‘No one is born with the talent of generous listening. However, it’s a skill every great leader should try to master.’
Dr Helmut Schuster and Dr David Oxley, authors of A Groundhog Career, were featured minutehack.com where they discuss the four pillars of generous listening.
Think First Speak Second: The Art Of Generous Listening – Minutehack
Guides, advice and tips for small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs on subjects like finance, technology, sales and marketing
Ollie Henderson, author of Work/Life Flywheel was featured in The Times column by Harry Wallop talking about his micro-journaling habit.
Dear diary, I must remember to start my work journal
Elon Musk’s email asking federal employees to list five things they did at work last week has a benefit for all: highlighting the benefits of journaling
Gill Ereaut, author of The Way we Talk Around Here was a guest on the Board Talk: Insights into Action podcast where she discussed the unspoken rules and unquestioned assumptions in your boardroom and the board’s role in culture.
The Way We Talk Around Here: Decoding Culture
Listen to this episode from Board Talk: Insights into Action on Spotify.
Dr Tammy Watchorn, author of The Change Ninja Handbook and The Change Ninja Returns , was a guest on the Super Powers School podcast where she shared her journey from leading change in the health service to applying change management principles in her personal life.
Return of the Change Ninja: Overcome any Challenge with Dr Tammy Watchorn
In this episode, I sit down with Dr Tammy Watchorn, a prolific author and former NHS project manager, to discuss her latest book, The Change Ninja Returns. Tamm
A Groundhog Career by Dr Helmut Schuster and Dr David Oxley is a finalist in the Books for Adults (non-fiction) category of the 2024 Wishing Shelf Book Awards!
Finalists 2024 | The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Below is a list of the 2024 FINALISTS in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The children’s books were read and judged by children in 8 UK primary and secondary schools, the adult books by 2 Reading Groups, 1 in London and 1 in Stockholm.
‘Focus your preparation on them as well as you. Not only does this mean that you’re better prepared, it also acts as a reminder that any job selection is a two-way process. Yes, the interviewer is evaluating whether you are right for the role, but you are also evaluating whether the role and organisation would be right for you.’
Julie Smith, author of Coach Yourself Confident, was featured in the article ‘Eight ways to boost your confidence before a stressful job interview’ where she shared tips to help reduce fear and boost self-belief.
Eight ways to boost your confidence before a stressful job interview
Expert interview tips to go from nervous to fearless
‘In sports and business, resilience is crucial. Failure can be devastating, but it also presents an opportunity to build grit — a combination of passion and perseverance essential for long-term success.’
Adrian Kelly, author of The Success Complex, contributed the article ‘How the sting of failure in sports can guide us to success in business’ to Big Think.
How the sting of failure in sports can guide us to success in business
Tennis pro Mardy Fish and Spanx founder Sara Blakely both turned failure into their greatest asset and enjoyed stunning success.
‘An ambitious book that I hope becomes an essential text for DEI practitioners over the coming years.’
Measuring Inclusion by Paolo Gaudiano was reviewed by Camille Lemieux for DEI Book Reviews.
A refreshing take on DEI backlash and employee surveys (Measuring Inclusion)
📚 I’m reading 52+ DEI books so you don’t have to. Book review #10 is about Measuring Inclusion: Higher profits and happier people, without guesswork or backlash by Paolo Gaudiano (2024).
Andy Brown, author of Emotional Overdraft, was a guest on the Remarkable Leadership podcast where he introduced listeners to the concept of ‘the emotional overdraft’ going on to that while this behaviour is common in leaders, it can lead to stress, burnout, and reduced personal and professional effectiveness.
The Remarkable Leadership Podcast
Are you subsidizing your business success at the cost of your own well-being? Andy Brown defines this as emotional overdraft and just like a financial overdraft, these behaviors might work in the short term but become unsustainable and costly over time.
‘Being a multiplier requires a big slab of self-awareness and the humility to know what you need to change. Start with yourself and then insist on this as a requisite to work on your team. ‘
Andrew Saffron, author of Better Culture, Faster, wrote the article ‘How managers can be ‘multipliers’ to make teams succeed’ for Fast Company where he discusses how good leaders should have a ‘multiplier effect’.
How managers can be ‘multipliers’ to make teams succeed
Multipliers are managers who not only do their job brilliantly well, but enable everyone they come into contact with to do their job brilliantly well too.