Leadership Lounge

Beyond the purpose and values that drive the organisation, what else helps you ensure you have a culture that helps the organisation and the people thrive? Colin Tapscott and Anna Hennell James interview Nick Osborne who is the CEO of Maritime Academy Trust to explore how you create a strong culture. Psychological safety is a key part of that and Nick explains practical steps he ta

Before leading others, you have to lead yourself. This means recognising the emotions in us and choosing to respond rather than react. So, this month’s topic is great for anyone and especially for those of us who lead others, making sure we are the best version of ourselves to lead others. Colin Tapscott and Anna Hennell James explore steps to do that. •⁠ ⁠What do I know ab

Even an experienced leader can find it hard to have a challenging conversation with someone. We like to get on with people and so having a difficult conversation with a colleague or your line manager about something that isn’t working or talking to a colleague about a performance issue, can feel like a binary pass/fail moment and therefore unsettling.   But what if there was

‘Improvement’. It’s a key element of leadership, leading yourself and leading others. Leading involves telling a story, of a journey from here to there. We are here and we need to be there. We need to move forward, to improve. It starts before that though, in us as leaders, being personification of the change that we want to encourage others to make. So, how do we plan for i

Every day leaders will face pressure. Sometimes it is external and sometimes it is internal, that we put ourselves under. So, how do you process it healthily and manage this so we can perform at our best? In this podcast, Colin explores with Anna Hennell James, former CEO, how to manage general pressures using six steps. Sometimes there are also high-pressure moments that need you

Jamie is the Managing Director of STC Teamwear. STC is a custom sportswear and off-field clothing company where the clothing is designed and made in the UK. Operating since 2003, they work with grassroots to national division sports teams, academies and organisations, schools, colleges and universities across the UK, Europe and as far as the USA and Africa. In this Leadership Loung

David Dodds is a Managing Director of Sackers, a leading scrap metal and waste disposal company. David and Colin Tapscott met at a Suffolk Chamber event, and he was struck by David’s story. David has been in the scrap & recycling industry for 40 years rising through the ranks of his organisation. We wanted members in the Leadership Lounge to hear his story and find out what D

Mary Myatt is an education adviser, writer and speaker. She curates Myatt & Co where she works with colleagues to develop thoughtful work on the curriculum and wider school improvement. She trained as an RE teacher and is a former local authority adviser and inspector. Drawing on her work with pupils, teachers and leaders she writes and speaks about learning, leadership and the

One of the most important things that we do as a leader is pull our team together. A good team working with you can be incredibly powerful, but how do you establish a team? How do you choose the right people and grow them to be a high performing team? One of the teams that we have had the privilege of working with at Everyday Leader is the team at Dale Hall. It’s a team with a sh

With 33 years of experience empowering pupils and staff, Lizzie Girling is the perfect guest to join our discussion on 'Empowerment'.  Join us as Lizzie and Colin discuss how to empower yourself & your team, and all that this effort entails