Swim not Sink Leadership Podcast

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With the Swim not Sink Leadership Podcast, your host James Nagle is on a mission to support first time leaders through what is the most challenging transition in any career. You will hear the insights and experiences of first time leaders, and those who support them, their bosses, HR leaders and head-hunters. So if you are a first time leader who wants a better understanding of what is required to be successful, to “swim not sink”, then this show is a must listen.

James Nagle


    • Aug 18, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Swim not Sink Leadership Podcast

    Giving space for creative ideas to flow with David Hall, Managing Director Brita UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 29:56


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    How I overcame the absence of a role model with DCC's Judy Makin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 28:24


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    They won't miss me because I built a great team with Matt Tucker, former COO at OLO which he led to a $3 billion IPO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 36:02


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    Getting clear on what success looks like with John Broderick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 21:31


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    The best feedback is the one that hurts with Whirlpool's Matias Caride

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 24:40


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    Why I focus first on earning trust with Wella‘s Ariadne Oliveira

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 29:03


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    What I‘ve learned about transitions as a HR leader in transition with Diageo‘s Ednah Otieno

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 28:09


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    Success in my first season with All-Ireland winning manager Feargal Logan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 37:13


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    The benefit of an overseas move with Diageo´s Graham Villiers-Tuthill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 27:45


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    Why a “boomerang move” made sense for me with Reckitt´s Nick Sedgwick

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 31:49


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    How to avoid being overwhelmed in your first-time leadership role with Sanofi´s Stéphane Jacqmin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 25:18


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    Why business success is all about people and culture with Erhard Schoewel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 29:24


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    What separates "the swimmers from the sinkers" with author James Ashton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 23:30


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    My journey from self-doubt to success with TBWA´s CEO Sara Tate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 37:46


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    Why I thrive when taking on the incumbent with Fibrus Chairman Conal Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 23:05


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    Normalising on-boarding support for leaders with Professor Michael Watkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 33:06


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    Preparing leaders for the "hot seat" with AIB´s Pedro Angulo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 28:17


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    The merits of finding your authentic leadership style with Nomad Food´s Antje Schubert

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 26:10


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    Succeeding as an entrepreneur in a big company with Henkel´s Mattia de Dominicis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 27:14


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    The importance of cultural intelligence for expat leaders with Vanessa Barros PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 23:58


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    How coaching made me a better commercial leader with Google´s José Pulpón

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 23:05


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    How to succeed as a maverick in a corporate environment with Vucastar Consulting's Peter Corijn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 31:21


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    Early Retirement - What comes next after corporate? with Apurv Nagpal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 29:53


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    The magic of combining performance management and purpose with Beiersdorf´s Ramon A. Mirt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 19:35


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    The importance of re-badging yourself after an internal promotion with Odgers Berndtson´s Mark O Donnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 20:04


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    Looking for the Leadership Moments with PWC´s Jacqui Scannell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 23:12


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    Rethinking your approach to onboarding senior leaders with Anait Pogosyan from Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 22:30


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    Looking for leaders who have their own voice with Sharon James, former head of R&D at Bayer Consumer Health & RB

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 26:31


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    Soft skills lessons from hard tech with LinkedIn´s Jonathan Logue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 18:53


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    Why leadership is not about being the smartest person in the room with Kevin Doak, General Manager Sanofi Turkey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 24:00


    Welcome to episode 3 of my new podcast for first-time leaders where my guest is Kevin Doak.

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    Why "sink or swim" is a good leadership style but not a motivator with Elio Leoni-Sceti, Co-Founder at The Craftory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 25:19


    Welcome to episode 2 of my new podcast for first-time leaders where my guest is Elio Leoni-Sceti.   

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    Trailer for the Swim not Sink Leadership Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 2:20


    Welcome to the Swim not Sink Leadership Podcast… supporting first time leaders through what is the most challenging transition in any career.This is a welcome message and some background information about why I've started this podcast and what I am hoping you'll get out of it.You can listen to some short extracts from the guests on Series 1.Thanks for listening, and if you think this can help a colleague, please share.

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    Why Recruiting Externally is akin to an Organ Transplant with Alastair Paton from August Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 27:21


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