episode 233 | Jan 29, 2025 | 78min

Lessons From Unseen Leaders

In this conversation with Martin Guttman we explore lessons in leadership from unseen leaders, what sets great leaders apart, leadership in context and distributed leadership, key skills for leaders today and embracing the practice of leadership.
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In this podcast we talk about:

02:30 Introducing “The unseen leader”
08:30 What sets great leaders apart
15:00 The power of distributed leadership
20:00 A different leadership development frame
24:00 Key skills for leaders today
28:00 Responding to stress in the workplace
36:15 Old leadership behaviours
39.30 Reimagining leadership
45:00 Enhancing psychological safety
48:00 Embracing the practice of leadership
54:30 Leadership and “boring” management
58:30 The “crisis” maneuver
1:04:45 A curious approach to life

Resources Mentioned:

The unseen leader, by Martin Guttman
Ernest Shackleton
Roald Amundsen
Dave Snowden
Amy Edmondson
Rafaella Sadun
John Kotter 
Keith Grint
Andreas Weber
Slow productivity, by Cal Newport

About the Guest

Martin Gutmann

Martin Gutmann is a speaker, author, and scholar interested in how the past can illuminate today's most pressing leadership challenges. He is a professor at the Lucerne School of Business, a lecturer at ETH Zurich, and the best-selling author of The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership. From 2016 to 2020, he was the founding Managing Director of the Swiss School of Public Governance, where he launched a programme for future global public sector leaders. His writing and thought leadership work has reached millions through pieces in top business magazines, such as Forbes and Fast Company, and appearances on well-known management podcasts, such as Phronesis and The Leadership Podcast.

WEBSITE
https://www.martingutmann.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-gutmann-3a0136ab

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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