Hello. Welcome to Humble Pie, a podcast series where we unpick leadership and get to the guts of what it takes to inspire people and achieve great things. We're curious about why we so rarely see and hear humble leadership in real life. In this day and age, are the best leaders strong, alpha role models that never admit defeat? or are they humble people who inspire others by showing vulnerability? We'll be interviewing people from a range of backgrounds and disciplines to try and find out!
Season 2 has come to an end, can you believe it? We’re not sure where the time has gone, but we know we’ve had a great time catching up with our guests! As it’s the last show of the series, we’ve decided to put ourselves under the microscope and talk about a time where we ourselves, have had to eat a slice of humble pie. What’s been your highlight of the series? Let us know in the comments!
9 Jul 2021
Humble Pie S2 E6: Dissecting ethical dilemmas with Effie Kanyua
Ethical dilemmas are everywhere. And we've seen brands react to the pandemic in different ways - some great, some ghastly. In this week's episode, we've drafted in a truly brilliant mind and a comms expert to help us dissect some of these dilemmas.
Effie Kanyua is currently director of PR & Comms at Hearst UK, the premium content and experiences business of trusted brands such as: Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health and Women’s health and is a sponsor on Hearst UK’s Diversity & Belonging steering committee.
This was an incredibly insightful chat, where we unpicked everything from transparent greenwashing to how Stormzy ended up on the cover of ELLE. We might be slightly biased - but this is a must listen!
24 May 2021
Humble Pie S2 E5: Telling that voice in your head to back off with Allegra Bambi Haines
Mental health is wealth, we know that. This week, we sit down with the amazing Allegra Bambi Haines.
Allegra is Founder & Director of The Booking Project, Co-Founder of clothing brand The Mila Tribe, Co-Founder of The Mum Space and Board Member Not a Phase - a charity supporting the lives of trans+ adults across the UK.
7 Apr 2021
Humble Pie S2 E4: A Humble Slice
We’re back for another installment of Humble Slice - our shortened humble offering. This week’s episode lands one year to the day that the first lockdown was announced. Can you believe it?
We hear from co-host and MD, Sara Collinge as she recounts the scenario planning that went into preparing a small business for a life working remotely. As well as coping with the unpredictability of a global pandemic.
And as ever, we’ll be wrapping things up with our Humble Review, our weekly recommendations of something to read or watch that will leave you feeling inspired.
24 Mar 2021
Humble Pie S2 E3: leading by example with Cary Wakefield
Welcome back for another slice of Humble Pie. This week’s episode is all about leading by example and we have a very special guest, Ovarian Cancer Action's CEO, Cary Wakefield, where she discusses her career, leadership style and as always we hear about a time when she had to eat some humble pie herself. It's an insightful and inspirational sit-down, one we're certain you'll enjoy.
2 Mar 2021
Humble Pie S2 E2: A Humble Slice
Welcome to a Humble Slice.
This is a quick slice of the action from the world around us and this week we're going Royal mania. As we gear up for what is set to be a fascinating interview between Oprah and Meghan, we're reading between the lines in the statements shared by the Queen and the Sussexes on their departure from Royal duties.
And in our Humble Review, we're recommending journalist Elizabeth Holmes @eholmes. If you're into Royals, fashion and dissecting the hidden messages behind what everyone is wearing this is for you. It's addictive.
18 Feb 2021
Humble Pie S2 E1: how to be a positive deviant with Rob Baker
And we’re back, Season 2 of Humble Pie. The podcast series where we delve deep into leadership and discuss just how great people manage to achieve great things. We still want to share stories about how some of the best leaders have owned their vulnerability and used it as a strength. Since the last series, the world has changed a hell of a lot. What we want to know is: can great leaders still inspire others whilst showing humility?
In this episode, we chatted to Rob Baker about what it means to be a positive deviant and how you can use it to encourage your teams to think differently, in an evidence-based way, to better performance.
And if you want read more about Rob's approach here's a link to his book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Personalization-Work-Resources-Engagement-Performance/dp/178966294X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=personalization+at+work&qid=1613654164&sr=8-1
And remember...don't think of an elephant!
18 Dec 2019
Guiding tomorrow's leaders with Claire Boyd
In this episode Humble Pie goes back to school as we chat to Claire Boyd, head teacher at Wimbledon High Junior School, and four of her wonderful students about leadership in education. We discuss everything from government funding, the impacts of social media, and hear all about the students’ favourite leaders of today.
17 Sept 2019
Leadership in a crisis with Kate Hartley
Kate Hartley is co-founder of the crisis simulation company, Polpeo and a super experienced crisis communications expert. When we found out that she was about to publish a book on the topic, we knew we had to get her on the show.
In this episode we asked Kate everything about high pressure situations, how to lead in a crisis, looking at examples from the best (and the worst!), how to build the right team, why she's got such beef with the word empathy....and of course, we asked her about a time when she's had to admit defeat and eat humble pie.
Kate's book is called Communicate in a Crisis and is available on Amazon https://amzn.to/2kNysSQ
10 Jul 2019
In at the deep at end of entrepreneurship with Rosie Cook
From a high flying city executive to sustainable swimwear creator…this week we unpick what it takes to venture into an unknown industry and start a successful business with Rosie Cook, founder and CEO of Deakin and Blue.
9 May 2019
Easing ‘The Juggling Act’ for working parents
This week we chatted to Claire and Lucy Fry. They are both working mums and having seen the struggles of returning to work themselves, started an organisation called The Juggling Act. Which aims to help ease the transition for parents returning to work.
Like everyone, we asked Lucy and Claire about a time they had to admit defeat and eat Humble Pie...have a listen to find out!
7 May 2019
Floyd Woodrow the SAS veteran, author, speaker and entrepreneur shares his lessons on leadership
Welcome to our first episode! Today we're interviewing author, speaker and entrepreneur Floyd Woodrow. Floyd became one of the youngest members of the SAS at at just 22. He received an award for gallantry for his work in Iraq and an MBE for his work in Afghanistan. He's also studied law, psychology and has written a book (the warrior, the strategist and you). Floyd is now chairman of the Quantum group and has also launched a new foundation with his charity Compass for Life, to inspire children to help them develop their own leadership skills.
Like everyone, we'll be asking Floyd about a time where he had to admit defeat and eat humble pie...have a listen to find out!
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