In this session of the Next Level Leadership series, Ruth Farenga explores the concept of building safety within leadership. Ruth, a renowned executive coach and author, discusses how leaders can create a psychologically safe environment where employees feel secure enough to express their opinions and be their authentic selves. The lesson explores practical examples and engaging stories. It explores innovative concepts like Google’s Aristotle Project and Cheryl Luzet’s "Failure Prosecco" and provides actionable strategies to foster trust, transparency, and collaboration in the workplace.

High performers are a gift but without the right approach they can become overloaded, frustrated, or disengaged. In this podcast-style lesson, Executive Coach Ruth Farenga outlines five key steps to effectively lead your most capable team members. You’ll explore how to acknowledge their expertise, enable their success, and strike a balance between coaching and setting limits. This lesson helps you avoid common pitfalls like under-challenging or over-promising and ensures your high performers feel seen, supported, and ready to grow. 

In this episode of the Leading Future Humans series, we explore the pivotal role of curiosity in leadership. We delve into why curiosity is a powerful tool for personal and organisational development, citing research and real-world examples. Key themes include the benefits of a growth mindset, techniques for effective questioning and active listening, and strategies to encourage self-directed learning among team members.
The discussion also addresses practical challenges, such as managing time constraints and overcoming the fear of not having all the answers. Through this exploration, you’ll gain valuable insights into creating an environment where curiosity thrives, ultimately improving innovation and engagement.

In this audio lesson, behavioural skills expert Liggy Webb explores how to deal with uncertainty. 

She discusses how it can trigger fear and anxiety, often leading to stress and inaction, and provides practical advice for embracing the unknown. With a focus on reframing challenges and using techniques such as mindfulness, reflection, and curiosity, the discussion offers valuable tools for building resilience and creativity in uncertain times. You will gain insights on staying present, managing stress, and turning uncertainty into a pathway for innovation and personal development.

Strong professional relationships are the cornerstone of career success. In this audio session, Emma Ewing explores the essential elements of building trust, reliability, and approachability in the workplace. Learn how to navigate differences in working styles, create meaningful connections in remote environments, and communicate with purpose. Emma offers actionable insights for fostering collaboration, resolving conflicts, and aligning your professional relationships with your career goals. This session will equip you with the tools to thrive in any team dynamic.

This audio lesson focuses on the crucial role of listening in effective leadership. It explores the various distractions, both environmental and internal, that hinder our ability to listen effectively. Carolyn Cresswell and Ruth Farenga examine the profound negative impact of poor listening on employee motivation, performance, and overall organisational health. You’ll discover more about the concept of "holding space" and listening beyond the words and establish how to develop better listening habits and eliminate distractions during crucial conversations.

Are you a leader looking to get the best out of your team? This lesson is essential for anyone who wants to embrace a more empowering leadership style. Focusing on clear and positive intentions can nurture each individual's potential and foster a more collaborative and productive workplace.

Leadership expert Ruth Farenga provides practical examples, case studies from real-world leadership scenarios, and tips and strategies for improving verbal and non-verbal communication. The lesson covers defining clear intention in leadership, the impact of positive belief on team performance, and techniques for providing effective and supportive feedback. It examines building a culture of trust and mutual respect within the team and practical exercises for developing and maintaining a clear leadership intention. Join us to transform your leadership approach and create a more inspiring work environment.

This lesson provides actionable tips on how to collaborate. This session is part of the insightful Future Human series. 

A vital aspect of becoming equipped for the future, collaboration involves cooperating with others to share skills and develop ideas. The ability to innovate, discuss new concepts, and understand different perspectives is essential in a fast-paced and interconnected world. Characterised by creativity, active listening, teamwork, empathy, and support, effective collaboration helps us to develop our sense of purpose and commitment to learning.

Adam and Liggy examine the benefits of collaboration and some challenges you may encounter. They share various perspectives and quotations from experts and discuss how cooperation links to resilience, well-being, confidence, creativity, conflict, and trust.
They explore why working successfully with others is vital for growth.

Listen to the session to learn more about collaborating successfully with others to reach new levels of creativity and innovation.