In this fourth episode in the series, focusing on the culture of accountability, the 11th Thing podcast explores the benefits of ‘building a learning organisation’ with special guest, senior business executive, adjunct professor, author, former radio talk show host and retired US Navy officer Matt DiGeronimo.

Reflecting on his diverse and in-depth experience, Matt DiGeronimo sets the scene by describing the characteristics of a learning organisation, the role that accountability plays in organisational learning and the unique values of learning leaders.

In addition, DiGeronimo describes how organisations balance accountability with a culture that encourages experimentation and risk taking and explains why failure is evidence of organisational maturity.

In this third episode of a new series focusing on the culture of accountability, the 11th Thing podcast explores ‘the transforming power of ethics’ with special guest, distinguished public servant, academic, speaker and leader Dr Raynold W. Alorse.

Using both personal and professional testimonies Dr Alorse brings the topic of ethics to life. As part of this, Dr Alorse defines the relationship between ethics and accountability, explains how ethics can be used for leadership development and describes how organisations can ensure that ethics do not become a casualty of the ‘bottom line’.

In addition, Dr Alorse underlines the importance of ‘ethical equality’ across the organisational hierarchy and describes the role that ethics can play in business branding.

In this second episode of a new series focusing on the culture of accountability, the 11th Thing Podcast explores ‘the secret to building successful teams’ with special guest, leadership development and improvement expert Dr Laura Stout.

Drawing on her senior level public service experience and in-depth expertise as an improvement consultant, Dr Laura Stout explains why accountability matters in collaborative environments and describes practical strategies that leaders can deploy to encourage ownership of actions.

Delving deeper, Dr Stout explains how leaders can help their teams to navigate the fine line between accountability and blame, the important role that accountability plays in productivity and the function of technology in enhancing accountability within the modern workplace.

In this first episode of a new series focusing on the culture of accouability, the 11th Thing podcast explores the characteristics of accountable organisations with returning special guest, leadership coach and inspirational speaker, Jon Antonucci.

Leaning on his decades of experience in leadership and learning, Jon tackles the difficult challenges of accountability in relationship dynamics. As part of this, he describes how accountability is an intristic part of the growth process and sets out how it can be used to neutralise negative perceptions of failure. Turning his attention to group settings, Jon explains how accuntability drives positives outcomes and improves organisational effectiveness.

In this special episode of the 11th Thing Podcast, we review ‘You Don’t Know Sh*t About Leadership’, the new book by US Army Colonel G. Damon Wells.

Delving into part one of the book, Colonel Wells spotlights the dangers that are inherent in bad leadership and the reasons why organisations are so often inclined to tolerate it.

Then, in part two, Colonel Wells uses practical examples to describe the relationship between neuroscience and leadership, explains why the Five Factor Model is the best way to facilitate leadership development and deconstructs complexity theory for the uninitiated. Finally, in part three, Colonel Wells expands on his Ballistic Leadership Framework and its four key pillars [people, partnerships, practice and purpose].

In this sixth episode in the series focusing on organisational integrity, the 11th Thing podcast explores the thinking, reasoning and logic that shape the psychology of interest. Our special guest for this episode is former Chief Executive, Rhodes Scholar, Columbia University Professor and author of numerous books including ‘Leadership: The Inside Story’ William G. Pietersen.

In this fifth episode in the series focusing on organisational integrity, the 11th Thing podcast takes an in depth and detailed look at ‘business standards’. Our special special guest on this episode is Chief Executive and Founder of Above the Ground Leadership, Rhonda Y. Williams MBA RN.

Reflecting on her experience as a former hospital Chief Executive and her current role as a business leader and innovator, Rhonda Williams explains how standards play a critical role in cultivating leadership capability and establishing an organisation’s identity.

In her brilliant exposition, Rhonda Williams also describes the unique relationship that exists between business standards, values, succession planning and the organisational hierarchy.

In this fourth episode in the series focusing on organisational integrity, the 11th Thing podcast undertakes a forensic examination of ‘the anatomy of trust’. Our special special guest is the decorated and distinguished Deputy Chief of Staff of the United Sates Africa Command, Colonel G. Damon Wells.

Drawing on his decades of active service across multiple continents and illustrations of first hand experience, Colonel Wells explains why integrity is built on trust.

In this third episode in the series focusing on organisational integrity, the 11th Thing podcast explores ‘the foundations of integrity’, with special guest, renowned academic, speaker, consultant and award-winning author Dr Marilyn Gist.

Sharing powerful insights and first hand testimonies from decades in senior leadership and management development, Dr Gist deconstructs the building blocks of organisational integrity.

In particular, she explains how organisations can create an integrity ecosystem, how integrity can be utilised as an organisational improvement tool and how a culture of integrity can help organisations to navigate their way through difficult times.

In this second episode in the series focusing on organisational integrity, the 11th Thing podcast delves into the subject of ‘leading with integrity’, with returning special guest, retired US Marine Lt Colonel and leadership coach, Mike Targos.

Reflecting on his decades of leadership experience in the military and corporate worlds, Mike sets out the specific roles of leaders in embedding integrity into organisational habits, behaviours and ways of working. In addition to this, Mike describes the ‘dividend’ for organisations that are built on a foundation of integrity, as well as the risks and costs for those that are not.

In this first episode, in a new series focusing on organisational integrity, the 11th Thing podcast explores the importance of ‘communicating integrity’ with special guest, leadership consultant and former US military veteran Gary Silverthorn.

Drawing on his unique experience from active service in both the US Marines and US Army, Gary explains the critical role that integrity plays in defining an organisation’s character, shaping its culture and cultivating its leaders. Gary also notes that, when organisations communicate with integrity, they don’t just improve the customer experience, they also net higher profits.

In this seventh episode in the series on organisational power, the 11th Thing podcast deconstructs ‘the power of competence’ with special guest, 30 year veteran of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] and Vice President of Human Resources at the Houston Space Centre, Brady Pyle.

Delving deep into his decades long experience working in large complex organisation with many thousands of employees, Brady explains how organisations can meet the unrelenting demands of competence, even when the margins for error are zero. As a two time recipient of NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal, Brady also describes the specific role for leaders and teams in developing and maintaining a culture of competence.

In this sixth episode in the series on organisational power, special guest distinguished professor, scholar and president of Warner Pacific University, Dr Brian Johnson, delivers a masterclass on ‘power dynamics’.

The episode delves into the complexity of power dynamics as well as the nuanced personal and professional relationships that underpin them. Drawing on decades of professional experience, including in senior and executive roles, Dr Johnson specifically highlights the importance of humility and integrity as essential ingredients for healthy and productive power dynamics .

In this fifth episode in the series on organisational power, the 11th Thing Podcast focuses on the psychology of power with special guest, author, coach and consultant, Karen Amlin.

The episode specifically examines how people experience the impact of power through the behaviours and practice of their superiors, peers and subordinates. In doing so it highlights the fact that, behind every action is a mindset that is informed by attitudes, beliefs and values that are often hard-wired into each individual as well as the organisations that employ them.

In this fourth episode in a new series on organisational power, the 11th Thing Podcast focuses on ‘power structures’, with special guest Dr Chara Willaford. This episode is predicated on the understanding that power can only be effective when there is a clear framework in place, at every organisational level, to govern its use.

Drawing on her vast experience as an educator, leadership developer and organisational change-maker, Dr Willaford argues that to maximise workforce capabilities, power structures must create scope for innovation and safeguard against the risk of abuse.

As this episode delves deeper, Dr Willaford describes the key building blocks of sustainable power structures and explains how these can accelerate the pace of organisational success.

In this third episode in a new series on organisational power, the 11th Thing Podcast delves deep into the ‘Power of Purpose’, with special guest John Neyer, Senior Vice President at Think2Perform. Reflecting on his 30 years’ worth of experience in the financial services industry including with global brands such as American Express, Merrill Lynch, John Hancock and Prudential, John explains the importance of purpose in driving organisational change.

In this second episode in a new series focusing on organisational power, the 11th Thing Podcast explores the power of fierce kindness. With our special guest, executive coach, author and former member of the UK’s Institute of Directors governing Council, Nick Robinson; we deconstruct the anatomy of kindness to better understand its potency as an organisational superpower.

In this new 11th Thing podcast series focusing on organisational power, we speak to consultant, Shaheen Myers about the ‘power of connection’. During the episode, Shaheen, draws on her vast experience as a former senior public servant, in the UK local government and education sectors, to explain how connection can drive culture change.

On this episode of the 11th Thing podcast we take a look at the importance of leadership example setting with special guest; former business executive, coach, speaker and top-selling author Laura Darrell. During the episode, Laura draws on her decades worth of experience, gained whilst working for some of the most iconic brands in business [including Apple and Starbucks] to describe the critical role that leaders play when they set examples for others.

On this episode of the 11th Thing podcast, we continue the deep-dive into the characteristics of exceptional leadership by looking at leadership empowerment, with mentor and networker Ade Solarin.

Delving into his years of experience in public, civil and voluntary service, Ade shares valuable insights on the transformational difference that leaders can make when they empower those, they lead to become the best that they can be. In addition, Ade describes key building blocks for any leader committed to leaving an empowerment legacy.