The Sunday Scholar

00:00 Introduction
01:18 Word of the year [Leading you]
03:03 A consistent haircut [Leading teams]
03:56 Brand consistency [Leading organisations]
07:32 The Twelve Days of Christmas [Behind the scenes]
09:16 Consistency [Word of the week]
09:56 Final step
10:15 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
02:06 Get outside your comfort zone [Leading you]
04:11 Remember, the show must go on [Leading teams]
05:31 Create a candid Captain's log [Leading organisations]
06:39 Protecting your Leadership Compass [Behind the scenes]
07:28 Curtain-up [Word of the week]
07:51 Final step
08:16 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:20 Your 12 wishes for Christmas [Leading teams]
03:13 A tradition of writing letters to Santa [Leading you]
04:09 North Pole postal service [Leading organisations]
05:34 Bob’s Book Club: The Tao of Charlie Munger
06:28 Epistolary [Word of the week]
07:08 Final step
07:24 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:24 Improvising with custard [Leading you]
03:08 Calling out “rhubarb” [Leading teams]
04:17 The Rhubarb Triangle [Leading organisations]
05:50 Behind the Scenes
07:18 Diatribe [Word of the week]
07:45 Final step
08:08 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
02:09 Naked in the Baltic Sea [Leading you]
04:15 Speaking louder with silence [Leading teams]
05:30 Reinventing Nokia since 1865 [Leading organisations]
07:15 Sisu [Word of the week]
08:00 Final step
08:22 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:56 Outside the comfort zone [Leading you]
04:30 Choose fewer favourites [Leading teams]
05:38 Fewer apples in the basket [Leading organisations]
06:55 Behind the scenes
07:53 Syndrome [Word of the week]
08:18 Final step
08:42 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:32 An apple a day is never enough [Leading you]
04:01 One apple can spoil the bunch [Leading teams]
04:53 Leaders can 10X the apple cart [Leading organisations]
05:34 Behind the scenes
06:20 Decay [Word of the week]
06:42 Final step
07:05 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
02:02 Decide what you want [Leading you]
03:30 Discover what your customer wants [Leading teams]
05:30 Deliver plus one percent [Leading organisations]
07:10 Behind the scenes
08:10 Raving Fan [Word of the week]
08:40 Final step
09:12 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:51 Internalising your satellite navigation [Leading you]
03:48 Choose your flying team [Leading teams]
05:26 Gaining competitive advantage [Leading organisations]
07:35 Behind the scenes
08:06 Dovecote [Word of the week]
08:38 Final step
08:59 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:01 Leading YOU — Document like a school report
03:02 Leading TEAMS — Teaching teams how to think
05:03 Leading ORGANISATIONS — Avoiding round projects in square holes
07:18 Tuesday Tutorial — Attitudes and influence
08:13 Word of the week — Quadrimester
08:57 Final step
09:18 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

Highlights

00:00 Introduction
01:02 Leading YOU — A haircut in Halifax
02:24 Leading TEAMS — Never underestimate a good brew
03:11 Leading ORGANISATIONS — Planning for a royal reception
04:03 Word of the Week
04:24 Final Step
04:47 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:28 The Bare Necessities 
02:48 Leading YOU
04:08 Leading TEAMS
05:15 Leading ORGANISATIONS 
07:33 Word of the Week
08:12 Final Step
08:34 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
00:50 Chasing 12 rabbits
06:02 Avoiding rabbit holes
07:30 The ‘Year of the Rabbit’
08:02 Word of the week
08:25 Final step
08:43 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:13 O Come All Ye Faithful
03:22 Faithless at Christmas
04:35 An objective end of year review
05:25 The gift of leadership
06:20 Fitness goals for January
07:03 Behind the scenes
07:56 Word of the week
08:25 Final step
08:52 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
02:13 The Essential Scholar
02:44 A year in retrospective
06:48 Improve your productivity 
07:55 Recommended book
08:46 Behind the scenes
10:08 Word of the week
10:46 Final step
11:25 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

00:00 Introduction
01:16 Defining the World Cup
04:32 A shift in team standards
06:14 Gain coaching and support
07:01 A vertical view of videos
07:36 Word of the week
08:14 Final step
08:36 Close

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to. If you like what we’re doing, then please spread the word. You can listen via the website or podcast player. Alternatively, subscribe and we’ll deliver it to your inbox.

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

“The Sunday Scholar is Back…” It was last September where we last left off. Boris Johnson was seemingly unstoppable, having just recovered from yet another scandal. The Royal Family were planning a state occasion to mark Her Majesty’s 70th Anniversary. And Europe was at peace with itself. THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

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THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. It’s our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

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