About this podcast

The 400th episode explores The CEO’s Compass as a practical framework of eight quotients – Moral, Purpose, Health, Emotional, Collective, Resilience, Brand and Legacy – distilled from over 400 leaders and 1,500 CEO conversations, to help leaders navigate uncertainty with clarity and courage.

Jonathan and Leigh Bowman-Perks discuss vivid stories and tips from leaders such as Horst Schulze, Sherilyn Shackell, Anna Hemmings, Deanna Oppenheimer, Ankur Sinha, Gavin Patterson, Stuart Haire and Lord Dr Michael Hastings, showing how values, purpose, wellbeing, emotional intelligence, diversity, resilience, feedback and stewardship translate into everyday leadership decisions.

The conversation closes by inviting listeners to see their legacy as already being written, to use the book as a compass for themselves and their teams, and to “go, live it, lead it” with Inspiring Leadership at the heart.

Through the profits of this new book, The CEO’s Compass: How to Navigate Your Team Through Turbulent Times, Jonathan and Leigh Bowman-Perks are proud to support the Inspiring Leadership Foundation charity.

This special 400th-episode celebration of the Inspiring Leadership podcast marks a major milestone in sharing stories of courage, authenticity, and service-driven leadership across the world.

The conversation behind this episode captures Jonathan’s lifelong mission: to equip CEOs and their teams to lead with clarity and compassion in turbulent times, while directly giving back to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities through the Foundation’s work.
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Meet the Host

Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE is your guide for transformational leadership at the highest level.  With 2 decades as a British Army Officer and 25 years in global leadership – including senior roles at IBM and as a PLC Managing Director – Jonathan knows what it takes to lead under pressure, build resilient teams and deliver results when it matters most.

 

Recognised by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with an MBE for his work training UN leaders who helped prevent the East Timor massacre, Jonathan brings operational discipline and deep humanity to the boardroom.  He’s coached over 1,500 senior leaders worldwide and through his acclaimed Inspiring Leadership Podcast has interviewed 400 plus world-class CEOs, Olympians, Entrepreneurs, Public Figures and Special Forces operators – sharing hard-won wisdom and tools shaped by real experience not just theory.

 

Jonathan’s latest Book ” The CEO’s Compass: How to Navigate Your Team Through Turbulent Times” is now available.  Every Leader faces storms – what separates those who drift from those who excel is not luck but clear direction and firm resolve.  The CEOs Compass is for leaders that want to navigate their teams through turbulence with courage and clarity.

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