What if the leadership model we’ve been celebrating for decades is the very thing holding teams back?

In this episode of People First!, Morag Barrett sits down with Bill Flynn — leadership thinker, author of Further, Faster, and longtime student of the science of success — to challenge the myth of the heroic leader.

Drawing on 30 years of research and lived experience, Bill shares:

• Why having one real relationship at work matters more than talent alone
• Why the future of leadership belongs to architects, not heroes

This is a candid, grounded conversation about relationships, opportunity, and what actually creates impact over time.
If you care about leadership that scales, cultures that last, and careers built on connection — this episode is for you.

In this episode of People First!, Morag Barrett explores workplace relationships, leadership trust, and human connection with Vered Kogan, discussing how leaders build Meaning-FULL Connectivity™ in increasingly disconnected workplaces.

Vered Kogan is an author, speaker, and transformational coach, and joins Morag to explore why so many high-performing leaders feel stuck—despite doing everything “right.”

Vered is the co-author of Unstuck, written with Marshall Goldsmith, and her work focuses on helping individuals and organisations overcome the inner barriers that block sustainable growth and change.

Together, Morag and Vered unpack the hidden dynamics that keep capable, driven people trapped in cycles of overdrive, self-doubt, and exhaustion—and what it actually takes to break free.

In this conversation, you’ll hear:

• Why pushing harder often increases anxiety, burnout, and resistance
• The difference between knowing what to do and being able to do it consistently
• How unconscious “protective parts” shape our behaviour without us realising it
• Why what got you here may now be keeping you stuck
• How perfectionism, overachievement, and control can quietly work against us
• The SHIFT framework for creating internal alignment and lasting change
• Why sustainable growth requires inner harmony—not just better habits or discipline

This episode is for leaders, entrepreneurs, and high achievers who feel pressure to keep performing—but sense that something deeper needs to shift.

If you’ve ever thought, “I’m doing all the right things—so why does this still feel so hard?” This conversation will resonate.

Learn More...

Website: www.MomentumInstitute.com

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veredkogan/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VeredKogan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veredkogan/

In this episode of People First!, Morag Barrett explores workplace relationships, leadership trust, and human connection with Dr. Riza Kadilar, discussing how leaders build Meaning-FULL Connectivity™ in increasingly disconnected workplaces.

Dr Riza Kadilar is a global executive, leadership thinker, and author of The Contemporary Leader.

They first met at Thinkers50 in London — a moment that became a living example of inclusion in action — and that spirit carries through this wide-ranging, honest conversation about what inclusive leadership really requires when things get uncomfortable.

This is not a conversation about slogans, policies, or box-ticking. It’s about power, privilege, maturity, and the inner work leaders must do if inclusion is going to move from intention to impact.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why diversity is inevitable — but inclusion is not
• How well-meaning leaders unintentionally undermine inclusion through everyday behaviour
• The difference between being invited to the party and actually feeling able to dance
• Why inclusion is as much an inner journey as a societal one
• How privilege shifts with context — and why awareness matters more than guilt
• The paradox of inclusive leadership and the loneliness many leaders experience
• Why exclusion is easier to spot than inclusion — and how that awareness becomes a choice
• How curiosity, discomfort, and humility shape the contemporary leader

This episode is for leaders who genuinely want to build cultures where people feel seen, heard, and valued — not because it’s fashionable, but because it’s essential for performance, resilience, and humanity.

If inclusion feels complicated, uncomfortable, or even threatening at times — you’re not alone. This conversation helps name why.

📘 Learn more

• The Contemporary Leader (Wiley)
• Connect with Dr. Riza Kadilar on LinkedIn