Helping People Perform

From chemist, to consultant, to change manager, to helping organisations through big events. This week's guest is my long time friend and all round great guy, Tom Cliff.

Tom shares his stories from his lessons from the chemistry lab, through his career with the big consultancies, into starting off on his own. 

Tom specialises in helping businesses through their next big event, be it an acquisition, a divestment or delivering an operating model change. His approach is designed to empower teams and leverage the experience of his consultancy Peak XV Advisory Services.

Find out more at https://thepeakxv.co.uk/ 

You never know when an opportunity may come your way, so are you ready to grasp that opportunity with both hands when it presents itself to you?

In this episode I talk about the case of Australian Olympic speed skater Steven Bradbury who took gold in a most unlikely set of circumstances. But my point is that he put himself in that position to grasp the opportunity that came his way. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM and think about how you can set yourself up for success for if and when those opportunities present themselves to you.

As always, to find out more and talk to me about how I can add more value to you and your team contact me through www.paulteasdale.co.uk 

Recorded just before the amazingly successful release of his book Lead Like A Pro - the Essential Guide for New Managers, this week's episode with Eric Girard is packed full of amazing stories and practical tips.

From his experiences in Silicon Valley, stories about the impact that a $15 toy gorilla can have on performance and engagement, through to the inspiration behind launching his book, there's so much packed into this chat!

Useful links:

Eric's website: https://www.girardtrainingsolutions.com/

Get the book: Amazon Books_Lead Like A Pro

There's a difference between something being unlikely and something being unexpected. And if it's something that's happened before then can it really be unexpected?

F1 teams are renowned for anticipating scenarios and preparing from them, something that a lot of businesses that I've worked with can really learn from.

To find out more and talk to me about how I can help you expect the unexpected, contact me through www.paulteasdale.co.uk 

What does it take to achieve EPIC Performance?

And what can running a 200 mile ultramarathon in 76 hours teach you about how to prepare yourself and deliver on the day?

Find out all of the above, and so much more, in this week's episode with Bryan Gillette

Find out more about Bryan and his amazing work at www.epicperformances.com 

And click here to find the EPIC Performance book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=epic+performance+bryan+gillette&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&crid=Y45ZETL2C8L&sprefix=epic+performance+bryan+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C240&ref=nb_sb_ss_fb_1_23 

We all want to do well in everything we do. But if we try and do everything, the tendency is for nothing to get done well

In this episode I discuss why Focus is such a great thing when it comes to success

From investment banker to world class photographer who works with some of the best known global brands and names in sports and lifestyle.

So much to learn and take away from this week's episode. From what it takes to lead in situations of high pressure, to learning directly from high performance athletes, to giving back to society.

Check out the following links:

Duncan's websites - https://www.duncannicholls.co.uk/ and https://goodplanets.tv/

Wali documentary - https://www.duncannicholls.co.uk/posts/2021/11/18/606/wali 

1% For the Planet - https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/ 

Failure is inevitable. So what can we do to make the most of it?

In this episode I explore the lessons that I've learned on the topic of failure from the world of F1 and beyond.

As always, for more info visit www.paulteasdale.co.uk and contact me to share your thoughts and challenges

A truly inspirational conversation in this week's episode, where I talk with the Voice of Victims of Narcissistic Abuse, Dana Diaz.

Dana has used her traumatic experiences living with a malignant narcissistic partner to helps others perform in their everyday lives by aiding in identifying, understand, cope and free themselves from narcissism.

Her story is now available in the book Gasping for Air: The Stranglehold of Narcissistic Abuse (link: https://www.amazon.com/Gasping-Air-Stranglehold-Narcissistic-Abuse/dp/B0C6WBCWNG/ ), and she provides all sorts of useful insights and information on her website https://danasdiaz.com/ 

Take her free Narcissistic Abuse Quiz and find out more about what you can do to help yourself and others.

It's impossible to work for a world class organisation like McLaren without learning a few lessons about Brand

In this week's episode I highlight the 3 key learnings that I took:

If you want to chat to me about any of this, visit www.paulteasdale.co.uk and set up a free, no obligations 30 minute chat