The Real Network Leadership Books Unpacked

Leadership Books Unpacked

Have you ever wanted to read more business and leadership books, but you simply don’t have the time? Imagine reading a book per week, how awesome would that be? A lot of us have demanding jobs and countless responsibilities... and so our bookshelves end up piling up with more books we want to read than those we have read!

In this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo (CEO at SuperLead) and Nqobile Ngcobo (Director at Alpha International) will pick up the books you have always wanted to read and unpack them, extracting actionable insights to advance your leadership excellence.

Join our hosts as they deep dive into leadership topics, by unpacking insightful nuggets from the books featured on the show.

Proudly sponsored by Hollard Life Solutions and SuperLead.
Weekly English South Africa Business
24 Episodes
1 – 20

Clarity is a Superpower!

On this season finale, Maanda unpacks his own, newly published book - ‘Lead with Super Clarity: How Successful Leaders Achieve Exceptional Results’.
19 Aug 2022 25 min

Atomic Habits Part 2

Researchers estimate that 40% to 50% of our actions on any given day are done out of habit. Habits are automatic choices that influence the conscious decisions that follow. Atomic habits are a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do, but also the source…
12 Aug 2022 40 min

Atomic Habits Part 1

Researchers estimate that 40% to 50% of our actions on any given day are done out of habit. Habits are automatic choices that influence the conscious decisions that follow. Atomic habits are a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do, but also the source…
29 Jul 2022 31 min

Getting a Competitive Advantage

Human beings drive change, which results in the emergence of new sources of competitive advantage, and a shifting of the competitive environment. This is what propels human advancement, and raises our standard of living. In this episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo discuss approaches to getting an advantage in the…
22 Jul 2022 48 min

Deep Purpose

This week, Maanda and Nqobile unpack 'Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies' by Ranjay Gulati. They look at how purpose is a powerful driver of culture, providing a framework for consistent decision-making throughout an organisation, which ultimately helps sustain long-term financial returns for the company’s shareholders.
8 Jul 2022 46 min

Being the Leader that Creative People need

This week Nqobile and Maanda unpack 'Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need' by Todd Henry. They unpack the myths surrounding leading creatives, how most of us are leading a creative even if we are unaware, and how to be a leader that cultivates an environment where creatives…
1 Jul 2022 35 min

Change by Design

The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. This week Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack ‘Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation’ by Tim Brown. This is not an audiobook by designers for designers…
24 Jun 2022 32 min

The Ideal Team Player

The ability to work effectively with others, to add value within the dynamics of a group endeavour, is more critical in today's fluid world than it has ever been. Leaders who can identify, hire, and cultivate employees who are humble, hungry, and smart will have a serious advantage over those…
10 Jun 2022 46 min

Crucial Conversations

According to George Bernard Shaw, the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. This week Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack 'Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High' by Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Kerry Patterson and Laura Roppe. They break…
3 Jun 2022 44 min

Courageous Leadership

Maanda and Nqobile unpack ‘Dare to Lead’ by Brene Brown, with a view that a leader is anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and has the courage to develop that potential. They also unpack the key practices of wholehearted, daring and courageous leaders, that…
27 May 2022 38 min

To Lead a High Performance Culture, Lead as Coach

More and more organisations are embracing a coaching style of leadership, and they can become a platform through which people achieve their full potential. Maanda and Nqobile unpack Sir John Whitmore’s 5th edition of 'Coaching for Performance', and share insights on how you can lead a high performance culture. They…
20 May 2022 48 min

The Infinite Game of Business Part 2

Maanda Tshifularo and co-host Nqobile Ncobo continue to explore leading with an infinite mindset, by unpacking how to build trusting teams, studying worthy rivals, preparing for existential flexibility, having the courage to lead, and living and leading through serving others. The conversation is anchored on the book ‘The Infinite Game’…
13 May 2022 42 min

The Infinite Game of Business

In this episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Rhulani Baloyi discuss what it means to succeed in the infinite game of business. They unpack a 'Just Cause', which is one of the five essential practices leaders should follow to adopt an infinite mindset, by considering that the cause should be for something,…
6 May 2022 49 min

The Power of Authentic Connections to help you Surpass your Limits

Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack 'The Power of the Other' by Dr Henry Cloud, and share insights on the startling power of other people in our lives to help us reach our goals. They also speak about key ingredients for building a psychologically safe team environment.
8 Apr 2022 34 min

Scaling conscious leadership

In today's unpredictable, uncertain, dynamic, and disruptive business environment, is your leadership capable of scaling as your company grows? In this episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Rhulani Baloyi explore how to generate conscious leadership at scale by starting with self - "I am the project” - developing leadership teams and building…
25 Mar 2022 44 min

How to Innovate Successfully in Uncertain Times

Innovation is hard, and more so in these uncertain and volatile times. On this episode, Maanda Tshifularo (SuperLead CEO) and co-host Nqobile Ncobo unpack the Lean Start-up Methodology to help you innovate successfully, and build a sustainable innovation culture.
18 Mar 2022 36 min

Playbook for a Turn-Around Strategy

Are you in a team that needs to urgently turn its performance around? Do you perhaps lead a team with problems or challenges that you probably think will never be resolved? Many leadership teams today face the enormous task of having to turn-around the performance of a business unit, a…
11 Mar 2022 38 min

The Four Superpowers of OKRs

In this episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo explore how to use Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to make difficult business decisions. They unpack the four superpowers of OKRs: Focus, Align, Track, and Stretch (FATS), as well as their importance in advancing strong ideas through clarity, transparency, and accountability. The…
4 Mar 2022 45 min

Bridging the Strategy-to-Execution Gap

In this episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo share five practices for bridging the strategy-to-execution gap that are used by today's winning businesses. They deep dive into strategies such as committing to an identity, translating the strategic into everyday, and putting your culture to work. The conversation is anchored on…
25 Feb 2022 46 min

The Steps to a Healthy Organisation

This week, Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo speak about the steps to a healthy organisation. They unpack the notion that 'an organisation is healthy when it is whole, consistent and complete, when its management, operations and culture are unified'. The conversation is anchored on the book, ‘The Advantage: Why Organizational…
18 Feb 2022 47 min
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