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The Leader"s Kitbag

The Leader’s Kitbag is a practical podcast for busy and aspiring leaders, hosted by leadership expert Ben Morton. Each episode is packed with tools, tips and tactics you can use immediately. In 5–10 minutes, you’ll get a clear insight, a simple framework or prompt, and a nudge to put it into practice. If you want actionable tools and a clearer path to leadership success, this is your kitbag for the journey.

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28:18

Medley: Work-Life Balance

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/09/22

This week we have another of our special medley episodes focussed on the age old and much debated topic that is work-life balance.In today’s episode we have six different leaders, who have previously appeared on the show or will do very soon, telling us what work-life balance means to them, and how they go about managing their energy levels.In today’s episode we will find out from:Tony Harris, Founder of Stray Rhino Business MentoringRachel Cook, MD at ThompsonLyn Penman, trained PsychotherapistAdam

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SHORTS 12 | Exercise Routines with Greg Wells

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/09/19

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 12 with my good friend Greg Wells, a scientist and performance physiologist. In this clip, Greg talks about how leaders can stay physically and mentally fit through exercise.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-courseBen’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadershipLISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE

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36:14

Changing Direction with David Sobo

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/09/15

This week we are joined by David Sobo who is the Chief Operating Officer at Ultra Education. David has worked in leadership positions for over 12 years in the ‘for-profit’, and ‘not-for-profit' sectors. He spent time in the corporate arena working for organisations such as IBM, Microsoft and SAS before transitioning to the charity sector as Chief Operating Officer for The Adventure Learning Charity.In this episode we spoke about his 180-degree direction change from working in sales for some of the

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42:39

Managing Your Mind with Lyn Penman

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/09/08

Lyn Penman is the UK’s leading solution-focussed mental health expert. She is a trained Psychotherapist who works with a range of corporate and professional clients, using her unique Now Step® method to achieve amazing results. Lyn also runs a successful membership group, The Female Mind Retreat, for professional women. She is an experienced speaker at corporate events, and has just published her debut book, ‘The Now Step® ‘.In this episode we explore what we can practically do as leaders, to help

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32:56

Managing Risk with Adam Hickman

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/09/01

We’re kicking off season six with Adam Hickman, MD and co-founder of MedResQ. Adam started his career as an expedition guide and remote medic, leading groups in some of the remotest and more challenging corners of the world.Adam’s ambition then naturally led him into management and leadership roles before he moved to Dubai as the Middle East Director for World Challenge Expeditions, part of the TUI group.He then moved back to become Operations Director for UK adventure travel group Chameleon

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SHORTS 11 | Boosting Your Happiness with Professor...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/08/29

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 46 with Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky, a Russian-born, American professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California and author of the bestseller ‘The How of Happiness’. In this clip, she talks about the determinants of happiness – and why a lot of it is in our control.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme:

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SHORTS 10 | Mind Mapping with Richard Pharro

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/08/22

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 47 with Richard Pharro, the founder and CEO of APMG, one of the few privately owned international accreditation and certification bodies. In this clip, he talks about how he structures his thoughts through mind mapping.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-courseBen’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadershipLISTEN

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SHORTS 09 | Finding Mentors with Lesley McGreggor

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/08/15

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 68 with Lesley McGreggor, an experienced executive and co-author of ‘The Leadership Challenge’ . In this clip, she reflects on mentors throughout her career –and how to find them within your organisation or online.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-courseBen’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadershipLISTEN TO THE

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SHORTS 08 | The Quality of Honesty with Jim Kouzes

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/08/08

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 64 with Jim Kouzes, an experienced executive and co-author of ‘The Leadership Challenge’ . In this clip, he talks about why honesty is the most important quality as a leader –and what this looks like practically.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-courseBen’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadershipLISTEN TO THE

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47:46

A Leadership Smorgasbord

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/08/04

This week's episode is a little different from usual in that it's a recording of Ben appearing on the Evolve To Succeed Podcast hosted by Warren Munson.It's a really rich leadership discussion that touches on lots of different topics, so it really is a leadership smorgasbord! Ben talks about his experience in Iraq and having to ask two soldiers to risk their lives in the most horrendous way in order to save hundreds. He also talks about resilience, values, being a leader versus doing leadership, and

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07:27

SHORTS 07 | The Bigger Picture with General David...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/08/01

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 57 with General David Petraeus, a Partner with the global investment firm KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which he established in May 2013. In this clip, he talks how he was able to focus on the bigger picture whilst he was leading coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme:

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50:45

Jonathan Reynolds | A More Mindful Approach to...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/07/28

Jonathan Reynolds is the founder and CEO of Mindful Life, Mindful Work. It’s a US-based leadership development company providing services that address the intersection of self-awareness and team performance.Since 1997, Jonathan has trained extensively in the discipline of mindfulness, and his work with leaders and teams emphasizes simple and practical ways to improve performance, efficiency, and workplace cultures by integrating mindfulness sensibilities.What I personally love about his approach is

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03:18

SHORTS 06 | Embracing Vulnerability with Debbie Cohen...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/07/25

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 52 with Leadership experts Debbie Cohen and Kate Roeske-Zummer, co-authors of ‘Humanity Works Better’. In this clip, they talk about embracing vulnerability and how leaders don’t have all the answers.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-courseBen’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadershipLISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE

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42:31

Rachel Cook | From Office Manager to Managing Director

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/07/21

Rachel is a multi-skilled executive with a fascinating journey that led her to the managing Director role at Thompson. She left university with a singing degree, started at Thompson as the office manager, worked up across various roles before completing a management buy-out with her colleagues –and then took on the MD role.Her personal journey comes with a track record of driving business growth, is characterised by her energetic, empowering leadership style and commitment to doing things

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SHORTS 05 | Mentoring Female Leaders with Colonel...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/07/18

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 43 and my interview with Colonel Caroline Woodbridge-Lewin, MBE of the British Army. In this clip, she gives some brilliant advice for women taking on senior leadership positions and she has succeeded in a male-dominated world.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-courseBen’s website:

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51:12

Sarah Walker-Smith | Leading Now and Preparing for...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/07/14

Sarah Walker-Smith is the CEO of Ampa, the Chief Exec of Shakespeare Martineau, a Governor at Nottingham Trent University and holds a number of other key roles. She is also my first ever returning guest having first appeared on the show in December 2020 for episode 16. I said back then that I’d love to get Sarah back on the show, and I’m delighted that we’ve managed to make it happen.This isn’t just a rerun of episode 16 though, it’s an incredibly rich episode in so many ways. We spent a lot of time

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SHORTS 04 | The Coaching Leader with Teg Dosanjh

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/07/11

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 42 and my interview with Teg Dosanjh, the Director of Connected Services and Technology at Samsung Electronics UK, a role he’s held since 2016. In this clip, he talks about some exercises you can implement to help coach your team, including the power of one-to-one sessions.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme:

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40:35

Dr Lynda Shaw | Understanding Imposter Syndrome

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/07/07

Dr Lynda Shaw is an experienced entrepreneur, having owned 3 businesses. She holds a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience, specializing in unconscious processing of emotion and behavioral change.She is also a professional speaker and works with senior leaders and their teams who want to better understand the science of change and development. Together they harness this power by recalibrating their thinking thus enabling others to do the same to work cohesively to reach organizational goals.In this

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SHORTS 03 | Getting Your Energy Back with Emily Turnball

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/07/04

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 48 and my interview with Emily Turnball, an energy coach and personal trainer based in Hertfordshire. In this clip, she talks about breaking slumps in your energy cycles and the power of pausing.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-courseBen’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadershipLISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE

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30:03

Leadership: Your Questions Answered

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/06/30

When people are going through my 10-4-10 leadership course, they often get in touch and send me a few questions. So in today's episode, I’m answering two of those that really stood out for me – and that have cropped up a few times along with answering some of my own podcast questions. I’ll give you a little hint with what’s covered today: it’s about my most inspirational leader… and removing friction.So without any further delay folks, let's jump straight in!#LeadOnLinks mentioned:10-4-10 -

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