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Success Means BusinessLeadership Expert Blaire PalmerBlaire Palmer is one of the UK's top leadership coaches, a best selling author and a keynote speaker. She works with organisations and individuals to help them drive real change in their businesses and create places where people can come and do their best work.In this episode, Blaire talks to Nicola Sands about the many challenges of leadership in an ever-changing landscape as well as the incredible opportunities that are currently presenting themselves.The world has changed so much in recent years that if we want to create a vibrant company where our people...2025-07-2146 min
Punks in Suits: How to lead the workplace reformationThe Generations GameIn this clip Blaire talks about how new generations at work are demanding that businesses stay true to their values and some of the qualities they bring to their work. 2025-04-0706 minPunks in Suits: How to lead the workplace reformationMyth 1 of change - change is logicalIn this clip Blaire explains why logic won't be enough to convince people to change. Instead they need their own emotional 'why'. We cannot create empowered, meaningful, humane workplaces with command and control change initiatives. This clip is part of the Punks in Suits app and supports the Punks in Suits book. 2025-04-0708 minPunks in Suits: How to lead the workplace reformationWhat is leadership?In this audio clip, Blaire differentiates between leadership and management and dives in to what that really means - how are leaders spending their time? When are they managing and when are they leading. This clip is part of the Punks in Suits app. 2025-04-0307 minPunks in Suits: How to lead the workplace reformationRoles and responsibilities - Where should decisions sit?In this audio clip for the Punks in Suits app, Blaire shares some thoughts about distributing decision-making (and, vitally, information) down through the organisational hierarchy. Holding on to decision-making authority, saying "The buck stops here" and rescuing people from the discomfort of making decisions reinforces hierarchy, even when you have attempted to take out layers of complexity. 2025-04-0214 minPunks in Suits: How to lead the workplace reformationThe Leadership/Trust Model ChecklistIf you've downloaded the Punks in Suits app, you will have access to a checklist to see where you sit in the Leadership/Trust Model. In this bit of audio, Blaire talks about how to fill it in. 2025-03-1304 min
The Coaching InnS4 Episode 51: Punks in Suits - Leadership and Coaching with Blaire Palmer"Listen so hard you might change your mind."
Today Claire Pedrick talks to Blaire Palmer about the evolution of coaching, the importance of trust in leadership, and how organisations can create a more humane work environment.
Hear about her book, Punks in Suits, which challenges traditional leadership norms and encourages individuals to embrace their authentic selves in their careers. The discussion highlights the importance of listening, speaking up, and creating a trusting environment for effective coaching and leadership.
Takeaways
Trust is essential for effective leadership.
Vulnerability in coaching fost...2024-10-0935 min
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Title: Punks in Suits: How to lead the workplace reformation
Author: Blaire Palmer
Narrator: Blaire Palmer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 56 minutes
Release date: July 31, 2024
Genres: Management & Leadership
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In the age of AI, you can't run companies on Victorian principles. The current tech transformation – more dramatic than the Industrial Revolution – combined with changing expectations of work, and continual disruption and uncertainty, will force senior leaders to adopt new approaches to stay relevant in the 21st century. This audiobook argues for innovative, 'Punk' leadership that liberates the rampant talent of yo...2024-07-315h 56
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Title: Punks in Suits: How to lead the workplace reformation
Author: Blaire Palmer
Narrator: Blaire Palmer
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:56:49
Language: English
Release date: 07-31-24
Publisher: Bookwire
Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership
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In the age of AI, you can't run companies on Victorian principles.
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Title: Punks in Suits: How to lead the workplace reformation
Author: Blaire Palmer
Narrator: Blaire Palmer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 56 minutes
Release date: July 31, 2024
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
In the age of AI, you can't run companies on Victorian principles. The current tech transformation – more dramatic than the Industrial Revolution – combined with changing expectations of work, and continual disruption and uncertainty, will force senior leaders to adopt new approaches to stay relevant in the 21st century. This audiobook argues for innovative, 'Punk' leadership that liberates the rampant talent of yo...2024-07-315h 56
Work's Not Working... Let's Fix It!From Cog in Machine to Human at Work: Why Victorian Beliefs are Holding Us Back with Blaire PalmerIn this episode of Work’s Not Working, Siân Harrington speaks with Blaire Palmer about the outdated Victorian beliefs and practices still influencing modern workplaces. Despite technological and societal advancements, many organizations remain entrenched in old paradigms, treating employees like second-rate machines. Blaire argues that these antiquated beliefs prevent true evolution in work practices, affecting everything from productivity measurements to hierarchical structures.The discussion explores how these outdated practices impact employee engagement and wellbeing and introduces the concept of organizational citizenship versus autonomy. Blaire shares insights on fostering a more trusting and human-centric work environment and del...2024-07-3041 min
The Leaders LabFrom Traditional To Transformational Leadership with Blaire Palmer“I’m encouraging leaders to ask some important questions about themselves and about the ways that their old-fashioned ideas are getting in the way of them getting the best out of themselves and their people. And I’m also challenging them to leave their organizations and, ideally, the world in a better place than they found it.”This episode, inspired by my guest’s amazing book called Punks in Suits, aims to dare leaders to question the way things are done and to create a positive impact that will last across generations. In this 50-min...2024-07-2352 min
PWE & ME Podcast071: Punks in Suits: Redefining Leadership with Blaire PalmerIn this episode of Evolve: A New Era of Leadership, I'm joined by Blaire Palmer, author of "Punks in Suits." Blaire shares her profound insights on bringing authenticity and disruption to leadership. Blaire's book, "Punks in Suits," challenges traditional leadership models and calls for a revolution in how we utilize human talent, akin to the industrial revolution's impact. She advocates for abandoning the industrial-age mindset that treats humans as second-rate machines and encourages leaders to trust and unleash the full potential of their teams. Blaire Palmer is a former BBC journalist turned leadership consultant and keynote speaker, who has worked...2024-06-1149 min
Evolve: A New Era of Leadership071: Punks in Suits: Redefining Leadership with Blaire PalmerIn this episode of Evolve: A New Era of Leadership, I'm joined by Blaire Palmer, author of "Punks in Suits." Blaire shares her profound insights on bringing authenticity and disruption to leadership. Blaire's book, "Punks in Suits," challenges traditional leadership models and calls for a revolution in how we utilize human talent, akin to the industrial revolution's impact. She advocates for abandoning the industrial-age mindset that treats humans as second-rate machines and encourages leaders to trust and unleash the full potential of their teams. Blaire Palmer is a former BBC journalist turned leadership consultant and...2024-06-1149 min
The Leadership Enigma184: Punks in Suits | Blaire PalmerBlaire Palmer is a global educator, keynote speaker, former journalist and producer at the BBC and now the author of multiple books including 'Punks in Suits'This episode explores our ability to fake it as opposed to bringing our true authentic self to the workplace through fear or lack of self confidence. Is our youthful rebel or inner punk an asset that we cease to rely on in order to comply? Blaire discovered coaching early on in her professional career as she became disillusioned with journalism. She decided to help leaders myth bust and stop operating on...2024-02-2345 min
The Nick Elston ShowThe Nick Elston Show - 5.0 - Episode 16 - Blaire PalmerHey everyone and welcome to The Nick Elston Show!Nick Elston (www.nickelston.com) is a leading Inspirational Speaker, Transformational Speaking Coach & Founder of Forging People ‘Transformation Through Speaking’ (www.forgingpeople.com) - empowering, inspiring and educating people to step up, find their voice & truly be heard in life, in education, in leadership, in influencing & in business.The Nick Elston Show brings you the people who inspire, motivate, educate & engage in all walks of life - sharing their insights & experiences honestly, unfiltered & off script!This week, in the 16th episode of Season 5, Nick speaks to t...2022-10-1753 min
The Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the newsHima Vaghani: Tapping the power of diversity!Hi and welcome to the last show of Season 2 of The Human Revolutionaries Show! I'm taking a break over the summer and lining up some amazing new interviews for Season 3. But we're going out with a bang. Hima Vaghani is a thought leader and expert in leadership and DEI. She has had an international career spanning almost 30 years predominantly focused on advising organisations around the world on how they can create the conditions for their people to thrive and perform to the best of their abilities. Hima runs her own consultancy firm...2022-07-1342 min
The Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the newsBumble shuts down for a week to give staff a break. Should you follow?Hi and welcome back to the show. Dating app, Bumble, has joined companies like LinkedIn and Hootsuite shutting down for a few days to give employees a proper break from work. On today's show Natasha and Blaire talk about -* whether it's a good idea that other companies should follow* pandemic burnout* how to assess productivity versus busy-work* whether burnout is inevitable when a company is growing fast* whether our expectations of founders should be different to our expectations of workers* what causes burnout* and some more...2021-06-3042 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news13. Are long hours killing us?Hello and welcome back!Please do subscribe, leave a review and share this podcast with your colleagues. That means more people know about it and can get involved in the conversation!This week we are talking about presenteeism. Maybe we were optimistic to think that the pandemic would mark an end to old style presenteeism and that hybrid working would mark the start of a focus on productivity and outputs instead. It seems that isn't the case. We talk about research that presenteeism is alive and well, even people feeling obliged...2021-06-1552 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news12. BrewDog under fire from former employeesHi and welcome back to the show!This week we talk about a breaking news story relating to cool, punky beer company BrewDog. A letter from ex-BrewDog staff alleges a culture of fear, a cult of personality and a toxic attitude towards junior staff at the company. The founders have said they are sorry and that they would listen, learn and act but not everyone believes the apology or that there is a genuine commitment to address the allegations. We discuss the risks of presenting yourself as having a special culture as part...2021-06-1033 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news11. One in four want to leave their job. What should we do about that?Hello and welcome back to the show!This week we've got two meaty topics - new research from the USA which suggests 1 in 4 people want to leave their job post-pandemic, and research which confirms that women are taking the brunt of the 'household management' during this time to the detriment of their mental health. We start by talking about mental load, particularly as single parents, and our own experiences during the pandemic. We cover what specifically is difficult and what might be needed to get parents who have been carrying significantly more than normal during...2021-05-2642 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news10. NDAs and PTSD at work - what should HR do?Welcome back to the show!This week we dive in to the thorny issue of PTSD at work and the role of NDAs and disclaimers inspired by a story about a former Facebook moderator who has been giving evidence about her experiences. We talk about recruiting and selection for people in such roles, the imbalance of power between the employer and the employee, when NDAs and other contractual caveats are cause for concern, and importantly, what HR's role is (alongside legal and comms) when it comes to creating a fair and safe environment even for...2021-05-1931 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news9. How open should we be about salaries?Hi and welcome back to the show!This week we are talking salary transparency. More and more companies are opening up about how much their employees are paid and some are getting the staff themselves involved in setting salaries. 10Pines is an example of a business where a flat, self-managing structure has led to total openness about payrises and hiring decisions. Everyone gets involved. But what are the downsides? Would your business be ready from a cultural perspective to deal with this level of openness? And what would you need to put in...2021-05-0630 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news8. Should companies have Spiritual Consultants?Hello and welcome back to the show!This week we are talking about the rise of a new kind of corporate consultants who are claiming to help with the spiritual well-being and spiritual awareness of employees. So is work, as one Guardian columnist rages "supposed to bring us money and stolen office supplies" and stay well away from enlightenment? Or, as one of these Spiritual Consultants suggests, is it important to find your inner 'monk' - your internal self, your purpose in life, your values, your intuition at work as well as outside? ...2021-05-0432 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news7. How do we feel about the 'Stay At Home Mum" job title on LinkedIn?Welcome to the show!On this week's episode we're talking about the new Stay-At-Home-Mum (or Dad) job title on LinkedIn. Overall we think it's a Good Thing but with some caveats. We also get on to whether there is something fundamentally exclusive from a D&I perspective about CVs and what some alternatives might be. We talk about how attitudes towards career breaks need to change and how to think differently about transferable skills. The conversation goes beyond taking a break to have kids. Blaire would love to hear from any...2021-04-2332 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news6. 100 hours a week and a snack box to make up for it!Welcome back to The Human Revolutionaries Show!Yup, it's Goldman Sachs again. We don't meant to keep talking about them but if they want us to stop they will have to stay out of the news for a few weeks!This time we are talking about allegations that 100 hours a week is quite normal for junior staff at the company and that snack boxes were sent home (paid for out of the pockets of senior management, not by the company, by the way) to thank them for their sacrifice. Is it a resourcing...2021-04-0736 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news5. Prince Harry, BetterUp and "Should everyone have a coach?"Welcome to The Human Revolutionaries Show!This week the royals are giving us more food for thought with the announcement that Prince Harry is taking a role with US Coaching and Mental Health company, BetterUp. We are talking about whether hiring a big name person for your business is just good PR or something more, whether everyone should have access to a coach and what we hope Prince Harry will be able to do to enlighten the powers that be in government about mental health at work. In our 'check-in' we also touch...2021-04-0729 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news4. How should you react if a colleague tells you they've had suicidal thoughts? Lessons from Piers Morgan and Meghan MarkleOprah Winfrey's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made plenty of headlines. But it was the reaction of morning VT host, Piers Morgan, which took things to a whole other level. Morgan walked off his show when he was criticised for doubting Markle's claims that she had had suicidal thoughts. In this week's show Blaire and Natasha talk about what a leader's responsibility is for the mental health of their people. What should they do if someone on their team tells them they are feeling suicidal, anxious or depressed? And how can leaders better...2021-03-1833 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news2. Should we scrap HR? A CEO says he doesn't need HR in his business...do you agree?Hello and welcome back to the show!In this week's episode we are talking about the CEO of Octopus Energy and his claim that he doesn't need HR in the business. When you heard this what was your reaction? Did you bristle at the idea that your contribution may not be necessary? Or did you think he may have a valid point? Well, today we are talking about our reactions and whether there is a case to at least ASK ourselves whether HR is contributing the business in the best way possible. 2021-03-0531 minThe Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news1. The boss has outdated views. What would you do?A senior leader says something which offends your employees and it gets out to the press. How does this happen and what would you do if it happened in your organisation? That's what happened at KPMG this month. UK Chair and senior partner, Bill Michael, told employees to stop moaning and described unconscious bias as...um...well, not a nice word. What are the lessons we can learn from this story and what conversations could you be having - maybe conversations you'd prefer to ignore - in your organisation? In the...2021-02-2526 min
Coaches Spotlight#06: Be The Best Presenter At Your Next Conference with Blaire PalmerBlaire Palmer is a former BBC Journalist who, for the last 20 years, has been coaching, provoking and challenging senior leaders and their teams to rethink what it means to be a leader in the 21st Century. Blaire is a 3 times published author, keynote speaker, and columnist. In 2018 she sold her house and embraced digital nomad life, moving around Europe for 7 months with her 11-year-old daughter and their two dogs in an RV. She was one of the first Professional Certified Coaches in Europe and now combines running her busy international business with home educating her daughter....2020-07-1038 min
HRZone's All Hands on Tech PodcastBlaire Palmer on remote working through Covid-19Blaire Palmer – a digital nomad specialising in leadership and change – speaks about how the sudden shift to home working in the current coronavirus outbreak may impact the way we work in the future.2020-04-0200 min
A Brilliant GambleGoing inside to go outside, with Silvina MarchisioThis will be the last A Brilliant Gamble podcast for a while. As you may know I run another business specialising in leadership coaching and I speak about the future of leadership.Recently my Mum became ill and this, combined with running my other business, being a single mum, home educating and keeping on top of our smallholding has meant I’m spread a little too thin.The archive of past shows will still be here for you and I’m leaving the A Brilliant Gamble Facebook Page and Corporate Escapees Facebook Group open so you...2019-09-2400 min
A Brilliant GambleImposter Syndrome, with Leah SteeleDo you get that little voice in your head that tells you you aren’t good enough, no one likes you, you don’t fit in….or any number of other delightfully undermining jabs?My guest today, Leah Steele, is the expert in Imposter Syndrome. A sufferer herself through her years as a lawyer she eventually developed techniques to deal with her demons and is now helping others to do the same.In our interview we talk about the signals she missed that she was suffering overwhelm and burnout, and how now she is helping others...2019-09-1700 min
A Brilliant GambleDeclaring a personal climate emergency, with Zoe CohenIn just under a month, the next wave of Extinction Rebellion protests begin around the UK and elsewhere (w/c 7-Oct). Whether you’ve already been involved or you have other ways of responding to the climate crisis, the question many of us ask is, how can we, as individuals and as owners of small businesses, have any real impact?
That’s why I wanted to speak to today’s guest. Zoe Cohen is a former NHS Trust board member who became a very successful executive coach. Zoe has now pivoted her life to focus as much as she...2019-09-1000 min
A Brilliant GambleTaking a year off, with Phil QuinnanIt’s September and many of us are thinking “Why does the holiday have to end?”.
Well, maybe it doesn’t. On today’s show I speak to Phil Quinnan who stepped off the hamster wheel, not to start a business, but to take some time to reflect and reconnect with himself and his family in the Italian countryside.
In our interview we talk about how he came to this decision, how he made it possible and the lesson’s he learnt by taking a year out.
Phil has really embraced his local community in...2019-09-0300 min
A Brilliant GambleHow to be a Virtual Assistant, with Catherine GladwynCatherine is a best selling author, VA and VA trainer.
Virtual Assistance is one of the fastest growing professions today for people leaving the 9-5. VAs are administrators who work by the hour for small businesses. Increasingly they have specialisms - social media management, bookkeeping, design, copywriting - as well organising travel, appointments and taking calls for people like, um, me.
It was a life threatening illness that first got Catherine thinking about how she could earn money outside of the 9-5. Today she earns 4 times what she was earning in her corporate role and...2019-08-2700 min
A Brilliant GambleHow should you spend your working day?How should you spend your day when you work for yourself?
Of course, there is no such thing as a typical day when you run your own business (which can be a problem for you if you’re used to structure!). But given that your time is largely yours to organise it’s useful to be intentional about what you prioritise.
In today’s show I talk about two concepts to help you organise your time around what’s really important.
I will divide activities in to three categories - big rocks, small rocks an...2019-08-2000 min
A Brilliant GambleFailure… but in a good way!On today’s show I’m talking about failure… but in a good way!
Folks - failure is normal. Most of what happens when you take a Brilliant Gamble is failure. It’s just a part of the process of change. And I want to share with you a different way to think about failure and how to incorporate failure in to your business.
Maybe you don’t like the word failure and you’d rather I called it something else. But I want to take the charge out of the word so that it doesn’t have...2019-08-1300 min
A Brilliant GambleWebsites 101, with Matthew EldridgeAre you putting off building your website? Is it half done? Have you done it but you’re not happy with it?
Today’s show is here at the rescue!
I’m talking to Matthew Eldridge, Owner and Head Geek at Melt Creative Ltd and this episode is Websites 101!
I don’t want you to have any excuses to stall on your website, so in this interview we go back to basics.
We talk about:
What a website is actually for?
Email lists
Lead magnets
Keywords, phrases, meta data and a lot mo...2019-08-0600 min
The Tortoise with Brooke McAlaryBlaire Palmer on rethinking our modern conventions of WorkOne question we get asked a lot at Slow Home HQ is how can we find our passion and make it our work. It’s something so many of us grapple with, which is why we’re so excited to have Blaire Palmer on the show today. Blaire is an ex-BBC journalist turned business owner, who under the moniker A Brilliant Gamble works to help people unpick the industrial-age conventions of work and find a fulfilling way forward that works for them. In her chat with Brooke, Blaire shares her own story and the shifts she’...2019-07-3151 min
A Brilliant GambleKick In The CreativesCreativity is hugely important to developing that sense of balance that so many of us are looking for. And women are particularly bad at this - men spend an average of 4 hours 29 mins a week on sports, hobbies and computer games versus women who spend about 2 hours 29 minutes. What??
And that’s why I wanted to talk to Sandra and Tara from Kick in the Creatives. They have podcast of the same name, a website and a 1000 member Facebook group aimed at helping people incorporate creative challenges in to their lives.
In this interview we ta...2019-07-3000 min
A Brilliant GambleGalloping Catastrophe, with Jennifer KennedyWhat happens when your blog goes viral?
And what about when your blog is something as personal as your experiences of the menopause?
Jennifer Kennedy knows! Her blog is only 18 months old but she has to date, nearly 35,000 readers... and she balances that with a full time job as well.
Like so many of our guests Jennifer didn’t have a grand plan - she just got started, with the help of a friend’s 14 year old who set it up her blog for her.
In this interview we talk about
...2019-07-2300 min
A Brilliant GambleDoing the deep work, with Edina De Jong-HodzicWe often think that we’re working up to a big change, that the hard part is making that change happen. So we spend years planning how we’re going to leave our job with the hope that, once it finally happens, we’ll be living the life of our dreams.
But the more I talk to you guys and reflect on the brilliant gambles I’ve taken, the more I realise that that’s only the start of the journey. What happens in the first 6-24 months of that new life is actually the biggest challenge because we...2019-07-1600 min
A Brilliant GambleGet the money in first, with Blaire PalmerOn today’s show it’s all about getting the money in.
There are lots of things to keep yourself busy when you run a business and many of them are important. But unless you set aside time to do the activities that get the money in you’re going to find yourself back in a 9-5 job.
I learnt these lessons the hard way, by nearly going out of business because I was spending my time doing what I enjoyed most and not making sales, closing and keeping prospective clients moving through the funnel.
...2019-06-0400 min
Do A Day with Bryan FalchukTaking a Brilliant Gamble on Yourself with Blaire Palmer First, Blaire went grey, then she took her daughter out of school, sold her house, bought an RV, got passports for the dogs and hit the road. How’s that for a midlife crisis? But Blaire doesn’t call it that. She calls it her Brilliant Gamble. Why is Blaire a great guest for your show? There comes a time in life when you want to live on your own terms, when you think ‘If not now, when?”. Blaire is a “serial Brilliant Gambler”, having shaken up her life over and over since she...2019-04-3000 min
A Brilliant Gamble91 Stress - My Unfinished BusinessThere’s rarely an opportunity to reflect between the end of one project, adventure or experience and the next. So when the opportunity arises we should take it!
What did we learn from our last experience and how can we take that forward to the next one? And what “Unfinished Business” is there – lessons we attempted to learn but failed to really grasp – that need to be at the heart of what’s coming next?
My Unfinished Business from our Big Trip is how I handle stress. So in this week’s show I explore my most recent...2018-09-2500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 69: The Sweet Smell of StressStress! A gift that never stops giving...even when you've disrupted your life with the specific intent of leaving it behind. Today's show is about the 4 triggers or potential triggers for stress and how I'm handling each one. I really want to return from this year long adventure having got a grip on my stress, something which gives me sleepless nights and distracts me from enjoying the moment. Frankly, it's a waste of energy and time...but I seem to be an addict. I hope you find today's episode useful as you navigate the stresses in your own life...2018-04-1000 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 65: Worldtowning: With guests Will and Jessica SueiroWelcome to A Brilliant Gamble! This is the 65th episode of this show but the first with our new name. A Brilliant Gamble is all about betting on the the world of work changing and taking the risk of saying No to the 9-5. Work isn't working as it is, that's for sure. And more and more people, myself included, are asking whether it has to be this way? Can we configure a life where work integrates seamlessly rather than requiring us to make sacrifices to succeed? It was with this in mind that I wanted to speak to...2018-03-1200 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 64: Is this the last Punks in Suits Podcast?Well, yes and no! In two week's time this podcast will be back with a new name to reflect its new focus. And in today's show I explain more about what that's going to be and why it's going to be fabulous! Today I'm also talking about down-days and what to do when you're not feeling so aligned...like when you're packing boxes before leaving all your worldly goods in a storage container and going off for a year and it all hits home. I hope you'll find the new focus of the show inspiring, relevant, practical and motivating...2018-02-2600 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 63: The Future of Leadership Development, with Prof Peter HawkinsIt's all very exciting at the moment with our trip just 4 weeks away. But my fascination with leadership and leadership development hasn't gone away! This week I'm off to Switzerland to work with a team there on their leadership and I will continue to do this kind of work even when we're on the road. There's a need for leadership in our world greater than maybe at any time in the past, and a significant leadership vacuum. But how do we help people become better leaders? Is what we are doing today working? Not according to today's guest, Professor...2018-02-1900 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 62: Every Yes is a NoI think of myself as a yes person! This is what we're all encouraged to be, isn't it? But I've noticed that some easy "yeses" then lead to some hard "nos" later on. If you're bringing about change in your life in order to have more alignment and a more integrated feeling within you'll sometimes have to choose between priority 1 in your life and priority 2. Sounds obvious, but how often have we said something is important to us (kids, self-care, taking a day off) but then neglected that priority for something we've said is less...2018-02-1200 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 61: Emotional Readiness MismatchAh, if only change was a lovely straight line where you made a decision that felt right to you and then just took the actions as specified in the Gantt chart. But no, it's a rollercoaster ride of emotions and actions and sometimes the to do list says "today" when they heart says "Can I put this off until tomorrow?". This week's podcast is all about that - when there's a mismatch between your readiness for action and the actions happening. It's a stage I'd pretty much forgotten about, which is why I'm doing this...2018-02-0500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 60: Does Busy = Success?I've noticed that when someone asks how you are, the answer is often "Busy" or some related variant. When did being busy become the right answer to that question? We live at a time when work dominates life - it defines who we are, our worth, what we think about, what we think matters. And we are all so busy that, even if we enjoy what we do or think it is important, we often make massive sacrifices in order to do that work. In this week's show I look at what you can do to cut...2018-01-2900 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 58: Taking money off the tableThis is a tough one for me. I've always struggled with the concept of "Financial Abundance". I believe it's true that what you put out there in to the world in your beliefs comes back to you in your reality. But I've always had a hard time believing that will be true for me when it comes to money. I've believed it isn't all about working harder. But, at the same time, I've always worked very hard...just in case! Recently I had a breakthrough and found a way to take money off the table so that...2018-01-1500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 56: Breaking Cultural Laws with Sally McCutchionHappy New Year! Is this the year when you decide enough is enough? You still want to make a difference - you haven't given up on your ambitions. But maybe you can't do it in your current role or in your current organisation. Maybe there's another way that doesn't entail so much sacrifice but does get stuff done! This week I've revived my interview with Sally McCutchion, one of the first I did for this show and one of my favourites. What does it feel like to walk away from the security of a management job in a big...2017-12-3000 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 55: From the Archives - The Art of Stillness with Leandra AshtonI must admit that I was pretty desperate for the Christmas Holidays. 2017 has been a year of big life changing decisions and no small amount of overwhelm! So it was with that in mind that I thought I would re-share my interview with actress and playwright, Leandra Ashton. This was the first interview I did for the show in 2016 and I still think it was one of the ones that made the biggest difference to me personally. I hope at this time of year, when maybe you have a little time to think and reflect, you will find this...2017-12-2600 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 54: Not Away From or Towards...There's a theory - a very established one - that people are either "away from" motivated or "towards" motivated. You're either someone who typically moves away from pain or towards a goal or vision. This has always been problematic to me, especially as so many people appear to be "away from" which makes them feel inadequate compared with the aspirational "towards" people. Not only that but you may feel you need A LOT of pain in order to move forward so you create discomfort as a motivation - fear, anger, indignation...2017-12-1700 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 52: Tramshed - An interview with Iain TweedaleA few weeks ago I gave a presentation at Tramshed Tech in Cardiff, one of the new breed of co-working spaces popping up all over the world. These facilities are more than just places to park yourself when you need a desk. They cater for the broader needs of entrepreneurs - the need to connect, to co-create, to partner, to be inspired and have a place they can call home. Iain has had a long and varied career and taken many zig-zags in his professional life, sometimes sacrificing the safety and security of big corporate to indulge his curious...2017-12-0300 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 51: The Belly of the WhaleThis week I found myself head in hands bawling my eyes out in a hotel lobby with my two business besties. It happens. Change is emotional, not logical, as I'm always saying, But despite the fact I know so much about the process of change, I was takenn by surprise by the huge feelings of overwhelm and confusion I was experiencing about the changes I'm making in my life and work. So I used the opportunity, once we'd mopped up the puddle, to think about that Belly of the Whale stage in change and how to both recognise you're...2017-11-2600 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 50: Tweaks not OverhaulsWe tend to ignore "tensions" until so many have accumulated that a massive amount of change is required to set things right. Of course, every time you address a tension you risk creating another one so when you undertake a massive overhaul you often unintentionally create a whole lot of new problems that need to be addressed. In today's episode I'm talking about how to identify little tensions and make small tweaks rather than waiting until a major change initiative is required. There are lots of signals that something's not quite right and I identify a few...2017-11-1900 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 49: A Brilliant Gamble - Why I'm selling my house and buying a vanIt's a year (and a bit) since I started this podcast. A year ago my plan was to sell my house and buy a smallholding and, other than that, keep my life pretty much as it was. My business was doing fine, I was enjoying my work and although I had a long term plan to add other "solutions" - like a retreat centre where leaders could come to reflect, have important conversations with each other and help me muck out the sheep - that was a long term ambition, not something I planned to initiate in...2017-11-1200 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 48: Do A Day - An Interview with Bryan FalchukToday's show is an interview with Bryan Falchuk. Bryan in the author of a new book called "Do A Day" in which he explores why we get stuck in bad habits and how to break those habit...for good! Whether you're stuck in a rut in your work, with your health and fitness, in your relationship or something else, you will love this interview and Bryan's ideas to get unstuck. You can buy Bryan's book at http://www.doadaybook.com/amazon or http://www.doadaybook.com/amazonuk And please stay inn touch with us! Twitter @blairepalmer Instagram...2017-11-0500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 47: Socking it to 'em. An Interview with Ryan PalmerI'm not the only Palmer to have turned their back on coroprate life to run a business of their own.
Ryan Palmer and his friend Dave Pickard are the co-founders of The London Sock Company, an online store started in 2013 based on the observation that although more and more men don't wear ties these days, people do notice your socks.
Since them the company has gone from strength to strength with celebrities like Daniel Craig and David Gandy wearing the products.
But we're not really talking socks in this interview. In my conversation with Ryan we talk about leaving...2017-10-2949 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 47: Socking it to 'em. An Interview with Ryan PalmerI'm not the only Palmer to have turned their back on coroprate life to run a business of their own. Ryan Palmer and his friend Dave Pickard are the co-founders of The London Sock Company, an online store started in 2013 based on the observation that although more and more men don't wear ties these days, people do notice your socks. Since them the company has gone from strength to strength with celebrities like Daniel Craig and David Gandy wearing the products. But we're not really talking socks in this interview. In my conversation with Ryan we talk about leaving...2017-10-2900 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 46: Punk Outside the SuitSo excited about today's podcast! I'm talking to Lisa Talbot, Award Winning Personal & Fashion Stylist about how to shake up your professional "look" and reveal more of the real you underneath. No one's saying you have to get a mohawk and wear a safety pin through your nose but business wear is so conservative that it's almost the last taboo. Even people who are outspoken, creative and enthusiastic about shaking things up tend to conform to the uniform. And that might be undermining their credibility as a model for change. Not to mention that hiding who...2017-10-2200 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 45: Release the Punk!How do you release the Punk inside you? On this podcast we normally talk about the “work you” - how to be a leader in your work, how to bring about change in your organisation. But inevitably re-thinking yourself at work leads to changes in your life outside of work. In this week’s show I share four places where you could look to start to integrate your growing authenticity in work and your desire to be yourself in your wider life. These are highly practical suggestions that will make a difference both inside and outside of your working life...2017-10-1500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 44: Parent-Child DynamicsA listener has asked me to do a show about Parent-Child Dynamics. So here it is! I see Parent-Child relationships and a Parent-Child culture in many organisations. In so many other ways people are fully formed adults but occasionaly they slip in to either parent or child reactions...which is very understandable since the Industrial Age workplace is designed to reinforce this dynamic. In today's show I talk about how to recongise this in yourself and in others and what to do about it. I'd love to hear your tips too! Stay in touch on twitter (@blairepalmer), Instagram (@blairelyspalmer...2017-10-0800 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 43: What's Around The Corner?Behind all of my work with clients is a kind of screensaver - a story or image of the working future we can all look forward to. Bots and AI taking their place alongside human workers, small companies of primarily freelance workers, a possible shortage of jobs and need for a universal living wage, a diverse multi-generational workforce...I could go on. And in this episode I do! This week I share with you some of the elements of my screensaver. And whenever I'm having a conversation with a client, no matter how practical or immediate the topic, at...2017-10-0100 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 42: When the problem is your boss...You'd think the tricky bit of having a team would be the people on that team. But in my experience the really tricky relationship is with your boss! I use that term advisedly. I don't mean the relationship you have with a true leader. I do mean the relationship you have with your manager when your manager embodies a "boss" mentality to get you to get stuff done. Not everything I suggest in this podcast is going to work for you. Every situation is unique. But you will notice that I put the responsibility for re-thinking how...2017-09-2400 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 41: Dreaded DelegationI don't really like the term delegation. Or empowerment. Or any of those other cliches for describing how loosely or tightly managers hold on to work they've distributed to others. But in the current system we have, you may well be in the position of having to divvy up work amongst your team and then make sure they do it. How do you do that in a way that is as close to empowering as you can get and makes the most of the incredible talent you have around you? And why don't people always grasp the opportunity to...2017-09-1600 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 40: Why Do We Work?Sounds like an obvious question with an obvious answer, right? But maybe it's worth really thinking about it. Because we pay a huge price for our work in terms of our health, our freedom, our time, our priorities. Yes, work is an enabler for other things. It give us the money to make choices. And we may really enjoy the work itself. But what if the price is too high? How can you find the right place for work in your life alongside everything else that matters to you? In this episode I muse on the purpose of work...2017-09-1000 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 39: How Integrated is your life?We are back! Series 2 of the Punks in Suits podcast is here. Over the summer I've been reading and making connections between what I've been learning about and leadership. I've had a few a ha moments! Today's topic is Integration, specifically, how integrated the different parts of your life are. If your life is out of whack in one area, e.g. work dominating, no amount of coaching, therapy or meditation will give you a sense of peace. If you want to share your experiences of blending the boundaries between work and the rest of your life or the...2017-09-0300 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 38: Listen Up!This week's podcast is all about listening! But before you switch off, thinking we're talking about Active Listening, listen again! In today's show I'm exploring the least common type of listening. I don't want to spoil it for you but it's this kind of listening that's required if you are intending to drive any kind of change, that involves people, through your organisation. I will be taking a break from the podcast for August to rest and come up with a fresh lot of ideas for you. You can still stay in touch via instagram (@blairelyspalmer), twitter (@blairepalmer), email...2017-07-2300 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 37: Reinventing Organisations, with Charlie EffordOne of the most influential books for me of the last couple of years is Frederic Laloux's Reinventing Organisations which reinforced many of the ideas I had been having independently about what is not working any more about big business. I've been wanting to share these ideas with you and found the perfect opportunity when I met Charlie Efford, who shares my enthusiasm for these concepts. In our conversation on this week's podcast we talk about Charlie's professional history and the unusual route he took to the work he does today. Then we go through the main ideas in...2017-07-1700 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 36: Feedback isn't for wimps!I really don't like getting feedback. I don't naturally respond well! So I've had to learn some techniques for receiving it, given that I think it's actually really important to know what people think and how your messages (intended and unintended) are being received. In this week's podcast I talk through some practical ways to react to feedback even when it isn't given in the most skilled manner. I'd love to know how you have learnt to respond better to feedback and what you take on board (versus what you decide not to take on board). Stay in touch...2017-07-0900 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 35 - What if, what if, what if?Hi! In this week's episode of the Punks in Suits podcast I share some exciting personal news and the 3 beliefs I've had to let go of in order to make this personal life choice. I often say how important it is to reflect - to think before you make a decision and to question the assumptions that are keeping you stuck but also to think after you make a decision about what you've let go of. Often when you let go of a belief in one scenario you realise taht belief also kept you stuck in a variety of...2017-07-0300 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 34: Being Boss - With Emily Thompson and Kathleen ShannonToday's show is a conversation with Emily Thompson and Kathleen Shannon of Being Boss Podcast fame. These two are real leaders - their podcast has become huge partly, I think, due to their down-to-earth yet fiesty and authentic approach to their work and their lives. In their show they help creative entrepreneurs grow their businesses and improve their lives but here they offer a fascinating insight in to how they think and what drives them as creative entrepreneurs themselves. This show is ideal if you run your own company or are thinking of doing so. But it's also important...2017-06-2500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 33: Secret Source - An Interview with Tom NixonTom Nixon was one of the founders of NixonMcInnes, Europe's first dedicated social business consultancy, working with a number of big name global brands. He's now an adviser to Founders helping them to grow businesses with purpose that they can be proud of. I interviewed Tom before I had started doing a podcast. I recorded it so I would have it for reference and I thought at the time that I would provide the whole interview as added collateral for anyone who read the book (which I still haven't written!). But I thought it was time to dig it...2017-06-1800 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 32: 5 Ideas That Change Your PerspectiveThere are some basic beliefs that I hold which I frequently share with clients. So much so that I wanted to share them with you too! I'm not necessarily "right". But no coach is completely neutral and so it makes sense for a coach to be upfront about the way they see the world. Clients can use this as a jumping off point - I don't agree...so what do I believe? Or they can see the world through the eyes of the coach and notice something different. Or they can simply observe that there is more...2017-06-1100 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 28: Finding Yourself Within the Big TrendsI'm a leadership futurist which means I'm looking for business trends and how they will impact how we need to be to lead. But often the trends seem really BIG. Yes, you like the idea of Agile or Teal or AI but how can you make an impact when these concepts seem to require a massive change at the heart of business? In this episode I talk through some of the trends I've been nattering about lately and then how you, as an individual, can start to make a difference by turning your attention inward. That's where all change...2017-05-1500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 26: Why isn't work more like home?We're so used to working the way we work - specific hours, sitting behind a desk, holding meetings in a meeting room, having lunch at lunchtime etc. etc - that we don't really questions whether that's the only way. This week, while visiting a client's lovely offices, I wondered why we treat work so differently to home. Why do we make our homes so relaxing, such an expression of ourselves but don't notice that our workplaces are bland, formal, highly structured and not necessarily conducive to thinking or conversation? If our primary contribution to our company is to do...2017-04-3000 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 25: Escape Velocity - An Interview with Lee FeldmanLee is a force of nature. Down to earth, humble and funny, he's also a guy who thinks and acts BIG. He was pivotal in revolutionizing how major companies used their websites back in the late 1990s, is more recently the founder of THNK Vancouver, and his latest project is to create Bicycle Mayors in every major city in the world in order to turn the bike, a 200 year old invention, in to the transportation mode of the future. I loved talking to Lee partly because he thinks so differently to much of the corporate world. Yet everything he...2017-04-2300 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 24: If you stopped battling reality...Certain behaviour just drives you nuts, doesn't it? When things don't go the way you want, when people don't behave the way you expect them to, when life doesn't go as planned it causes stress and frustration. But when we fight reality we aren't able to resolve "what is" and instead we use all of our energy trying to make things how we want them or expect them to be. In this episode I talk about the battle with reality and how to notice and expose it so that you can disrupt the true reality. That's leadership...2017-04-1600 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 23: Presenting Made EasyHi folks! People sometimes come up to me after a presentation and say they could never speak like that. Well, if they knew a few simple tips - things that I've learnt along the way that make the difference and that can easily be copied - they would be able to do it too. To prove it, I'm sharing some of the little things I do before and during a presentation that help me with nerves and that help me construct a presentation that works from the stage. I'd love to hear your tips too. So contact me via...2017-04-0200 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 22: Agile Leadership Before Agile OrganisationThis week I'm speaking at the inaugural Agile Working Event in London. I'm anticipating a lot of talk about technology, processes and systems all of which are important to support an agile culture. But the culture bit comes first. Companies that expect agility to result from policies and technology without looking at the cultural mores of their workplace will find the same issues they have today, only magnified, when they attempt to be more agile. And whose job is it to create the culture? Leaders start. They can't do it alone, but someone has to start and by definition...2017-03-2600 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 21: Renting your job, or owning it? With guest, Mark FritzWherever I go, senior people tell me they wish their people would step up and take ownership of their job. So in this week's episode I talk to Mark Fritz who is all about ownership! I his keynote speeches and workshops he explores how to create a sense of ownership amongst your people and what that requires of leaders. I loved talking with Mark who is full of easy to remember concepts and tips. I'm confident you'll take a lot from it too. Stay in touch with me on twitter (@blairepalmer), instagram (@blairelyspalmer) and email (blaire@thatpeoplething.com).2017-03-1900 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 20: Punkify your Mind, with guest Joel VosI'm delighted to introduce you to real-life punk, Joel Vos. Psychologist,Vos, AKA the Punk Professor, talks to me about Meaning, Mental Health and Punk. He's hugely knowledgeable and I love his academic but also very practical approach to the topic. I hope you enjoy seeing the world through his eyes for half an hour today. Twitter: @blairepalmer Instagram: @blairelyspalmer Email: blaire@thatpeoplething.com2017-03-1300 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 19: Shoulda. Woulda. Coulda.Should I do this? Shouldn't I be doing better than this? Shouldn't they listen to me? Shouldn't I have done something differently? This episode is all about shoulds and shouldn'ts. We look at 4 different kinds of shoulds and how to deal with them. From a leadership perspective, shoulds give you the impression that you don't have a choice, that you are duty bound to behave a certain way or that "that's just life". But shoulds are beliefs and assumptions. And true leaders don't simply accept beliefs and assumptions without first questioning them. I hope you find this...2017-03-0500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 18: Exposing the Hidden Curriculum - Yehudi MeshchaninovI'm so excited to introduce you to my guest this week. Yehudi is a fascinating guy, a team coach and org design specialist who asks some pretty big questions in his work, questions we would all do well to ask. In my solo shows I tend to focus on the inner work, but in my interview shows it's normally about these big questions - putting assumptions under the microscope and asking ourselves "What if there's nothing to these assumptions except conventional wisdom?". I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to Yehudi and I talk about education, organisational change, organisational...2017-02-2600 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 17: Inner Work and Big Questions - The Future of Leadership DevelopmentEarlier this year I shared my view that there really isn't such a thing as "leadership development". But this doesn't mean you can't grow in to leadership or grow as a leader. The best leaders are endlessly curious and endlessly evolving. In this episode I share a few ways you can grow and evolve without anyone trying to teach you to lead. For me the only leadership development is inner work and big questions. But what does that actually look like? That's what I'm talking about today. I'd love your thoughts. Twitter: @blairepalmer Instagram: @blairelyspalmer Email: blaire...2017-02-1900 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 16: What's on the agenda in 2017?Over the last few years I've made predictions about what's going to be in the agenda in the year ahead. This year it's taken me a few weeks because the start of the year was dominated by other stories. But now I'm sharing my 4 themes for the year. These aren't new concepts by any means but if you're not thinking about them this year, and I mean really thinking about them, then you're way too late. Without giving too much away, how deeply are you considering agile, diversity, digital transformation and the relevance of global social unrest? Chances are...2017-02-1200 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 15: Intimacy has a better tensile strength than logicI've been writing about, and consequently thinking about, feelings all week. The chapter of the new book, Punks in Suits, about Trust looks at the part emotions play in business and how important our ability to bring feelings in to the conversation is. One reason for this is that, very fast, computers are increasingly able to do things that have previously only been done by people. At some point these jobs will all be done by 'bots. Anything a bot can do - anything that is based on pure logic, data analysis, facts and process will be able to...2017-02-0500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 14: Trust and Distrust - The Responsibility of BusinessIn this episode of the Punks in Suits podcast I reflect on the concept of Trust, in the light of the publication of the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer (an annual, global survey of levels of trust in the 4 major institutions of goverment, media, business and NGOs) and the first week of President Trump. Trust is in crisis. 67% of Trump voters describe themselves as "fearful". The pace of innovation, globalisation, corruption and erosion of social values are cited as some of the main reasons people feel distrust. And all attention for fixing this is turned on government and the...2017-01-2900 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 13: Can Business Be Happy? An interview with Laurence McCahillThis week I'm talking to the co-founder of Happy Start Up, a business school with a difference. Happiness - not the smiley-all-time kind but deep-sense-of-fulfilment kind - lies at the heart of their business philosophy. What if business could meet your personal needs, be an expression of your values and, by the way, do good in the world (even in some small way)? Laurence talks to me about the Happy Start Up Canvas - a 7 part, one-page business plan template that helps budding entrepreneurs think through the foundations of their business idea. However, after 17 years in business I found...2017-01-2200 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 12: Re-Thinking InfluenceDo we need to re-think what we mean by "influence"? Often "influencing techniques" are tricks we use to get people to take us seriously, to do what we say, to get people to do what we want them to do. But what if influence really begins far before you actually have to change anyone's mind? What if it starts with you, your ability to connect with others and YOUR ability to change YOUR mind? That's what we're talking about in this episode. And we'd love your thoughts - twitter: @blairepalmer, instagram: @blairelyspalmer, email: blaire@thatpeoplething...2017-01-1500 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 11: What if there is no such thing as leadership development?Welcome back to the first episode of 2017! In this show I talk about leadership not as a profession (like being a lawyer or doctor) but more as a way of being, more like being a citizen or a friend. When we attempt to professionailse leadership we end up with complex, theoretical approaches and the need to "teach" people how to do it. It becomes an academic endeavour. But if we see it as a way of being, learning to be a great leader is more like learning to be a great member of society. It is self-directed...2017-01-0800 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 9: Breaking Cultural Laws...with guest Sally McCutchionWhat does it feel like to walk away from the security of a management job in a big company to start your own business, when you don't know what business you want to start? How does it feel when you start breaking unwritten "cultural laws" because of the way you've chosen to work, the philosophy that guides your life and the decisions you make about how you live? In this interview with Sally McCutchion, one of the UK's only Holacracy facilitators, we hear what her experience has been of all of this. Whether you're curious about alternatives...2016-12-0400 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 6: Pop-up Leadership and Giving Away PowerI'm often asked why people won't step up and take ownership even when the bosses in the organisation tell them they're empowered. But people can only be empowered to the same extent that you are willing to give away your power. In this episode I talk about standing in different positions in the organisation to see the world a different way, and inviting people in your company to stand where you stand and see what you see. Please contact me on social media with your experiences of leadership and your thoughts about the practices I am talking about. Instagram...2016-11-1200 min
A Brilliant GambleEpisode 3: Beliefs, assumptions and biases will trip you up!In Episode 3 of the Punks in Suits Podcast we talk Assumptions! Assumptions will get in the way of your true authenticity, they will limit your creativity, they will cloud your best, intuitive decision-making and make it tough for you to bring about change. Given that leaders look at what is (which you can't do when your judgement is clouded) and what could be (which you can't do when your judgement is clouded) and disrupt the status quo to bring about change (which you can't do when your judgement is clouded) discovering what's clouding your judgement is pretty important! Today...2016-10-2300 min