More Than a Lumpy Jumper

This week, Bridge is joined by James Fulford-Talbot, making a return to MTALJ, and Jogging Jodie Fulford-Talbot, a new and very welcome guest. The conversation is rich, with an overriding message that this podcast helps leaders not feel alone in their struggles. They can come here to listen in for conversation starters, something to share, and thought-provoking ideas. Tune in to hear more from these super advocates and discover who the famous Freddie and Mr. Percival are! 

Jodie Fulford-Talbot | LinkedIn 

James Fulford-Talbot | LinkedIn 

Freddie and Mr Percival

Nxus People

University of New South Wales

Being a Person with a Bigger Purpose 

Constantly Curious - More Than a Lumpy Jumper 

Being comfortable with curiosity - More Than a Lumpy Jumper 

Welcome to Guest Gifts, where Bobby and Bridge get to hang out with some of their most dedicated listeners.

This week, Bobby is joined by Gina and Ella, who must be the most patient humans she has ever met. They've endured Bobby's appalling technical skills with grace and are incredible people in general, especially given the work they do in the HR world.

Gina and Ella are deeply invested in their own development, exploring MTALJ with a commitment to trying new things both at work and in their personal lives. They have discovered some valuable nuggets amidst Bridge and Bobby’s meanderings.

Come and listen as they share what they are learning and how they are applying it.

Links

Gina Knight | LinkedIn

Georgia Ella Smith-Dunn | LinkedIn

Stop Saying Sorry

School your face

Being a Fraud and Doing it Anyway

This week for Guests with Gifts, Bridge is joined by Danni and Jo, who truly embody all the beautiful C’s: Curious Conversationalists, Community Collaborators, Connectors, Creatives, and above all, Carers. They lead with kindness, passion, and ideas, making this episode full of thoughtfulness, raw honesty, and a real desire to support future generations. 

 Tune in and listen for all the delightful C’s! 

 Links

Danielle Edwards

Jo Dukkipati

Superpowering Collaboration

⁠Being a Person with a Bigger Purpose⁠ 

⁠Being Lonely in Leadership⁠ 

⁠Good Day Cork: Be inspired by uplifting news, podcasts and videos⁠ 

Many Tongues of Cork - pandemic edition

Wild Ones Salon podcast

Speak Up and Grow

⁠Speak Up and Grow Podcast with Danielle Edwards⁠ and Bridge as a guest

Welcome to Guests with Gifts, where we get to hang out with some more of our dedicated listeners.

This week, Bobby is joined by Roger and Gail, exceptional leaders, lifelong learners, and heart speakers with military connections. So many joining of the dots as they discussed their favourite MTALJ episodes with Bobby.

Roger and Gail are deeply committed to developing others and seek learning through various mediums to achieve this. You’ll find them delving into the additional research links after listening to each episode, with their healthy appetite to learn more.

Come and listen to these fantastic advocates as they share their feedback and extended insights, keeping our Being conversations alive and kicking.

Links

Roger Morton

Gail Atkins

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

Being Guilt Free with a No

Being a Lovely Leader

Being a Heart Speaker

Being a Dynamic Team Builder

Being in Meetings

In the Season 3 finale, Bobby and Bridge explore the transformative power of the phrase "Yes...and." Despite initial doubts about the topic's depth, they dive in with curiosity, a bit of discomfort in trying to practice “Yes…and” in the moment with a bit of spurious chat about an imaginary hat and a committment to take an improv class together.

Yes…AND in the process they begin to uncover the surprising depth that a simple shift in language can bring for creativity, collaboration, and growth for us, in work, and even for life in general. Join us for this slightly random but enlightening episode to wrap up the season!

Links

Whose Line is it anyway - you tube

UCD Innovation Academy

De Bono 6 thinking hats

How To Leverage 'Yes And...' As The Gold Standard for Influencing (forbes.com)

Leading With A 'Yes, And' (forbes.com)

The Power of Yes: Why the Yes Mindset Leads to Innovation and Creates Great Leaders (forbes.com)

The Risks of ‘Yes, and’ Leadership - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Why “Yes, and…” Might Be the Most Valuable Phrase in Business. Big Think

IDEO U Learning Experience

What is a Kaospilot?: Explore now and become part of Kaospilot

Adam Grant: Why Brainstorming Doesn't Work | TIME

Vote for us in the British podcast awards

Join Bobby and Bridge as they dive into the wild world of meetings! From the taxonomy of different meeting types to those head-scratchers where you’re not sure why you're there, they are dissecting it all. They share experiences of various meeting styles, ponder why people often stick to unproductive routines, and discuss how we can all break free from habitual suffering. Whether you're a meeting lover or dread them, this episode is packed with insights and chuckles. Tune in and rethink your next invite!

Links

A taxonomy for meetings: distinguish or suffer | LinkedIn Maximizing The Productivity of Meetings Is as Easy As 3-2-1 (forbes.com)

Stop Wasting People’s Time with Bad Meetings (hbr.org) Stop the Meeting Madness (hbr.org)

Stop wasting valuable time (Hbr.org)

What It Takes to Run a Great Virtual Meeting (harvardbusiness.org)

Board Match Ireland

How to set up a Fishbowl conversation meeting

Open space technology meetings

How to run a World Cafe

Lean coffee meetings

Silent Meetings are more inclusive

VR meetings

Meeting-free days

Gender Fitness - Ken Barton

Monitor manterrupting with gender timer

Equaltime.io speaking monitoring app

G-app the gender gap app

UN-REDD monitoring women and men's meeting participation

Meeting Audit in 2023: Stop Wasting Precious Time (rhythmsystems.com)

Ooooooooooooooo A GUEST!

Bobby and Bridge are joined by the amazing Alison Riley (better known to us as Dunney!!) who they met at Sandhurst some 30-plus years ago. And she’s another one who has had an interesting “career path” since those tumultuous days of military training.

Alison served for 5 years before leaving and qualifying as a secondary Maths teacher. She taught for 10+ years before deciding on a further career change and being ordained as a Minister!!

So join us as we hear about the whys and wherefores of her career journey before delving into Alison’s wisdom on what faith, spirituality, and belief (you choose the word for yourself) brings to leadership.

Oh, and find out about Chill Church. It is just SO cool (pardon the pun!!)

Links

Rev. Alison Riley Network Youth Church

The Centre for Action and Contemplation - Building on Richard Rohr's Founding Vision

Measuring loneliness

Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean | Kim Scott | Amazon.co.uk

Spiritually-Intelligent-Leadership | Yosi Amram PhD | Amazon.co.uk

As it's Armed Forces Week we have an excuse to have a chat with a couple of female veterans who just happen to be our lovely friends - the amazing Lt Col Wendy Faux MBE and the equally wonderful Lt Col (retd) Sally Purnell. Despite having given you all an episode on Not Saying Sorry, Bobby and Bridge do think they need to offer an apology as there are probably a whole load of acronyms that are going to pop up during this episode which will make you think WTF (look there’s another one!). They really tried to pull together a Glossary but…it didn’t happen. If it really makes little sense, get in touch. Otherwise, sit back and listen to the regaling of tales from a bunch of ladies, who go back a long way and have MUCH to say about their time serving in the Army and all that happened after.

While we have your attention we'd really appreciate if you could vote for MTALJ in the British Podcast Awards https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Links

British Army ranks explained

The 2004 Tsunami

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words

Tina Turner - Simply the Best

Dame Julie Walters

Dame Julie Walters in action

The Rani of Jhansi, a symbol of resistance to British Rule in India – Legacies of Slavery in Glasgow Museums and Collections

Begum Hazrat Mahal: The Revolutionary Queen of Awadh

Mary Seacole

To War with Whitaker( Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly: Amazon.co.uk

The Countess of Ranfurly

Not just a wife! - Wendy Faux

Wendy Faux photography

Join Bobby and Bridge as they embark on a fascinating journey, analysing why loneliness seems to have reached epidemic proportions across the young, the old and whatever the in between looks like. What is at the root of loneliness? How does it affect leadership? And then most importantly, what can we start to do to bridge the gap of loneliness, seeking to rebuild our social muscles in a world that feels more disconnected than ever.

Links

Jonny Sun: You are not alone in your loneliness | TED Talk

Kio Stark: Why you should talk to strangers | TED Talk

Richard Renaldi | Touching Strangers Index

Robert Waldinger - Research on Loneliness

Robert Waldinger - Loneliness Kills

Vivek Murthy: How To Solve the Work Loneliness Epidemic (forbes.com)

Kingsley Aikins - The Networking Institute

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone: Brené Brown (Amazon.co.uk)

The Friendship Formula: How to Say Goodbye to Loneliness and Discover Deeper Connection: Kyler Shumway (Amazon.co.uk)

You couldn’t make these things up. Join Bobby and Bridge as one of them spends more time on mute coughing themselves inside out and not practicing self-care when they are meant to be talking about self-compassion and resilience. I ask you…the hypocrisy!! And in spite of all that, here is another episode full of personal anecdotes, scientific research, and practical strategies for embedding self-compassion into everyday life. Enjoy…cough, splutter, gasp!

Links

10 Powerful TED Talks on Resilience, Empathy, & Compassion - mind remake project

Operationalizing Kindness at Work: This Is What Kindness Looks Like | LinkedIn

Self-Compassion Will Make You a Better Leader

Discover the Empowering Videos Featuring Dr Kristin Neff

Self compassion exercise (with apologies about the bath scene)