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E254 | Building And Leading Resilient Teams with Bradley Kirkman and Adam StoverinkPodcast / High performing teams July 4, 2023E254 | Building And Leading Resilient Teams with Bradley Kirkman and Adam StoverinkIs a resilient team the result of putting resilient individuals together? Does everyone in the team need to have the …
How tackling tricky conversations around performance will help your business grow Blog / High performing teams June 30, 2023How tackling tricky conversations around performance will help your business grow Want your business to be in the top 5% of your industry? Do you have a sound strategy and goals …
E248 | Fixing Fractured Relationships To Build Trust Within Teams with Doug BoueyPodcast / Team Psychology May 23, 2023E248 | Fixing Fractured Relationships To Build Trust Within Teams with Doug BoueyIs there any fractured relationship in your team? Many teams have people with dysfunctional relationships that show up in different …
E247 | Understanding Why We Do What We Do with Dr Helena BoschiPodcast / Team Psychology May 16, 2023E247 | Understanding Why We Do What We Do with Dr Helena BoschiWhy do we do the things we do? How did COVID truly affect our behaviour? Will our ability to empathise …
How to build psychological safety to improve performance in your teamBlog / Team Psychology April 21, 2023How to build psychological safety to improve performance in your teamThink back through your life. You’ve likely been part of many teams, either professionally or personally. Which one was best? …
Why healthy conflict is a good thing (and how to build it in your team)Blog / Culture Building February 24, 2023Why healthy conflict is a good thing (and how to build it in your team)Imagine this. You’re in an Executive Team meeting. The discussion turns into a controversial decision. You go around the room, and there’s …
E235 | Creating Joy At Work with Chief Happiness Officer, Henry StewartPodcast / Culture Building February 21, 2023E235 | Creating Joy At Work with Chief Happiness Officer, Henry StewartDo you believe in the power of building a happy workplace to grow your business? We definitely do, and this …
Stop Start ContinueBlog / Culture Building February 6, 2023The Best Technique for Feedback. Stop Start Continue.The Best Technique for Feedback. Stop Start Continue. Do you struggle with giving feedback? You’re not alone. Many of the entrepreneurs I …
E207 | Why Positive Psychology is for Everyone with Dr Vikki BarnesPodcast / Culture Building August 9, 2022E207 | Why Positive Psychology is for Everyone with Dr Vikki BarnesHow do you get people to bring their authentic selves to work? By building a culture of psychological safety in …
E202 | What Do You Need to Do Your Best Work? with David LancefieldPodcast / Strategy July 5, 2022E202 | What Do You Need to Do Your Best Work? with David LancefieldWhat do you need to do your best work? That is the question David Lancefield strives to find the answer …
E201 | How to Change Brains, Minds and Culture with David McRaneyPodcast / Culture Building June 28, 2022E201 | How to Change Brains, Minds and Culture with David McRaneyHow can you change someone’s mind? Don’t miss David McRaney, a science journalist fascinated with brains, minds, and culture, explain …
The 3 levels of psychological safety that are vital to business growthBlog / High performing teams June 3, 2022The 3 levels of psychological safety that are vital to business growthThink back through your career.  Bring to mind the teams you’ve been part of.  How would you rate them on …
bad applesBlog / Culture Building April 22, 2022How bad apples ruin it for the rest of usStruggling with productivity?  Ever stopped to wonder why?  Could you be carrying a few bad apples?  Look around any company …
Why ’empowering your people’ won’t help your company growBlog / High performing teams March 18, 2022Why ’empowering your people’ won’t help your company growEmpowerment.  It’s a real buzz-word.  Companies trumpet it loudly from the rooftops – ‘We empower our people’ emblazoned all over …
annual appraisalBlog / Organisational agility January 20, 2022Why annual appraisals are a waste of time (and what to do instead)12 months have rolled past.  It’s appraisal time.  You’re sitting opposite your manager to talk through the objectives you set …
Toxic A-PlayerBlog / Culture Building December 3, 2021How To Deal With ‘Toxic A-Players’ Before They Wreck Your BusinessPicture the scene.  It’s Christmas in an M&S warehouse. A bunch of graduates have just been hired to help with …
E169 | How to Build Psychological Safety in Your Workplace with The Fearless Organization Author, Amy C. EdmondsonPodcast / Team Psychology November 9, 2021E169 | How to Build Psychological Safety in Your Workplace with The Fearless Organization Author, Amy C. EdmondsonIf you want to be better at leading a team. If you want to know how to lead a good …
Friday PulseBlog / High performing teams September 3, 2021Why Friday Pulse is the best tool for measuring staff engagementLet me ask you something. Are your staff happy?  Do you think it matters if they are?  Do you know …
AccountabilityBlog / Leadership August 13, 20217 guaranteed ways to improve accountability in your businessImagine this. Your team’s been working on a significant project for months. But unfortunately, they’ve failed spectacularly to hit the goals …
DarrlyPodcast / Team Psychology June 5, 20212020 Summit Special Why People Really Do What They Do with Daryll ScottIn this episode is another Summit Special taken from a live recording of our 2020 Summit. Daryll uses his talk …
E146 | How To Get Sh*t Done And Tackle Workplace Bias, Bullying & Injustice with Trier Bryant & Kim ScottPodcast / Team Psychology June 1, 2021E146 | How To Get Sh*t Done And Tackle Workplace Bias, Bullying & Injustice with Trier Bryant & Kim ScottWe met Kim Scott last year when she was on the podcast talking about how to give difficult, impactful feedback …
E143 | Why Your Swagger Is Something You Already Have with Leslie EhmPodcast / Team Psychology May 11, 2021E143 | Why Your Swagger Is Something You Already Have with Leslie EhmIf you lack confidence, or you’re faking it ‘til you make it, don’t miss the Queen of Swagger, Leslie Ehm, …
E137 | Why Building Trust Will Build Your Organisation with David HorsagerPodcast / Team Psychology March 30, 2021E137 | Why Building Trust Will Build Your Organisation with David HorsagerIf there’s a problem in your organisation, but you can’t put your finger on what it is, have you considered …
dysfunctional behavioursBlog / Culture Building March 19, 2021How fixing dysfunctional behaviours will help your business grow‘It’s not my fault I missed my target.’  ‘There was nothing I could do.’ ‘All the world’s against me.’  Recognise …
Nic Marks at the Monkhouse & Company SummitPodcast / Culture Building February 27, 20212020 Summit Special: Happiness is a serious business, with Nic MarksIn this episode  Happiness vs work Nic Marks grew Friday Pulse from a career-long passion for work-life happiness. He draws …
2020 Summit Special Re-Empowering Teams, with Brendan HallPodcast / Leadership January 30, 20212020 Summit Special Re-Empowering Teams, with Brendan HallIn this edition of our revisits to the sun-soaked Summit last September, we have the brilliant Brendan Hall’s discussion about …
E128 | Measuring Employee Happiness In 2020 And Beyond with Nic MarksPodcast / Culture Building January 26, 2021E128 | Measuring Employee Happiness In 2020 And Beyond with Nic MarksIf you’re wondering how your team’s happiness is, or how you can support employee wellbeing and sustain team morale, then …
What is a daily huddle (and why is it important?)Blog / Organisational agility December 15, 2020What is a daily huddle (and why is it important?)Do your team members have a daily rhythm of daily team huddles? Or are they so lost in the busy-ness …
Why high performing teams need psychological safetyBlog / High performing teams October 9, 2020Why high performing teams need psychological safetyYou’re chatting to a member of your team. During the conversation, you notice they’ve got spinach in their teeth. What do …
How to build a high-performance teamBlog / High performing teams October 2, 2020How to build a high-performance teamAre some of the teams in your business more successful than others?  Ever wondered why and wished all your teams …
E107 | Taking Charge By Letting Go with L. David MarquetPodcast / Leadership September 1, 2020E107 | Taking Charge By Letting Go with L. David Marquet“The journey of leadership is a journey to irrelevance. It has to be. Otherwise you’re just a do-er, you’re an …
Why you need to be open and honest with your staffBlog / High performing teams August 7, 2020Why you need to be open and honest with your staffTell me. Do you shy away from difficult conversations?  If someone in your team says something stupid, do you roll …
How to ensure clear expectations for all your staffBlog / Culture Building July 17, 2020How to ensure clear expectations for all your staff‘I know what’s expected of me at work’.  It’s no coincidence that this is the first, foundational question of the …
PPA-mainPodcast / Culture Building February 25, 2020E80 | Finding The Joy of Work with Bruce Daisley“We’re not really evolving, the way that we work… it’s no wonder that a lot of us are finding work …
Nic MarksPodcast / Culture Building February 18, 2020E79 | [Rebroadcast] Nic Marks: Measuring the Population’s HappinessToday’s guest is Nic Marks, CEO and Founder of Friday, the company Nic set up to track employee happiness, in …
How to deal with toxic employeesBlog / Culture Building January 24, 2020How to deal with toxic employeesIt’s so easy for corrosive attitudes to set in and spread like wildfire in a business.  Often they originate with …
Transform recruitment and manage staff performance with a job scorecardBlog / Talent Management January 17, 2020Transform recruitment and manage staff performance with a job scorecardI’m going to let you into a secret.  There’s a method that I’ve introduced to my CEO clients which they’ve …
Gareth ChickPodcast / Leadership August 6, 2019E51 | Developing corporate emotional intelligence with Gareth ChickThis week’s guest on The Melting Pot is Gareth Chick, a former CFO, CEO and chairman of both public and …
What is trust in business (and how do you build it?)Blog / Culture Building July 26, 2019What is trust in business (and how do you build it?)Do you trust your colleagues? Do they trust you?  Simple questions that are loaded with significance.  In theory, it’s easy …
Nic MarksPodcast / Culture Building June 18, 2019E44 | Nic Marks: Measuring the Population’s HappinessToday’s guest is Nic Marks, CEO and Founder of Friday, the company Nic set up to track employee happiness, in …
Want to scale up? Then start praising your staff!Blog / Culture Building June 14, 2019Want to scale up? Then start praising your staff!Saying thank you. Noticing a job well done.  Spotting positive behaviour. These make a massive difference to staff engagement.  And …
E39 | John Housego: The Importance of Employee Ownership for Business SuccessPodcast / Culture Building May 14, 2019E39 | John Housego: The Importance of Employee Ownership for Business SuccessToday’s guest on The Melting Pot is John Housego, a proud Cornishman now living in Scotland. John’s background is in …
How to supercharge your executive teamBlog / High performing teams May 13, 2019How to supercharge your executive teamBe honest. Is your exec team as good as it could be?  Are they tight-knit, collaborative and honest? Do they …
5 things that make executive teams powerfulBlog / Rockefeller Habits May 3, 20195 things that make executive teams powerfulThe executive team is healthy and aligned (Rockefeller Habit #1) You’re an ambitious CEO with your sights set on growth. …
Why the Gallup Q12 is the best tool for growthBlog / Scaling Up April 26, 2019Why the Gallup Q12 is the best tool for growthWhy this is the best employee engagement survey for scaling up I love the Gallup Q12 survey. It’s a fantastic …
E32 | Experimenting with Energy: A Conversation with Chris Baréz-BrownPodcast / Talent Management March 26, 2019E32 | Experimenting with Energy: A Conversation with Chris Baréz-BrownChris Baréz-Brown is the Founder of Upping Your Elvis, trainer, speaker, and author of such books as “Wake Up” and …
How to build honesty and candour in your businessBlog / Culture Building March 14, 2019How to build honesty and candour in your businessTelling it straight.  Being open and honest. Giving constructive guidance and feedback.  They all sound simple but are, in fact, …
E28 | Powering Technology with the Human Element: Meet Barnaby LashbrookePodcast / Culture Building February 26, 2019E28 | Powering Technology with the Human Element: Meet Barnaby LashbrookeToday I am talking to Barnaby Lashbrooke, founder and CEO of Time etc, an award winning virtual assistant service that …
6 reasons why you should measure engagement (in customers and staff)Blog / Culture Building February 15, 20196 reasons why you should measure engagement (in customers and staff)I’ll say it until you’re bored of listening. Happy staff + happy customers = profitability.  Simple! I think that’s all …
The Sabotage Exercise – How to Self Identify Dysfunctional Team BehavioursBlog / Culture Building July 17, 2018The Sabotage Exercise – How to Self Identify Dysfunctional Team BehavioursDysfunctional teams, we’ve all seen them, and most of us will have been part of one at some point in …
Why Negative Feedback Is A GiftBlog / Culture Building July 2, 2018Why Negative Feedback Is A GiftGiving negative feedback. We hate it, don’t we? Most people feel it’s one of the toughest jobs a manager has. …
Boring, Pointless Meetings? They Don’t Need To Be That WayBlog / Organisational agility June 26, 2018Boring, Pointless Meetings? They Don’t Need To Be That WayHave you ever felt like you’ve wasted your time by being in a meeting? I bet there isn’t anyone who …
The Importance Of Trust In BusinessBlog / Culture Building June 13, 2018The Importance Of Trust In BusinessWhy is trust important? To understand why trust is important in business we need to go back in time. Back …
Why People Matter In BusinessBlog / Culture Building June 4, 2018Why People Matter In BusinessIn business, people matter. Or at least they do until they aren’t the thing that matter the most any more, …

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