Executive Success (Aired 01-08-26) The Restless Executive: How Jo Meadwell Helps Leaders Reconnect With Values, Purpose, and Authentic Leadership

In this insightful episode of Executive Success, host Lesley Everett welcomes leadership coach, author, and former TEDx speaker Jo Meadwell for a deeply reflective conversation about restlessness, values, and what it truly means to lead with alignment. With more than 30 years of experience coaching CEOs, founders, and senior leaders across the globe, Joe shares how internal restlessness is often the first signal that leadership transformation is needed.

Jo explains why many high-achieving executives reach external success while feeling disconnected internally and how ignoring that signal can lead to burnout, misalignment, and cultural breakdowns within organizations.

Chapters

• (00:00:08) - Executive Success
• (00:01:28) - The Signs of Restlessness in Leaders
• (00:03:27) - Leadership: From Ambition to Meaning
• (00:06:40) - Being a Coach: The restless executive
• (00:08:03) - The Need to Step Off the autopilot
• (00:09:57) - The Authentic Self
• (00:11:53) - Executive Success
• (00:13:07) - Executive Success
• (00:13:59) - Executive Success: Values and How to Lead
• (00:15:55) - Relationships between Values and Trust
• (00:17:29) - What do you think happens when leaders move away from their values?
• (00:19:21) - How to Get Back on Track with Your Team
• (00:21:12) - Joe Simpson on Values alignment
• (00:24:53) - What's Rewilding Leadership?
• (00:27:23) - How to Become More Visionary: Leaving the Past Behind
• (00:34:12) - Rewilding Leadership: The Future of Leadership
• (00:36:17) - Wonders of Leadership
• (00:39:23) - What is the one mindset shift that will define successful leaders in the
• (00:41:15) - How to Make Time for Your Business
• (00:42:03) - How can leaders bring more consciousness and depth into the organization?
• (00:44:16) - A Moment of Rewilding with Jo Simpson