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Leadership In Chaos

Ian McClean

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Frequency: 1 episode/25d. Total Eps: 77

Concise lessons in leadership in a world of chaos. Hosted by Ian McClean, leadership expert and founder of Flow Group and GreenLine Conversations.

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Ep 75: The Declining Art of Conversation: Part 3

Season 6 · Episode 75

Friday, June 6, 2025 • Duration 08:03

I am interrupting the “Confessions of a Guru” series to share a special edition (to coincide with our refresh of the Podcast tile, which I hope you like). 😉

This special three-part edition is about Conversations and why, at this critical time, when we need to have conversations most, we are shunning the opportunity and losing the art.

We started a project 15 years ago called @GreenLine Conversations™️ , and I consider it now high time to share some observations at a moment when it’s apparent we all most acutely need it.

During the series, I explore :

-Why Conversations Matter

-Why business avoids (tough) Conversations: Mechanics Vs Humanics

-The three possible outcomes of a Conversation

-The Cost of Poor Conversations

-No one intends a bad Conversation

Enjoy the trilogy.

For more on the method described, visit greenlineconversations.com

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Ep 74: The Declining Art of Conversation: Part 2

Season 6 · Episode 74

Friday, June 6, 2025 • Duration 09:07

I am interrupting the “Confessions of a Guru” series to share a special edition (to coincide with our refresh of the Podcast tile, which I hope you like). 😉

This special three-part edition is about Conversations and why, at this critical time, when we need to have conversations most, we are shunning the opportunity and losing the art.

We started a project 15 years ago called @GreenLine Conversations™️ , and I consider it now high time to share some observations at a moment when it’s apparent we all most acutely need it.

During the series, I explore :

-Why Conversations Matter

-Why business avoids (tough) Conversations: Mechanics Vs Humanics

-The three possible outcomes of a Conversation

-The Cost of Poor Conversations

-No one intends a bad Conversation

Enjoy the trilogy.

For more on the method described, visit greenlineconversations.com

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Ep 73: The Declining Art of Conversation: Part 1

Season 6 · Episode 73

Friday, June 6, 2025 • Duration 06:17

I am interrupting the “Confessions of a Guru” series to share a special edition (to coincide with our refresh of the Podcast tile, which I hope you like). 😉

This special three-part edition is about Conversations and why, at this critical time, when we need to have conversations most, we are shunning the opportunity and losing the art.

We started a project 15 years ago called @GreenLine Conversations™️ , and I consider it now high time to share some observations at a moment when it’s apparent we all most acutely need it.

During the series, I explore :

-Why Conversations Matter

-Why business avoids (tough) Conversations: Mechanics Vs Humanics

-The three possible outcomes of a Conversation

-The Cost of Poor Conversations

-No one intends a bad Conversation

Enjoy the trilogy.

For more on the method described, visit greenlineconversations.com

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Ep 72: Confessions of a Guru - Part 5: The Marvels and the Spoon

Season 6 · Episode 72

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 • Duration 11:50

I hope you’re enjoying the new series of Confessions of a Guru.

Here is our latest episode, Part 5: The Marvels and the Spoon.

The “Guru” label is deliberately ironic as, in the age of the un-curated digital platform, everyone - it seems - is suddenly a Guru. Self-proclaimed anyway. 😉

The format is to choose a story from my 30+ years of working with leaders globally, which illustrates the best or the worst of some aspect of leadership.

After telling the story, I then extrapolate the message application for you to consider in your life and work.

I know you’re busy, so it will always be brief!

Part 5: The Marvels and the Spoon

One of the FAQs aimed in my direction is the basic question, “What actually is Leadership?” (and how does it differ from Management)

One of my favourite ways to explore this is to tell a little-referenced vignette from “The Alchemist” (by Paulo Coelho), which puts both into neat context. It’s the short tale of a boy sent out to discover the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world.

In this episode, I share the vignette and then deconstruct it through the following themes:

-Visionary Vs Doer: what’s the difference?

-Visionary Vs Doer: which one are you?

-Managing the Tension vs. solving the Problem

-How to guarantee failure

-What to do to avoid it

And as always, there are some key reflection questions to mull over at the end as you navigate your own path.

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Ep 71: Confessions of a Guru - Part 4: Calmest Person in the Boat

Season 6 · Episode 71

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 • Duration 11:09

The New Series

Yes, indeed, Leadership in Chaos is truly back with an exciting new series – Confessions of a Guru.

The “Guru” label is deliberately ironic as, in the age of the un-curated digital platform, everyone - it seems - is suddenly a Guru. Self-proclaimed anyway. 😉

The format is to choose a story from my 30+ years of working with leaders globally, which illustrates the best or the worst of some aspect of leadership.

After telling the story, I then extrapolate the message application for you to consider in your life and work.

I know you’re busy, so it will always be brief!

Part 4: Calmest Person in the Boat

We start 2025 with a new episode of the latest series, “Confessions of a Guru”.

The theme is appropriate to the foggy uncertainty we find ourselves in on the eve of the Trump inauguration and the essential need for leaders to keep calm in pressure, tension, complexity and uncertainty.

This episode explores the following:

-What’s the connection between the 1970’s Vietnamese refugee crisis and leadership?

-Limbic Leadership = The Dominant Emotion wins

-Leadership reputation is won or lost in the high-stakes Moments that Matter

-It’s about Impact, stupid

The featured story is about a Function Head who spread dis-ease amongst her team, wholly unconsciously and sabotaged beyond repair the good engagement before it had barely taken off the ground.

And, as always, there are some key Reflection questions to mull over as you sail into 2025.

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Ep 70: Confessions of a Guru - Part 3: Can you handle the Truth?

Season 6 · Episode 70

Thursday, November 28, 2024 • Duration 07:17

The New Series

Yes, indeed, Leadership in Chaos is truly back with an exciting new series – Confessions of a Guru.

The “Guru” label is deliberately ironic as, in the age of the un-curated digital platform, everyone - it seems - is suddenly a Guru. Self-proclaimed anyway. 😉

The format is to choose a story from my 30+ years of working with leaders globally which illustrates the best or the worst of some aspect of leadership.

After telling the story, I then extrapolate the message application for you to consider in your life and work.

I know you’re busy, so it will always be brief!

Part 3: “Can you handle the Truth?”

This is the story of a Boomerang client who revealed to me why, at her previous company, the executive had decided not to go any further with the Change project we were working on with them. “I absolutely loved what you were doing. It was having a great impact. But you were getting too close to the Truth…and Leadership didn’t like it”.

Honestly.

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Ep 69: Confessions of a Guru - Part 2: The "Non-Negotiables"

Season 6 · Episode 69

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 • Duration 08:25

The New Series

If you haven’t already noticed, Leadership in Chaos is back with an exciting new series – Confessions of a Guru. The “Guru” label is deliberately ironic as, in the age of the un-curated digital platform, everyone - it seems - is suddenly a Guru. Self-proclaimed anyway. 😉

The format is to choose a story from my 30+ years of working with leaders globally which illustrates the best or the worst of some aspect of leadership.

After telling the story I then extrapolate the message application for you to consider in your life and work. I know you’re busy so it will be always brief!

Part 2 : The “Non-Negotiables”

This story is very recent and, as we’re in Strategy season, stems from an Executive off-site to accomplish just that. The Episode title comes from a scene from Season 3 of The Bear (Disney+) where Carmy is relating his view of what’s required for a restaurant to be “excellent every day” – his "Non-Negotiables". Bon Appetit!

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Ep 68: Confessions of a Guru - Part 1: The Say-Do Gap

Season 6 · Episode 68

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 • Duration 07:50

Leadership in Chaos is back with an exciting new series – Confessions of a Guru.

The “Guru” label is deliberately ironic as, in the age of the infinite digital platform, everyone, it seems, is a guru. By self-appointment. 😉

The format is to choose a story from my 30+ years of working with leaders globally, which, illustrates the best or the worst of some aspects of leadership. After telling the story, I then extrapolate the message application for you to consider in your life and work. I know you’re busy, so it will be always brief!

This Episode – Part One

The first story is one that goes back to the very start of my career more than 30 years ago and tells about why I decided against undertaking a lucrative Change project with a client because they fell down on the Say-Do gap. I hope you enjoy….

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EP 67: How to Lead in an Age of Chaos and Disruption - Part 4: Inspire Commitment

Season 6 · Episode 67

Monday, April 15, 2024 • Duration 10:21

The Keynote Season Part 4: Inspire Commitment

“The more digital the world becomes, the more we must emphasise what makes us most human” – Jack Ma

This episode unveils the 4 Emotionally Intelligent “Cards” that – played right – help build connection and commitment: Humanity’s trump card in an increasingly digital deck.

Insights include:

-Leadership is a contact sport

-Quality of Interaction = Quality of Commitment

-Why Trust is harder – and more critical – during Uncertainty

-The 4 Emotionally Intelligent Commitment Cards

Related Episodes

Episode 53, 54, 55 : Leadership in the New World (Dis)Order (Parts 1-3)

Episode 47 : Chaos is the New Normal

Episode 39 - 42 : Leading Teams in Chaos

Episode 26 : The Leadership Contribution

Episode 25 : What is Leadership? (in Chaos)

Episode 8 : Building Trust

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EP 65: How to Lead in an Age of Chaos and Disruption - Part 2: The Leadership Contribution

Season 6 · Episode 65

Monday, April 15, 2024 • Duration 08:10

The Keynote Season Part 2: The Leadership Contribution

Leadership isn’t about position, title, or privilege – although many organizations operate as if it is.

Leadership is best seen as a form of contribution.

In this episode, we unpack exactly what makes up that contribution.

Insights include:

-What is Leadership?

-Ask the Audience – we all know great leadership

-Organisations are awful at developing leadership

-Why the Peter Principle is alive and well in corporate life

Related Episodes

Episode 53, 54, 55 : Leadership in the New World (Dis)Order (Parts 1-3)

Episode 47 : Chaos is the New Normal

Episode 39 - 42 : Leading Teams in Chaos

Episode 26 : The Leadership Contribution

Episode 25 : What is Leadership? (in Chaos)

Episode 8 : Building Trust

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