The Linklaters Ideas Foundry

Welcome to the Linklaters Ideas Foundry — the podcast in which we explore the tips and tricks required to thrive in an ever more complex and changing work environment. From creativity to collaboration, from leading others to looking after ourselves, join us each month as we unpick the art of working together in the 21st century organisation.

Episode 21: Telling Stories

Speakers: Allyson Stewart-Allen and Ian Rodwell

What if leadership begins with a story rather than a spreadsheet? In this episode, Allyson Stewart-Allen, founder of International Marketing Partners, broadcaster and author of ‘Working with Americans’, joins Ian Rodwell to explore how storytelling, authenticity and an understanding of what motivates and inspires us can foster more effective leaders. Allyson shares her leadership lifeline approach, a simple values card exercise as well as her ‘best mistake’, and discusses why, in an increasingly AI-driven and virtual world, curiosity, empathy and vulnerability matter more than ever.