A Human Perspective

The nature of resignations is changing. Where there was once a high probability of someone being convinced to stay, people are much more sure about wanting to leave and move on. With that, managers need to be much thoughtful and proactive about how they handle the exit of leavers. I’ve put together some tips inspired from my own learnings to help managers navigate this inevitable experience more effectively.

Meet Peter Karius, founder of Peter Karius Coaching and specialist leadership and career coach.

Peter had a successful career in a leadership position in one of the world's leading engineering companies. Though Peter received some of the best training available, he still felt the training was missing something fundamental... a focus on leading yourself first.

On this episode, we discuss the ideas around leadership, leading yourself and the different routes to learning.

This podcast has been especially created for World Mental Health Day, 10th October 2021.

If you’re worried about your mental or emotional state or you’re worried about someone you know — help is available.

You’re not alone; talk to someone you trust.

Sharing a problem is often the first step to recovery.

On this episode of A Human Perspective we explore how Toxic Positivity shows up in the workplace and has a negative impact on both those who appear to be positive as well as those who don't.

The Psychology Group defines Toxic Positivity as "the overgeneralisation of a happy, optimistic state, that results in the denial, minimisation and invalidation of the authentic human emotional experience."

I had a fun conversation with Oliver Short, Founder of SEEKR, a tech recruitment consultancy. We talk about the current challenges of recruiting Software Engineers. We cover:

... and Oliver's fantastic initiative DV8.

Find out more about DV8 @ https://www.d-v-8.com/.

On this episode, I discuss the differences between large company culture vs small company culture with Keisha Akinwunmi, Talent Mobility Program Manager EMEA at Netflix.

This conversation evolved into a sneak peak of what life is like inside Netflix and why the company is so successful.

The concept of Freedom & Responsibility is easier said than done, but I believe Keisha has shared some key steps to reaching this Utopia.

This year, companies are experiencing higher levels of resignations than usual. This event is being referred to as The Great Resignation or Resignation Boom. 💣

According to a Microsoft report, The Work Trend Index, around 46% of the global workforce are considering leaving their employer this year.  In this episode, I share some musings about some of the reasons this may be happening.

In a previous podcast episode with Stijn Smet called Pride & Prejudice, he introduced the term, "False Acceptance"... and for some reason I have not been able to shake it. When preparing for this episode, I was pondering how to demonstrate examples of false acceptance, and then Bukayo Saka did not score the last penalty shot at the end of the Euro 2020 Finals...

This is a special podcast, my first ever (published) interview and I couldn’t have asked for a better guest. A colleague, Stijn Smet, joined me to discuss Pride month and Prejudices. This is quite a vulnerable and exposing conversation for both of us. I’ve personally been nervous about sharing this because we do also touch on some of the prejudices I have to navigate as a black person. I hope you find this conversation helps to expand your mind and heart.

Everyone claims to be a hard worker in the summary of their CV profile, but for some of us, this is a harsh reality. I used to always proudly say I was a workaholic, but I didn't realise at the time that this was actually toxic. In this episode, I explore my experience with workaholism and I share some tips to help you support anyone you may know or work with who suffers in a similar way or perhaps to help yourself. ;)