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
12 – 24

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

Multipliers and Diminishers

This week Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack how the best leaders make everyone smarter. They explore two leadership styles: 'Multipliers' and 'Diminishers', to see why some leaders drain capability and intelligence from their teams, while others amplify it to create superior results. The discussion is anchored on the book,…
11 Feb 2022 50 min

The Pursuit of 'Less'

In this episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo explore the idea of “less, but better”. They unpack the deliberate pursuit of less, which helps us regain control of our own decisions about where to spend our valuable time and energy, by forcing us to apply more selective criteria for what…
4 Feb 2022 48 min

Leading from your Strengths

This week Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack strengths-based leadership. Effective leaders lead from their strengths, build strengths-based teams, and focus on what’s right about people - instead of obsessing with fixing their weaknesses. The discussion is anchored on the book, 'Strengths Based Leadership: Greater Leaders, Teams and Why People…
28 Jan 2022 52 min

Leading with Purpose

In this first episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo talk about the leading with purpose mindset. The conversation is anchored on the audible original book called 'Finding your Purpose' by Christine Whelan. They deep dive into embracing a purpose mindset, and using your gifts in keeping with your value to…
21 Jan 2022 51 min
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