Is one of the most powerful leadership tools we have also one of the most overlooked?

Emma Gervasio, Chief Operating Officer at the Royal Voluntary Service, joins Darryl Cooke on The Inspiring Leadership Podcast to discuss the real benefits of volunteering for individuals, businesses, and society.

With anxiety rates growing, and the fine line between work/life balance now more blurred than ever, Emma shares her compelling research that demonstrates how volunteering programmes can improve mental health and wellbeing, build and improve on our skills and talents, and significantly boost productivity across the board.

Using GoVo, a new platform designed to radically simplify access to volunteering, Emma and the RVS are making it easier than ever for people, and businesses, to get involved in ways that fit modern working lives.

Together, Darryl and Emma unpack why happiness can be shaped by what we do and how we lead every day.

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What does it take to achieve the extraordinary?

World-renowned Psychologist, Bestselling Author, and Founder of APS Intelligence, Professor John Amaechi OBE, joins gunnercooke founder Darryl Cooke in this truly moving episode of The Inspiring Leadership Podcast. Recorded live at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

In The NeverEnding Story, an overlooked child discovers he is the protagonist, and the only one who can save a fantastical world. For John Amaechi, that story became a powerful metaphor: “The most unlikely of people in the most improbable of circumstances can become extraordinary, if you are willing to plan and work at it.”

From NBA, to OBE, to PHD, John’s story is one of impossible and improbable goals achieved through relentless persistence, and a refusal to be defined by bias. Darryl and John consider the true privilege of leadership, the impact we have on our colleagues’ mental health, and why the best leaders are those who accept they are never a finished product.

In this unmissable episode, John shares lessons on leadership with humour and honesty that will stay with you long after listening.

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What happens when addiction hides in plain sight?

In this moving episode, Darryl Cooke is joined by author Sophie Calon and Dr Piers Henriques from Nacoa, the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, in a conversation chaired by Dr Zoe Lambert.

In this discussion, Sophie reads from her moving debut memoir Long Going, which reflects on the complex experience of being the child of an alcoholic, and what happens when leadership, success, and addiction collide. Dr Henriques, provides vital insight into the lifelong effects of alcoholism on families and why speaking openly about these experiences can be transformative.

This episode was recorded live at House of Books & Friends in Manchester.

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