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Oliver Banks in CIO.com

‘Suddenly, you can create engaging customer-facing videos at the click of a button,’

Oliver Banks, author of Driving Retail Transformation was featured in the article ‘Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?’ published on CIO.com

Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

While organizations from virtually every industry have publicly disclosed the ways they use generative AI to produce measurable benefits, they might not be so forthcoming in the future.

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Cath Bishop in The Guardian

The Guardian

‘For a healthier, fairer sport and an even closer race next time, the gold medallists are arguably the last ones who should be rewarded. How about the winners earning a place on a commission to decide together how that chunk of money from the federation that belongs to the athletes should be spent?’

Cath Bishop, author of The Long Win, contributed the article ‘Coe’s $50,000 prize money move for athletes will damage the Olympics’ to The Guardian.

Coe’s $50,000 prize money move for athletes will damage the Olympics | Cath Bishop

It’s fair to say that the Olympic philosophy is not in a good shape – but is that a reason to give up on its values?

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Julie Smith on The Fast Company

‘At work, knockbacks are much more likely to be metaphorical than physical, but they can still hurt. By managing our response to the disappointment of a knockback, we can minimize the negative impacts and we can rebound with increased self-belief.’

Julie Smith, author of Coach Yourself Confident, contributed the article ‘How to use a “knockback” to become more confident at work’ to Fast Company.

How to use a ‘knockback’ to become more confident at work

A ‘knockback’ is something that delays or halts your personal or professional progress.

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Beris Lewis in Psyche Magazine

‘…research into the so-called happiness curve indicates that our level of happiness increases from around midlife and up until the age of 70.’

Berit Lewis, author of Ageing Upwards, contributed the article ‘Rather than fear getting old here is how to emabrace it’ to Psyche Magazine.

Rather than fearing getting old, here’s how to embrace it | Psyche Ideas

Whether you are 20 or 90, each moment of life presents an opportunity to focus on what really matters to you

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Alison Coward on the Creative Agency Account Manager Podcast

Alison Coward, author of Workshop Culture, was a guest on the Creative Agency Account Manager Podcast where she shared data backed insights, brilliant tips and actionable strategies for high performing teams.

How a workshop culture builds high performing agency teams, with Alison Coward

Welcome to episode 111. This episode will be particularly relevant for you if you’re heading up the agency or you’re in charge of an agency team. Alison Coward is the founder of Bracket, a consultancy that partners with ambitious, forward-thinking companies to help them build high-performing and collaborative team cultures….

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Julie Smith on Maddyness.com

‘Confidence propels us forward, enabling us to try new things, to step into new experiences, to stretch, to grow.’

Julie Smith, author of Coach Yourself Confident, contributed the artilce ‘Confidence is contagious – how to catch the bug and spread it to your employees’ to Maddyness.com

Confidence is contagious – how to catch the bug and spread it to your employees

Is a lack of confidence is holding you back? The good news is that confidence is contagious – you can catch (and spread) the confidence bug.

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David McQueen on The Marketing Meetup Podcast

David McQueen, author of The Brave Leader, was a guest on the Marketing Meetup Podcast where he delved into courage and fear, offering practical advice on how to overcome barriers and take more courageous action.

How to operate with more courage and less fear – David McQueen

Listen to this episode from Marketing Meetup Podcast on Spotify. Join David McQueen as we delve into courage and fear, offering practical advice on how to overcome barriers and take more courageous action. Takeaways: – Discover techniques for confronting and overcoming fears that inhibit personal and professional growth.

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Cath Bishop in The Guardian

The Guardian

‘This season the Cambridge women’s chief coach, Paddy Ryan, set a goal to have “care as a guiding principle of everything we do” and embarked on exploring what a caring culture could mean for the students, coaches and support staff.’

Cath Bishop, author of The Long Win, contributed the article ‘Cambridge’s Boat Race win a reward for ditching ruthless winning culture’ to The Guardian.

Cambridge’s Boat Race win a reward for ditching ruthless winning culture | Cath Bishop

The women’s Boat Race-winning squad benefited from a caring environment of support rather than the usual macho tropes

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Catherine Erdly on The Start Your Own Business Podcast

Catherine Erdly, author of Tame Your Tiger, was a guest on the Start Your Own Business Podcast discussing how to start a successful small retail business.

How to start a successful small retail business – Start Your Own Business podcast

Small-business independent retail expert Catherine Erdly shares her insight into how to start a successful retail business

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Julie Smith in Authority Magazine

Authority Magazine

‘When we allow the imposter feeling to hold us back, we stay small and stay safe, paying the self-doubt tax in the form of missed opportunities and unfulfilled potential. When we push ourselves to achieve impressive results despite a nagging imposter feeling, we pay the self-doubt tax in the form of overwork and exhaustion with self-defeating habits such as over preparation and punishingly high standards.’

Julie Smith, author of Coach Yourself Confident, as interviewed in Authority Magazine on the topic of ‘How To Thrive Despite Experiencing Impostor Syndrome’

Author Julie Smith On How To Thrive Despite Experiencing Impostor Syndrome

As a part of our series about how very accomplished leaders were able to succeed despite experiencing Imposter Syndrome, I had the pleasure of interviewing Julie Smith. Julie Smith is a sought-after…