Lancefield on the Line

The same workplaces that have held back women aren't working especially well for men either. That insight reframes the whole conversation about gender at work. My guest is Jennifer McCollum, CEO and President of Catalyst, one of the world's leading organisations dedicated to advancing women and building workplaces where everyone can thrive. She is also the author of Men at Work: The Roadmap to Gender Partnership, a practical and timely book on men, women, power, fear and change. We explore th...

Most high-performing men in midlife aren't burned out because they're doing too much. They're burned out because they've never learned to recover. My guest is Dr Kenneth Ro, a double board-certified physician and founder of the Reclaim Method. After more than 35 years in the emergency room, Ken has seen the patterns that play out when men ignore the signals their bodies and minds send them in midlife. We explore why medicine is too reactive, why the real problem isn't stress but chronic under...

What if the best things in your life all began in a moment of fear? My guest Scott Simon, author of Scare Your Soul, believes exactly that. After a panic attack on a plane, he committed to one scary act every single day for a year. Those small daily acts transformed his life, and one of them, singing in front of a restaurant, sparked a global movement. He now coaches individuals, leaders and organisations to build their own courage practice. We get into why high performers get stuck coasting ...

What does strategy really mean when the word is everywhere, yet real strategic practice remains so rare? In this solo episode, David Lancefield takes on one of the most overused and misunderstood ideas in business. Drawing on nearly 30 years advising CEOs, C-suite leaders, founders, and leadership teams, he makes the case for a broader, more practical, and more human view of strategy. David explores why strategy so often gets trapped in decks, town halls, and top-level statements, while peopl...

What if failure hits differently depending on your gender? In this episode I speak with Deborah Grayson Riegel, an executive coach and author whose research across 1,100 women in 60 countries reveals why women experience setbacks more intensely than men, and what to do about it. We dig into why women tend to ruminate longer, and see failure as identity rather than event, and where those patterns come from. We explore the practical tools that can shift all of that: how to reframe failure, ask ...