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Ambition Unleashed

Ambition Unleashed

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In this series from Achieve Breakthrough we’ll unpack eight mindset shifts that are essential for achieving your ambitions. These shifts are universal, so it doesn’t matter if you’re C-Suite, middle management or an individual contributor – or simply a self-identified average human caught up in the busyness of day-to-day life - if you have bold ambition, however buried, this podcast is for you.Our podcast hosts are Breakthrough Thinking pioneer and practitioner, Sara Moore, and Wayne Alexander – a former faith leader turned mindset transformation extraordinaire. Between them they have coached many of the world’s most ambitious leaders, managers and executives at many of the world’s largest and most renowned Fortune 500 organisations. In each episode Wayne and Sara will be joined by a different guest from the business world, academia or beyond to help them unpack conventional leadership wisdom and examine it through the lens of breakthrough thinking leadership philosophy.We won’t be providing quick fixes here, but a way for you to begin the work of a lifetime. Follow the podcast in your favourite podcast app and begin the journey from resilient living to breakthrough leadership.Achieve Breakthrough is a leadership and organisational development consultancy

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  • From Certainty to Seeking Exploration - with Margaret Heffernan

    From Certainty to Seeking Exploration - with Margaret Heffernan
    Dec 14 2023
    In this episode of Ambition. Unleashed. Sara Moore and Guest host Justin Temblett-Wood look into how leaders can take an approach of seeking exploration over the need for certainty. A willingness to believe in planning, but not plans, will free leaders from self-imposed prisons that restrict their ability to act and react in uncertain times. It requires bravery to step away from apparent certainty, and insight to understand that certainty is built on context and interpretation rather than reality. If leaders can throw off these shackles and embrace exploration and experimentation, then they will be well-equipped to prepare for, and benefit from, the unexpected and thrive rather than just survive in volatile times.About the guestToday’s guest, Dr Margaret Heffernan produced programmes for the BBC for 13 years. She then moved to the US where she spearheaded multimedia productions for Intuit, The Learning Company and StandardPoors. She was Chief Executive of InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation and then iCast Corporation, and was named one of the Top 25 by Streaming Media magazine and one of the Top 100 Media Executives by The Hollywood Reporter.The author of six books, Margaret’s third book, Wilful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times. In 2015, she was awarded the Transmission Prize for A Bigger Prize: Why Competition Isn’t Everything and How We Do Better, described as meticulously researched, engagingly written, universally relevant and hard to fault.Her TED talks have been seen by over fifteen million people and in 2015 TED published Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes. Her most recent book, Uncharted: How to Map the Future was published in 2020. It quickly became a bestseller and was nominated for the Financial Times Best Business Book award, was one of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2021 and was chosen as the Medium Best of the Best Business Book.She is a Professor of Practice at the University of Bath, Lead Faculty for the Forward Institutes Responsible Leadership Programme and, through Merryck Co., mentors CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations.She also chairs the board of DACS and has advised the Casey Review into the culture and standards of the Metropolitan Police and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse led by Alexis Jay. In 2023 Margaret was inducted into the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame.She is a frequent broadcaster on BBC Radio 4 and the author of many broadcast plays and programmes.Further readingMargaret's Book: Wilful Blindness : Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril Margaret's Book: A Bigger Prize: Why Competition Isn't Everything and How We Do BetterMargaret's Ted Talks: TED Talks Margaret's Book: Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small ChangesMargaret's Book: Uncharted: How to map the futureBlog: Don’t hesitate to declare a sustainability breakthrough (achievebreakthrough.com)Blog: Why you might not succeed at sustainability: Enrolment vs. engagement(achievebreakthrough.com)Blog: Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable (achievebreakthrough.com)Blog: The Power of the Open-Ended Answer (achievebreakthrough.com)Website: Achieve Breakthrough
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    38 mins
  • From Managing Problems to Embracing Setbacks - with Sylke Poeling

    From Managing Problems to Embracing Setbacks - with Sylke Poeling
    Nov 28 2023
    In this episode of Ambition. Unleashed. Sara explores how leaders can embrace setbacks and ultimately create a culture where failure is productive. Leaders are beginning to come to terms with the fact that setbacks are inevitable. ‘It’s okay to fail’ is a good starting point, but that attitude alone is not enough to reconnect us to the sense of high possibility that a breakthrough commitment requires. In principle, we know that if we’re going to take a car on the road, we can’t drive it forever without needing new parts. Too often, though, we’re still letting breakdowns lower our expectations of how far we can travel. When the wheels fall off in our organisation we’re faced with a choice; we can go down the path of least resistance – ignoring the problem, justifying it or assigning blame - ultimately lowering our expectations of what’s possible. Or we can acknowledge the breakdown, declare it and resolve it with the right people.In this episode meet someone who has dedicated their professional life to facing setbacks to deliver world-class medicines to patients all over the world - Sylke PoehlingAbout the guestSlyke Poehling is Senior Vice President and global head of Therapeutic Modalities for Research and Early Development at Roche. She is most definitely a curious scientist, systems and imaginative leader, who likes to thrive on activating people’s pioneering spirit to push the boundaries of drug discovery and expand the ‘druggable target space’. Sylke is a passionate champion for DEI, with a particular focus on gender parity for women in STEM and has nurtured and fostered the career advancement of key scientific talent and senior leaders.Show notes, links and further readingHBR article: Innovation Isn’t All Fun and Games — Creativity Needs Discipline (hbr.org)McKinsey article: Embracing the obligation to dissent | McKinseyBlog: Leadership Behaviours that Build Momentum from Breakdowns(achievebreakthrough.com)Blog: Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable (achievebreakthrough.com)Blog: Breakthrough Thinking Practice 8: Powerfully declare and resolve the inevitablesetbacks with the right people (achievebreakthrough.com)Blog: Creating a future of opportunity in a world of uncertainty (achievebreakthrough.com)Website: Organisational & People Development | Behaviour | Achieve Breakthrough
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    54 mins
  • From Being a Victim to Choosing Agency

    From Being a Victim to Choosing Agency
    Sep 7 2023
    In this episode of Ambition. Unleashed. Sara looks into how often we catch ourselves saying “things have gone well considering the circumstances”. Blaming circumstances, the competition, the people around you or even just bad luck are all indicators that a victim mindset is lurking. Victim is a bold word. We are not talking about victims of crime, or abuse, or health conditions – these are true victims with whom we must stand and support. The leaders’ victim mindset is the acceptance of a lack of agency. It is a trap that is all too easy to fall into. But agency is a choice, and we will discuss how you can start making this choice today.To look into this important shift, Sara met with Jo Corbishley, an improvement coach, TEDx speaker and author opening up about a very personal set of circumstances when she found out she was unable to have children. She is now the founder of a business that helps people of all ages to explore their value and embracing what we all offer the world despite what is thrown at you in life.Abou the guestSenior Leader and Identity Coach, Jo Corbishley, IS an authority on helping people to find out who they are so they can perform at their very best and find their place in life.Hitting 40 and finding out she couldn’t have children was a devastating blow to the previously successful businesswoman who believed that hard work and determination got you everywhere in life.Jo uses her own experience to help others find their place, passion, and purpose, helping her clients to feel alive on more. Jo works organisationally to support clients to find their competitive niche in the marketplace, build powerful teams and how to harness positive change in businesses, along with marrying this with her wealth of experience in project management. Jo juggles all this with running a farm of ever-expanding family of goats along with writing her wonderful children’s book: Sweet Haven Home and the Pony Who Wanted to Prance.Show notes, links and further readingWebsite: Jo Corbishley | TEDx Speaker| Improvement CoachAmazon: Sweet Haven Home and the Pony Who Wanted to PranceBlog: Are you really playing to win – or just trying to avoid losing?Blog: Your knitting is who you are, not what you doBlog: Why it's worth being 100% responsibleWebsite: Organisational & People Development | Behaviour | Achieve Breakthrough
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    50 mins
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