Welcome to the Candour Communication Podcast where we discuss interpersonal communication and all the human stuff that gets in the way. This teaser will give you a feel for what our podcast is about. We hope you join us as we learn to get our message across with more courage, clarity and connection!

We talk to Dr Ashok Bhattacharya, a psychiatrist who has been practicing individual and couple psychotherapy since 1989, about topics such as: what can birds teach us about empathy? How can the movie Inside Out improve our relationships? Why is insecurity good for us? What should we do when we realise that we're in a relationship with a narcissist? How do we really build self-esteem?

We talk to Belinda Winter about the role Human Resources plays in bringing the best out of people at work. We discuss HR and how it relates to performance, leadership and workplace culture.

Maybe you see empathy as an important skill for your personal relationships. But to Daniel Murray empathy is more than that. To him, empathy is a competitive advantage. Daniel Murray helps businesses and leaders to develop empathy as a strategic capability.

Imagine having to talk to the family of someone who has just passed away and you need to ask them if they would like to donate their loved one’s organs. It’s conversations like this that Dr Ashley Fico studies.

Cathlyn Melvin is a professional actor, educator, entrepreneur and copywriter. She shares how acting helps to develop soft skills like empathy. She also shares tips to help us improve our written communication.

We talk to Julie Hyde about the 8 types of busy, their root causes, their impacts and how they can influence how we lead. We discuss how to break free from being busy with a particular focus on people pleasing and micro-managing.

We talk to Daisy Simonis, the founder of Empowered Introverts, an organisation that helps introverts supercharge their people skills (without changing who they are).

We talk to Nadja El Fertasi about what cybersecurity and social engineering can teach us about emotional intelligence. After almost 20 years working at NATO, Nadja now helps organisations build emotional firewalls against social engineering attacks.

We talk to Christian Fleck who shares his experiences of failing forward to develop his self-awareness. Now Christian gives the gift of self-awareness to others by coaching and giving feedback that unblocks and goes to the roots.