Leadership from the Heart with Rasheed Ogunlaru and Nadine Dereza

Episode 4: Difficult Conversations

In this episode journalist / broadcaster Nadine Dereza and Coach-Speaker-Author Rasheed Ogunlaru explore Difficult Conversations with colleagues, customers, staff, seniors, stakeholders and others. What conversations do many leaders and managers find challenging?  What are the pitfalls? What are the fundamentals of effective communications in these situations? How do you manage your emotions, the conversation and the relationships in a way that effective, authentic and compassionate?  As always Nadine poses rich questions and observations, and Rasheed shares top tips and insights to help you on your leadership journey.  Enjoy the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/ZaDIMUCKjOU [https://youtu.be/ZaDIMUCKjOU] Leadership From the Heart Podcast with Rasheed and Nadine, hosted by Hosted by journalist / broadcaster Nadine Dereza and Rasheed Ogunlaru, Coach-Speaker-Author. Each episode we lift the lid on an important or often challenging issue in leadership life – and Rasheed shares his top tips on how to navigate it - but always through the lens of being authentic, heart-centred and compassionate. https://www.rasaru.com/leadership/ [https://www.rasaru.com/leadership/]

Episode 5: New Job, New Role

In this episode journalist / broadcaster Nadine Dereza and Coach-Speaker-Author Rasheed Ogunlaru explore how to settle in to and shine in a new job and new role. Stepping into any leadership role can be challenging – and a great opportunity - whether it’s your first time in leadership or if you’re stepping into a more senior leadership role.  But the stakes and expectations on all sides can be high. So what should you do and think about in the first day, week, month and three months and indeed year in a new role – be it in a new organisation or within your current one?  This episode will help you to consider this key stage holistically including: giving yourself credit for gaining the role; reviewing / resetting / renewing your leadership brand, style and approach; and exploring how to manage the practicalities, personalities, politics and context of your new role.  As always Nadine poses rich questions and observations, and Rasheed shares top tips and insights to help you on your leadership journey. Enjoy the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/6urXXwgePD8 [https://youtu.be/6urXXwgePD8] Leadership From the Heart Podcast with Rasheed and Nadine, hosted by Hosted by journalist / broadcaster Nadine Dereza and Rasheed Ogunlaru, Coach-Speaker-Author. Each episode we lift the lid on an important or often challenging issue in leadership life – and Rasheed shares his top tips on how to navigate it - but always through the lens of being authentic, heart-centred and compassionate. https://www.rasaru.com/leadership/ [https://www.rasaru.com/leadership/]

Episode 3: Work-Life Balance

Work-life balance may be easy to say / talk about but is much more difficult to achieve. In this episode journalist and broadcaster Nadine and Coach-Speaker-Author Rasheed explore: What is it? Have we got the words ‘work-life’ balance the wrong way around? How do you achieve it? What can get in the way? What can the challenges be? And how, as leaders, can we create the conditions to help achieve better work-life balance for our teams? We also look at it in the work-life balance in the wider context of organisational wellbeing.  Enjoy the video version of this episode https://youtu.be/MTT_zodPGuI [https://youtu.be/MTT_zodPGuI] The "Leadership from the Heart" Podcast is hosted by journalist / broadcaster Nadine Dereza and Rasheed Ogunlaru, Coach-Speaker-Author and Founder of "Leadership from the Heart". See https://www.rasaru.com/leadership for more information.   Each episode we lift the lid on an important or often challenging issue in leadership life – and Rasheed shares his top tips on how to navigate it - but always through the lens of being authentic, heart-centred and compassionate.

Episode 2: Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is one of the biggest challenges that many aspiring and established leaders wrestle with. But what is it? What causes it? How might it be holding you back in your life and work and as a leader? How can you overcome it? In this insightful episode, Nadine asks Coach-Speaker-Author, Rasheed to explain more and to share his top tips. Enjoy the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2INA3Zfv5t4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2INA3Zfv5t4]

Episode 1: Authentic Leadership

In this first episode of the Leadership from the Heart Podcast Nadine asks Rasheed to explain: What is authentic leadership?   Why is it (seemingly) so rare? What stops us from feeling as though we can be authentically ourselves in the workplace and as a manager / leader?  Rasheed also highlights some of benefits and risks – and share his top tips on becoming more authentic and impactful. Enjoy the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoG2oiT9x3Q [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoG2oiT9x3Q]