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- EP 41 - How To Make Working From Home Work For You
In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan discuss how to successfully work from home during these challenging times of COVID-19. They share the mechanics of working remotely and give tips on finding ways to get into a productive routine. They also talk about ways to maintain both physical and emotional health, stressing the importance of physical routines, communication, and accepting to be emotionally affected. They remind people of the Stockdale paradox, which says that you have to confront the reality of the situation while never giving up hope that things will get better.
Links
- See one of the many available pomodoro-timers here
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
13 min - EP 40 - How to Measure the Results of Leadership Training
In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan address the question that most business leaders have when they are about to invest in leadership training – How do you measure the results of leadership development programmes? Since it is difficult to attribute a hard value to soft skills, or translate it directly into measures like profit, this can be a challenging question to answer.
Mike and Ryan briefly discuss several studies that indicate that traditional leadership development programmes generally don’t work and waste a lot of money. They then go on to answer the question on measuring ROI of leadership training, by referencing the Kirkpatrick Framework. This is a four dimensional training evaluation model that has evolved over multiple decades through application by learning and development professionals around the world.
Links
- Watch this podcast on YouTube
- Scroll down on our website’s home pages to read a summary with sources of the statistics mentioned by Mike and Ryan about why traditional leadership development isn’t working.
- Read more about the Kirkpatrick model
- Listen to Troy’s testimonial
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
15 min - EP 39 - Gihan Perera on Futurism, Artificial Intelligence, and Diversity
In this podcast episode, Ryan has the pleasure of talking with Gihan Perera, who is an author, conference speaker and consultant. As a futurist, Gihan researches trends that will impact the future of work and brings these insights to audiences in a relevant way.
Gihan talks about one of the biggest trends at the moment, artificial intelligence, and explains how it is already everywhere in our lives, how it helps us do our jobs better, and how it will continue to evolve. He also discusses digital disruption and the challenges around it, skills leaders of today need to have, and innovation. He shares his insights on creating a high performance culture characterised by diversity and inclusion, as well as the importance of learning from the younger generations like Gen Z. Lastly, he talks about his book “The Future of Leadership” and some of the insights that can be learned from it.
Links
- Read more about or get in touch with Gihan Perera here
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco38 min - EP 38 - The Regrets of the Dying
In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan get philosophical and talk about the top 5 regrets of the dying, from the book by Bronnie Ware. Bronnie Ware has had a long career in palliative care, during which she would talk with the people she took care of, and wrote down their insights in her book.
The Breakthrough Company has applied the lessons learned from this book for a long time, finding that business success is unsustainable and meaningless if your personal and family life is neglected. In this episode, Mike and Ryan go over the 5 main regrets of the dying, what can be learned from them, and how to apply these to improve both your business and personal life.
Links
- Watch this podcast on YouTube here
- Learn more about Bronnie Ware and her book “The Top 5 regrets of the dying” here
- Learn more about the Enneagram framework here
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
14 min - EP 37 - Transforming a Business from the Inside Out
In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan talk about how to transform a business. They use the “leadership diamond” framework as developed by McKinsey in their book “Leadership at Scale”, and discuss and relate it to their own insights and experience with transforming organisations.
Do you have any experience or insights on transforming a business? Let us know in the comments!
Links
- Watch it on YouTube
- Find out more about McKinsey’s book “ Leadership at Scale” here
- Read Mike’s summary of McKinsey’s insights applied to the Breakthrough here
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
17 min - EP 36 - Joanne Fair on Flipping the Traditional Freelancer Model with FutureWork Studios.
In this podcast episode, Ryan interviews Joanne Fair, co-founder of FutureWorks Studio. FutureWorks provides an alternative solution to the traditional 9-5, by pioneering an integrated platform that allows talent to work on projects in different departments of the organisation they work in, as well as allowing the organisation to bring in external talent from other organisations on a freelancer basis.
Joanne talks about how and why FutureWorks was founded, how it works, and its benefits. She also discusses why New Zealand needs to adopt a more flexible way of working and why the current state of technology creates opportunity for this.
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
36 min - EP 35 - How to Stop THAT Person From Taking Your Meetings off Track
In this podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss how to effectively run a meeting, and how to deal with people and situations that get your meeting off track. They talk about why face to face meetings are so fundamental and beneficial, given they are run well. They go over 6 situations that can derail meetings and how a good meeting runner can resolve them and “rerail” the meeting.
Do you have any insights into what makes a great meeting? Share your experiences with us in the comments!
Links
- Watch it on YouTube
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
16 min - EP 34 - Do Your Team Meetings Suck? Here’s How to Fix Them
In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan talk about how team meetings can shape your company culture, and how they are instrumental in creating (or bringing down) energy. They talk about do’s and don’ts in team meetings and share some examples from our own meetings at the Breakthrough Co, providing a great starting point for creating an energising team meeting and culture.
How do you create energy in your team meetings? Let us know in the comments!
Links
- Watch this podcast on YouTube
- Listen to our podcast “Using "The 7 P's" to Overcome Frustration in Your Business” about how to gain clarity and awareness
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
14 min - EP 33 - Michelle Gibbings on The Power of Teams to Create a High Performance Culture
In this podcast episode, Ryan has the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Gibbings. She is the founder of consultancy Change Meridian and a best selling author of 2 personal career development books with a third coming out in May.
Michelle and Ryan talk about the future of work and how leaders, teams and team members can adjust themselves to a more technology-driven work environment. Michelle shares how she went from being in corporate to starting her own business, and how she helps leaders and organizations develop themselves to be fit for the future of work. She talks about the importance of understanding that every person is unique and ever evolving, and how taking individuality into account ties in with creating a positive team culture. She also shares her insights on the consequences of Agile working and the disappearance of the middle manager, as well as the need for pushing boundaries and speaking up.
Michelle and Ryan also discuss the content, contexts, and insights of her books and Michelle gives a sneak peak of her coming book, Bad boss: what to do if you work for one, manage one, or are one.
Listen to it on YouTube
Links
· Find out more about Michelle Gibbings
· Find out more about Change Meridian
· Find out more about Michelles books “Step Up: How to build your influence at work” and “ Career Leap: how to reinvent and liberate your career” here
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
42 min - EP 32 - Take your Company Culture off the Walls and into the Halls
In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan discuss culture in organisations. Creating a company culture is not simply writing some values on the walls and expecting your employees to live them. Mike and Ryan talk about how to define culture, what the most important components are, and why having a good culture is important for performance. Most importantly, they discuss how a good culture can be achieved, and how you can implement a system for improving culture.
Do you have any comments, feedback, or your own experiences with achieving culture? Share it with us in the comments!
Links- Listen to it on YouTube
Where else you can find us
Website: https://thebreakthrough.co
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/
Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/
Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco
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About Business Leader Breakthroughs
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Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs where we help unlock the potential in you, your teams and your business. Hosted by Ryan Castle, along with Dr Mike Ashby, we share insights, experiences and…
stories on achieving breakthrough successes in business and life. In addition to a podcast, The Breakthrough also specialises in delivering management training that actually sticks, is cost effective, and easy to implement at scale to sustain change from the inside out.