This is Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. The podcast for new leaders, managers, or first-time founders in specialist-driven businesses and teams, and who want to be more effective, people-first leaders and lead happy, productive teams.
Learn the crucial strategies, mindsets, and practical steps that successful modern leaders follow to be engaging, ethical and authentic managers who get the best from their teams.
We’ll achieve all this via weekly conversations with leaders, leadership experts, entrepreneurs and business owners who have already walked this path and have amazing insights to share. With an added sprinkling of occasional solo episodes and group chats with multiple guests.
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Ep.247: Why Burnout is an Organization Design Problem, Not a Resilience One and How to Fix it, with Ashley C. Gibson | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 • Duration 01:25:14
What if the reason you're burnt out isn't about your personal resilience? This is the question being explored in this episode of Leading with Integrity, as I'm joined by my next guest, Ashley Gibson. Ashley is a psychotherapist and former marketing executive, she is a Licensed Resident in Counseling and the Founder of Meaning in Practice, as well as being an expert on burnout and identifying the parts of your organisational design where genuine purpose gets turned into systemic exhaustion. And as a bonus I even managed to work through some of my own workplace dramas too! Thanks Ashley for your time, generosity and kindness; loved this conversation!
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
(NB: These are affiliate links where I'll make a small commission should you choose to subscribe, a great way to support the podcast, but no pressure!)
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
Ep.246: How To Lead like a Great Teacher and Why Changing Your Approach Matters, with Dr Katie Trowbridge | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 • Duration 01:10:00
Here's a potentially surprising concept for you: great leaders are a lot like great teachers; curious, adaptable, focused on helping others feel seen, heard and trusted so they can think boldly and do their best work. This week Dr Katie Trowbridge joins me to discuss this parallel between great teachers and effective leaders. We talk about the 'thought crisis' and why valuing thinking in the workplace is just as important as recognising people's value and contributions (i.e. via appropriate salaries!). Katie shares her journey from teaching to author to leadership, and we cover everything from generational differences in the workplace to connection and belonging, the challenges of quiet quitting, critical thinking and engagement among employees, the complexities of the modern workplace.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
Ep.245: From Preacher to Breacher: Human Nature & the Key to Effective Leadership, with Eric Robinson | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 • Duration 01:09:16
Do you truly understand your people? Or any people? How well you understand human nature and how people work both as groups and individuals is an aspect of leadership we regularly touch on, but rarely is it a lesson learned through such a unique set of experiences or such highly demanding circumstances as the ones we'll be hearing about this week. Because my guest is recently retired FBI Agent and SWAT Operator, Eric Robinson. Eric will be sharing his unique journey from Christian ministry to a 24-year career in the FBI, including 15 years in SWAT. He has a wealth of stories, experiences and lessons to share from that career and we discuss leadership in law enforcement, the qualities that make a good FBI agent, why it matters to understand and support your team members.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
Ep.244: The Top 10 Indicators of a Broken Workplace Culture & How to Avoid What Creates Them, with Natalie Holder | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 • Duration 01:19:07
What is it about a workplace, a company or an employer that makes you feel like you fit in, like the culture is the one for you? For a lot of people, it's down to trust, and you can easily make the argument that this where a good culture begins. I'm joined by employment law & culture strategist, Natalie Holder to help unpack what good and bad cultures look like, the signs to look for and what we can do about those signs. Along the way, we explore the true responsibilities of managers, why workplace culture is so important, trust itself and of course some critical leadership lessons.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
Ep.243: Freelancer to Founder; Leadership Lessons from Leading for the First Time, with Benas Leonavicius | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 • Duration 01:23:53
This week we're exploring the journey of the first time leader as I'm joined by Benas Leonavicius, a founder currently growing his first business, hiring and leading a team for the first time. Benas shares his journey from freelancer to founder, we talk about his technical expertise in SEO and about his company, a personal branding agency called Avium.
Benas is very candid about his journey and the insights he offers in this conversation provide a roadmap for first-time founders navigating the complexities of entrepreneurship, people and leadership.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
Ep.242: Third Spaces, Team Culture, Leadership and Building Human Connections, with Talia Rosenblum | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 • Duration 01:14:10
When was the last time you truly connected with someone without having your phone in your hand? Whether that be virtual or in person, it's a question a lot of people struggle to answer. We're going to tackle this and other questions about connection and community in this week's episode of Leading with Integrity; and if you don't know what a 'third space' is, then listen now to find out!
To help (by which I mean: do all of the heavy lifting) me cover all of this, my guest this week is Talia Rosenblum, founder of Third Space Experiences, which designs and facilitates device free connection experiences for teams, organizations and communities.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
Ep.241: Work Culture, Wellness, Health and Nutrition; Are Your People Looking After themselves, with Amanda Whitehead | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 • Duration 01:12:28
What's one thing that links our health, stress, productivity an even happiness at work? The answer may surprise you (it did me)... There's been a recurring theme of health, mental health & wellbeing this year on Leading with Integrity, and this week we're continuing that trend from a slightly different angle as I chat with Amanda Whitehead, founder of Purposefully Nourished and expert in nutrition, gut health, burnout and stress. Our conversation touches on many of the big questions of leadership from burnout and stress to resilience and the role/responsibility of leaders to their people and to the workplace environments we create. The connections between our nutrition, hydration, rest and physical & mental health, wellbeing at work and more are worth thinking about; and perhaps not as obvious as they may seem.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk.
Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
Ep.240: Finding Your Core Values and Why Scaling the Business Starts with Scaling it’s Leader, with Frank Gessner | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 • Duration 01:20:43
What's your North Star? What values or principles guide you as an individual and (by extension) in your career or business? Not having clarity on these can make every work decision more complicated and difficult. Sounds simple, but it's not always so easy and perhaps this is why so many of us struggle with it, especially when first starting out. Enter this week's guest on Leading with Integrity, Frank Gessner. Frank is a veteran entrepreneur and mentor, he's the founder/creator of LifePilot and a Bloom Growth Facilitator. We discuss the value of knowing your North Star, how to find it and the impact it can have on your life and leadership once you have. We also talk the complexities of leadership, the importance of clarity in decision-making and how every decision has consequences, maybe explaining why founders so often struggle with letting go of projects.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
Ep.239: Organizations Under Pressure, Failing AI Strategies and the Lessons for Leaders, with Patrick Bell | Leadership Podcasts
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 • Duration 01:24:34
What does 'AI' look like when it's implemented well? What are the benefits to businesses and (more importantly) the end user? To help us try to find the answers, this week I'm joined by Patrick Bell, an AI transformation partner and doctoral AI researcher. We (mostly Patrick) dissect the operational friction behind corporate artificial intelligence adoption, why so many technical rollouts fail internally despite looking highly successful on the surface and the structural breaking points of organizations under pressure, with examples like the tension between automated customer support bots and human empathy, or the systemic failure of traditional educational models to adjust to high-velocity AI learning.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
Ep.238: Fashion Tech, Sustainability and the Founder’s Journey; Pulling the Threads of Leadership, with Lacey Cadieux-McLean | Leadership
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 • Duration 01:07:22
A key topic of this week's episode is sustainability in fashion, fair to say, I'm about the least fashion-conscious person you know. So I'm opening this description with a thank you to this week's guest, Lacey Cadieux-McLean, for 1. patiently answering my silly questions on the subject, and 2. teaching me quite a few things I didn't know and had never thought about when it comes to something as simple as the clothes we wear and the impact they may be having on our health and the environment. We also find time to talk leadership, the challenges faced by new leaders, first-time founders and managers, through the lens of Lacey's own journey from project manager to founder.
Thanks for listening/watching this episode of Leading with integrity: Leadership talk. Don't forget to visit www.leadingwithintegrity.co.uk and click the green button to sign up for the LWI: Integrity Leaders community, using discount code: HALFOFF24
(NB: These are affiliate links where I'll make a small commission should you choose to subscribe, this is a great way to support the podcast, but there's no pressure!)
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
(NB: These are affiliate links where I'll make a small commission should you choose to subscribe, this is a great way to support the podcast, but there's no pressure!)
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
(NB: These are affiliate links where I'll make a small commission should you choose to subscribe, a great way to support the podcast, but no pressure!)
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
(NB: These are affiliate links where I'll make a small commission should you choose to subscribe, this is a great way to support the podcast, but no pressure!)
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
(NB: These are affiliate links where I'll make a small commission should you choose to subscribe, this is a great way to support the podcast, but there's no pressure!)
The Leading with integrity: Leadership talk Podcast, hosted by David Hatch. Distributed on all major podcast platforms by Ausha.co
Happier teams are more productive teams. More productive teams make more successful businesses. If you want to be a better leader, or are struggling with engagement, happiness, or productivity 'challenges', then get in touch with David today and see how Leading with integrity can change your career, you'll find his LinkedIn profile above! Be a Leader, Not A Boss.
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