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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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02:27

SHORTS 02 | Operating in a VUCA World with General...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/06/27

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 33 and my interview with General Sir James Everard KCB, OBE. He became a commissioned officer in the British Army in 1983 and joined the 17th/21st Lancers and has extensive operational experience having commanded at every level in the British Army, including the Queen’s Royal Lancers, 20th Armoured Brigade, 3rd(UK) Division and the UK Field Army. In this clip, he talks

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48:07

Simon Alexander Ong | Finding Your Spark and...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/06/23

Simon is a personal development entrepreneur, coach and public speaker who began his working life in investment banking. There came a point when he realized that he wasn’t fulfilled at work, and the nature of his work wasn’t conducive to a healthy life well lived. This was the point at which he decided to make a career change and step into coaching.Simon has a new book out. It’s called ‘Energize: Find Your Spark, Achieve More and Live Better’.In this episode we spoke a lot about his career journey,

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02:43

SHORTS 01 | Habitual Action with Scott Shute

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/06/20

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 82 and my interview with Scott Shute, the former Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn, a role he effectively created for himself after years as the VP of Global Customer Operations at LinkedIn. In this clip, he talks about the difference between information, knowledge and wisdom – and why we need to practice habitual action.FREE RESOURCESBen’s FREE 10-4-10

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35:30

Tony Harris | Self-doubt and Making Tough Decisions

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/06/16

Tony Harris has spent more than 30 years working in advertising in some of the world’s most famous brands. He was a CEO for BBDO – the world’s most awarded advertising network – for more than a decade, heading offices in Manila, Tokyo and Hong Kong.In 2021 Tony founded Stray Rhino Business Mentoring where he has the pleasure of mentoring many rookie leaders and their management teams.Tony has a fabulous leadership book called ‘Leadership 101’ which I highly recommend. You can enter our free prize

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04:50

BITESIZE #12: Do We Need A Leadership Style?

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/06/13

As leaders, many of us don’t like to be ‘boxed in’, so why do we need to be so fixated on our ‘leadership style’? In this bite-sized episode, I reflect on how to flex your style but be true to your values.This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey. It’s my gift to you and it’s absolutely free.If you’re getting value from it, please

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Dr John Demartini | The Value of Values

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2022/06/09

In this episode we’re joined by a world-renowned specialist in human behaviour, researcher, author and global educator… Dr John Demartini.He was just recently selected as Top Human Behaviour Specialist of the Yearfor 2020 by the IAOTP for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession.Dr. Demartini is the founder of the global education organization, the Demartini Institute which has over 72 courses on self-development, life mastery and leadership in its extensive curriculum. Dr

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04:06

BITESIZE #11: Leadership Advice From Seneca

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2022/06/06

Today we reflect on some practical leadership and life advice from Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher born in 4 BC. Find out how to put your life up for review and develop a regular habit of reflecting.This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey. It’s my gift to you and it’s absolutely free.If you’re getting value from it, please

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50:54

Jay Steinfeld | Selling a Business and Staying on as CEO

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2022/06/02

Jay founded and was the CEO of Blinds.com, the world’s number one online window covering retailer. It’s a business he bootstrapped in 1996 for just $3,000 from his Texas garage, which was then acquired by The Home Depot in 2014.Jay remained as the CEO and later joined The Home Depot Online Leadership Team. After stepping away from these roles in early 2020, he teaches entrepreneurship at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and has increased his involvement on numerous private company

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04:40

BITESIZE #10: The Outdated Expert

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/05/30

Today we focus on empowering your team members – as they know more than you. It’s time to acknowledge that things change, and quite often you have outdated knowledge. Find out also what we can learn from Undercover Boss…This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey. It’s my gift to you and it’s absolutely free.If you’re getting value

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48:48

Scott Shute | The Leader’s Journey from ‘Me to We’

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/05/26

Scott is the former Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn, a role he effectively created for himself after years as the VP of Global Customer Operations at LinkedIn.Scott thinks of himself as operating at the intersection of the workplace and ancient wisdom traditions. He blends his experience as a Silicon Valley executive with his lifelong practice and passion as a wisdom seeker and teacher.In his most recent role at LinkedIn, Scott was the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion programs.He

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04:17

BITESIZE #9: People Leave Great Leaders

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/05/23

Are you a hoarder or a developer of talent? Consider how you can encourage your best talent to move on… who knows when you will cross paths again.This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey. It’s my gift to you and it’s absolutely free.If you’re getting value from it, please subscribe to the show and share the link with your friends

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12:19

Personal Values

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/05/19

Whenever I’m running a senior level leadership programme or working with a new one-to-one client, I always begin by helping them to get really clear on their core values. Why? Because these are the things that underpin everything we do.In today's solo episode, I share how to identify your core values and how to be consistent with them. With better awareness, we can make better decisions. And better decisions lead to better outcomes. This is the level of clarity I’d like to help you achieve and one

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03:57

BITESIZE #8: Slowing Down To Speed Up

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/05/16

Whack-a-Mole is a great analogy for how many of us work, lead… and manage our emails. The most effective way to achieve progress and momentum isn’t through speed of action alone. It’s through slowing down in order to speed up. It’s about being effective instead of simply being efficient.This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey

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40:55

Mike Cooper | People First Leadership

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/05/12

Mike is the Global President and CRO at Adomni. He most recently served as CEO of Enhance Outdoor, and prior to launching Enhance, he spent eight years as the global CEO of Rapport Worldwide, taking it from annual billings of $85 million in two countries to nearly $1 billion across eighteen countries.Mike is a native Brit who now lives in Westchester, New York with his Czech wife and their three children.In this episode we spoke a lot about Mike’s people first approach to leadership and the very

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04:17

BITESIZE #7: Tasks versus Relationships

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2022/05/09

We forget, or even neglect, to invest the time in building relationships that are big enough and strong enough to see us through the tough times as well as the good times. So whilst it can be tempting to simply get 'straight down to business' on our virtual calls, connecting on a personal level is so important right now.This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of

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27:29

Medley Episode: How To Keep Your Team Motivated

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/05/05

Welcome to the second medley episode, where today we find out from five different leaders about their experiences and top tips around keeping their teams motivated.You’ll notice I said keeping their teams motivated, because I don’t believe it’s our job to motivate people. It is, however, our job to ensure that our people don’t become demotivated.After all, nobody joins a new organisation in a demotivated state. Similarly, when somebody receives a promotion, they tend to be highly motivated and

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04:24

BITESIZE #6: Recognition and Appreciation

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/05/02

Many of us think that recognition and appreciation are the same thing, but they’re not. Find out when to give positive feedback based on performance or results, and when to appreciate people for who they are, not just what they do.This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey. It’s my gift to you and it’s absolutely free.If you’re

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41:02

Michael Bungay Stanier | Leadership Transition:...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/04/28

Michael Bungay Stanier, or MBS as he is also known, is the author of seven books which between them have sold over a million copies. He’s best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century and already recognized as a classic.His new book, ‘How to Begin’, helps people be more ambitious for themselves and for the world. Michael was a Rhodes Scholar and plays the ukulele “badly” – his words, not mine!In this episode I was able to explore some of the ideas from his latest

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13:57

BITESIZE: The Nine-Day Fortnight with Nick Warner –...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/04/25

Today’s episode is a little different to other bite-size episodes in that it’s a very short interview with a listener, Nick Warner.We initially connected through social media and had a conversation about how he works a nine-day fortnight, and the benefits that brings. I found it really interesting and immediately thought it was a conversation other people would get value from.This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools,

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56:55

Tony O’Driscoll | Inspiring Everyone to Create Real...

The Leader"s Kitbag ·

2022/04/21

In this episode we’re joined by Professor Tony O’Driscoll to talk about his new book – ‘Everyday Superhero: How You Can Inspire Everyone to Create Real Change at Work’.Tony’s knowledge about leadership and change is off the charts good, and his new book is fantastic. It’s so good in fact, that I’ve got hold of two copies to give away to you, my dear listeners, for free.For a chance to win one, simply listen to the full episode in which you’ll hear a hidden, secret word. Once you hear it, email it to

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