Advanced Executive Leadership

What’s required from Executive Leaders has changed. Find out how executive leaders and executive teams can survive and thrive in our disrupted world. Interviews with CEOs and insights from Waldencroft’s Dr Jacqueline Conway. Waldencroft is a consulting practice dedicated to helping executive leaders anticipate, navigate and lead. Find us at https://waldencroft.com/

Advanced Executive Leadership is a business podcast hosted by Jacqueline Conway, with 74 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jacqueline Conway hosts Advanced Executive Leadership, a business show with 74 episodes published.

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  #74 Meditation as a tool for leaders with Susan Grandfield

  Jul 17, 202559 minS0

  In this episode, I’m joined by leadership coach and mindfulness teacher Susan Grandfield for a conversation that blends personal insight, scientific rigour, and deep practicality of meditation.<br /><br />We explore why meditation isn’t just a wellness fad or spiritual escape, but a practical, evidence-based tool for leaders navigating complexity, overwhelm, and continuous partial attention.  <br /><br />Susan brings both academic and lived experience, and together we discuss:<br />The different types of meditation (and how to find the one that suits you)Why a consistent 10-minute practice can genuinely shift your leadership presenceWhat neuroscience reveals about time, focus...

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  #73 Executive Search in a Changing World with Jamie Livingston

  Jun 26, 202550 minS0

  In this episode, I’m joined by Jamie Livingston, Founder and CEO of Livingston James Group and Co-Chair of the youth leadership charity Columba 1400.<br /> <br />Jamie brings decades of experience placing senior leaders into C-suite and board-level roles. In our conversation, he reflects on how leadership expectations have evolved from the traditional command-and-control model to the need for leaders who are purpose-led, agile, and capable of navigating complexity, paradox, and moral dilemmas. <br /><br />We explore:<br />What organisations are really looking for in executive leaders todayThe tension between competency-based assessment and deeper human capacitiesHow Livingston James has embedded purp...

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  #72 Lessons in ethical leadership from the Netflix drama, Toxic Town

  Jun 12, 202518 minS0

  In this solo episode, I explore what the Netflix drama Toxic Town can teach us about moral leadership.<br /><br />Using James Rest’s Four-Component Model of ethical decision-making, I contrast two characters - Roy Thomas and Sam Hagen - and examine how their choices offer a powerful lens for executive leaders navigating complexity, responsibility, and risk. <br /><br />This episode is especially relevant for anyone in a leadership role asking:<br />What makes ethical action possible?How do status and proximity to power shape our moral clarity?And what can we do to develop the courage to act when it c...

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  #71 - From crisis resilience to growth with David Conway

  May 22, 202538 minS0

  What does it take to lead a major organisation through collapse, recovery, and into a decade of growth?<br /><br />In this episode Dr Jacqueline Conway is joined by David Conway, HR Director at London Gatwick Airport, to explore how executive leadership transformed in the wake of the pandemic. Gatwick lost nearly 100% of its passengers during COVID — a near-total shutdown of operations. <br /><br />David shares the personal and collective journey of rebuilding an executive team fit for the future. From defining shared strategic priorities to embedding resilience and fostering true collective enterprise leadership, this episode is rich with hard-won les...

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  #70 FieldSense: A Practical Thinking Framework for Leadership Teams

  May 8, 202520 minS0

  In this latest episode I introduce <b>FieldSense</b> — a structured yet human approach to working through complex issues as a leadership team.<br /><br />Too often, the capacity in senior teams isn’t unleashed as they try to solve gnarly problems or issues - not because the people aren’t capable, but because they’re talking at cross purposes, each operating from a different stage of the problem.<br /><b></b><br /><b>FieldSense</b> makes those stages visible, helping teams align on where they are, what the work is right now, and what comes next.<br /><br />You’ll learn:<b...

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