Engaging People, Powering Companies - The Leadership Podcast

Core affect is from the work by James Russell who developed a model of work related wellbeing (called the Taxonomy of Work-related Wellbeing, 1984). More information about this topic can be found at https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/core-affect https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/core-affect.

We all want to improve our organisational cultures to create learning organisations but how can we achieve this when on an individual level, we struggle to overcome the anguish of mistakes. 

Jamie Christon has a wealth of experience leading at a senior level from sectors as diverse as retail, to airports and now Chester Zoo. Jamie has spent the last 9 months as CEO and shares his experiences of what it's like and some of the challenges that come with the role. 

There's a huge focus on workplaces experiences, but we don't often think about how we remind employees of those great experiences. Reminiscing back can allow us to relive some of those shared experiences, reinforcing the culture and reminding us of how nice work can be.  

Dr Marcinko is currently an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department and Director of the Executive MSc in Behavioural Science. He completed his PhD in Work & Organisational Psychology at Aston Business School, supervised by Professors Yves Guillaume and Richard Crisp. He received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in the US in the same field and is an active member of the Academy of Management, the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology, and the European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology.

Andrew has been involved in research projects with the United Nations, NASA, and the US Navy Submarine School, and has successfully developed and delivered training on diversity and inclusion, teamwork, and leadership at several Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 organisations. His current research is focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace, with a particular interest in organisational authenticity and hypocrisy. He is also researching political psychology and consumer behaviour.

In Dr Marcinko's consultancy and training work with the Durham Behavioural Science Team, he takes an evidence-based approach drawing on his academic knowledge and experience to develop practical solutions for organisations looking to maximise the potential of their modern workforces.

• Behavioural Science
• Work and Organisational Psychology
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Unconscious Bias
• Social Psychology
• Teamwork and Communication
• Leadership
• Organisational Authenticity

Whilst the dictionary definition of rest is to stop doing a certain activity to relax and get back your strength, it's not so easy to stop the mental activity. The Art of Rest by Claudia Hammond shares insights from 18000 participants in a survey, from 135 countries who share what helps them rest. She then supplements this with scientific evidence of how these activities help. 

Resting requires thought and planning. Knowing what helps you rest and building this into our working week, allows us to relax and recharge. Having been back at work after the Christmas and New Year break, many of us have found it tiring. As leaders, CEOs and Managers of organisations, how can we ensure we stay recharged and plan in resting? Amrit Sandhar shares his thoughts based on the insights from the book.

Nazia Sarkar

Nazia is the founder of Kadou Learning and mastermind behind the MentorYou (MU) app. She enjoys developing people and teams. She believes in empowering people with the skills and tools to make them successful in their personal and professional lives. She is an experienced Learning & Development professional, with a background in education, hospitality and retail sales sectors.

What does bullying feel like? Has anyone ever belittled you, humiliated you, or made you feel uncomfortable or intimidated? Bullying still goes on and we need to go out of our way to ensure we stamp it out. Bullies need to be confronted but often their behaviours go unchecked. They either intentionally choose to behave as they do, or they are leaders struggling to cope and need help. 

Following Brexit and the U.S. elections, we see more nations divided and it's easy to question what the 'other' side must be thinking, when the only rational approach is our way. But how often do we go out of our way to understand that opposing view - when did you last say 'help me understand why you believe what you do'? Instead we surround ourselves by like-minded people, creating echo-chambers in our social media followings. 

As the U.S. election results were announced, the world collectively erupted into joy and euphoria giving hope to so many. Hope is an important aspect to life yet where do we get it from? Are external examples the only source of hope or can we develop it? This is what Amrit explores in this week's podcast.