Leadership 2.0

Episodes

• 40. ' Why Great Leaders Ask Great Questions' - Steve Mostyn 21.06.2026 44m

  Are you working ‘in’ or ‘on’ the firm? This is just one of the many provocative and thought stimulating questions Steve Mostyn asks in his book 'Why Great Leaders Ask Great Questions'. For a long time we looked for leader to get answers. According to Steve this is because we confuse authority with leadership. True leadership in business is grounded in knowing ourselves and building a reflective practice to enhance the understanding of ourselves, our organization and our enviroment, wi...
• 39. 'Carl Jung's Framework for Personal Development' - James Johnston 08.06.2026 56m

  We all have behavioral preferences. Some of us get energy from being part of a group, others from quiet reflection on their own. When it comes to how we gather data in decision-making processes, some people prefer looking at the facts presented by the current situation, while others rely more on the future possibilities the current situation offers. The way we make decisions is also different. There are people who prefer to make decisions based on an analytical decision-making pr...
• 38. 'The Executive Coaching Business' - Stefan Stenzel 21.04.2026 44m

  Only a decade ago, executive coaching was associated with either very senior business leaders coached by well-known authors and thought leaders, or with leaders who were struggling in their roles and were given a coach as a last resort. Today, executive coaching has become mainstream — and it has changed significantly. First, despite the name, it is no longer the prerogative of C-level executives or their direct reports. Many companies now offer coaching to leaders at all levels of th...
• 37. 'Ensuring Successful Executive Transitions' - Navid Nazemian 21.02.2026 52m

  In corporate life, we accept that 40% of newly appointed executives fail - we simply accept it as an unavoidable risk. The financial and professional implications of failed transitions however, are significant for both the individual and the organization. For the individual, it means their livelihood is threatened and their professional reputation is damaged. For organizations, failed transitions have financial implications (recruitment costs and performance losses), as well as ...
• 36. 'The Dark Side of Leadership' - Manfred Kets de Vries 12.01.2026 49m

  Unfortunately, nowadays one look at a television news bulletin or a glance at a newspaper cover is enough to see the dark side of leadership. However, many people do not need to switch on the TV or read the paper to witness this; instead, they experience the dark side of leadership every day within their own organizations. They happen to work for "Psychopath Lights"—or, as Manfred Kets de Vries likes to call them 'Seductive Operational Bullies' (SOBs). In the 36th episode of the Leadership 2...
• 35. 'Lost In (Business) Transformation' - Rupert Brown 14.12.2025 56m

  'Lost in Business Transformation' Despite the fact that there is a solid body of knowledge about the topic of change management for several decades already, McKinsey's infamous notion that '70% of all change management efforts fail' is still seen as adequately representing the current situation. Rupert Brown is an experienced chief people officer and change management specialist with extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, digital transformation, joint ventures, and turnarounds. Throu...
• 34. ‘Adult Innovation - Find The Right Problem To Solve' - Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 22.11.2025 38m

  'Adult Innovation' Many individuals and organizations wrestle with the question of how they can become more innovative, ... and Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg has the answers! Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg is the author of What’s Your Problem? (Harvard Business Press, 2020), a book on how to solve the right problems. He is also the co-author (with Paddy Miller) of Innovation as Usual, a Harvard Business Review Press book on the art of driving innovation in regular organizations. In the 34th episode...
• 33. How To Successfully Sell Professional Services: 'The Activator Advantage' - Matt Dixon 09.10.2025 56m

  'Eating radishes' That is how, according to Matt Dixon, many 'doer-sellers' experience selling their services. People do not become management consultants, executive coaches, accountants, lawyers, or engineers to sell. However, for those working in professional service firms or independently, selling is an integral part of their role. At the same time, professional sales processes are changing. More and more professional services are sourced through RFPs, and buying committees are replacin...
• 32. 'Ensuring successful CEO transitions' - Ty Wiggins 22.09.2025 48m

  Why do people want to become CEO in the first place?" That was one of the first questions I posed to Ty Wiggins during our interview for the Leadership 2.0 Podcast. After all, the statistics are sobering: The turnover of CEOs is at an all-time high: from 9.2 years in 2018 to 7.6 years in 202250% of all CEOs reported feelings of lonelinessThe average workweek of CEOs is more than 60 hours[^1]Burnout is a reality for 71% of CEOs[^2]Being a CEO comes with immense responsibility. CEOs are ...
• 31. ESG: Farce or Force for Good? - Sander Tideman 27.08.2025 55m

  I have always been quite cynical about ESG and CSR initiatives from companies. They always struck me as 'Do as I say, not what I do'. My favorite examples include a 'Big Oil' company preferring suppliers with a 'green' supply chain, a Financial Services companies directly contributing to the Euro crisis but giving their employees an afternoon off to paint schools in derelict areas 'to give back to society', companies that started 'recalibrating' their DEI efforts in the aftermath of the last...
• 30. Maximising the business opportunity of generational diversity - Rebecca Robins and Patrick Dunne 24.07.2025 1h

  'We live in the most Generationally Diverse Demographic' (Rebecca Robins). Unfortunately, generational differences are often seen as a source of problems - sometimes misunderstood, and exaggerated by social media.. However, what would happen if we saw Generational Differences as Opportunities instead of Issues? This is precisely the topic of the book 'Five Generations at Work: How We Win Together, For Good' by Rebeca Robins and Patrick Dunne. In the 30th episode of the Leadership 2.0 podc...
• 29. The Strategic Value of Learning & Development - Nick van Dam 29.06.2025 35m

  In many organizations Learning & Development (L&D) is seen as a 'Nice to Have'. Unfortunately, this is often reflected their (bland) L&D offerings, which, more often than not, are generic and fail to address the strategic issues organizations need to address However, what would happen if organizations truly would treat Learning & Development as a strategic instrument? In the 29th episode of the Leadership 2.0 podcast, I interview Nick van Dam about 'The Strategic Value of Le...
• 28. Heroic Leadership - Chris Lowney 08.06.2025 46m

  Many people in the workplace wrestle with combining their ethical and spiritual convictions on the one hand, and what they feel is required of them to progress their careers or simply to stay in their roles. For people who experience this tension and want to address it, 'Heroic Leadership - Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World' by Chris Lowney. ' will be a great read! Chris Lowney, is a one-time Jesuit seminarian, who currently chairs the board of CommonSpirit H...
• 27. Coaching in the workplace - Zena Everett 12.05.2025 36m

  Most of us are acutely aware of the gap between how our organizations aspire to operate and the everyday reality of working within them. In 'Badly Behaved People', executive coach Zena Everett describes many highly recognizable real-world cases illustrating how this discrepancy can manifest itself—and how it can be addressed. What I especially like about this book is how Zena Everett makes complex psychological concepts accessible (without oversimplifying them) and demonstrates how they can ...
• 26. The Change Philosopher - Daniël Wolfs 14.04.2025 43m

  Even though, for years, we have had a vast array of change management theories and methodologies at our disposal (Kotter, Lewin, Kubler-Ross, Bridges, ADKAR, etc.), it still proves to be very hard for us as leaders and consultants to implement real, sustainable change (transformation). Most change projects fail (70% according to McKinsey), or end with a superficial victory declaration, after which the organization often falls back to 'the way we DID things here'. 'Why is that?' T...
• 25. DIY Culture Change at Zurich Airport - Manuela Staub 10.03.2025 26m

  Most organizations use complex tools and processes, and are often supported by external consultants to analyze and (re) shape their culture. When I heard Manuela Staub on a seminar describing the pragmatic, inclusive, and effective way the leadership team at Zurich Airport approached their culture change program (in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic!), I immediately knew I wanted to interview her for my Leadership 2.0 podcast... In our conversation, we discussed the following topics: 00:00 ...
• 24. Employment is dead - Deborah Perry Piscione 28.01.2025 37m

  In this episode I interview Deborah Perry Piscione about her latest book: ‘Employment Is Dead: How Disruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work’, which she wrote together with Josh Drean. The central theme of this book is that traditional employment models are becoming outdated due to the evolving needs and expectations of the modern workforce, facilitated by disruptive technologies. This will lead to the end of the traditional employment model, as well as the tra...
• 23. Relationships Matter - Ralph Schonenbach 17.01.2025 20m

  Ralph Schonenbach is a serial entrepreneur with over two decades of global experience, as well as an author. His work centers around developing and nurturing relationships. In this episode of the Leadership 2.0 podcast we talk about his latest start-up, Meerkat.ai, as well as about his book 'Relationships matter'. In this conversation, we touch on the following topics: Why relationships matterWhy his latest start-up is called 'Meerkats.ai'The value Meerkats.ai delivers for clientsExample o...
• 22. Leadership in the Banking Industry - Ralph Hamers 10.12.2024 36m

  The image of the banking industry has been severely tarnished by the financial crisis (2007-2008), which led to increasing regulatory and compliance demands. At the same time, the industry is experiencing emerging competition from FinTechs, evolving business models, and disruptive technologies. In light of these challenges, I recently spoke with Ralph Hamers, to explore his views on what effective leadership in the banking sector entails. In our conversation, we touched on the following topi...
• 21. 'How FOUND is disrupting recruitment’ - Victor Akwunwa 01.12.2024 28m

  ‘We want to help candidates to move from jobs they like, to jobs they love’ - Victor Akwunwa. The commoditization of human capital in recruitment processes leads to unsatisfactory outcomes for the companies and the candidates concerned. For companies, recruitment has become a volume game where KPI’s have replaced quality. For candidates because the unique value they can bring to organizations is not acknowledged in traditional recruitment processes. I recently had a conversation with Victor...