In this episode we talk to Jennifer Jordan, Professor of Leadership at IMD Business School, about the core tensions of leaderships and the critical tensions we all need to navigate to be successful leaders. 

At its core, Jennifer argues, leadership is a fine balancing act. 

Intrinsic Motivation - Purpose, Autonomy and Mastery - can help us as leaders to navigate this balance and keep us from falling off on either side. 

We talk through these tensions and highlight the role motivation can play in each, for all of us but also particularly for female leaders. 

Finally, we discuss the idea of "followership" and what it means to be a motivated but effective and questioning follower. This is not just in organisations and companies, but also in the challenging context of our politics in so many of our countries today.