Leadership that sells
Welcome to Leadership That Sells, the podcast for sales managers and leaders who want to inspire, serve, and unlock the greatness in their teams. Leading a sales team is one of the most visible and high-pressure roles out there. Your team’s results are on display for everyone to see. But leadership isn’t just about hitting numbers—it’s about selling people on their own potential and helping them thrive. Join Paul Morton, CEO of Practical Leadership Academy, as he explores how servant leadership and influence can transform the way you lead. With practical insights and real-world stories, you’ll discover how to build trust, drive results, and support your team in one of the most challenging and rewarding leadership roles. If you’re ready to lead with purpose, inspire action, and create a culture of success, this podcast is for you.
Episodes

Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Three essentials of good leadership
Never forget your experiences of bad management.
Wear the other person's shoes - how would it make them react / feel
Manage upwards to create the space for your team to perform - or get the dogs off their backs as Caroline Brent puts it.
A great conversation with a vastly experienced practitioner of the arts and science of management and leadership.
Find Caroline here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-brent-01b2069/ and
http://thechefpartnership.com | http://humdex.com | http://www.brentconsultancy.com/
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When you're ready - upgrade your management skills with me : https://practical-leadership.academy

Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
When a rollercoaster crashed at Alton Towers, Matt Thorley and his customer service team were there to respond.
Hear how he adapted to the event, how it affected him and his team and what he would do differently if presented with a similar situation.
Now working at the marvellous Tate galleries, Matt also talks about how regularly dealing with the public gives a perspective on humanity you don't get elsewhere.
Find Matt here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-thorley-913a9a7b/
Buy tickets to the current exhibitions here! : https://tate.org.uk
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When you're ready to improve your management skills: https://practical-leadership.academy .

Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Katie knows what she stands for and tries to get her team to believe in themselves by having them reflect on their achievements.
She's leading an important and growing charity in the UK as CEO and yet admits to not always having had the same sort of faith in her own abilities. (She's great by the way - wait until you hear her.)
Join me for a superb conversation and we can bond around the One Minute Manager...
Find Katie here:
https://twitter.com/katie_antill
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-antill-%F0%9F%92%9A-550b84120/
http://www.alz-dem.org/
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When you're ready - improve your management skills in 25 minutes at:
https://practical-leadership.academy

Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Cat Hoch came to the UK 7 years ago with no English. Now she's VP Global Marketing at fast-growing 300 person Operatix.
How can you manage your manager, your colleagues and your team at the same time as Being Yourself because Everyone Else is Taken.
Find Cat on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E2%99%BE%EF%B8%8F-catarina-hoch-a7476646/
catarina.hoch@operatix.net | www.operatix.net
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When you're ready, upgrade your leadership: https://practical-leadership.academy

Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
High-energy human and non-stop builder of people and businesses, Allan Costa shares how he builds purpose for his teams and meets people where they are.
We cover neurodiversity, human centered leadership and generally getting people to do their best so you can deliver results.
Find Allan on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allancosta/ on Insta: @AllanCostaReal and at allan@allancosta.com
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When you're ready, upgrade your leadership:
https://practical-leadership.academy

Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Your ego leads you to bad decisions and inauthenticity. Being centred can stop that happening.
Steve takes us through his way to observe your thoughts, clear your head and bring your real self to your management role.
He also shares that his biggest mistake was how he went about building a culture of empowerment.
Find Steve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-fiehl-4562412/
Web: https://www.stevefiehlphotography.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stevefiehl/
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When you're ready, upgrade your leadership here:
https://practical-leadership.academy

Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
6. Deep dive - how to do Tight Loose Tight with Rune Ulvnes & Liz Guthridge
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
The expert view on Tight-Loose-Tight. How to set goals and objectives, free people to do the work their own way, and hold them to account.
How to start with TLT and an answer to "I can't trust people to be free! My team is full of idiots!". Bonus section on how to be influential!
Find Rune here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulvnes/
And Liz here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizguthridge/
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When you're ready, upgrade your leadership with:
https://practical-leadership.academy

Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Balancing the task with the person - Jan Rijken, Learning & Development expert, author, professor at 2 business schools and my former colleague talks about how he meets people where he finds them. Jan shares his journey from PE teacher through living on his own in a foreign country aged 15 all the way through C-suite at ABN Amro to finally learning patience as a grandfather.
You can find Jan here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-rijken-b11a5a/
The Global L&D masterclass is here:
https://www.ie.edu/lifelong-learning/programs/global-masterclass-learning-development-leadership/
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Whenever you're ready, you can upgrade your leadership skills here:
https://practical-leadership.academy

Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
The secret to meeting people where they are, and getting the best out of them revealed! Lucy Griffiths, co-founder of SortYourFuture.com offers an outstandingly simple way to connect with your teams.
And we might just enter into a conversation about why everything you need to know you can learn from Terry Pratchett.
Sorry about that.. When two Pratchett fans join together, they can't help themselves.
You can find Lucy's TedX talk here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXvby4h7oGg
She's also available on Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucygriffithsuk/
and Twitter: https://twitter.com/lucygriffiths
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When you're ready - upgrade your leadership at:
https://practical-leadership.academy

Monday Sep 05, 2022
3. How to find your authentic voice - with Beth Ayers COO of Peak.ai
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Travel with Beth Ayers, COO at Peak.ai from 7th grade archeology on a journey through self-reflection and learning to find your authentic voice.
The book Beth was talking about is Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work https://amzn.to/3cO8Ct2
Beth is on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanyayers/
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If you want to upgrade your leadership - check out https://practical-leadership.academy

Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Meet Thomas Berglund - hugely experienced CEO & founder at Ocular A/S, entrepreneur turned investor with 22 companies in his portfolio. Hear his take on slowing down, hiring well and Dickens.
Thomas has recruited lots of the wrong people. He shares his ways of avoiding doing this! He advises founders in his companies to slow down.
Find Thomas at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-berglund-74589b/ thomas.berglund@ocular.no
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If you want to upgrade your leadership - check out
https://www.practical-leadership.academy/

Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
1. Making mistakes is the only way to fly - with Marcus Cauchi
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
What are the highest value activities you should be doing as a manager and how do you get to the point where you have the time to do them?
Marcus Cauchi - vastly experienced people and sales leader - shares his Highest Value management activities, his organisational diagnostic framework C.R.A.F.T.E.D. and why mistakes make you who you are.
Find Marcus at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/revopsecosystem/
marcus@laughs-last.com
https://marcuscauchi.podbean.com/
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When you're ready, upgrade your leadership: https://practical-leadership.academy

Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Trailer - Practical Leadership Podcast
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Interviews with 100 real, practical leaders on their experience and best practices of real, practical leadership.
Short, useful sessions with a clear, useful takeaways.
I hope you enjoy the series.
Paul
https://practical-leadership.academy