The Courageous Leaders Club

018 Luke D’Arcy: The biggest lesson for a leader: It’s not about you!

April 07, 2022 Joanna Howes Season 2 Episode 18
The Courageous Leaders Club
018 Luke D’Arcy: The biggest lesson for a leader: It’s not about you!
Show Notes

Luke D'Arcy is the EMEA Growth Officer at Momentum Worldwide

In this episode Luke gives us an insight into how he felt being in a room with Astronauts and Generals who have served in Afghanistan and yet all had the same fears and beliefs about being good enough and what a humbling experience this was.


Luke shares that the minute you think you have nailed it as a leader you are at a loss. He explains that you can’t know all the answers. We are human beings and a lot of people forget that. 


Luke explains that accepting that leadership is not about one’s self, is a valuable lesson he has learnt and one that continues to shape him and his leadership style. 


Luke runs Momentum UK, the most awarded global experiential advertising agency in the world, working for clients such as American Express, Microsoft, SAP and Samsung.


Under Luke’s guidance, in 2020, Momentum UK won The Drum’s Marketing Agency of the Year and Creativepool’s Best Agency to Work for. Previously, the agency has won 18 x Cannes Lions amongst many other awards.


Named one of their Global Agency Innovators of the Year by Internationalist Magazine, Luke is also a Harvard Business School Alumni, has worked across numerous global networks and independents and is a Trustee of military charity Walking With The Wounded.


Topics Covered include:

  • Setting clear standards and values
  • Embracing courage
  • It's ok to not know the answer
  • Embracing your weaknesses
  • The role of perspective
  • How to empower your team 
  • The power of trusting your gut instinct


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