethnic minority leader in the workplace, about Ramadan, the vulnerability of being curious about other people and the discomfort of having honest and transparent conversations about race
Piers Tincknell from Atomic Smash on failure as learning
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September 01, 2020
Piers Tincknell is the MD of AtomicSmash, a creative design agency. He talks about the need to adapt and see failure as part of the evolution of learning. He recognises that encouraging his team to learn, to innovate through trial and error is how the business can push boundaries and do great creati
Andy Childerhouse from Viewpoint on business transformation
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August 25, 2020
Andy Childerhouse is the CEO of Viewpoint. He talks about the transformation of a business that was close to failure to a thriving business today. He led the team to redefine the strategy, business model and product base, and crucially the organisation’s culture so that everyone was engaged in the
Amanda Ling from SFM on transforming business culture
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August 18, 2020
Amanda Ling is the MD of SFM Limited. She talks about the challenge of transforming organisational culture when it is less tangible than transforming a business strategy. The way she runs her fascinating business shows the potential of focusing on people, profit and planet and how we need to in
Derek Redmond world champion athlete on adaptability
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August 11, 2020
Derek Redmond is a British World and European champion of the 4 x 400m relay, having raced extensively in the 1980s and 90s. He talks about how he and the relay team bucked the trend and took risks to gain the edge on their competitors, as well as overcoming injury and switching what he knew about s
Corin Crane of the Black Country Chamber on diverse workforce
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August 04, 2020
Corin Crane is the Chief Executive of the Black Country Chamber and came in to shake up the Chamber for the modern-day. Corin has been CEO at the Chamber for almost 4 years, with a team of 31 people and a £2m turnover. The Black Country is one of the most diverse regions on the planet and Corin pas
Elizabeth Cronin of New York Victim Services on adapting quickly
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July 28, 2020
Elizabeth Cronin is Director of the New York State Office of Victim Services. She was appointed in 2013 by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. She has had the most astonishing legal career, specialising in the prosecution of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse and sex crimes and worked closely wi
Jude Jennison on the Rethinking Leadership podcast series
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July 21, 2020
Jude Jennison launches the Re-Thinking Leadership podcast where she interviews executives and leaders on their experiences of leading change, the challenges they faced and overcame. She asks them how they position their organisation and business for the future and the skills needed for leaders, team
65: Garry Honey of Chiron on risk, resilience and uncertainty
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May 12, 2020
Garry Honey runs a business called Chiron, a risk and resilience company specialising in uncertainty. I was excited to speak to him as he approaches uncertainty in a different yet compatible way to me. Garry works with boards of organisations on managing the uncertainty of risk and talks about the i
64: Jude Jennison is interviewed by Duncan Brodie on uncertainty
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May 05, 2020
I was delighted to have the tables turned this week as Duncan Brodie interviewed me on the skills that are needed by leaders in uncertain times. Of course, I had plenty to say about that. Not only did I write the book Leading through uncertainty, but I’ve also run over 20 masterclasses in the four
63: Surlender Pendress of Love Writing Co on pivoting her business
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April 20, 2020
Surlender Pendress is MD of the Love Writing Co, a business providing resources for children learning to write. She had to pivot her business rapidly to survive as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown. I’m inspired by her great messages for both small businesses wanting to explore how they stay in
62: Fergal Dowling of Irwin Mitchell on leading in lockdown
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April 01, 2020
Fergal Dowling is a partner at Irwin Mitchell and Head of Employment law. He shares the challenges of moving to remote working with very short notice and how they are operating under pressure with a significant increase in workload at a time when regulation is changing daily.
61: Bev Messinger of IOSH on vision, values and engaging people
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March 10, 2020
Bev Messinger is the CEO of IOSH. A former HR Director, Bev understands how important it is to include people in developing a vision and ensuring everyone is on board. Bev talks about the switch from HR Director to CEO and how putting people at the heart of the charity is crucial to the last three y
60: Tracey Pritchard of Prostate Cancer UK on physical and emotional resilience
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March 03, 2020
Tracey Pritchard is Executive Director of Engagement for Prostate Cancer UK. She talks about the uncertainty of life, developing physical and emotional resilience, having a clear vision and being agile and flexible in uncertainty.
59: Anita Bhalla OBE on pushing boundaries and inclusive leadership
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February 25, 2020
Anita Bhalla OBE is a leading figure in Birmingham where she holds a number of key roles, including Chair of the Birmingham Symphony and Town Hall and Head of the West Midlands Combined Authority Leadership Commission. Anita talks about setting up an Asian Women’s refuge in Leicester, her extensiv
58: Irene King of IBM on using technology for business growth
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February 18, 2020
Irene King is Head of IBM Systems Lab Services for UK & Ireland. She has lived and breathed uncertainty throughout her extensive career, continually responding to technological change and advising clients on how to use technology to grow their business. She applies the same approach to leading peopl
57: David Keene on balancing creativity with structure
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February 11, 2020
David Keene is the CEO of the RDM Group based in Coventry. He celebrates 27 years of running his business next month but the vigour and enthusiasm he brings, as well as his approach, are akin to an entrepreneurial startup, which is of course what he set up 27 years ago. David loves uncertainty becau
56: Ray O’Donoghue of Barclays on change, engaging people and customers
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February 04, 2020
Ray O’Donoghue is MD of Corporate Banking for the Midlands region in Barclays. He talks about transforming the organisation from geography-led to industry-led and how the relationships with customers changed. It was a bold move that could have led to resistance but he engaged people by making sure
55: Martin Reeves on disruptive change
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January 28, 2020
Martin Reeves is CEO of Coventry City Council. He thrives on disruptive change and is comfortable with the chaos it brings, confident in the knowledge that transformation is created from chaos. His energy is infectious, and I found myself caught up in his enthusiasm. But Martin brings more than just
54: Bill Coletti on reputation management and crisis communication
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January 21, 2020
Bill Coletti specialises in reputation management and crisis communication. He is author of the book Critical moments: the Mindset of Reputation Management. In this podcast, he shares his experience of staying grounded under pressure in a crisis and being confident of the way forward in moments of e
53: Susan Gee on wellbeing, stress and psychological health in the workplace
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January 14, 2020
Susan Gee is Head of Wellbeing and Occupational Health for Yorkshire Water and is a highly regarded expert on stress and wellbeing. She talks about how work has been proven to be good for people and that we need to ensure that we make mental wellbeing at work as important as physical wellbeing. Susa
52: Mani Hayre on career change, moving to Birmingham and being an Asian woman
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January 07, 2020
Mani Hayre is a Client Relationship Manager at Falcon Insurance and a regular blogger at Mani’s madness. She talks openly about losing her job, how it impacted her self-esteem and starting her career again a decade later. As part of re-starting her new career, she moved from her home town of Scunt
51: Sarah Windrum on technology, disruption, open dialogue and listening
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November 19, 2019
Sarah Windrum from the Emerald Group shares her story of how she led disruption in her IT business to adapt to new technologies and in the process caused communication and cultural challenges. She talks openly about how she brought the business back together and the need to listen to different ideas
50: Cathy Wahlberg on the 2008 recession, adapting to change and the need for self care
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November 05, 2019
Cathy Wahlberg is one of the Directors of Alsters Kelley solicitors based in Warwickshire. She talks about how the recession in 2008 created uncertainty as every industry had to reform and adapt to new ways of working. Cathy talks openly about the need to upskill leaders and adapt to embrace the unc
S2E14 Leading from the Heart and Soul
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November 04, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter fourteen Leading from the heart and soul from her book Leading Through Uncertainty. She summarises the challenges we face in uncertainty, sharing the journey of her own uncertainty in looking after horses and running a business.
S2E13: Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Being Human
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September 10, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter thirteen on Being human from her book Leading through uncertainty. She explains how important it is to accept our limits in uncertainty, to relinquish control and find ease and flow in our leadership.
S2E12 Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Staying with the discomfort of uncertainty
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September 03, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter twelve on Staying with the discomfort of uncertainty from her book Leading through uncertainty. She explains how we often disconnect when it gets uncomfortable and how that causes us to erode trust and break relationships. When we trust in our capabilities, we trust tha
S2E11: Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Building trust
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August 20, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter eleven on Building trust from her book Leading through uncertainty. She puts forward the argument that Trust is a leadership choice. We can choose to trust I any given moment and choose not to trust. Notice how you build trust and the stories you hold around how long it
S2E10: Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Connection and support
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June 25, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter ten on Connection and Support from her book Leading Through Uncertainty. She explains how we connect and disconnect on and off in relationships to avoid the vulnerability of being seen. Notice how you connect and where you disconnect when things or situations are uncomf
S2E9: Jude Jennison reads Leading Through Uncertainty: Listening and dialogue
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June 18, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter nine on Listening and dialogue from her book Leading Through Uncertainty. She explores the need to listen at a deeper level in uncertainty and different ways we can do that. She also articulates the need for dialogue as a way of deepening relationships, as much as to cr
S2E8: Jude Jennison reads Leading Through Uncertainty: Creating and shaping the future
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June 06, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter eight on Creating and shaping the future from her book Leading through uncertainty. She explores how to pay attention at a deeper level to what is going on beyond the words being said and how to use external events to influence your direction.
S2E7: Jude Jennison reads Leading Through Uncertainty: Creating the framework
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May 30, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter seven on Creating the framework from her book Leading through uncertainty. She explores how to create clarity, certainty and a framework for leading through uncertainty with more ease
S2E6: Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Pain and trauma
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May 22, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter six on Pain and trauma from her book Leading through uncertainty and explores how past experiences shape our leadership decisions and how organisational change creates trauma as people learn to adapt to the change.
S2E5: Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Fear and Polarisation
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May 15, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter five on Fear and Polarisation from her book Leading through uncertainty and explores how a desire to be safe and/or in control in uncertainty causes resistance. Resistance is a by-product of fear and causes polarisation.
S2E4: Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Stress and overwhelm
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May 08, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter four on Stress and Overwhelm from her book Leading through uncertainty and explains the need to manage the stress level of ourselves as well as our teams and organisation.
S2E3: Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Emotional Engagement
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April 22, 2019
Jude Jennison reads chapter three of her book Leading through uncertainty and explains the importance of emotions in decision making and the need to use them as a source of information.
S2E2: Jude Jennison reads Leading through uncertainty: Human beings vs supercomputers
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April 15, 2019
Jude Jennison reads out chapter two of her book Leading through uncertainty and explains the context of uncertainty, how technology is driving a rapid pace of change and the emotional disconnection experienced in work.
S2E1: Jude Jennison reads Leading Through Uncertainty Introduction
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April 08, 2019
In season 2 of the Leading Through Uncertainty podcast Jude Jennison reads chapters of her book, explains why she wrote each chapter and unpicks it.
In this episode, she reads the Introduction.
37: Saqib Bhatti on the banking crisis, humility, curiosity, diversity, clarity and vision
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March 21, 2019
Saqib Bhatti became the youngest President of the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce in Birmingham when he was only 28 years of age. He shares his experience as an auditor in the banking crisis where people dismissed questions as preposterous that later turned out to be the crucial ones. Inspired by
35: Ron Carucci explores the uncertainty created by change
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March 04, 2019
Ron Carucci from Navalent shares his story of moving from the east to west coast of the US, taking his family with him, the challenges of taking on more than one role and the importance of reflection as part of our development as leaders. He explains that sometimes uncertainty is thrust upon us and
34: Richard Edge from Mondelez talks about mental health, trust and asking for help
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November 28, 2018
Richard Edge is a Customer Development Controller at Mondelez. Richard’s story of uncertainty is both professional and personal as he shares his story of how he finally admitted to having a mental health issue some 18 months after struggling on in silence. He speaks candidly about the uncertainty
33: Karen Walker on business visions, personal commitments and taking a risk
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November 12, 2018
Karen Walker is President of OneTeam and author of the book No Dumbing Down. She’s no stranger to uncertainty. She explains how she had the courage to leave a well-paid job in her early twenties to help set up Compaq, a company that grew exponentially in the 14 years she was there. She is a strong
32: Chris Thurling, Executive Chairman, Armadillo
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October 29, 2018
Chris Thurling talks about the importance of vulnerability and failure as a key part of the process of creativity and innovation. As the Executive Chairman of a creative marketing agency and the Chair of Bristol Media, you might expect Chris to be naturally creative but he explains creativity as bei
31: Theo Millward, Owner & MD, Swimtime
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September 17, 2018
Theo Millward, MD of Swimtime has all the passion and enthusiasm of a young entrepreneur but there’s no naivety in his business. It’s based on a vision for the future of humanity, pushing the boundaries of what is possible and grounded in the hard graft of execution. There is so much in this pod
30: Lynda Moore, Bradfords Group
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September 06, 2018
Transforming company culture is always challenging, especially when going from a family culture to a commercial one. Lynda Moore, Head of Talent and Development at the Bradfords group, explains how communication was key and has improved collaboration. She talks openly about the challenges of attract
28: Alison Jones, Owner, Practical Inspiration Publishing
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July 16, 2018
Alison Jones is the owner of Practical Inspiration Publishing and the host of her own highly successful and engaging podcast series called The Extraordinary Business Book club. Alison has a wealth of experience in publishing from being Director of Innovation Strategy at Macmillan to now running her
27: Donna Warr, Head of Colleague Experience, Curo Housing Group
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July 02, 2018
Donna Warr is Head of Colleague Experience at Curo Housing Group, a Sunday Times Top 100 organisation based in Bath who provides housing in the Southwest of England. Donna talks about her experience of going through a restructuring programme in her previous company and how difficult it was due to th
26 Laura Shuckburgh, Associate Director, Rickett Architects
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June 25, 2018
Laura Shuckburgh is the Associate Director of Ricketts Architects in Leamington Spa. Laura embraces uncertainty with ease. Knowing little about architecture when she joined the business, Laura has used her creativity in other ways and developed her role to include business development as well as the
25: Leading Through Uncertainty Book Launch
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June 11, 2018
There is no interview this week. Instead, I share my experience of leading through uncertainty at my book launch, as well as explaining the background to the book that was published in May 2018.
In the last 6 years working with horses, I’ve become comfortable with high levels of uncertainty. In p
24: Elinor Perry-Hall, MD, Pentlands Accountants & Advisors
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June 04, 2018
Elinor Perry-Hall is the MD of Pentlands Accountants and Advisors. Elinor turns accountancy on its head by putting people at the heart of everything they do. She talks about the uncertainty created by a substantial brand development that her business has recently gone through and how it affected eve
23 Colin D. Smith, The Listener
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May 21, 2018
Colin D. Smith is known as The Listener and specialises in teaching people to listen. Colin explains how we are taught to communicate through the forms of reading, writing and speaking which are ways that allow us to express ourselves. However, we are rarely taught to listen which is an essential sk
21: Will Deane, Founder, Unstoppable
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May 14, 2018
Will Deane is a highly successful entrepreneur and the founder of a digital marketing agency called Unstoppable. The name says all you need to know about Will. It was wonderful to talk to him and experience his unstoppable energy. He is an entrepreneur through and through. His passion shines through
21: Vicki Wentworth, Chief Customer Officer, Wesleyan Assurance
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May 08, 2018
Vicki Wentworth is the Chief Customer Officer at Wesleyan Assurance. She’s had an outstanding career so far. Having started in the military, she developed her leadership skills early on in critical war situations and has brought all of those leadership skills into the financial services industry.
20: Mark Underwood, Managing Director, Staffline Recruitment
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April 30, 2018
Mark Underwood is the MD of Staffline Recruitment, the largest recruiter in the UK with an employee base of 50,000 people. In this interview, we covered just about everything – from entrepreneurialism, innovation and creativity, to LEAN and process and procedures to psychological safety, communica
19: Stephen Maddock OBE, Chief Executive, CBSO
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April 23, 2018
Stephen Maddock OBE is the CEO of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. After 19 years as the CEO, you’d think there’s not much Stephen hasn’t seen but he explains the uncertainty of leading a world-class orchestra that relies on a mix of government funding (which has been slashed in the
18: Kevin Watson, MD, Amadeus
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April 16, 2018
Kevin Watson is the MD of Amadeus, a catering company providing food to venues throughout the UK, with a strong base in the West Midlands, including the NEC and other arenas. Kevin was pushed into the deep end of uncertainty when only 3 weeks into joining Amadeus as the MD, he found himself leading
Episode 17: Tim Kay, Midlands Tech & Media Lead, KPMG
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April 09, 2018
Tim Kay is Lead for KPMG’s Tech and media practice in the Midlands (UK). Tim was tasked with exploring how KPMG could work more closely with tech startups in London several years ago and he shares some of the challenges that large organisations face in working with fast-paced entrepreneurial busin
Episode 16: Gareth Parry, CEO, Remploy
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April 03, 2018
Gareth Parry is the CEO of Remploy, the UK’s leading disability specialist. Gareth talks about the benefits of inclusive workplaces, both physically and mentally and openly shares his personal experience of depression. His depression didn’t stop him becoming a CEO and he’s an inspiration to al
Episode 15: Neil Henderson, CEO, Safeline
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March 26, 2018
Neil Henderson the CEO of Safeline, a charity that provides both support for sexual abuse victims as well as education to prevent it. Formerly on the board at Royal Mail, Neil talks candidly about the challenges of communicating change and taking responsibility to ensure everyone is aligned. Neil ar
Episode 14: Managing Stress In Uncertainty
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March 19, 2018
While some people thrive on uncertainty, for others it can lead to stress and overwhelm. Everyone’s limit is different based on how comfortable they are operating out of the comfort zone. It is also dependent on the volume of workload in any given moment.
We have a psychological need for safety a
Episode 13: Jane Austin, Director of HR, Wave
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March 12, 2018
Jane Austin is the Head of HR for Wave, a start-up business in the utility industry. Jane has experienced huge uncertainty in the last 18 months as the business has undergone massive change. She shares her passion for engaging people emotionally, the importance of communication and how to do it when
Episode 12: Paul Kehoe CBE
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March 04, 2018
Paul is the former CEO of Birmingham international airport and is now a Non-executive director of five different organisations.
Paul has such a breadth and depth of business knowledge, not just limited to the aviation industry. We covered so many topics from running an airport to Brexit and democra
Episode 11: Emotions In Business
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February 26, 2018
In this podcast, Jude talks about the importance of emotions in business. She explores why we suppress them and how we can start to use them more skillfully as a source of information.
We are emotional and intellectual beings. We have the capacity to both think and feel, and we are at our most effe
Episode 10: Martin Yardley, Deputy Chief Executive, Coventry City Council
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February 19, 2018
Martin Yardley is the Deputy Chief Executive of Coventry City Council and is Head of Place which covers anything from bins and potholes to strategic regeneration of the city. In the 9 years Martin has been in post, Coventry has seen massive change and business growth, and is unrecognisable from the
Episode 9: Paul Faulkner, CEO, Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
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February 05, 2018
Paul Faulkner is the CEO of Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. As the UK’s second city, the Birmingham Chamber covers a huge area with 10 sub-divisions. With major business growth and the recently announced Commonwealth games coming to Birmingham in 2022, there is certainly a lot of change an
Episode 8: Sue Grindrod, CEO, Albert Dock, Liverpool
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January 29, 2018
Sue Grindrod is the CEO of Albert Dock in Liverpool. Sue is an advocate of being kind to yourself in the context of being realistic about what you can achieve. I think that’s laudable in a world of fast-paced change. It’s so easy to put ourselves under inordinate pressure.
She talks a lot about
Episode 7: Nick Eastwood, CEO Wasps Rugby
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January 22, 2018
Nick Eastwood is the CEO and Deputy chair of WASPS rugby team. Nick has taken WASPS from a failing business in Buckinghamshire to a thriving business in Coventry in the heart of the Midlands. He talks openly about the challenge of making some tough decisions and the honesty required to engage people
Episode 5 - Using emotions in business
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January 08, 2018
In this podcast, I explore the role of emotions when leading through uncertainty. I explore how we suppress or explode our emotions and how we can use self-awareness to regulate them and use them skillfully as a source of information. I also share how the horses invoke emotions and how people can le
Episode 4: Sue Noyes, Former CEO East Midlands Ambulance Service
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December 18, 2017
Sue Noyes is a non-exec director for multiple charities and the former CEO of the East Midlands Ambulance Service in the UK. In this podcast, Sue talks about the importance of operating according to a set of values. She explains that most challenges in organisations are due to the way people re
Episode 3 - We are not machines!
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December 11, 2017
In this short podcast, I explain why technology has an impact on uncertainty, the emotional challenges we face as a result and the need to embrace them as part of leadership. I also introduce why I work with a herd of horses to help senior leaders and executives lead through uncertainty, how the hor
Episode 2 Elizabeth Cronin NY Victim Services
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December 01, 2017
Elizabeth Cronin is the Director of the New York State Victim Services department. A former lawyer, her team provide support for victims of crime, anything from domestic violence to mass shootings or events like 9/11. She understands the challenges faced daily by her team in leading through uncertai
Episode 1 Introduction to Leading through uncertainty
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November 18, 2017
Jude Jennison from Leaders by Nature explains the challenges we face when leading through uncertainty and sets the context for the Leading through uncertainty podcast series of interviews with business leaders.
Jude provides strategic leadership solutions to large organisations as an author, speake
Leading through uncertainty
HRD Summit
February 01, 2017
Jude Jennison spoke for the second time at the HRD Summit in 2017 on leading through uncertainty, based on her findings from interviews with CEOs as well as working with over 3000 leaders and teams out of their comfort zone working with a herd of horses to explore non-verbal behaviour.
Leadership with Horses
HRD Summit
February 03, 2016
Jude Jennison gave a talk at the HRD Summit in 2016 on how horses can develop leaders and teams with non-verbal behaviour. She explored skill such as trust, mutual respect, courage and compassion.
Jude Jennison speaks: House of Commons interview and trailer
Jude Jennison
December 05, 2019
In November 2019, I was honoured to speak in front of a room full of women leaders at the House of Commons. The topic of my speech was “Every Board Needs A Horse”. This short video is an interview about the topic. The full speech will be published next week. Let me know your comments below.
Leading through uncertainty for HR Leaders
Birmingham City Business School
July 11, 2017
Jude Jennison provided a guest lecture on Leading through uncertainty for HR leaders and directors as part of the Birmingham City Business School postgraduate course on HR Management.
Human connection in a performance driven culture
Jude Jennison
March 15, 2018
This white paper documents the findings of a round table with horses, where thought leaders discussed how the rapid advancement of technology has fuelled fast-paced change in business and society, leading to a high-performance culture.
The report covers:
How technology has increased the pace of work and how to manage it
The tension of competing objectives and the need for greater trust and vulnerability
How to create human connection in fast-paced environment, through flexibility, clear boundaries and self-awareness
Location: Virtual Date Available:
December 01st, 2020 Fees: TBC
Submission Date:
November 21st, 2020 Service Type: Service Offered
The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation and increased uncertainty. Uncertainty creates emotional responses that cannot be ignored if you are to engage and lead a team through disruptive change.
Jude provides keynotes and masterclasses based on her book 'Leading through uncertainty'. She covers the context of uncertainty, how it comes about, the emotional challenges it creates and how to lead a team through it.
KEYNOTES AND MASTERCLASSES COVER:
Understand what happens in uncertainty and why
Learn the different emotional responses to uncertainty and how they show up
Increase emotional resilience and communication in the team and support the wider team
Learn 8 leadership skills to communicate more effectively under pressure
OUTCOMES INCLUDE:
Greater self-awareness and self-regulation
Awareness of default responses to uncertainty and what to do about them
Recognition of differences of opinion (including unspoken) and how to work through them
Awareness of how you disconnect in uncertainty and how to re-engage
Reduced stress and improved communication
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Lee Evans on working with fear and living your values
How do you change behaviour in a team?
Ask for help – don’t go it alone!
Hold polarities with clarity, curiosity and understanding
Jude Jennison speaks: Setting boundaries
Jude Jennison speaks: Reflect to learn
Jude Jennison speaks: Releasing Emotions
Jude Jennison speaks: Creating your reality
Jude Jennison speaks: Self care and asking for what you want
Jude Jennison speaks: What are you tolerating?
Jude Jennison speaks: Differences of opinion and respect
Jude Jennison speaks: Learning from Lockdown
Jude Jennison speaks: Creative Struggle
Jude Jennison speaks: Results and Relationships
Why vitality trumps resilience
Don't forget the animals!
3 positions of leadership - leading from behind
Leading through uncertainty - what horses can teach us about leadership and teamwork
Writing for leadership
Leading through uncertainty - podcast and book
How do you respond to stress and overwhelm?
Round table discussion: Leading through uncertainty
Playing roles or being real?
Making an impact
The Three Positions of Leadership
3 positions of leadership - Leading from the front
Vulnerability, fear and courage
A problem, a solution and the relationship...
8 leadership skills to lead through uncertainty
Heart of England
Leading Through Uncertainty: 2nd Edition: Making disruptive change work for humans
Opus: the hidden dynamics of team performance
Leadership Beyond Measure
Leading through uncertainty
Leaders by Nature Ltd
Leading through uncertainty
Leading through uncertainty
Leading through uncertainty
Jude Jennison Speaks: Interview by Les Jones of Practice Plan
Interview with Business Connections Live
Herd Institute
28: Phill Elston on inspiring teamwork, collaboration and radical change
27: Sarah Foster on confidence and the environment
#26 Rich Horth on the great resignation and recruitment
#25 Cathy Brown on purpose, connection and communication
#24 Bella Lewis-Smith on setting up an employee owned business
19: Mansata Kurang on virtual reality in mental health
18: Paul McGillivray on automation software and purposeful work
Jude Jennison interview with Mary Gregory – Lessons in Leadership
17: Weipoint on using technology to diversify cultural heritage
Mary Gregory on leadership, the ego and self-awareness
16: Kim Leary on using technology to underpin business and culture
19: Rebecca Mander on overcoming personal setback
15: David Glenwright on using social media consciously
Rachel Fletcher from Ofwat on collaboration and problem solving
17: Jess Lonsdale from Virgin Media on being human in the workplace
14: Ria Blagburn on smart buildings, emotions and mental health
Jess Lonsdale from Virgin Media on being human in the workplace
Deb Leary of Forensic Pathways on innovation and trust
12: Amardeep Gil from Trowers and Hamlins on the impact of technology on leadership and law
11: Bjoern Hirtenjohann from Microsoft on technology and culture
10: Birmingham Enterprise Community on building communities and creating connection
9: Chris Blackwell from Purpose Led Performance on technology, purpose and performance
8: Sian Gaskell from Cuban Eight on technology, PR and communication
7: Jill Palmer from Click Travel on collaboration, customer service and technology
6: Alex Arundale from Advance on technology and culture
5: Dr Asha Patel from Innovating Minds on technology and mental health
4: Jof Walters from Million Labs on revolutionising entrepreneurial business with no code technology
3: Perdie Alder and Margaret Anne Coyle from Spice Startups on leadership for entrepreneurs
2: Avin Rabheru from Housekeep on customer experience and human needs
Jude Jennison introduces Innovating Humanity the official Birmingham Tech podcast
1: Jude Jennison introduces Innovating Humanity - the official Birmingham Tech podcast
Jane Ashcroft CBE on care homes, listening and collaboration
Adrian Packer CBE on education and transforming schools
Sally Palethorpe on change management
Aaron McCormick on personal introspection, empathy, energy and joy
Denise Bobb on black engagement and change
Ahmed Farooq CFO of Wesleyan on diversity, ethnicity and role models
Piers Tincknell from Atomic Smash on failure as learning
Andy Childerhouse from Viewpoint on business transformation
Amanda Ling from SFM on transforming business culture
Leading through uncertainty
Leadership with Horses
Jude Jennison speaks: House of Commons interview and trailer
Leading through uncertainty for HR Leaders
Leading Through Uncertainty
Human connection in a performance driven culture
Keynote Speaker - Leading through uncertainty
