S7 Ep19: ‘Ego Flip’ with James Woodcock

It's no secret that the world is changing rapidly (perhaps faster than many of us appreciate) and this demands a new kind of leadership. But is your ego holding back your ability to evolve and lead effectively?

In this episode, co-hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender are in conversation with business philosopher, consultant and author of ‘Ego Flip: How to Reset Your Leadership Life’, James Woodcock. The conversation goes beyond theory, exploring practical ways to understand your own perspective and offers simple, actionable ideas like the ‘one breath rule’ and ‘noticing thinking’.

If you're interested in understanding how ego shapes not just individuals but also organizations and how leadership can evolve for the future, this episode offers valuable insights on how to potentially reset your leadership life.

00:00 Introduction
05:08 James’ background
07:50 Where does your book take the reader?
11:41 The implications of not appreciating how fast things are changing and the role that ego plays in that
16:38 How does this play into the notion of stronger or diminished accountability?
19:02 It’s not about losing responsibility, but rather how you think about the influence that you put into this
22:03 Do you see any other types of ego at play?
24:29 How can we flip our ego in these situations?
30:47 Where did you come across the one breath rule?
32:46 What does stepping in and stepping out unlock for you personally?
34:33 Eight practical tools to build a leaders manifesto
38:21 The evil genius organisation
41:25 Examples of organisations where leadership is giving power to others
44:33 Thoughts on the future
47:13 What’s next for you?
49:07 A question for leaders


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The Evolving Leader is researched, written and presented by Jean Gomes and Scott Allender with production by Phil Kerby. It is an Outside production.