What is Mental Toughness and why does it matter in our lives? 

In the podcast in the PJ Tips series on Leading Business Change, Penny Mallory, former Rally Champion with Ford, TV Presenter and professional Speaker talks about Mental Toughness. Did you know there is a very clear definition of mental toughness and that you can measure it? 

My question to Penny was if you are not mentally strong, does that mean we are mentally weak? This is not the case and Penny explains why, and importantly how to develop our metal strength and well being. 

What are the four components of mental toughness that you can measure, you'll have to listen to find out. In isolation the four components are doubtless very useful, but in combination, you can feel the power from them as Penny discusses them in some detail. 

My assumption is we don't need more theories of leadership, and that people want insights and actions to develop practical leadership. In this podcast, Penny talks about the very practical leadership elements of mental toughness, from the individual level of living and developing mental well being and toughness - and shares her intensely personal story -  through to the value and importance of mental toughness in teams and organisations. 

One of the toughest team environments is probably being in a Rally Pit Crew, changing tyres, servicing and repairing cars in the middle of the night on a Rally Stage, often in rain and snow, out in the open in freezing conditions. Penny offers first hand insight into Driving Rally Cars flat out through the forest and working in a Championship Winning Rally Team at Ford. Has Penny got the credibility and authority to talk about Mental Toughness, you bet your **** she does! 

I admire Penny on many levels, but why I like her so much is she has the wonderful ability to 'cut the crap'. 

In a world where people are under more pressure to manage change and deliver projects, off the back of a very turbulent time for many, I believe Penny's insights into Mental Toughness and how to help yourself be more resilient and able to manage and lead change is even more valuable to individuals, families, communities and businesses. Remember, its people who drive a business forwards or slow it down, therefore investing in people, well being, toughness and leadership makes great business sense. 

I have a few friends struggling with life at the moment, and several couples have split up, and the pressures of Covid are in some way to blame for this. Businesses I work with have people struggling with the notion of coming to the office, travelling, meeting in groups and so on. There is much Dis-Ease in the world. Doctors can help of course, but ultimately I believe our well being is our responsibility, we must help ourselves and help eachother. Penny's four key areas of mental health and toughness are a good starting point for conversations, or you can seek professional support based on the four elements. 

Penny can help you measure and develop Mental Toughness at the individual and team levels, helping you create a better place to work, happier and healthier environment where people have a better chance of flourishing. 

Those of you who know me or have listened to my podcasts will know I often bang on about Purpose and Culture being central to success. Culture is the environment we live and operate in. Creating and developing a Culture we want and need, by design, is favourable for us. 

The Vision and Purpose of Leadership is a hot topic discussed here with Daniel Fitzhenry, businessman and Leader of Southampton City Council. 

In the PJ Tips Leading Business Change series, this podcast looks at the vision and purpose of leadership required to influence and lead others when you have have little or no direct control or authority over them. 

Some business managers may use command and control to 'lead' - or tell - people what to do, which may work in certain circumstances for a limited period. But how do you lead a City, how do you influence and unite people to join a journey together, willingly, playing their part in transforming a City and unearthing and developing its potential for everyone's benefit? 

Leading, or leadership, takes many forms in different contexts, leading people by necessity in crisis or disaster such as a sinking ship scenario or war time is different to leading people on a journey of choice over a long period. Both have a vision and purpose. We look at the latter in this podcast.  

Daniel talks about his views on creating an environment of inclusion and purpose where people want to contribute and collaborate. Remember that people are not forced to do what he wants, they are not forced to follow, so what behaviours does Daniel think is required to lead in a way that people see their purpose and vision come to life as part of the common mission, vision and purpose? 

Why does the City of Southampton have so much potential, and how can we tap into that for all our sakes? Daniel has some very clear views and feels a great sense of responsibility to include the people of Southampton on this journey. 

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Listen to Phil Popham on Driving Business Change, episode 10 of my PJ Tips Podcasts on Leading business Change. 

Phil shares insights and information from his senior roles at Jaguar Land rover, his (turnaround) Transformation at Sunseeker as CEO, and more recently leading a bunch of changes at Lotus. Having worked at three Premium British Brands through a raft of changes, acquisitions and investment and owners, Phil is uniquely placed to talk transformation. 

Phil gives tools and techniques to data driven decision making, better decision making processes, improving pride and engagement and of course driving business change, effectively. There are few people more experienced in successful transformations, than my guest on this podcast. 

So if you want to get first hand insights in very practical leadership tips on leading business change, then give tgis podcast your full attention. It was described by one leader who had a preview as a masterclass in transformation. Perhaps thats what we should have called it.....  a masterclass. 

#masterclass #leadingbusinesschange #transformation #drivingbusinesschange #CEO #BoardMember #BritishBusiness #premiumbrands #LandRover #Lotus #Sunseeker #Jaguar #JLR #LotusCars #businessimprovement #engagement 

In this PJ Tips Podcast on Leading business Change with Luke Evans Vice President General Manager, The Estée Lauder Companies, we talk about Luke's Leadership journey, and more recently his thoughts on ripping up the rule book to grow the business through covid, take on other brands, attract and develop new people , and figure out how to interpret the mission in a digital world. 

Given that the beauty industry is very much a personal experience, from trying to buying, listen to how Luke's teams were able to transform the business and grow it, remotely. 

Luke shares some tough insights and challenges, his view of inspirational and practical leadership, and why sometimes you need to rip up the rule book, listen and take massive action. 

Luke's energy is high, his drive clear and if you cut him in half he'd read 'Go for it'. 

For a fascinating insight into leading people and business through change, check out the podcast. 

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In this PJ Tips podcast Great British Athlete, Olympian and World Championship Gold medallist Roger Black shares his insights into the importance of having a clear shared vision, golden team work and planning to win.

If you want to develop teams, team work and performance behind an agreed compelling vision, check out this podcast. 

Partner of the BackleyBlack business with Steve Backley, and owner of Roger Black Fitness - which he took be control of in lockdown - shows the determination and drive of this man. Like a stick of rock, Roger has performance written through out him. Roger Black is a lovely guy, but make no mistake, there's an edge, a golden edge. He is a superb conference speaker, businessman and entrepreneur, and he shares his winning ways in sport and business, in a way that makes the knowledge accessible to listeners.

Hear him talk about the importance of self awareness as a leader, and the difference between leading self and others. 

The highlight in the podcast for me, was hearing the in-depth story of how Roger and team mates Kriss Akabusi, John Regis and Derek Redmond won Gold in the Mens 4x400 Relay at the 1991 World Championships. Roger gives precise details of their winning strategy including what they did - and didn't do - as a team in order to work together to win. I urge you to listen carefully, because sometimes it's what you don't do that leads to victory. The leadership awareness of these athletes is really quite staggering. Roger explains very clearly how were they able to work together as a team (of individual performers) where many other teams have been unable to do so.

I got off the podcast buzzing with energy, hope you do to. More importantly, we both hope that the insights and information shared in some way inspires performance. 

Roger's top tips to leading business change include:

Ensure a clear shared vision

Planning to deliver the winning strategy 

Needs based leadership 

Talk about what needs talking about 

Commit

Leadership awareness 

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This episode focuses on B Corp, the true value of business, with guests Raoul Perfitt and Tim Wookey sharing details, insights and purpose of their business and B Corp journey. 

Both guests got the B Corp certification at similar times, though both are at very different times in their business life cycle. Tim, entrepreneur and founder of amamus coffee is at the early stages of building a brand, on purpose. Whilst Raoul, MD of Herb UK - organic hair care and colouring products - has been in business 30 years, and is setting up the business for his management team to take the lead.  

Tim and Raoul discuss what B Corp is, the value of B Corp, how being B Corp is part of their mission, vision and purpose, and they think about businesses doing good in the local community and broader global network. Tim talks about his purpose to improve the coffee eco system and well being of those involved in the coffee growing, production, distribution and drinking network. Tim loves coffee and is purposeful through and through. 

Raoul has been doing business on purpose for many years, and so becoming B Corp certified, was in essence an easy journey. He talks about having to check his processes and systems to get B Corp, but their behaviours, beliefs and purpose meant it was a very clear and natural fit. 

So, is being B Corp good for business or just a green washing exercise? Tim and Raoul answer this very clearly. 

Both guests heartily belief that businesses must do good for the sake of people and planet, and can make very good profit in pursuit of that purpose. 

Is B Corp for everyone? Hear what Tim has to say. 

Thank you to my Podcast guests, talking B Corp, as part of the PJ Tips Leading Business Change series:

Tim Wookey, owner of amamus coffee, is proudly B Corp certified, and creates joyful coffee experiences in your workplace, your home and as a gift. 

Raoul Perfitt, Managing Director at Herb UK Ltd, the natural hair colour experts

#Values #business #purpose #change #doinggood #peopleplantetprofit #BCorp #leadingbusinesschange #profit #onpurpose #purposeledbusiness 

PJ Tips Podcast Leading Business Change with Entrepreneur, Businessman and Formula E Team Principal Mark Preston on winning on and off the track and translating those lessons into leading business change.  

The race to win on the track and in business is a podcast with Mark Preston who leads a bunch of start ups in tech, autonomous vehicles, sustainable fuel, first and last mile delivery vehicles. Mark expertly translates theories and models from academia and business, into very simple practical leadership insights that we both hope will inspire listeners. 

Mark is Team Principal of DS Techeetah, the most winning team in Formula E, having both the Team World Championship twice and the Individual Driver Championship 3 times. Mark talks about his career moving through TWR Racing with Tom Walkinshaw and Ron Dennis at McLaren, to starting a Formula One F1 Team in 100 days! 

Listen to Mark talking about his Purpose and the Purpose of Motorsport, and the future of Motorsport, Technology and Mobility. 

Finally, Mark shares his Top Tips for Leading Business Change.....   

What do I value and respect about Mark Preston - apart from the fact he wins! - its the way he gathers information and makes sense of it. Is he the greatest out of the box thinker in motorsport? 

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How many business owners and leaders fear taking time off work or can only do so with their phones and laptops strapped to their body?

In this PJ Tips Podcast on Leading Business Change, David Furby CEO Novatech talks about his business experience over 35 years and offers up a wealth of insights into his business, beliefs, leadership behaviours and shares how to and why to set your business up so the owner can take time away from the business.

Over 35 years David has seen many changes, has predicted some and managed others, and continues to grow and innovate. Having started the business in the late 80's he now heads up a £40M business providing a range of tech products from PCs and Desktops to Gaming and Business Simulation. 

David covers such topics as leading into (and out of) crisis, developing a management team for the future, changing the sales process and preparing a business so that he - owner and CEO - can have extended time off. Do you think its a risk? David talks you through how to derisk it.

In the podcast David doesn't use clichés and buzzwords, like authenticity, in fact as many of you will know, words like passionate and authentic drive me nuts! So I'm using the awful word authentic, because I cant think of another work that better suits his style of Leadership. 

Check out the podcast on Leading Business Change, with David Furby from Novatech and suggest you have a pen and paper handy or listen to the poddy twice as he shares some very practical leadership tips.

In our next chat with David , I'm hoping he will tell us how his Covid project is coming along to install Tesla battery power into his Nova car - which the business is named after. 

In this episode of my PJ Tips podcast on Leading Business Change, I talk about the Future of Aviation with Colin Russell who is an Aviation Security expert and change leader. Colin has worked for the likes of Thomas Cook (7500 staff) and Flybe. He has led growth, change and been through administration twice and offers very practical Leading Business Change insights to help inspire change. Colin has a significant depth of knowledge in Security and Risk, and has very strong and clear views on the importance of people and culture in safety and change. 

Prior to Aviation, Colin was in the Navy and shares interesting thoughts on the role of leaders and some key leadership behaviours that translates into business today. 

Colin talks about the future of aviation and EVTOL (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft. He is currently working on a new adventure setting up a network for EVTOL (sometimes called eVTOL) travel. Watch this space! 

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In this episode, Louise Goodman, TV Presenter on Formula 1 (F1) and British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), shares stories and insights from F1, education, diversity and inclusion, from Lewis Hamilton to Jenson Button.

Who's the great leaders of Formula One? Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, Eddie Jordan? 

Louise has has a long career in Motorsport, having driven Rally Cars and then joined Eddie Jordan at Jordan Grand Prix. 

Louise is the only woman to have been in a live Pit Stop Crew in an F1 Race, and gives us an inside view of the culture and team work in F1 teams. She talks about leadership, communication and handling mistakes, which link directly to high performance teams. 

We discuss education, diversity and inclusion, and how to increase the talent pool from which teams can draw the best people, and Louise has strong views on this. 

Innovation is a key part of Formula 1, Formula E and now there's Extreme E with its strong message and news of Hybrid vehicles in the BTCC. 

Louise's broad and varied experience makes her a superb guest to talk all things Racing, Motorsport, F1 and D&I. 

Give my PJ Tips Podcast a listen. Louise is brilliant.  

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Girls on Track

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