Episode 12 Series 2: The Art of The Leading Hand

'LEADING HAND' Podcast:

Our host, Steve Munro, discusses with Kevin Charlesworth, Oakridge Senior Consultant, about the 'Art of the Leading Hand to Enrich the Job Role' and where you are doing something that grows and improves your exceptional skills. 

Welcome to episode 12 in our podcast series two.

In this episode, Kevin Charlesworth, Oakridge's Senior Consultant, talks to our host, Steve Munro, on the importance of enriching your job role as a 'Leading Hand' in your organisation.

Kevin delves into the conversation with Steve on mastering your skills around on doing something that you are good at that grows and improves on your exceptional skills - which sit into the topics of:

• Artisanship
• Technical Skills
• Producing for Results

He discusses setting standards in your team and not to be hooked by achievement, and that training and facilitating in leadership is important - 'The Leading Hand'.

He provides some good practical tips too based on:

• Finding what you are good at
• Engaging others in conversation
• Being an exceptional artisan in what you are good at
• Weave your skills back to your team
• Being an inspiring 'Leading Hand'.

REFERENCES:

Kevin shares the following references:

TED TALK: Dan Pink on Leadership Drive

BOOK: The Peter Principal by Lawrence Peter 

BOOK: The Mountain Within: Leadership Lessons and Inspiration for your Climb to the Top by Herta Von Stiegel

BOOK: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership

OAKRIDGE REFERENCE: The Importance of Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Capability

OAKRIDGE REFERENCE: Developing Change Resilience

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PODCASTS

You can access all our Podcasts in series one and two to date by clicking on the links below or visiting our webpage - so please do take a moment to listen to them if you missed them in prior communications  -

https://www.oakridgecentre.co.uk/blended-learning-solutions/virtual-connections-space-for-conversations-podcasts/

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The aim of our podcast series is to provide you with insightful and informative guidance, help and support for you and your organisation and to bring these podcasts to you in a concise and informative way to help drive your business forwards with insight and knowledge. 

The Series we share focuses on the realities of living, leading, and managing not only through the pandemic but beyond in returning into the workplace.

Our focus of topics will include:

• Leadership
• Coaching
• Change
• Team effectiveness
• Mental health and wellbeing

So please do take a moment to listen to our podcasts recorded so far on our web page

Take care, keep safe, be kind, and we hope to see you soon.

Brigit Egan, MD Oakridge