Potential in People

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by the amazing Jas Rai, Psychology Grad and L&D Professional. I really enjoyed this episode. Jas references Carl Jung's definition of introversion, Susan Cain's Book: Quiet, and Adam Grant's Podcast. I'm so excited we're back for season 2, and I'm sure you'll agree this is an amazing episode to continue our wellbeing series! Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today!

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by the amazing Alex Storer - Inclusion and Diversity Specialist.  I'm really proud of this episode - Alex shares so much advice for teams, leaders and organisations to impactfully address I&D. We also referenced some recent documentaries such as Roman Kemp and Leigh-anne Pinnock I'm so excited we're back for season 2, and I'm sure you'll agree this is an amazing episode to continue our wellbeing series! Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today!

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by the amazing Elspeth Lewis - Instagram linked here. We talked about the myths of mindfulness and some tiny habits for getting started. We also talked about why goal setting can sometimes get us into trouble. I really loved recording this episode! Some of the books Elspeth mentioned included: Mindfulness for Dummies, The Happiness Trap, and Tiny Habits.  I'm so excited we're back for season 2, and I'm sure you'll agree this is an amazing episode to continue our wellbeing series! Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today!

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by the fabulous Coach, Kate Maxwell - Instagram linked here. We talked the 5 pathways of self-compassion, and how to experiment with the pathways to improve your mental wellbeing. Kate referenced the books - The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, and The Body Keeps the Score I'm so excited we're back for season 2, and I'm sure you'll agree this is an amazing episode to kick off our wellbeing series! Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today!

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by Co-Founder and Director at Signature Recruitment, Sharon Alred. We talked about virtual interviewing and onboarding of new team members, but also how to reboard employees back into the office environment! A fascinating and pertinent discussion, I'm sure you'll agree!  This is the final episode in season 1 but we'll be eagerly back soon for season 2. Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today! PS As a new podcast, we're always trying to improve whether that's overcoming nerves or improving the audio quality - you have our commitment that we'll keep getting better for you, the community of listeners.

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by People Engagement Partner, and good friend of mine - Hannah Biggs. We talked about Agile and how we can utilise an agile mindset to get more out of how we think about employee experiences - agile is not just for tech teams. The original Agile Manifesto is here, and some of the other books we discussed include Scrum by Jeff Sutherland, and Lean Startup by Eric Ries. A fascinating discussion, I'm sure you'll agree! I loved recording this podcast. Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today! PS As a new podcast, we're always trying to improve whether that's overcoming nerves or improving the audio quality - you have our commitment that we'll keep getting better for you, the community of listeners.

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by Head of People Development and Psychology Graduate, Sally Baines. We talked about Psychological Saftey and some of the practical ways in which we can encourage this in our teams inside and outside of work. You can find Amy Edmunson's great TED Talk here and she also has a number of great books. Another great book we'd recommend is The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown. A fascinating discussion, I'm sure you'll agree!  Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today!  PS As a new podcast, we're always trying to improve whether that's overcoming nerves or improving the audio quality - you have our commitment that we'll keep getting better for you, the community of listeners.

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by two amazing women at OVO, in celebration of this year's International Women's Day which falls on 8th March. Sarah Booth is our Director or Brand & Marketing and such an excellent storyteller, whilst Katie Russell is our Director of Data and heads up Engender: our network for women working at OVO! Two amazing guests, I'm sure you'll agree! We bravely shared some raw stories of our past experiences as women, sharing what we might have done differently and what we're learning for the future as we continue to #ChooseToChallenge together. We discussed our feelings of imposter syndrome, and a great TED talk on that topic we should watch and Sarah also shared a book she loved. A fascinating discussion, I'm sure you'll agree! Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today! PS As a new podcast, we're always trying to improve whether that's overcoming nerves or improving the audio quality - you have our commitment that we'll keep getting better for you, the community of listeners.

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by Steve Jacobs from Voi Technology who's also a networking whizz, DBR Admin, and RL100 Member.  In true COVID style, we also hear Steve's kids playing in the background. Steve shares the perks of joining a community, how to start your own, and the different types of communities you might want to join. After all, we're all herd animals craving human connection!! We also referenced meetup.com A fascinating discussion, I'm sure you'll agree! Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! It really means so much to me. Thank you for listening today! PS As a new podcast, we're always trying to improve whether that's overcoming nerves or improving the audio quality - you have our commitment that we'll keep getting better for you, the community of listeners.

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're joined by Ziba Goddard, Chief Consulting Office at COWRY Consulting. Ziba shares with us some of the basics of behavioural science including why we fear losing something, how we all like to be in an 'in-group' and how we're much more protective over the things we've built than the things we didn't.  A fascinating discussion, I'm sure you'll agree! Please do subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you liked it! We additionally referenced Thinking Fast and Slow, and Nudge - both brilliant books. As well as my talks and blogs about co-creation. Thank you for listening today! PS As a new podcast, we're always trying to improve whether that's overcoming nerves or improving the audio quality - you have our commitment that we'll keep getting better for you, the community of listeners.

Today on the Potential in People Podcast we're talking about resilience, with Rowan Gray.  Rowan talked us through the stages of stress and rescovery, that alcohol is a universal stressor, and how being 'more you' is so important.  He referenced this great book about how much of our day we need to be in recovery. And the book Do Pause too here linked.  I also mentioned how I'm personally using the Streaks app to track my daily habits. You can explore more about Rowan's work on the Made to Move website. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a review - as a new podcast it really does make all the difference.  PS As a new podcast, we're always trying to improve whether that's overcoming nerves or improving the audio quality - you have our commitment that we'll keep getting better for you, the community of listeners.

Hi, I'm Laura Peakall, your host of the new Potential in People Podcast.  Hear from me about who I am, why I set up the podcast, and what you can expect to gain from it. I'm taking a leap of faith and trying to be really brave in setting up this podcast today - eek!  The mission for this podcast is to create a community together with you, the listeners. A community of thinkers, who are agile, who challenge things, and who are constantly seeking new and better ways to develop themselves and others.  So if you like what you hear - please click subscribe, leave us a review, and connect with me on LinkedIn and Instagram.  Thank you to Anchor for making this podcast possible! And enjoy the show ***