In this free wheeling conversation,

we cover

• What it takes to lead in an ever changing world 
• What are some of the key skills leaders need to cultivate to thrive
• What are some of the things that leaders need to avoid to thrive
• How AI or Artificial Intelligence will change the face of the organisation and therefore the role of a leader
• The importance of having a clear strategy or a "True North" when everything around us is changing all the time and much more.

In this interesting conversation, Speaker, Author and Advisor (and Public speaking coach)  @ColFink  shares his perspective on the importance of clear and effective communication for leaders.

He also shares insights on how to get good at communication and specifically when speaking to an audience (internal or external).

He shares how leaders can learn to communicate to inform, inspire and connect. He also talks about how good communication can provide leaders the leverage they need in order to scale both - effectiveness and efficiency.

If you are a leader and want to work on your communication, this is a conversation worth listening to.

Here are some things that we cover in this conversation:

• Most Common mistakes people make when trying to communicate

• Questions to ask ourselves before planning our speech (People, Problem, Purpose, Plan, Prescription)

• The cost of not having prepared our speech

• How is communicating different when the goal is to Inform, Inspire or Connect people

• The importance and the skill of telling stories using the concept of Pink Sheets developed by  @Matt.Church 

• How to get good presenting in front of a camera?

• How can leaders find leverage to increase their impact and influence

• How does Col learn and continue to stay current

• One piece of advice that had a profound impact on him

• What is so obvious to Col but people miss all the time and that frustrates him

You can find more information about Col at https://www.ColFink.com.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/colfink.

Books discussed in the video:

- Speakership: https://amzn.to/3Q9xo6q

- Tribes of learning: https://www.colfink.com/store/p/tribe-of-learning

- Kevin Kelly on Pushing Beyond the Obvious: http://rmukeshgupta.com/2017/06/29/pbto56-the-inevitable-technological-forces-that-will-shape-our-future-with-kevin-kelly/

In this first episode of a new series, which will be focused on leadership, we host a practicing leader - Pankaj Rusia. He currently works for SAP as the Head of Customer Success for the SAP HR Cloud business are and is based out of Singapore. As the Head of Customer Success for SAP South East Asia, he is on a mission to make customers look great in front of their leadership, employees, and managers, and to help them get the best out of their SuccessFactors solutions.

In this wide ranging conversation, he shares his insights on leadership. WE cover many things including the following:

The leadership burden, which makes us be different person at work and while at home. We discuss some challenges that typically leaders in the middle management face. He talks about the importance of listening more than talking, understanding what drives your team members and having good conversations.

He shares the importance of developing people and letting your people outgrowing us as their leaders. He also shares the importance of finding mentors and sponsors for those we lead outside of their immediate circle within our organization.

We discuss the book - One minute manager and the key insights from the book.