Realising Your Potential: The Podcast

AI amplifies what is already there. That includes strong processes, and it includes weak processes and poor data too. 

In Part 2 of our conversation, Mark Heywood explains why AI transformation has to start with the business problem rather than the technology, and what a human-led, AI-enabled approach looks like in practice.

We cover:

• Why AI won't fix weak processes or poor-quality data
• Accountability when AI influences performance, pay and promotion decisions
• The leadership skills that matter more as organisations speed up AI adoption
• How AI is changing work design and pace, and adding to cognitive load, and how to avoid fatigue and burnout
• Building sustainable performance through leadership, development and measurement
• The human advantage: judgment, redesigning work and leading with trust

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Everywhere we look in our personal and work lives AI is becoming increasingly more prevalent. In so many ways it’s helping us to be more efficient and knowledgeable.  

So, it’s no wonder that organisations are continuously pushing leaders to realise more cost savings and efficiencies by introducing AI and automation. 

I rarely have a conversation with a leader at the moment where this is not one of the top priorities.

Successful transformation starts with understanding the business problem not selecting a new process, framework or technology.  Well, that’s obvious…or is it! 

Many leaders discuss their strategic plans with precision and gusto with their purpose at the heart of their plans.  And then in the day-to-day work, somehow that north star gets lost a little. Leaders start to spot a process that’s not working, or hear about some new technology that they think will ‘transform’ a team or process. And then, just like that the equation is turned on its head. 

In this episode Realising Your Potential; The Podcast we shine a light on on Human led but AI enabled with Mark Heywood. 

Helping leaders and organisations to think about the ways they can help everyone to Realise Potential

It's the weekend of Love, and I Loved this conversation with our most recent guest. 

Our personal values and upbringing often shape us more than we even realise. 

In the second of the "re-writing your inner script" series, Shane shares how his early years have shaped who he is today and how using his experience and connections has helped to rewrite his own inner script.

An authentic and warm story by Shane. 

You can watch us on You Tube Rewriting Your Inner Script

Or listen on your travels via Spotify or the links below

Helping leaders and organisations to think about the ways they can help everyone to Realise Potential

Helping leaders and organisations to think about the ways they can help everyone to Realise Potential

New year full of possibilities....

Big goals set with optimism....

Same niggling midtalk getting in the way of realising your own potential....

Welcome to the first episode of Realising Your Potential; The Podcast for 2026 where we speak to @Kristina Porter about how you start to rewrite your inner script and elbow those self limiting beliefs out of your way.

Maybe you know you are ready for a change, or want to achieve a personal goal or ambition but that little voice in your head keeps holding you back.  Hear how Kristina has used a network and intropspection to help her move closer to her goals and rewrite her own inner script. 

You can watch us on You Tube https://youtu.be/C173yRpAEX0?si=8o-J0zbbiCxmwRZY

Or listen on your travels on Spotify 

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Every great leader has a story — not just of success, but of learning to see the world differently.
Moments that shift perspective… conversations that open new doors… and sometimes, the courage to ask: What if there’s another way to lead, to think, to thrive?

In this episode we speak to the extraordinary Dr Joan van den Brink, to discuss Neuro Inclusion and what coaching and leadership really means in this arena. 

Together, we discover how embracing every kind of mind doesn’t just change how we work… it changes who we become.

Helping leaders and organisations to think about the ways they can help everyone to Realise Potential

Do any of these sound familiar….

 🤔 Your career is going well, yet your inner voice says “I’m afraid people will find out I’m not as capable as they think”

🤔 You’re experiencing personal success and often say “I just got lucky”

 You are not alone—this negative inner dialogue, despite your achievements, is known as imposter syndrome.

Join Paul Speight and I to explore the topic of imposter syndrome 

And if working through your imposter syndrome sits on your new year's resolutions, please reach out to discuss how we might work on this together 

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Welcome to episode 6 of Realising Your Potential; The Podcast.

In this episode we speak to @Ashana Critchton and get a snapshot into the power of coaching, whether that's for teams or individuals and the difference this can make.

Highlights from Ashana include:

🔍 The belief that people do not need "fixing" but rather, their solutions often live within their own lived experience.

🌍 We are more different than we are alike, so it is key to think about every person as an individual.

🚀 When dealing with rapid change, coaching can greatly support leaders.

💬 You cannot be the expert in someone else's life; give them space to be the expert.

💖 Recognize the human kindness involved in giving people space and time to think.

Thank you very much to Ashana for being our guest

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Someone authentic isn't afraid to be true to who they are.  They will bring their full personality, values and principles to everything they do.

Yet somehow, when we throw a leadership role into the mix these attributes can get lost. 

Welcome to episode 5 of Realising Your Potential; The Podcast where we talk to Marcus Headington, Managing Director at irock about his journey to authentic leadership and how this has enabled him to be effective throughout his career. 

And his authenticity is what makes Marcus stand out.  His experience in life and across sectors and teams has afforded him clarity on his purpose, ability to change and a willingness to continually learn.   

When you combine this with humility, drive and personability it’s no wonder Marcus has been able to achieve so much personally and in the businesses he leads 

No spoilers but listen in to hear Marcus talk us through his journey from childhood to executive and all the hurdles he overcame that have taught him to be his most authentic self.

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This is an epsiode not to miss.

We speak to Dr Naeema Pasha about AI and how this can shape organisational culture and our everyday lives.

Dr Naeema Pasha is a Behavioural Scientist, author, public speaker, business psychologist and expert in EDI strategies.  Naeema was named one of the Ifpc-online top worldwide influencers on AI ethics and a Global Top Thinker for HR magazine. 

AI is a term we hear increasingly in our day-to-day lives, but what is it?

In this episode, Naeema encourages us to take a closer look at the use of AI, the choices we make and the importance of human thinking and behaviour to be present while embracing the benefits of AI.

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To accept that learning is a lifelong process is to embrace that your potential is endless!

In this episode we are asking does leadership learning really make a difference to organisational culture?

@Sean Spurgin co-founder and director from @Elev-8 talks to us about why learning is such a passion for him, why advocacy of senior leaders matters and how learning can aid performance.

Some highlights from Sean's reflections include:

💡Leadership is a craft that should be continually refined 
💡Brene Brown's thinking that being clear is to be kind
💡Impactful learning requires the bravery to look inward at yourself
💡Embracing learning offers leaders the power to illuminate the awesome in others
💡Take time to consider the TNTs (Tiny Noticeable Things) that show progress 

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Helping leaders and organisations to think about the ways they can help everyone to Realise Their Potential

Helping leaders and organisations to think about the ways they can help everyone to Realise Potential