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Have you ever felt demotivated or were struggling to get engaged with a new project? 

Or, are you managing a team and find that motivating them is an ongoing challenge? 

This week's guest is author, coach and NLP trainer, Jeremy Lazarus with whom I took a deep dive into the world of motivation - and not just your own motivation but also the motivation of others. 

Jeremy has written 4 books, including one for sports coaches, athletes and players entitled Ahead of the Game. He began his career in the world of finance before realising that his true calling lay in helping people grow and develop and perform at their best. His work with leading sportspeople, e.g. English Premier League goalkeepers, has enabled him to teach others how to apply their mindset for success to other walks of life, including the world of work. 

During our conversation, we unpack the role that motivation plays in achieving what we want and how managers and leaders can use this knowledge to build highly motivated teams. 

We also explore how choice plays an important part in how we deal with setbacks and how we can ensure that no matter how we define success we don't neglect the financial aspects.

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This week's guest is Dr Dan Harrison the creator and developer of the Harrison Assessment and Talent Analytics tools.

People who discover these tools often refer to them as the best-kept secret in the HR or Talent world! 

Of all the investment decisions that organisations make probably the one that has the least amount of rigour is around people. Yet, the amounts invested in people can be quite significant.

There is a mountain of research out there to show that there is a real problem when it comes to people decision making and that making the wrong people decisions can be very costly to an organisation. 

In this episode, you'll discover that there is a robust suite of Predictive Talent Analytics tools out there that will not only reduce the risk of making the wrong talent decisions but that can also ensure that your talent decisions lead to stronger engagement, better retention, higher performance, growth and success.

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My guest this week is fellow Irishman, Paul Davis.

Not only has Paul authored several books but over the past 25 years or more he has advised and worked with many entrepreneurs to help them grow and scale their businesses into multi-million euro enterprises. Along the way, he admits that he has done quite well himself. 

However, in this open and candid conversation, Paul reveals why so many successful people are unhappy and struggle with many things including mental health issues. In his experience, it often comes down to having lost their mojo and no longer having a clear sense of purpose. 

What he has to say is not only insightful for successful entrepreneurs but applies to anyone who appears to be doing well in their career. It's also extremely relevant to all of you who aspire to being successful, whatever that means for you. 

Or, if life has not been so kind to you these past few years you may just discover how to get things back on track and it won't be a case of "fake it til you make it"!

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I'm very humbled by how many people have become regular listeners of this podcast. Based on my research, Leading People currently ranks in the top 20% of podcasts globally in terms of downloads and listeners.

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It began as an experiment in January 2021. I looked at my extensive bookcase one day and wondered how could I bring so much of this wisdom and knowledge to a wider audience.

I realised that I knew many of the authors and subsequently invited them to become guests on the show. It all grew from this seed.

My goal was to create a conversational bounce that gave listeners an insight into who these authors were and how they came to write their books. I wanted to tap into their knowledge and wisdom. And, I also wanted it to be very human and full of humour!

This podcast has become a passion. 

I first podcasted in 2005 long before the concept was in the mainstream. That particular podcast didn't last long. The technology to distribute it just wasn't there. However, I realised in 2020 that podcasting would bring together many things that came naturally to me:

• My life as a professional musician, having recorded many studio albums
• My experience in recording studios - understanding the technology 
• My love of conversation and my curiosity to learn more from others
• My youth in Ireland listening to some of the best "talk radio" in the world
• My passion for Personal & Professional Development
• My work in Leadership Development

So, a huge shout out to my regular listeners, the amazing guests who helped me get this far and all the great conversations that are to come...

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A while back I came across an intriguing article on the BBC Worklife website. It was written by this week's guest, David Robson. 

I later went on to purchase his excellent and extremely well-researched book entitled The Intelligence Trap. 

In this conversation, we chat about both the Intelligence Trap and David's forthcoming book The Expectation Effect and David reveals some fascinating insights into how so many smart people make dumb decisions and how to revolutionise your thinking so you can make wiser decisions. 

During our conversation, David explains how he came to write his new book, The Expectation Effect, and he shares some of the intriguing insights he gleaned from his research into sleep, exercise, food and much more...

He also provides us with his top tips for how to avoid the intelligence trap and improve your mindset so you can get the most out of the expectation effect. 

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In December as we approach Christmas and the end of another year many of us start thinking about next year. For quite some people it never goes beyond thinking. 

My guest this week is New York Times Best Selling author and consultant, Brian Moran. 

I invited Brian onto the show to chat about his results-focused planning methodology, which he calls The 12 Week Year. 

I discovered The 12-Week Year myself a few years ago and it has completely transformed how I plan my time and where I focus my efforts. It's one of the reasons that this podcast gets recorded, produced and released consistently on time every two weeks. 

During our conversation, Brian explains the key difference that makes the difference between plans that achieve results and those that don't. 

He also outlines the key elements of the 12 Week Year toolbox, how to accept that every plan is flawed, why you've got to fail fast to accelerate your success and how to introduce The 12 Week Year in a large organisation. 

And, you’ll be pleased to know that you can start a 12 Week Year at any time. 

Now, I bet you're curious about what actually is a 12 Week Year and how is it different from other methodologies. 

So, let's dive in and find out...

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In this episode, I chat with Author, HR expert and CEO, Perry Timms, about his books and in particular what he calls Dispersed Leadership. 

With the world of work having been turned upside down by Covid, Perry believes that Dispersed Leadership has the potential to transform workplaces. 

Perry provides examples of how Dispersed Leadership is already producing results in a variety of organisations and valuable advice on how to explore and introduce it into your organisation.  He advocates the benefits for leaders of being open to the concept and how it can actually simultaneously free up more time to be a better leader and grow your people in the process. 

Dispersed Leadership is relevant even if you're not in a leadership position. It may help you choose your next employer! 

If you're an HR consultant you'll get some useful tips on how to pilot Dispersed Leadership with your clients. 

During our conversation, we discuss many topics including the way work is designed so that it ends up demotivating people, the impact of poor management on people's energy and how to raise the profile of HR and its role in organisations. 

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In this episode I caught up with author and Master Trainer, Lindsey Agness, to chat about change. Lindsey is the CEO of The Change Corporation, a boutique consultancy that provides change management services to organisations. 

However, whilst we touch on organisational change and Lindsey provides valuable advice for leaders, our conversation focuses more on personal change and in particular why now - as we emerge from hopefully the worst of the covid pandemic - might be a good time to make changes in your life. 

And, during our conversation, you'll get tips and insights from Lindsey on how to go about making these changes.

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In this episode of Leading People, I sat down with author and Master Coach, Jonathan Reitz, to talk about how coaching changes everything. 

In particular, we discuss his latest book, Coaching Hacks, and Jonathan shares his top tips or hacks from his 20 plus years of coaching. These are not just useful for professional coaches but for anyone who aspires to take a more coaching approach to management or even life. 

In fact, Jonathan provides an interesting insight into how some simple coaching techniques could transform both your management style and your parenting. And, he provides his top 5 Coaching Questions that anyone could learn and master to get better results. 

And, if you stay tuned to the end, he has a special offer for you. 

So, why not dive on in...

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In this episode I chat with Systems Thinking expert and the creator of SystemicIQ, Chris Soderquist, to learn why SystemicIQ is necessary for solving complex problems.

He outlines the 6 key skills of SystemicIQ and how to use them. He provides lots of practical examples and also advice on when, and when not, to use SystemicIQ. 

He explains what Systems Thinking is and how some organisations think they're doing Systems Thinking but in effect they're not. 

Along the way, we discuss diverse topics such as the current UK truck driver scarcity problem, climate change, health care, parenting, incentivisation programmes, and much more. Chris demonstrates how SystemicIQ can help us better understand these challenges and find workable solutions that don't create negative unintended consequences. 

He has some sound advice for leaders to ensure that they diagnose problems in the right way. Misdiagnosis of a problem not only doesn't lead to solving the problem but often makes the problem worse!

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