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What have cornflakes, penicillin, cling film, velcro and post-it notes got in common? 

This week's guest is an award-winning author and Head of Learning at the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, Andy Lancaster. During our conversation, he answers this question among many others. 

Andy also outlines 7 ways in which leaders could leverage mistakes for the better in their organisations, which feature in his latest book 

He even explains what we could learn from the Japanese art of kintsugi.

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

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• Why should we become good at public speaking and what difference could it make to our careers? 
• Why do some of us love public speaking and so many of us hate it? 
• What is a Public Speaking Monkey, anyway?
• How could some of the issues that we have with public speaking be affecting other aspects of our lives? 

These are just some of the questions I explore with this week's guest, author and public speaking expert, Dee Clayton.

Dee has written two books on public speaking and presenting and has also won several business awards for her Public Speaking Monkeys concept and brand. 

According to Dee, some people think they're fantastic public speakers and they're not. Others dread the thought of speaking in public but once they overcome certain hurdles they can become great public speakers. 

During our conversation we unpack some of the myths about public speaking, the silly things we say to ourselves and others say to us just before we give a presentation, including some well-meant advice that is rarely helpful. 

Dee outlines the 3 steps in what she calls the monkey taming process and also provides us with valuable and useful tips for getting better at speaking in public.

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• Why do organisations need to invest in Internal Communications? 
• What is Internal Communications, anyway? 
• How do you get Managers onboard with your Internal Communications?
• How do you communicate internally in a Post-covid Hybrid working environment? 

These are just some of the questions I explore with this week's guest, author and Internal Communications expert, Liam Fitzpatrick. 

During our conversation, Liam explains why he's brought out a revised edition of his latest book, Successful Employee Communications, why the emphasis in the book is on tools, models and best practices rather than theories and why Middle Managers play such an important role in Internal Communications. He also has some useful tips for how to help Managers become better communicators.

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Would you like to have more influence and get more buy-in and commitment from colleagues or other stakeholders? 

Or, perhaps to sell more of your products or services? 

Or, to better deal with a low performer on your team? 

Or, simply to be a better parent? 

This week's guest is Certified Forensic Interviewer and author, Michael Reddington whose new book is called The Disciplined Listening Method. 

Michael shares his experiences of forensic interviewing - he also explains what it is - and how this led him to develop the seven core behaviours of disciplined listening which ultimately led to him writing his book, which has just been published.

During our conversation, Michael addresses the questions above and many more and explains how his method goes beyond other techniques such as active listening. He also describes how to apply his seven core behaviours to a wide variety of situations.

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Do you have high performers on your team?

How would you feel if they went to work for your competitors?

I guess you'd prefer if they stayed and worked with you? 

So, how do you create the conditions so people can thrive, enjoy what they're doing and perform at their best? 

These are just some of the topics I covered in my conversation with this week's guest, Paul Zak. 

Apart from having a TED talk with nearly 2 million views, Paul has written two best-selling books and there's a third one on the way. He is also the founding Director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies and a Professor of Economics, Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University in California.

His former colleagues included renowned scholars such as the late Peter Drucker and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

Paul is also a co-founder and Chief Immersion Officer of the firm Get Immersion. 

During our conversation, Paul explains what he's learned from his extensive research and provides tangible tips and advice that any of us can implement straight away.

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Why has coaching become so popular and why do leaders need coaching now more than ever as we emerge from the pandemic? 

And what impact has the pandemic itself actually had on leaders?

How has the virtual work environment of the pandemic affected leaders? 

These are just some of the questions that I explore with this week's guest - author and Executive Coach, Andrea Lages. 

Andrea has been working as a coach for nearly 25 years and has noticed some interesting impacts that the pandemic has had on Leaders and what this means for the future. 

She is also the Director of the International Coaching Community (ICC) that has over 15,000 members worldwide.

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In recent years you may have come across terms such as Agile, Lean, Self-Organising Teams, Teal Organisations, Non-Violent Communication and Holocracy.

My guest this week is the author and consultant Jef Cumps.  Jef will not only explain and demystify many of these wonderful terms but will also speak about Sociocracy 3.0 and how the principles of Sociocracy are actually quite familiar to many of us, even though the term Sociocracy may not be used in our workplaces.

A key aspect of Sociocracy is how it can enable an organisation to easily adapt itself to a changing world and Jef will help you understand why and how this works. 

He'll also explain the background to his book: Sociocracy 3.0 - The Novel.

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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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