Leadership

Leading a business is hard! In the leadership section we explore some of the issues relevant to people leading small businesses.

11th December 2020

The importance of purpose for next-gen leaders

In this podcast from Leadershape, Caroline Dowd-Higgins joins Danielle Grant to discuss the importance of purpose for the new generation of…
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11th December 2020

COVID-19 and the increasing importance of purpose

In this podcast from Leadershape, Danielle Grant speaks with OB1 board director John Knights, about COVID-19 and the increasing importance and value…
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11th December 2020

Ethics in Leadership podcast

Danielle Grant from Leadershape speaks with Annabel Beerel about ethics in business leadership. Explore how leaders must go beyond traditional norms…
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5th December 2020

Learning Leadership Skills

Frank Nigriello, chairman of OB1 and Director of Corporate Affairs for Unipart Group, was asked to provide an overview of…
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5th December 2020

Six Customer Service Tips from Disneyworld

Oxfordshire Business First Chairman Frank Nigriello shares some personal views on how Disneyworld delivers outstanding personal customer service and provides…
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29th October 2020

The resilient leader podcast with Frank Nigriello

The Resilient Leader podcast is a brand-new podcast series dedicated to finding out what makes business leaders tick, and in…
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29th October 2020

Episode 7: Ethics in Politics

Danielle Grant speaks with Duncan Enright about ethics in politics. Listen and explore how political leaders must lead beyond the…
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29th October 2020

Episode 6: Leadership in Politics

Duncan Enright joins Danielle Grant to discuss leadership in politics. Listen and explore how must leaders act, think and perform…
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29th October 2020

Episode 5: How to develop ethical leaders

Greg Young joins Danielle Grant to discuss how to develop ethical leaders, a topic that is increasingly important both in…
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28th September 2020

Episode 4 : Transpersonal Leadership and “the New Normal”

John Knights joins Danielle Grant to discuss how transpersonal leadership is needed to lead effectively in “the new normal”, a…
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28th September 2020

Episode 3: Finding New Levels of Productivity as a Virtual Leader

John Knights, Chairman at Leadershape Global and a board director of Oxfordshire Business First, talks with Danielle Grant about developing…
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28th September 2020

Episode 2: The “New Normal” of Virtual Organisations

Greg Young, CEO of Leadershape Global, talks with Danielle Grant about “The New Normal” of virtual organisations. Listen for action…
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28th September 2020

Leadership Comes Alive

This is the first in a series of podcasts by Oxfordshire Business First member, LeaderShape Global, describing how you can…
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24th July 2020

The commercial value of charities: Why business acumen may be the best donation

By Frank Nigriello The charity sector makes a distinctive and widely recognised contribution supporting or replacing activities often delivered by…
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26th June 2020

An episode of crisis, contingency, change, innovation, and adaption

by Ross Jordan MBA, PGCertHE, FHEA The second of my blogs focuses upon the cohort of students who are just…
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26th June 2020

Looking for the sixth wave

by Ross Jordan MBA, PGCertHE, FHEA A few short weeks ago I was invited to give a guest presentation to…
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25th June 2020

Inequality: Overcoming a Human Default

by John Knights Chairman, LeaderShape Global & Lead Author “Leading Beyond the Ego: How to Become a Transpersonal Leader” The…
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23rd April 2020

A more compelling focus for business?

Charly Cox argues that coronavirus is bringing forth a more humane, relevant kind of business. Charly is the Founder of…
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6th March 2020

The Role of Leadership in Diverse-Ability (not Disability!)

A thought piece by John Knights As I have developed greater levels of awareness and an increased sense of consciousness,…
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19th December 2019

Productivity Improvement through Transformational Leadership

Productivity in any organisation lies primarily with the CEO and the senior leadership team, and their ability to establish a…
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