John Amaechi on adaptable leadership and what being a “team” really means

Professor John Amaechi OBE is a respected organisational psychologist, an award-winning, international (Sunday and New YorkTimes) best-selling author, a sought-after public speaker, an executive coach and the Founder of APS Intelligence Ltd. After a ground-breaking career in basketball (becoming the first Briton to have a career in the NBA), he has gone on to become one of HR’s most influential thinkers and founded APS Intelligence Ltd., an organisation of thought leaders in inclusive leadership that builds high performing teams. A LinkedIn Top Voice since 2020, Amaechi’s book, the Promises of Giants, has been reviewed by the New York Times’ Adam Grant as “one of the most powerful books ever written about leadership.”   In the first ever LIVE recording of Newton Talks, John sits down with Shyam Radia, one of Newton’s Business Managers, to discuss leadership in the modern world; how we can build a culture where we don’t compare individual successes, whilst pushing us to think about what a ‘team’ really means.    With an audience of over 500 Newton team members, John draws on his sporting and leadership successes, encouraging the audience to push for useful feedback in their roles whilst reminding managers of the difference between ‘useful’ and ‘cruel’ feedback. John argues that the way organisations are run has now evolved and leaders and employees must embrace this shift by being both adaptable to processes and handling this change with an agile and welcoming mind.   Newton is an implementation-focussed consultancy with a difference, brimming with people who have a passion for cracking really knotty problems. Find out more about the way we work at www.newtoneurope.com or join the discussion with #NewtonTalks on LinkedIn.    Newton Talks is a Scenery Studios production, produced by Lina Prestwood, with additional editing by Jarek Zaba. Executive Producers for Newton are Kerry Harris and Michelle Bosa-Edwards. Original music composed by Tristan Cassel-Delavois and original artwork by YaYa Design. Original concept by Fanclub PR.   Our beautiful set design was courtesy of the home and business interior design services of MKM Luxe Suisse in Eton.    MKM Luxe Suisse style your home and business creating an environment that you only thought you could dream of. They guide you through the plethora of quality brands delivering high end products for inside and out. Their complimentary interior designer service working with over 70 manufacturers customises perfect product selection at unbeatable value. Find them on instagram @mkmluxesuisse_eton and at mkmluxe.com