Leaders in Conversation with Anni Townend · 2026-06-09 · 39 min
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Victoria Rennoldson, is a coach, speaker and author specialising in global leadership, communication and cultural intelligence She is host of the podcast: The Culture Cuppa: Cultural Communication Confidence, and author of ‘Become a Global Leader: Amplify Your Impact, Lead Confidently Communicate Clearly and Connect Across Culture’. She dedicates the book to her father, who died in Spring 2025 and had a huge influence on her, and her values, beliefs, passion and purpose. In our conversation Victoria offers valuable insights into: How we need our human capabilities more than ever in an AI world. How the ability to connect and to have good conversations, and to build trust and relationships is ultimately our human differentiator. That so-called ‘soft skills' is a total misnomer and that there is nothing soft about people skills that impact individuals, teams and organisations. How in a time of divides in and out of work we need Cultural Intelligence more than ever. Victoria’s Three Key Encouragements to Leaders Keep making space for curiosity about people - have conversations, make connections; Cultural intelligence is an action, not what we know.
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