Podcasts
Beyond Leading - Exploring the reality of leaders, teams and everything in between.
Beyond Leading cuts through the noise to get real about leadership, team dynamics and personal growth — the kind of honest conversations that rarely happen in the boardroom but probably should.
Hosted by Alec Pearson and joined by fellow executive coaches, business leaders and owners, the podcast brings decades of real commercial and coaching experience into every episode. No jargon. No glossy success stories. Just grounded, practical insight for leaders who want to think differently about how they lead, the decisions they face and the impact they want to make.
Every fortnight we dive into the challenges ambitious leaders and teams are facing right now - from building trust and navigating tough decisions to handling soft burnout, staying relevant and keeping pace when everything feels like too much.
If you lead people, carry decisions or shape strategy, this is your space.
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Podcast Appearances
Conversations Alec has been part of on other shows: exploring leadership, team performance and personal growth.
How to Improve Team Alignment and Performance in Uncertain Economic Times Scaling New Heights: Leadership at the Next Level with Nick Sellers
Alec joined Nick Sellers to discuss essential strategies for improving team alignment and performance, particularly in uncertain economic conditions. The conversation covers why many leaders struggle without proper leadership training, how to create clarity, culture and collaboration within teams, the key difference between managing and leading, and how tools like CliftonStrengths and Belbin can uncover hidden potential in individuals and teams.
A practical, grounded conversation for any leader managing a team through complexity and change.
🎙 Listen and watch on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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Brilliant Lawyers, Struggling Leaders Muhami Podcast with Christopher Adams
Alec joined Christopher Adams to explore a challenge facing many law firms - strong legal minds being promoted into leadership roles, often without the tools or support to lead effectively. The conversation covers the evolving demands on law firm partners, why Gen Z lawyers are stepping away from the traditional partnership track, the real cost of weak leadership for talent retention and client relationships, and how coaching and development can make a meaningful difference.
Relevant beyond legal - for any professional services firm navigating the transition from technical expert to effective leader.
🎙 Listen and watch on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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The Business Growth Show - Mastering Yourself With Athin Cassiotis
Alec joined Athin Cassiotis on The Business Growth Show to discuss what it really means to master yourself as a leader — covering how to utilise strengths and core energy to drive growth and performance, how to overcome leadership challenges and improve team productivity, motivation and culture, and how to move past doubts about your own abilities.
A wide-ranging conversation about the inner work that underpins strong, sustainable leadership.
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Why Leaders Should Be Focusing On Their Strengths Instead Of Their Weaknesses UWM Lubar Executive Education with Michael C. Markiewicz
Alec joined Michael C. Markiewicz at UWM Lubar Executive Education to discuss the case for strengths-based leadership — covering what strengths and core energy coaching actually involves, what's holding today's leaders back, why focusing exclusively on weaknesses is counterproductive, when it does make sense to develop a weakness, and how leaders can measure their development progress.
A clear, practical argument for why self-awareness and strengths are the foundation of effective leadership.
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