S3: Impactful & Purposeful Conversations with Suzanne Hayes-Jones

Building Better Leaders

In this bonus episode of Building Better Leaders Season 3 we speak to Suzanne Hayes Jones, from the Laid Bare Company - an organisation focused on helping leaders have more impactful, purposeful conversations.
Suzanne has extensive experience in coaching, coach development, and organisational culture transformation. She also contributes to the leadership programmes at Henley Business School.
In this podcast conversation, we talk to Suzanne about:

• What coaching really is and what it is not?
• The shift away from command and control leadership
• Why leaders are struggling to apply coaching skills?
• The importance of the art of conversation in leadership
• Practical ways to start developing coaching skills
• Barriers to implementing coaching skills
• The role of followers in developing a coaching culture
• Why clarity is essential for kindness?
• The drama triangle

Suzanne’s Leadership Essentials:

1. Approach with curiosity over judgment
2. Bring your humanity, not your pedigree
3. Think about your presence as opposed to your performance as a leader.

If you’d like to find out more about Suzanne and her work, please check out:
http://www.thelaidbarecompany.com
Follow the Laid Bare Company on LinkedIn