Helping People Perform

A fantastic guest with amazing alignment to the theme of this podcast, Gary Armstrong, founder and coach at Pinnacle Coaching & Development has a passion for helping people to be at their best.

Hear some of Gary’s stories and insights from his days in management consulting, through to his transition into the corporate world of the multinational pharmaceutical organisation that is GSK.

Gary now works as an independent coach, bringing his vast experience and expertise to helping people get ‘unstuck’. He’s also a keen runner, and is starting out his own running-based podcast called the Run Alive podcast, so check that out wherever you get your podcasts.

Find out more, and get in touch with Gary at www.pinnaclecoaching.net

If you’re keen to find out more about Giving Time, the charity that Gary mentions in this episode, go to www.givingtime.org.uk

Another wonderful guest, this week it’s John Monks, co-founder of coaching & facilitation company Curve and co-author of Closer Apart, a guide on how to design and facilitate brilliant workshops online.

John has a history of helping people perform in various guises and shares his stories and insights that include working with the New York Police and Fire Departments to help them collaborate in a post-911 world.

We talk about everything from tech roll outs to public sector, career side-steps to the power of journalling. John has some fascinating approaches and techniques to helping himself perform that we can all learn from, and there are links below to some of the great content:

www.curve.cc

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmonkscurve/

https://yearcompass.com/

https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast

https://www.curve.cc/blog/10-ways-you-can-journal-too

In this week’s episode I speak with my good friend Mark Creighton, founder of All Your Idea.

Mark is an experienced leader, advisor, mentor and coach whose passion for Media (along with a knack for being in the right place at the right time) has provided him with opportunities to lead organisations from a young age.

We talk about the reflections from leading a large media organisation through the pandemic, the lessons taken from this experience and how Mark is now helping others to perform using his experience and expertise.

Find out more about Mark via www.allyouridea.com 

Sit back and enjoy the ride as I talk with the ever-energetic David Hellard, Founder and MD of Caffeine Bullet

David has had an amazingly diverse career covering everything from corporate to finding ways to work with his passion as a runner. You may have seen David recently on an episode of Dragon’s Den where (spoiler alert) he secured the support of 2 great Dragons for Caffeine Bullet. He also co-hosts the Bad Boy Running podcast and supports some great running-related charities in Free To Run and Street Child

David has also been kind enough to offer an exclusive discount on his Caffeine Bullet products to the Helping People Perform listeners, so pay careful attention to get the details of that offer, or contact me directly at [email protected]

Find out more at www.caffeinebullet.com where you’ll find the amazing training plan resources that David talks about, www.badboyrunningpodcast.com for his podcast and https://freetorun.org/ & https://street-child.org/ to support the great charities he mentions

Prepare to be inspired by some of the great stories from the fascinating human that is DK. I’ve had the privilege of knowing DK for some years and have seen how well he helps people craft delicious learning and work with them to tell their stories. From working in youth government to being a TEDx licensee and recently a TEDx speaker himself (if you want to improve your speaking skills make sure you check out his TEDx talk https://youtu.be/xSp78RwcAS4,  Contact DK through www.justadandak.com, his course at www.presentingwisdom.com and the Reggie Watts TED Talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/reggie_watts_beats_that_defy_boxes 

Great chatting with Paul Morton, founder and head coach at the Practical Leadership Academy

With a strong work ethic from an early age, Paul has taken his learnings (the good, the bad and the ugly) and packaged them into simple yet highly effective practical lessons for new managers. Find out more at www.pratical-leadership.academy connect through LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulwmorton/ and find Paul’s podcast at www.practical-leadership.podbean.com

In this episode of the Helping People Perform podcast I’m joined from Seattle, USA by Ellia Harris, CEO of the Potential Center and creator of Light Bulb Moments. Having been one herself several times over, Ellia specializes in working with relatively new managers. These managers are often in sustainability, social enterprise, and non-profit organizations – sectors that align with Ellia’s passions and experience. Ellia is on a mission is to simplify the creative problem-solving and innovation process. Her Light Bulb Thinking™ framework is a simple four-step system designed to cultivate creativity, curiosity and critical reasoning skills. Ellia has been an Organization Development Consultant for over ten years in the US and the UK, coaching leaders, training teams, facilitating strategic planning and large group convenings, and speaking at conferences. She also has ten years’ international experience in nonprofit management. The Potential Center provides: • Self-paced learning for managers through the Light Bulb Moments™ podcast-style learning program • One-to-One Coaching with managers • Team Training in Light Bulb Thinking™ • Training for leadership teams in developing a culture of creative problem-solving and innovation • Keynotes, conference seminars, and podcast interviews You can learn more about Ellia Harris at ThePotentialCenter.com and schedule a free strategy session on the contact page.

"More about Light Bulb Moments™ at https://ThePotentialCenter.com/light-bulb-moments"

This week’s guest, Natalia Talkowska from Natalka Design https://www.natalkadesign.com/ helps others with effective communication through the power of visual storytelling. If you need your story visualising, then Natalia and her team are the people to talk to. We talk about the power of engaging people through visuals, as well as some amazing stories about how Natalia has got to where she is today. From helping children with special educational needs to helping organisations connect to their strategy, everyone can relate to a story, especially one that is illustrated. We also explore the topic of going from being a self-starter and ‘one-person-band’ through to growing a business where you are no longer expected to ‘do the work’ but build and maintain the team that delivers. Find out more about Natalia at https://www.natalkadesign.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliatalkowska/ 

This week’s guest is Katz Kiely, digital transformation leader and founder & CEO of BEEP (www.wearebeep.com).

We get to hear all about Katz’s amazing back story, from being an innovator in Digital to being headhunted by the UN.

Katz not only leads complex digital transformation and innovation programs, she’s also the Chair of Trustees at Frontline Live (https://www.frontlinemap.org/), connecting those in need with those who want to help. Originally designed for the PPE crisis during the COVID pandemic, this has now adapted to support those affected by the Ukraine war (https://frontlineliveukraine.org/), streamlining what is needed to where it is needed and providing transparency throughout.

We also talk about the CREATE framework (https://www.katzkiely.com/create) for supporting transformation, as well as the inspiration she takes from the books of Dan Ariely (Predictably Irrational and Upside of Irrationality https://danariely.com/books/)

Connect with Katz via https://www.linkedin.com/in/katzyk/ or through www.wearebeep.com

What a cracking chat with the ever-awesome Jimmy Burroughes! I’ve known Jimmy for a long time, and have had the privilege to work alongside him and have experienced his Ways of Working first hand. Jimmy has an amazing back story, from his time in the army as a ‘wet behind the ears’ officer through to corporate roles and eventually starting his own leadership development business. Find out more about how Jimmy has woven his experiences and stories into a leadership development offering that brings simplicity and clarity to help leaders perform at their best. Find out more at www.immyburroughes.com and reach out to Jimmy at www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyburroughes