And Joe Show

Anna Lundberg talks with Paula Bell & Joe Newbert about the practice of work/life integration to reimagine success and design your best life.

In this episode:

0:34 Introducing the topic of work/life integration and episode guest Anna Lundberg

2:30 How work/life integration works and why it makes sense

9:16 Squashing the usual-suspect objections to work-life integration

13:39 Must have traits to make work-life integration a success

17:35 Designing your life by redefining success and being intentional

21:41 Good practices and creative solutions to experiment with work/life integration

24:40 Other work/life integration resources, and where you can connect with Anna

The Show Notes:

Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace by Ricardo Semler

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferris

Explore a broader definition of success (download offered in exchange for your email address)

Learn more about Anna's work at One Step Outside

Contact Anna via email: Anna at One Step Outside dot com

Follow Anna Lundberg over on LinkedIn, and Instagram

Listen to the Reimagining Success Podcast

Laura Brandenberg talks with Paula Bell & Joe Newbert about recognising and reframing our thought patterns to overcome our limiting beliefs.

In this episode:

0:34 Introducing the topic of limiting beliefs and episode guest Laura Brandenburg

2:18 The what, the why we should care, and impact of limiting beliefs

6:43 Pinpointing the intersection between limiting beliefs and finding purpose

12:27 Causes of limiting beliefs and how to identify the ones holding us back

17:20 How we pass on our limiting beliefs to affect the people around us

22:50 Reframing our thoughts and thinking in new ways to overcome our limiting beliefs

24:50 Other helpful resources, and where you can connect with Laura

The Show Notes:

Read Julie Ann Cairns, The Abundance Code: How to Bust the 7 Money Myths for a Rich Life Now

Contact Laura via email: info at bridging-the-gap dot com

Learn more about Laura's work at bridging-the-gap.com

Follow Laura Brandenburg on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram

Dr. Brennan Jacoby talks with Paula Bell & Joe Newbert about finding purpose and making an impact in your job to create more meaningful work.

In this episode:

0:38 Introducing the topic of conversation and welcoming Dr. Brennan Jacoby to the pod

4:55 What it means to have a sense of purpose and meaning in our work

12:43 Finding and aligning external and internal intentions to co-create our purpose

21:41 The awakening to the relevance of personal values in the world of business

24:56 How familiarity with an idea or an experience sometimes obscures our view of what our purpose actually is

30:28 Useful resources, and where you can connect with Brennan

The Show Notes:

Jacob Morgan's article - The Difference Between Purpose & Meaning and How to Create Both

Learn more at philosophyatwork.co.uk

Recommended Philosophy at Work articles: The Man Who Mistook His Job For His Life, How to: Neural Mapping Technique, and Away days are dead – Long live together days!

Contact Brennan via email: brennan at philosophyatwork dot co dot uk

Follow Dr.Brennan Jacoby on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram

Ariel Baker talks with Paula Bell & Joe Newbert about taking care of your mind, body, and soul to work towards becoming your optimal self.

In this episode:

0:45 Introducing the episode topic and welcoming Ariel Baker to the show

3:46 The importance of focusing on health and wellness to find the optimal form for who you are

8:25 Advice to get your mind, body and soul working as optimally as possible

14:14 Consistent challenges and why it’s hard to find a rhythm with health & wellness

17:36 Being intentional with time and tips to stay disciplined and committed on your journey

19:39 Habits to incorporate in your day, without feeling the overwhelm

25:41 Where you can start, and how to stay in touch with Ari

The Show Notes:

Contact Ariel via email: trainaristrong at gmail dot com

Follow @train_ari_strong on Instagram

Tamien Dysart talks with Paula Bell & Joe Newbert about getting things done through the 3 P's: prioritisation, productivity, and performance.

In this episode:

1:10 Introducing Tamien Dysart and the episode topic

2:14 Tamien’s advice to be more production at work and in life everyday

7:34 Breaking up the intensity of maximum productivity

11:12 Choosing the project that most needs your attention

14:27 Setting yourself and following through on smart performance targets

18:19 Acknowledging mile markers and wins to maintain motivation

23:04 Protecting your space and learning to focus better

25:39 Where to find Tamien and learn more

The Show Notes:

See Tamien's work on the letsthink3d.com website

Contact Tamien via email: tamien at letsthink3d dot com

Connect with Tamien on LinkedIn

Follow Let's Think 3D on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Joe Newbert talks with his new co-host about the upcoming podcast season, after Adrian Reed calls time and hangs up his mic on the show.

In this episode:

0:00 Joe recaps the spirit of the show

0:28 Adrian calls time on the pod and hangs up his mic

1:31 Joe introduces his new co-host

4:40 A refresher of the 5 tenets of Taekwondo applied to business

7:33 Discussing the theme to hook the season together

11:26 Bouncing episode ideas around

22:37 How you can get involved in the podcast conversations

23:21 A small teaser about the season guest list

24:21 Ending with a well timed cliff hanger

Kevin Brennan talks with Adrian Reed and Joe Newbert about business analysis past, how AI will shake roles up, and the emergence of BizOps

In this episode:

Adrian reminds us of the rules of the show [0:14]

Introducing this episode's topic and (celebrity) guest, BizOps with Kevin Brennan [01:10]

How continuous change in the world is impacting the organisation [02:54]

Fundamental tasks at risk through the advent of Artificial Intelligence [06:16]

Outlining the next transition for business analysts [10:05]

What somebody working in BizOps will do (and what they won't do)? [13:31]

The future frameworks and tools that will be needed the most [22:23]

The Show Notes:

Kevin's 'My BizOps Journey' article

Get in touch with Kevin at newba dot com

And connect with Kevin Brennan on LinkedIn plus @bakevin on Twitter

The book Kevin recommends for business analysts—Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal

Grant Wright talks with Joe Newbert and Adrian Reed about visual thinking, why sketchnoting helps collaboration, and how you can get started.

In this episode:

Adrian and Joe draw comparisons with Wayne's World [00:40]

Seamlessly segueing into the episode's topic of sketchnoting with Grant Wright [01:34]

What got Grant started with sketchnoting and some good places for you to begin [03:11]

The value of drawing—compared to text or modelling—and how it helps the thinking process? [07:56]

The lowdown on what you need—from hand-drawn, to devices and apps [13:31]

The perfect and polished versus the imperfect and raw [16:30]

Selling the benefits of visual thinking to someone else [23:02]

The accidental (but obligatory ) season cliff hanger—will there be, or won't there be? [30:58]

The Show Notes:

Meet Grant Wright on LinkedIn or on Twitter, and follow Scarlett Solutions on Instagram

If you only get one book: Visual Thinking, by Willemien Brand

Get started with The Sketchnote Handbook, by Mike Rohde

Read The Non-Designer's Design Book, by Robin Williams

Check out Todd Cherches, VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life

Learn to present visual stories that transform audiences with Resonate, By Nancy Duarte

Make your ideas, products, and services easier to understand with The Art of Explanation, by Lee LeFever

Betsy Stockdale talks with Adrian Reed and Joe Newbert about moving beyond traditional stakeholder management to achieve valuable engagement.

In this episode:

Joe and Adrian start by building some quick episode rapport [00:43]

Introducing this episode's topic and guest, the stakeholders journey with Betsy Stockdale [01:23]

Choosing to give the level of focus and attention stakeholder's deserve [02:22]

Achieving perspective through stakeholder 'analysis', 'management', and 'engagement' [05:48]

Moving beyond traditional textbook techniques to create valuable engagement [11:25]

Having the difficult the conversations that deal with the elephant in the room [16:14]

The one stakeholder habit you should start doing tomorrow [21:42]

The Show Notes:

Meet Betsy Stockdale

Read Betsy's posts on the Seilevel Blog

Debra Paul talks with Joe Newbert and Adrian Reed about business analysis as a service, co-creating value with the role and how we can find our way through it.

In this episode:

Adrian and Joe do their pod and topic intro orchestration [00:35]

The concept of service, value and what ‘BA service’ is [03:02]

Implications of ‘role ambiguity’ and what a BA team can do about it [08:18]

A brief outline of the BA Service Framework [14:30]

Some advice for people selling business analysis inside their organisations [18:37]

The $64,000 thousand dollar question: how is the BA role changing? [13:39]

Post-buzzer close out with Debbie [24:04]

The Show Notes:

Meet Dr Debra Paul

Get your hands on 'Delivering Business Analysis: the BA Service Handbook'

The seminal book (and Joe's bread and butter): Business Analysis (4th Edition)

Other recommended resources: Adrian Reed's Blog, The Samauri Business Analyst and (Debbie's guilty secret) Google Scholar