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We’re back this week with the remainder of our countdown of the top 10 topics based on our interactions with you, our listeners as well as some statistics and history about the “behind the scenes” developments over the past 10 years.

Join us for Part 1 of our review of the last 10 years of Inside Exec podcasts including the top 10 subjects that have generated the most interaction with our listeners.

AND….the Kindle version of our book is out! Print versions will be available over the next few weeks as we progressively separate the transcripts of all 400 episodes into a number of volumes. The first will be our all guests, followed by all the Case Studies and finally the remainder of discussions we have had over the last 10 years.

Thank you all for your input, loyalty and support.

In the final part of our conversation with Oscar Trimboli, Jamie Wadley (standing in for Fulyana) and Kim hear about ways to prepare for meetings, making them shorter and more focused as well as integrating deep listening with management reviews.

The podcast starts with a comment from Fulyana, recorded after she finished reading Oscar’s latest book. More details about obtaining your copy of the book can be found by clicking here.

We continue our conversation with Oscar Trimboli on the subject of “Deep Listening” looking at answers to two questions submitted by listeners:

How does deep listening impact decision-making at the executive level, particularly when managing large, geographically diverse teams or navigating crises?

Many executives are trained to be fast problem-solvers — how can they balance the need for speed with the patience deep listening requires?

One of the answers poses a further question from Oscar – are we solving the “wrong” problem?

This week we begin a 3 part conversation with Oscar Trimboli on the topic of “deep listening”. Whilst Fulyana is away, Jamie Wadley has joined the conversation. Oscar very generously sent us some copies of his latest book and Fulyana has begun a process of sharing those with her mentees. If, after hearing Oscar, you would like a copy yourself, the details can be found on his guest page here.

In this conversation we start to understand what deep listening is and how it can affect every business decision we make.

We conclude our conversation with John Gates, Salary Coach, this week looking at more details from questions submitted by listeners around the actual timing of negotiations. Another “hot” topic is the situation where you are over-qualified for a position but are keen to pursue it.

What are the questions in the interviewer’s head that you should pre-empt?

We continue our conversation with John Gates, Salary Coach, this week looking at how you can assess your commercial value to a potential employer. This leads to a lively interaction on being able to identify and address the “risks” an organisation might have in relation to your engagement.

Kim and Fulyana begin their conversation with Salary Coach, John Gates, looking at how to value yourself within a salary range and the usefulness of third party salary surveys.

Do you know when to start a salary negotiation?

This week we have a short “teaser” from our conversation with John Gates all about salary negotiation. It’s a topic we seem to avoid unless we are in the immediate situation so our time with John was fascinating and though provoking.

The three part conversation will be available from 22 April 2025.

In the final part of our conversation with Kevin Eikenberry, Kim and Fulyana explore the meaning of “success” and how to find the best tools for communication. We also revisit the idea of identifying and developing future leaders in our organisations, regardless of size.