{"podcast":{"title":"Unlocking Aliveness in Leadership","slug":"unlocking-aliveness-in-leadership-7103003","podcast_index_feed_id":7103003,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6722652377f0e7cbfb9d670a","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/unlocking-aliveness-in-leadership","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1730307216782-235142a1-d05b-486d-8749-774747ee48c3.jpeg","author":"Unlocking Conversations","episode_count":36,"summary":"Andy Rogers and Frances Armes interview modern everyday leaders about where they have come from, what makes them tick and what top tips they have to pass on to aspiring leaders who are listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T16:23:02.179471+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlocking-aliveness-in-leadership-7103003"},"episode":{"title":"Season 2: Episode 6 Andy and Frances are in conversation with John Heritage, Chief Executive of The David Lewis Centre","slug":"season-2-episode-6-andy-and-frances-are-in-conversation-with-john-heritage-chief-executive-of-the-david-lewis-centre","published_at":"2025-05-01T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlocking-aliveness-in-leadership-7103003/season-2-episode-6-andy-and-frances-are-in-conversation-with-john-heritage-chief-executive-of-the-david-lewis-centre","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlocking-aliveness-in-leadership-7103003","url":"https://unlockingconversations.com/podcasts/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6722652377f0e7cbfb9d670a/e/68130f976ac0e5213bc6fa7c/media.mp3","summary":"In this week’s episode, Andy and Frances are in conversation with John Heritage, Chief Executive of The David Lewis Centre, and investigate his unique take on all things ‘leadership’. Bringing a different lens to our conversations, having spent his entire career within the public sector, John has undertaken a mixed bag of roles and experiences, both within the NHS and charities. John defines leadership by asking, “ How do we all try to engage and motivate people towards a common cause? ” He discusses how we encourage others to achieve this so that, as a team, we can all build momentum towards where we want to go. He also expresses the need to ensure that there is room for people to be able to speak out when they are uncomfortable with the direction of travel. “ People are at the centre of everything ,” that John does - this forms his purpose. At the centre of his compass, and in whichever direction he travels, there are people who work in the organisation, the service users, or those in the wider community that are impacted. In all these situations therefore, his central purpose asks, “ How can I make things better for and with people? ”   John talks with such energy and enthusiasm about his current role and it being the best job that he has ever had. He also reflects that he is most proud of the time when, whilst in the NHS, he embedded a policy to include within the workforce 1% of people with direct personal experience of mental health issues. The policy encountered much challenging opposition at the time, but the results paid dividends in so many ways. Overall, it brought a different dimension, changing dynamics and making positive contributions to the care that his teams provided. Describing himself as a reflector, John often wonders whether he was curious en…","meta_description":"In this week’s episode, Andy and Frances are in conversation with John Heritage, Chief Executive of The David Lewis Centre, and investigate his unique tak…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1848,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unlocking-aliveness-in-leadership-7103003/episodes/season-2-episode-6-andy-and-frances-are-in-conversation-with-john-heritage-chief-executive-of-the-david-lewis-centre/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlocking-aliveness-in-leadership-7103003/season-2-episode-6-andy-and-frances-are-in-conversation-with-john-heritage-chief-executive-of-the-david-lewis-centre.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}