The Business of Being Brilliant

By Helen Beedham

Organisational expert Helen Beedham explores the human side of work. She talks to business leaders, academics, authors and other experts about what’s helped them to work at their best and how we can c... more

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The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.

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April 29, 2024 Series 8 trailer
Get a sneak peak of the topics and conversations coming up on series 8, launching Tuesday 7th May.
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March 17, 2024S7 E10 Collective wisdom: 'Thriving beyond comfort zones'
To wrap up series 7, here is advice from all my guests in on how to step outside our comfort zones and move forwards in our career.
What is the mindset that helps us say yes to a daunting
opportunity?

Who can we call on for support, and how can they support us?

How do we find out who’s stuck and help them unlock their career potential?

With thanks to:
Simon Reichwald, Chief Progression Officer at Connectr
Sharon Spice, Chief Marketing and Value Officer at Green
Park consultancy
Brian Elliott, Senior Adviser at BCG, former CEO, & Co-Founder of Future Forum
Verena Hefti MBE, CEO of Leaders Plus
Phil Burgess, Co-founder of WITHIN
Dami Patel, Interim Chair & Group HR Director at Taylor
& Francis
Richard Rowntree, Managing Director of Mortgages at Paragon Bank
Ruth Handcock, CEO of Octopus Money
Anthony Painter, Director of Policy & External Affairs, Chartered Management Institute

Links:
Visit Helen’s website www.helenbeedham.com.
Check out Helen's award-winning business book: The Future of Time: how 're-working' time can help you boost productivity, diversity and wellbeing.
Leave a book review on Amazon here.
Get in touch about Helen’s Time-Intelligent Teams workshops or view/download a flier here.
Join her mailing list here.
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25min
March 10, 2024 S7 E9 'Growing effective managers' with Anthony Painter
I talk with Anthony Painter, Director of Policy & External Affairs at the Chartered Management Institute, about the critical role of managers and how to improve manager capability.

Weekly news update starts at 1m 16s.
Interview starts at 5m 6s.

Links:
Visit Helen’s website www.helenbeedham.com.
Check out Helen's award-winning business book: The
Future of Time: how 're-working' time can help you boost productivity,
diversity and wellbeing.
Leave a book review on Amazon here.
Get in touch about Helen’s Time-Intelligent Teams workshops or view/download a flier here.
Register for Helen’s free half hour webinar on ‘Recharge
your talent’ on Thursday 14th March 2024 at 12 noon GMT. https://mailchi.mp/8f373fdff1f2/d06nebhehu
Join her mailing list here.

Anthony on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-painter-6382873a/
The Chartered Management Institute’s website: https://www.managers.org.uk/
The CMI’s ‘Better managers’ report https://www.managers.org.uk/knowledge-and-insights/research/better-management-report-take-responsibility-take-action/
The CMI’s ‘Management and UK 2030’ report https://www.managers.org.uk/knowledge-and-insights/research/uk-management-2030/
The CMI’s podcast The Leading Issue https://www.managers.org.uk/knowledge-and-insights/video-webinar/
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37min
March 03, 2024 S7 E8 'Building financial confidence' with Ruth Handcock
I talk with Ruth Handcock, CEO of Octopus Money, about collecting competencies, embracing discomfort, and making money coaching accessible to millions.
Tune in to hear how:
🏆 Octopus Money combine clever tech with empathetic people skills.
💡 They’ve redesigned frontline customer-facing roles to focus on human connection
⭐️ They offer a personalised service at scale.
🎯 Offering financial coaching supports your DE&I efforts
💪 Ruth weighs up career decisions and steps outside her comfort zone.
Weekly news update starts at 1m 25s
Interview starts at 4m 0s
Links:
Visit Helen’s website www.helenbeedham.com.
Check out Helen's award-winning business book: The
Future of Time: how 're-working' time can help you boost productivity,
diversity and wellbeing.
Leave a book review on Amazon here.
Getin touch about Helen’s Time-Intelligent Teams workshops or view/download a flier here.
Join her mailing list here.
Register for Helen’s free webinar on Recharge your Talent, 14 March 2024.
Ruth on Linked In
Octopus Money’s website
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36min
February 25, 2024 S7 E7 'Preparing future leaders' with Richard Rowntree
I talk with Richard Rowntree, Managing Director of Mortgages and Exec Sponsor for DEI at Paragon Bank, about why talented people get stuck at middle management level and how to help them progress into top leadership roles.

We talk about:
⛔️ The barriers middle managers often face in advancing their careers
😖 How historical ways of ‘growing’ leaders are falling short
And
🐏 What it’s like to herd sheep across London Bridge.

Weekly news update starts at 1m 25s
Interview starts at 4m

Links:
Visit Helen’s website www.helenbeedham.com.
Check out Helen's award-winning business book: The
Future of Time: how 're-working' time can help you boost productivity,
diversity and wellbeing.
Leave a book review on Amazon here.
Get in touch about Helen’s Time-Intelligent Teams workshops or view/download a
flier here.
Join her mailing list here.
Helen’s February blog on Just one thing and her Linked In
video post

Richard on Linked In
Progress Together’s website
Paragon Bank’s website
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34min
February 18, 2024 S7 E6 'Bringing people with you' with Dami Patel
How do you balance employees’ needs with business objectives? Navigate organizational changes while fostering a positive work environment?

I delved into these questions and more in this week’s podcasting conversation with Dami Patel, interim Chair of the supervisory trio and Group HR Director at Taylor & Francis, part of Informa Group.

Tune in to hear how Dami and her team
📣 ensure that people feel heard and valued during times of change
🚀 are providing exciting career growth opportunities for T&F employees
📚 are launching an innovative "Saturday Club" initiative for school-age individuals.

And how Dami has grown her own authentic leadership style during her career to date.
Interview starts at 5m 12s after Helen's brief weekly update.

Links:
Visit Helen’s website www.helenbeedham.com.
Check out Helen's award-winning business book: The
Future of Time: how 're-working' time can help you boost productivity,
diversity and wellbeing.
Leave a book review on Amazon here.
Get in touch about Helen’s Time-Intelligent Teams workshops or view/download a flier here.
Join her mailing list here.
The Star Hotel at Alfriston

Dami on Linked In
Informa’s website: https://www.informa.com/
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36min
February 11, 2024 S7 E5 'Creating cultures of connection' with Phil Burgess
I talk with Phil Burgess, Co-founder of WITHIN, about re-humanising organizations so people can thrive and the business succeed.
We discuss why ‘relationships are the source of results’ and how to:
🌟 combat siloed thinking and reduced collaboration
between functions
🌟 navigate different perspectives on
sensitive topics
🌟 ensure rapid business change doesn’t
reduce employee morale
🌟 address greater loneliness, isolation,
and burnout among employees post-pandemic.

Plus find out more about ‘plogging’ and WITHIN’s free workshops.
Enjoy!

Interview starts at 4m 44s.
Visit Helen’s website www.helenbeedham.com.
Check out Helen's award-winning business book: The
Future of Time: how 're-working' time can help you boost productivity,
diversity and wellbeing.
Leave a book review on Amazon here.
Get
in touch about Helen’s Time-Intelligent Teams workshops or view/download a
flier here.
Join her mailing list here.
Phil on Linked In
WITHIN’s website: https://www.within.business/
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35min
February 04, 2024S7 E4 'Leading and parenting' with Verena Hefti MBE
On the pod this week I chat to Verena Hefti MBE, CEO of
LeadersPlus, about how parents of young children can advance more successfully into senior leadership roles. We discuss promotable vs non-promotable tasks, micro-learning experiments and why your choice of life partner makes a difference to your pay.

If you’re a working parent or you manage working parents,
then tune in to find out:
Why informal flexibility becomes a barrier to progression

How job adverts discourage working parents from applying

How to more easily open the doors you want to be knocking on, as a working parent

Why accepting imperfection is a great place to start.
Interview starts at 5m 17s.
Show notes at www.helenbeedham.com/podcast.
#podcast #working parents #leaders #careers
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34min
January 28, 2024S7 E3 'Figuring out the future together' with Brian Elliott
I talk with Brian Elliott, former CEO, co-founder of Future
Forum, and the author of the best selling ‘How the Future Works’ about how best to reshape work and working patterns to meet the needs of the organisation and its people.
We delve into:
The challenges of engaging remote teams and building trust.

The power of asynchronous work and team-level agreements.

Redefining productivity beyond traditional metrics.

Connecting the needs of people with the needs of the
organisation

Inspiring companies leading the way in reshaping work
culture
Interview starts at 4m 50s.
Links:
My free webinar on ‘Fewer hours, better results’ on Thursday 8th February.
My Time-Intelligent Teams workshops
Brian on Linked In.
How the future works by Brian Elliott, Sheela
Subramanian and Helen Kupp.
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36min
January 21, 2024S7 E2 'Embracing firsts' with Sharon Spice
I talk with Sharon Spice, Chief Marketing and Value Officer
at Green Park People Consultancy about resilience, adaptability and a love of learning.
Find out how to:
Get comfortable with discomfort

Overcome psychological barriers

Prepare for the unexpected

Adapt to new social norms

Embrace the possibility of failure
Links:
My January offer: help your teams deliver more in 2024 https://mailchi.mp/7212e2427f2e/tqteamsoffer-jan24
Click here for details of my Time-Intelligent Teams workshops.
Green Park people consultancy: https://www.green-park.co.uk/
Sharon on Linked In
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34min

FAQs about The Business of Being Brilliant:

How many episodes does The Business of Being Brilliant have?

The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.