Change in business is inevitable but do you, as a senior leader, always relish the idea of dealing with it? For self-confessed change champion, Paul Lindley, Entrepreneur, Founder of Ella’s Kitchen and Chancellor at the University of Reading, change is essential for success but it needs to be based on clarity of purpose. And systemic change needs to last longer than the person in the senior role.
“If we don't change, we stand still and if we stand still, we really move backwards.”
In the fourth part of our Leadership Unlocked podcast series, Paul speaks to Professor Bernd Vogel, Director of the Henley Centre for Leadership, about his thoughts on leadership as a platform not a hierarchy, why feeling should come before figures, learning from failure, and how projects with meaningful purpose are core to his life and aspirations.
“The purpose of each of us is to leave the world in a better place than if we weren't here or before we were here.”
‘Leadership Unlocked’ is a podcast from the Henley Centre for Leadership at Henley Business School. Hosted by Bernd Vogel, Professor in Leadership and Founding Director of the Henley Centre for Leadership, the series explores what it means to become and be a senior leader today.
Throughout the series Bernd is joined by guests in senior leadership roles from all walks of life – including the media, retail, transport and governmental organisations – to share their leadership journeys, experiences, setbacks, learnings, and motivations, to inspire our audience.
Topics tackled throughout the series include: self-leadership and leadership as a platform; the importance of making tough choices; accepting and jumping on serendipity; the art of influencing; knowing when to get out of the way; the reality of self-doubt and setbacks; and questions around age and ego. Guests also share which leadership myths they would like to eradicate if they could, which produces some passionate responses.
Professor Bernd Vogel is a Professor in Leadership at Henley Business School. He is also Research Division Lead in Leadership, Organisations, Behaviour and Reputation, Founding Director ofHenley Centre for Leadershipand Henley Centre for Leadership Africa and an executive coach.
Having worked for over 20 years with global companies, business schools and universities, he bridges academia and practice to guide people and organisations in leadership learning journeys.
He is an expert in strategic leadership for healthy organisational energy and performance, the future of work and leadership, positive leadership, organisational leadership capability, senior management teams, followership, change and culture, multidirectional leadership for transformation and leadership development. He publishes in top-tier journals, is a regular media contributor and has authored and edited several books, such asFully Charged: How Great Leaders Boost Their Organization's Energy and Ignite High Performance, published by Harvard Business Review Press.
Paul Lindley OBE
Paul Lindley is an entrepreneur, founder of Ella’s Kitchen and Chancellor at the University of Reading, parent institution of Henley Business School.
