https://simplecast.com Leadership Theater ...unplugged We want to inspire and encourage you to rewrite your piece of leadership play. Listen to vulnerable and bloody honest stories of heart winning and outstanding leaders. Learn about practical and powerful tools, tricks and hacks. Aren't we all playing a certain role to fulfil anybody's expectations? This might be necessary in some situations. But to gain the trust of your people you need to show your true self. This is probably the hardest part, because it makes us vulnerable and confronts us with our deepest beliefs and fears. In our podcast we want to introduce you to great people who share their stories of how they developed into authentic, coherent, and incredibly sympathetic leaders. 2021 - All rights reserved - Diana Bister, Alexander Maier en Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:00:11 +0000 https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com Leadership Theater ...unplugged https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/85b1f5f3-cbd7-4ea6-9538-1f5d23e84708/ffd2062c-918b-47f6-a3f1-f541844e8478/3000x3000/screen-shot-2021-02-22-at-17-28-18.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com episodic We want to inspire and encourage you to rewrite your piece of leadership play. Listen to vulnerable and bloody honest stories of heart winning and outstanding leaders. Learn about practical and powerful tools, tricks and hacks. Aren't we all playing a certain role to fulfil anybody's expectations? This might be necessary in some situations. But to gain the trust of your people you need to show your true self. This is probably the hardest part, because it makes us vulnerable and confronts us with our deepest beliefs and fears. In our podcast we want to introduce you to great people who share their stories of how they developed into authentic, coherent, and incredibly sympathetic leaders. Alexander Maier, Diana Bister no https://feeds.simplecast.com/RsGBY7D4 agile leadership, agile, team development, authentic leadership, tranformation, change management, coaching, company culture, culture, culture change, organisation development, facilitation, high performing teams, leadership, leadership journey, leadership of the future, leadership storries, management, scrum, self-development, self-management, sustainable leadership, team performance, trust based leadership, vulnerable, growing as a leader, heart winning leaders, leadership agility, learn from others, pivot points, business agility, share your story, catalyst leadership, personal stories, leadership development, create followers, stay in the game Diana Bister and Alexander Maier info@leadership-theater.com 39a03c65-d505-40d4-8be8-4f5088b3df00 #10: Gaby Frischknecht: Let go of control and trust in the abilities of others (Part 2) Gaby has a background in Business Administration. She has worked as a project manager in the insurance industry.

When her company decided to transform to a more agile way of working, Gaby became an Agile Leader and supported the organizational change.

Since August 2020 she is also a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern, Switzerland.

]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/10-gaby-frischknecht-let-go-of-control-and-trust-in-the-abilities-of-others-part-2-FBLD7naw Gaby has a background in Business Administration. She has worked as a project manager in the insurance industry.

When her company decided to transform to a more agile way of working, Gaby became an Agile Leader and supported the organizational change.

Since August 2020 she is also a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern, Switzerland.

]]> #10: Gaby Frischknecht: Let go of control and trust in the abilities of others (Part 2) Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 00:39:34 About feeling the relief of letting go and enabling others to take control. And living the agile values by letting people find their own team identity in the course of an Agile Transformation. About feeling the relief of letting go and enabling others to take control. And living the agile values by letting people find their own team identity in the course of an Agile Transformation. no full 12 8f47470b-5e83-4576-a247-59a91dffa325 #10 Gaby Frischknecht: Let go of control and trust in the abilities of others (Part 1) Gaby has a background in Business Administration. She has worked as a project manager in the insurance industry. 

When her company decided to transform to a more agile way of working, Gaby became an Agile Leader and supported the organizational change. 

Since August 2020 she is also a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern, Switzerland.

]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/10-gaby-frischknecht-let-go-of-control-and-trust-in-the-abilities-of-others-part-1-4J3rujxp Gaby has a background in Business Administration. She has worked as a project manager in the insurance industry. 

When her company decided to transform to a more agile way of working, Gaby became an Agile Leader and supported the organizational change. 

Since August 2020 she is also a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern, Switzerland.

]]> #10 Gaby Frischknecht: Let go of control and trust in the abilities of others (Part 1) Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 00:49:08 About feeling the relief of letting go and enabling others to take control. And living the agile values by letting people find their own team identity in the course of an Agile Transformation. About feeling the relief of letting go and enabling others to take control. And living the agile values by letting people find their own team identity in the course of an Agile Transformation. no full 11 2bd3c5a6-3a7c-4308-91c5-95456cd8c2b6 #9 Ward Graham: Remind yourself of Who you are not What (Part 2) Ward works as Executive Creative Director. He is the founder of his own creative agency. During his career he helped developing some of the world's most iconic brands, like Marlboro.

His project management work led to a global workshop based on better partnering between clients and agencies.

He worked and lived in several countries, mainly the US and Germany. Today his home base is Santa Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/9-ward-graham-remind-yourself-of-who-you-are-not-what-part-2-qzFl44Ub Ward works as Executive Creative Director. He is the founder of his own creative agency. During his career he helped developing some of the world's most iconic brands, like Marlboro.

His project management work led to a global workshop based on better partnering between clients and agencies.

He worked and lived in several countries, mainly the US and Germany. Today his home base is Santa Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

]]> #9 Ward Graham: Remind yourself of Who you are not What (Part 2) Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 00:34:24 About strong core values, about serving people and focusing on who a person is, not what. And how easily your ideals can be compromised and a lovable handling of own failures. About strong core values, about serving people and focusing on who a person is, not what. And how easily your ideals can be compromised and a lovable handling of own failures. no full 10 c53ad427-692a-49dc-af77-5be499d1bcb8 #9 Ward Graham: Remind yourself of Who you are not What (Part 1) Ward works as Executive Creative Director. He is the founder of his own creative agency. During his career he helped developing some of the world's most iconic brands, like Marlboro. 

His project management work led to a global workshop based on better partnering between clients and agencies. 

He worked and lived in several countries, mainly the US and Germany. Today his home base is Santa Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

]]> Mon, 7 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/9-ward-graham-remind-yourself-of-who-you-are-not-what-part-1-KLkW0i_Z Ward works as Executive Creative Director. He is the founder of his own creative agency. During his career he helped developing some of the world's most iconic brands, like Marlboro. 

His project management work led to a global workshop based on better partnering between clients and agencies. 

He worked and lived in several countries, mainly the US and Germany. Today his home base is Santa Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

]]> #9 Ward Graham: Remind yourself of Who you are not What (Part 1) Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 00:37:05 About strong core values, about serving people and focusing on who a person is, not what. And how easily your ideals can be compromised and a lovable handling of own failures. About strong core values, about serving people and focusing on who a person is, not what. And how easily your ideals can be compromised and a lovable handling of own failures. no full 9 738c728a-abf9-49ea-b74e-ca976f814967 #8 Alexander Puschkin: About building up and leading a self-organized team Alexander Puschkin has a background in economics and information technology. As an entrepreneur and manager he has founded different start-ups. 

As a Chief Digital Officer in an established company he has built up a new segment with innovative products and supported the company in becoming more agile. Today he works as a consultant to support companies in their digital and agile transformation.

Together with his family he lives in Berlin, Germany.

]]> Mon, 24 May 2021 17:47:42 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/8-alexander-puschkin-about-building-up-and-leading-a-self-organized-team-V8XwP_lJ Alexander Puschkin has a background in economics and information technology. As an entrepreneur and manager he has founded different start-ups. 

As a Chief Digital Officer in an established company he has built up a new segment with innovative products and supported the company in becoming more agile. Today he works as a consultant to support companies in their digital and agile transformation.

Together with his family he lives in Berlin, Germany.

]]> #8 Alexander Puschkin: About building up and leading a self-organized team Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 01:11:00 Alexander will share his story how his start-up, offering a collaboration technology in 2005, accidentally triggered major cultural changes within the customers' companies. This has forced him not only to deal with technological challenges but also with cultural dynamics and human anxieties. You will also learn how he mastered to build up a self-organizing team himself and which mindset is crucial to enable self-organization and a learning culture. Alexander will share his story how his start-up, offering a collaboration technology in 2005, accidentally triggered major cultural changes within the customers' companies. This has forced him not only to deal with technological challenges but also with cultural dynamics and human anxieties. You will also learn how he mastered to build up a self-organizing team himself and which mindset is crucial to enable self-organization and a learning culture. no full 8 dc73198f-4bb1-4fc9-87fb-92a915588cae #7 Duncan Barras: About leading a team he has known nothing about Duncan Barras from Cardiff started his career as a logistics planner in the steel industry. This is where he took over his first leadership role in a merely command and control culture. 

After some years he switched the industry to another manufaturing company in the hope of experiencing a more people oriented collaboration. But he just experienced a similar culture as in the steel industry. 

This changed when his new boss (Alexander ;-)) came to the company and started an agile transformation. Duncan was part of the management team and went through a leadership transformation himself. 

Today he works as a segment category manager in the packaging industry.

]]> Mon, 10 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/7-duncan-barras-about-leading-a-team-he-has-known-nothing-about-yji9CNUe Duncan Barras from Cardiff started his career as a logistics planner in the steel industry. This is where he took over his first leadership role in a merely command and control culture. 

After some years he switched the industry to another manufaturing company in the hope of experiencing a more people oriented collaboration. But he just experienced a similar culture as in the steel industry. 

This changed when his new boss (Alexander ;-)) came to the company and started an agile transformation. Duncan was part of the management team and went through a leadership transformation himself. 

Today he works as a segment category manager in the packaging industry.

]]> #7 Duncan Barras: About leading a team he has known nothing about Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 01:07:13 In this episode you will learn that a directive and radically goal-oriented style of leadership is set up for failure. And if you still think that it needs a subject matter expert to be a good leader, Duncan will proof you wrong. Leading a team he has known nothing about has been the most successful time in his leadership career. In this episode you will learn that a directive and radically goal-oriented style of leadership is set up for failure. And if you still think that it needs a subject matter expert to be a good leader, Duncan will proof you wrong. Leading a team he has known nothing about has been the most successful time in his leadership career. no full 7 396aeb8b-7a6b-4ce0-8cb2-71e37c76ad4c #6 Jürg Federer: About forgiving oneself, nourishing others and what creativity has to do with survival It is difficult to put Jürg into one single box because he reinvents himself on a regular basis.  He has been a famous chef in New York, the journalist of his own ice hockey newspaper, a publisher, an entertainer who has offered an aphrodisiac dining experience to more than ten thousand people and a television chef. Today he works as a coach to help people explore their own creativity to start being and stop becoming.  

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:47:29 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/6-jurg-federer-about-forgiving-oneself-nourishing-others-and-what-creativity-has-to-do-with-survival-3F07NLOp It is difficult to put Jürg into one single box because he reinvents himself on a regular basis.  He has been a famous chef in New York, the journalist of his own ice hockey newspaper, a publisher, an entertainer who has offered an aphrodisiac dining experience to more than ten thousand people and a television chef. Today he works as a coach to help people explore their own creativity to start being and stop becoming.  

]]> #6 Jürg Federer: About forgiving oneself, nourishing others and what creativity has to do with survival Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 01:03:34 Jürg is a multi talented, rebellious, and very creative leadership coach who has been in different roles as Chef, entrepreneur and business owner. Listen about his innovative ideas about how change happens and what this has to do with forgiving oneself. He'll offer a new perspective on a working environment that is characterized by expansion instead of scarcity. You'll also learn what safety, dignity and belonging has to do with leadership and the importance of creativity for future businesses. Jürg is a multi talented, rebellious, and very creative leadership coach who has been in different roles as Chef, entrepreneur and business owner. Listen about his innovative ideas about how change happens and what this has to do with forgiving oneself. He'll offer a new perspective on a working environment that is characterized by expansion instead of scarcity. You'll also learn what safety, dignity and belonging has to do with leadership and the importance of creativity for future businesses. no full 6 3daca1ad-55ae-4260-9d16-3601889cb545 #5 Quentin Pratley: How appreciating his own value has led to a healthy and strong company After finishing his high school degree in Germany, Quentin has become a road constructor. He moved to the Congo to help building proper roads in a country less fortunate than Germany. Later back again in Germany he studied industrial engineering while continuing to work as road constructor. 

Coincidentally he met a person from South Africa who has asked him to work for her. Seeing this as a chance to escape he has taken that offer and has started to work for FLSK in South Africa. Together they decided to bring to product to Europe/ Germany where he founded his own company at the age of 22.

]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/5-quentin-pratley-how-appreciating-his-own-value-has-led-to-a-healthy-and-strong-company-o4YC0SNi After finishing his high school degree in Germany, Quentin has become a road constructor. He moved to the Congo to help building proper roads in a country less fortunate than Germany. Later back again in Germany he studied industrial engineering while continuing to work as road constructor. 

Coincidentally he met a person from South Africa who has asked him to work for her. Seeing this as a chance to escape he has taken that offer and has started to work for FLSK in South Africa. Together they decided to bring to product to Europe/ Germany where he founded his own company at the age of 22.

]]> #5 Quentin Pratley: How appreciating his own value has led to a healthy and strong company Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 00:56:49 Quentin is the founder and CEO of FLSK. From the outside his achievements at still a very young age look like a wonderful success story. But you will hear how his inner life has looked like: about his deep self doubts, destructive beliefs, and suppressed feelings of severe losses in his life. He has gone so far to offer his job and company to an external CEO. That has been a tipping point in his life. It has made him rethink his own value and the value of his team members. This has changed his attitude how he leads completely. Quentin is the founder and CEO of FLSK. From the outside his achievements at still a very young age look like a wonderful success story. But you will hear how his inner life has looked like: about his deep self doubts, destructive beliefs, and suppressed feelings of severe losses in his life. He has gone so far to offer his job and company to an external CEO. That has been a tipping point in his life. It has made him rethink his own value and the value of his team members. This has changed his attitude how he leads completely. no full 5 c869d288-981a-4774-9eae-21df5d2b2e6a #4 Karen Kemerling: How she has overcome the dilemma of being a female CTO Karen brings 30+ years of leadership experience heading all aspects of business as a CIO and COO. In 2011, Karen was nominated by the Denver Business Journal as the CIO of the year in the Non-Profit Sector. In 2015, she was also voted one of the top 3 Business Women of the Year in Denver. Karen successfully completed her doctoral dissertation on the Productivity of Remote Teams and achieved her doctorate degree in Management and Organizational Development. 

Karen is a Certified Agile Leader (CAL) co-facilitating the Agile Leadership Journey coaching practice for global leaders online: https://agileleadershipjourney.com/

She is also a Neuroscience Certified Brain Based Coach and a Leadership Agility 360 Certified Coach. Karen co-developed the Women in Agile Leadership (WiAL) program, supporting and encouraging women executives & leaders to find their voice and lead authentically in a complex multi-cultural setting. 

]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:12:19 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/karen-nwgjjZq3 Karen brings 30+ years of leadership experience heading all aspects of business as a CIO and COO. In 2011, Karen was nominated by the Denver Business Journal as the CIO of the year in the Non-Profit Sector. In 2015, she was also voted one of the top 3 Business Women of the Year in Denver. Karen successfully completed her doctoral dissertation on the Productivity of Remote Teams and achieved her doctorate degree in Management and Organizational Development. 

Karen is a Certified Agile Leader (CAL) co-facilitating the Agile Leadership Journey coaching practice for global leaders online: https://agileleadershipjourney.com/

She is also a Neuroscience Certified Brain Based Coach and a Leadership Agility 360 Certified Coach. Karen co-developed the Women in Agile Leadership (WiAL) program, supporting and encouraging women executives & leaders to find their voice and lead authentically in a complex multi-cultural setting. 

]]> #4 Karen Kemerling: How she has overcome the dilemma of being a female CTO Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 00:56:58 Karen's very personal story is about climbing all the way up of the top of a company and still being ignored as the only woman in the room. She will share how she finally gained the respect and you will learn about a pretty simple but very impactful task that explains the dilemma of female leaders very well. Learn from Karen how she overcame that dilemma, although it cost her a lot. Karen's very personal story is about climbing all the way up of the top of a company and still being ignored as the only woman in the room. She will share how she finally gained the respect and you will learn about a pretty simple but very impactful task that explains the dilemma of female leaders very well. Learn from Karen how she overcame that dilemma, although it cost her a lot. no full 4 03b7077e-6f34-48af-8c3e-0d198ec24e2d #3 Björn Winiger: How he enables a psychological safe working environment Björn works at Swiss RE in the learning and development department. About one year ago he founded his own company to coach also senior executives and teams from other companies. After completing two masters in business administration and international management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland he spent about ten years in various business roles like project manager, business analyst, risk manager and client advisor in different banks and insurance companies. Following his true passion, he has switched to the learning and development department to do more of what he loves. Björn lives in Basel, Switzerland.

]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:40:29 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/bjoern-A0EhdnNS Björn works at Swiss RE in the learning and development department. About one year ago he founded his own company to coach also senior executives and teams from other companies. After completing two masters in business administration and international management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland he spent about ten years in various business roles like project manager, business analyst, risk manager and client advisor in different banks and insurance companies. Following his true passion, he has switched to the learning and development department to do more of what he loves. Björn lives in Basel, Switzerland.

]]> #3 Björn Winiger: How he enables a psychological safe working environment Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 00:39:17 Björn will share his story how he has matured into a catalyst leader and which hurdles & hardships he needed to overcome for this. He will share practical tips how to create psychological safety in teams and why this is so crucial for companies. Björn will share his story how he has matured into a catalyst leader and which hurdles & hardships he needed to overcome for this. He will share practical tips how to create psychological safety in teams and why this is so crucial for companies. no full 3 59fd3860-b1ff-45e7-8035-7c56988bb5ed #2 Boris Bolz: How he has unpacked his true self as a leader Boris is Chief Platforms & Marketing manager at RTL Disney, a German TV production company. His background is in Media Management and he has worked for well known brands like Red Bull, Campari, or Philip Morris International. He is also a Zen Coach, which helped him mature as a spiritual & purpose driven leader. Together with his family he lives in Munich, Germany.

]]> Mon, 1 Mar 2021 12:15:20 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Diana Bister and Alexander Maier ) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/boris-HZV3RuJZ Boris is Chief Platforms & Marketing manager at RTL Disney, a German TV production company. His background is in Media Management and he has worked for well known brands like Red Bull, Campari, or Philip Morris International. He is also a Zen Coach, which helped him mature as a spiritual & purpose driven leader. Together with his family he lives in Munich, Germany.

]]> #2 Boris Bolz: How he has unpacked his true self as a leader Diana Bister and Alexander Maier 01:00:28 Boris will share his story how he has unpacked his true self over time, and how this changed the way he leads. Get to know his point of view of what leadership is responsible for and for what not anymore. We also invite you to learn what love and spirituality has to do with leadership. Boris will share his story how he has unpacked his true self over time, and how this changed the way he leads. Get to know his point of view of what leadership is responsible for and for what not anymore. We also invite you to learn what love and spirituality has to do with leadership. no full 2 7060fca2-9165-4b42-a1dd-e7c63838d601 #1 Meet Alex and Diana and learn what this podcast is about If you want to learn more about our guests or get inspired by their leadership tools, have a look at our homepage www.leadership-theater.com. 

Do you know of other great and inspiring leaders who would like to share their stories in our podcast? We are looking forward to your recommendations. Please write us at info@leadership-theater.com. 

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:35:31 +0000 info@leadership-theater.com (Alexander Maier, Diana Bister) https://leadership-theater-unplugged.simplecast.com/episodes/meet-alex-and-diana-and-learn-what-this-podcast-is-about-L9sztJKD If you want to learn more about our guests or get inspired by their leadership tools, have a look at our homepage www.leadership-theater.com. 

Do you know of other great and inspiring leaders who would like to share their stories in our podcast? We are looking forward to your recommendations. Please write us at info@leadership-theater.com. 

]]> #1 Meet Alex and Diana and learn what this podcast is about Alexander Maier, Diana Bister 00:27:11 We are happy to introduce ourselves and share our motivation to create this podcast. Alex will share a little bit of his own journey as an experienced leader himself. Diana will add some ideas from her background in Business and Leadership Agility. This podcast production is an agile approach, we are newbies and we want to learn along the way, so we love to hear your feedback. We are happy to introduce ourselves and share our motivation to create this podcast. Alex will share a little bit of his own journey as an experienced leader himself. Diana will add some ideas from her background in Business and Leadership Agility. This podcast production is an agile approach, we are newbies and we want to learn along the way, so we love to hear your feedback. catalyst leadership, leadership podcast, leadership stories, agile leadership, vulnerable leadership, story telling no full 1