ConquerCast: Real Leadership & Personal Growth Lessons

About ConquerCast: Real Leadership & Personal Growth Lessons

ConquerCast is a leadership development and executive coaching podcast hosted by Parm Chohan, focused on team engagement, workplace communication, emotional intelligence, and personal excellence. Through executive coaching, leadership training, values-based leadership, and team development programs, Conquer Leadership helps individuals and organizations strengthen culture, improve performance, and unlock their full potential. You’ll hear honest stories about communication, resilience, and growth - and how great leaders build high-performing teams and strong workplace cultures.

Publisher

Parm Chohan

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Dec 2020

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Pragmatic Optimism: Why leaders need hope and guardrails

   Leadership can make cynicism pretty easy. There are always reasons something won't work: Not enough budget. Too much bureaucracy. Competing priorities. Difficult personalities. Organizational politics. Sometimes these constraints are very real. But accepting that nothing can change isn't much of a leadership strategy either, now is it? 🙂 Recently, my good friend Keerit (https://www.linkedin.com/in/keerit-jutla-954b3129/) joined me on ConquerCast. Keerit is a natural resources executive whose work has crossed law, government, business, reconciliation and economic development. During our conversation, he used a phrase I hadn't heard before: Pragmatic optimism. He explained it this way: “Optimism and hope sets the direction. And pragmatism builds the guardrails so you can actually get there.” We need to believe something better is possible. But we also need to figure out how the heck we're going to get there. Check out the ⁠⁠⁠BONUS ⁠ (https://conquerleadership.ca/pragmatic-optimism-why-leaders-need-hope-and-guardrails/)material in including the 'HGA' Leadership Checkpoint. (https://conquerleadership.ca/pragmatic-optimism-why-leaders-need-hope-and-guardrails/) 1:1 LASER COACHING If you’re listening to this and there’s something you’re currently navigating (a decision, a challenge, or just feeling stuck) this is exactly the kind of work I support leaders with. I offer complimentary 1:1 laser coaching sessions (short, focused conversations) to help you get clear and walk away with real next steps. If that sounds helpful, email me to set something up: ⁠⁠⁠parm@conquerleadership.ca⁠⁠⁠ (mailto:parm@conquerleadership.ca). Just mention this episode so I know you came from the podcast community. -- ConquerCast is a leadership development and executive coaching podcast hosted by Parm Chohan, focused on team engagement, workplace communication, emotional intelligence, and personal excellence. Through executive coaching, leadership training, values-based leadership, and team development programs, ⁠⁠Conquer Leadership⁠⁠ (https://conquerleadership.ca/)helps individuals and organizations strengthen culture, improve performance, and unlock their full potential.

2. 

   22 Aug 2026

   Brand = Expectation

   There are people you instantly trust. Maybe because they always follow through, treat everyone with respect, or their actions consistently match their words. The opposite is true too. We've all met people who make a great first impression, only to slowly lose our trust over time. Perhaps not because of one big mistake, but because of a series of small experiences. Think about the last time someone recommended a movie, a book, or even another business to you? (ahem… Conquer Leadership anyone? 😃). Before you ever walked through the door or met the person, you already had expectations. This got me thinking after a recent conversation with branding expert Shahzad Gidwani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahzad-gidwani/). He shared a simple idea: BRAND = EXPECTATION . The more I thought about it, the more I realized this isn't just a branding lesson. It's a lesson in personal branding, self-leadership, and personal excellence, because expectations alone don't build trust. The way we consistently show up, DOES. Check out the ⁠⁠BONUS (https://conquerleadership.ca/the-reputation-youre-building-daily/)material in including the Reputation Formula and self-leadership checkpoint (https://conquerleadership.ca/the-reputation-youre-building-daily/). 1:1 LASER COACHING If you’re listening to this and there’s something you’re currently navigating (a decision, a challenge, or just feeling stuck) this is exactly the kind of work I support leaders with. I offer complimentary 1:1 laser coaching sessions (short, focused conversations) to help you get clear and walk away with real next steps. If that sounds helpful, email me to set something up: ⁠⁠parm@conquerleadership.ca⁠⁠ (mailto:parm@conquerleadership.ca). Just mention this episode so I know you came from the podcast community. -- ConquerCast is a leadership development and executive coaching podcast hosted by Parm Chohan, focused on team engagement, workplace communication, emotional intelligence, and personal excellence. Through executive coaching, leadership training, values-based leadership, and team development programs, ⁠Conquer Leadership⁠ (https://conquerleadership.ca/)helps individuals and organizations strengthen culture, improve performance, and unlock their full potential. Listen to more episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://open.spotify.com/show/2kGgtAbLrKvOJtiQ8VnGRt) ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conquercast-real-leadership-personal-growth-lessons/id1883573825) ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d3827130-21ec-431c-aa43-b05abcf52ee3/conquercast-real-leadership-personal-growth-lessons)

3. 

   20 Jun 2026

   AI won't replace leadership

   Is it just me? Or does it feel like every week there's a new AI tool, platform, update, or prediction. Some people believe AI will transform everything. Others are wondering if it'll eventually replace us altogether. But a recent conversation on ConquerCast got me thinking about a different question: ➤ As technology becomes more powerful, what will leadersneed to do to remain human? I spoke with Gina Johar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-johar-b9013182/), Senior Vice President of Data & Knowledge Management at Infrastructure Ontario, and we explored leadership, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. While the conversation covered everything from data-driven decision-making to organizational change, one idea kept resurfacing: ➤ AI can SUPPORT leadership. It can't REPLACE it. Check out the ⁠BONUS ⁠ (https://conquerleadership.ca/ai-wont-replace-leadership/).. The Human Leadership Checkpoint (https://conquerleadership.ca/ai-wont-replace-leadership/). Simple questions to ask yourself to make sure you're being "human". 1:1 LASER COACHING If you’re listening to this and there’s something you’re currently navigating (a decision, a challenge, or just feeling stuck) this is exactly the kind of work I support leaders with. I offer complimentary 1:1 laser coaching sessions (short, focused conversations) to help you get clear and walk away with realnext steps. If that sounds helpful, email me to set something up: ⁠parm@conquerleadership.ca⁠ (mailto:parm@conquerleadership.ca). Just mention this episode so I know you came from the podcast community. -- ConquerCast is a leadership development and executive coaching podcast hosted by Parm Chohan, focused on team engagement, workplace communication, emotional intelligence, and personal excellence. Through executive coaching, leadership training, values-based leadership, and team development programs, Conquer Leadership (https://conquerleadership.ca/)helps individuals and organizations strengthen culture, improve performance, and unlock their full potential. Listen to more episodes ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ (https://open.spotify.com/show/2kGgtAbLrKvOJtiQ8VnGRt) ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conquercast-real-leadership-personal-growth-lessons/id1883573825) ⁠⁠⁠Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d3827130-21ec-431c-aa43-b05abcf52ee3/conquercast-real-leadership-personal-growth-lessons)

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