Space2BE's Podcast - People, Performance, Leadership & Love

Key Timings 1.30 min – Kate’s top 3 prerequisites for a thriving business culture5.45 min – How the importance of looking after yourself help you thrive7.35 min – How can the London Protocol of Emotions diagram be applied in business 12.40 min – How can Rich Communication help all to thrive16.45 min - What is Kate’s plea on the topic of Thrive

2.15 minutes - What do we mean by introversion 5.05 minutes – What is the data between introversion and extroversion in leaders8.25 minutes – What are the differences between those with a preferences in introversion or extroversion 12.20 minutes – Tips for introverts and extroverts to optimise work performance and get the best out of each other15.55 minutes – Tips for introverts and extroverts in meetings

Key timings:1.45 min - Concerns about authenticity 8.05 min – Consistency with leaders 11.55 min – What can leaders focus on to improve their impact18.55 min – Is there such a thing as an ‘expert’ 20.15 min – Inclusive leadership

In this episode, we discuss self awareness and personal leadership with Pamela Fay.Some resources mentioned on the podcast: Dr Geoff Pelham talk on the responsibility of leaders to set the mood in teams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFlCj6wM6CUKahlers Drivers: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/27427Charlotte Sills Life Script Chapter in https://www.routledge.com/Relational-Team-Coaching/de-Haan-Stoffels/p/book/9781032351957#Relational Change: http://www.relationalchange.org/Oscailt Self Compassion Workshops: https://oscailt.com/calendar/mindful-self-compassion-msc-course-jan-2024/Smurfit School Coaching: https://www.smurfitschool.ie/executivedevelopment/programmesforindividuals/diplomainbusinessexecutivecoaching/Pamela Fay: https://www.pamelafay.ie/Key Points4.30 – What qualities does a great leader need12.30 – What personal leadership looks like day to day17.10 –Examples of personal leadership and the benefits19.55 – How do we change ourselves22.40 – Why is it important to develop personal leadership24.45 – Ideas of personal practices28.15 – Key take aways from the podcast 

Work, me and the baby!  Come and join this ground breaking podcast with Helen Sachdev and Alison Green and hosted by Karen Griffin where we talk about the work being done to raise awareness and support working parents and organisations. Did you know:Only 16% of executive positions are filled by women?80% uk companies are still paying their women less than their men? Employers are losing great women at the stage they become a parent&Evidence is now showing key challenges associated with take up of male parental leave These sand many other angles on this important topic are discussed. 

Join us for a wonderful chat about ‘leadership and love’ in the workplace.  Helena Clayton is a highly experienced leadership development consultant, writer and speaker.  She won the Roffey Park Research Prize for her research into leadership and love.  The report can be found at HereKey conversation highlights for us were: There were found to be 5 buckets of behaviours that demonstrate love at work Top tips for managers and leadersA self reflection exerciseWhat is love?… "When you see it - we know it” “When there is love… healing takes place”“We are all hard wired for love… so where does it all go when we are at work?”“Workplaces can often be places of fear / stress / burnout…” If you’d like to explore this topic further, Helena invites you to join her free events - found on Eventbrite: “Acts of Love for Tough Times”

It’s a pleasure to share our latest podcast episode featuring leadership veteran Andy Meehan talk with Karen Griffin about leading boards.  This X minute conversation traverses many topics including; Getting the best out of boards, board leadership qualities, likely challenges over the next 5 years, the Shamrock organisation, the difference between NEDs and Trustees, diversity and much more!

In this podcast Kathryn McEwen and Karen Griffin talk about Team Resilience, what it means, the practicalities of building it, the need for a systemic approach and its relationship to ‘high performing teams’.   A thought provoking discussion exploring challenging ideas such as; Is the idea of a ‘high performing team’ now dead?!  Are ‘high performing teams' a destination or a dynamic state?,  Given the complexity of teams today how useful really is ‘global benchmarking’, or should teams be just benchmarking against themselves?  

In this episode Andrew Wallas explains the difference between intention setting and goal setting and together we explore why intentions are key to delivering bigger outcomes. 

Tune in to hear Space2BE embracing the Christmas spirit with their take on ‘loose women’ from a people, performance, leadership and love perspective.  As promised, here is the link to the much appreciated article written by Naomi Holdt - Psychologist and Speaker and shared generously across social media in recent weeks: https://lnkd.in/e6nw22jn

A wonderful opportunity to hear from Sarah Smith who is fast becoming a leading expert on ‘wise leadership’. In the context of massive world challenges that require new ‘wise’ responses, this episode provides a deep dive into what ‘wise’ leadership is, why it is important and how to do it. If you are a senior Leader, a senior Executive Coach or an OD practitioner, this podcast is a ‘must listen’ for 2022 and beyond. And the link to the book chapter mentioned is:https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-79952-6_28References:Glück, J., Bluck, S., & Weststrate, N. M. (2019). More on the MORE life experience model: What we have learned (so far). The Journal of value inquiry, 53(3), 349-370.Küpers, W. M. (2016). The art of practical wisdom: Phenomenology of an embodied, wise ‘inter-practice’in organization and leadership. In A handbook of practical wisdom (pp. 37-64). Routledge.Vervaeke, J., & Ferraro, L. (2013). Relevance, meaning and the cognitive science of wisdom. In The scientific study of personal wisdom (pp. 21-51). Springer, Dordrecht.Vervaeke, J. (2022). How a philosophy of meditation can explore the deep connections between mindfulness and contemplative wisdom. In Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Meditation (pp. 192-208). Routledge. 

This podcasts introduces Agile working, defines it and importantly busts many myths associated with agile in businesses.  Steve Martin is an Agile expert and helps world leading organisations become more effective and efficient by introducing agile principles.  He has joined us to educate our listeners on what agile really is and outlined the organisational and leadership requirements for making it a success.  If you’re looking to understand, be able to articulate what agile is and optimise its usage in your organisation then this is a great episode for you.Steve has written a book to help Leaders understand their role in Agile change: Change Starts at the Very Top

We continue our theme of change with a conversation with Professor Julie Hodges. Julie is a Professor of Organisational Change at Durham University, a Consulting Advisor and Author of several articles and eight books. Key areas covered include: the nature of change today in 2022 in comparison to 10 to 20 years ago, the impact of organisational change on emotions and understanding and carrying out cultural change and some of the critical success factors Julie believes an organisation needs to be aware of. Julie's 2nd edition of her book 'Managing and Leading People through Change' Kogan Page has been selected by Thinkers360 as one of the 50 Books from Thought Leaders You Should Read in 2022.  You can get your copy here: https://www.koganpage.com/product/managing-and-leading-people-through-organizational-change-9781789667974. Copies of Julie’s other books are also available at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Julie-Hodges/e/B00N6WX998

A fascinating conversation with Dr Sally Denham-Vaughan. Sally is a highly experienced Executive Coach, Organisational Consultant, International Trainer, Facilitator and Supervisor. She is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist and RAPPS Registered Supervisor with a coaching speciality. Sally is the Co-Founder of Relational Change www.relationalchange.org . In this podcast we focus on Relational Change and how it differs to any other change. Key points covered include: what is relational change and why it is important, better relationship better world, change that is emergent from context, understanding why there is a different way to make change happen, what does a successful change programme look like. 

A rich conversation with Anna Dianova, VP HR Multinational business, a seasoned in-house senior HR practitioner on the reality of collaboration, the dangers of overload and how we might prevent this.   Key points covered include: mindset and intentions, the tools and processes we might use and the micro-behaviours we may adopt to support our own resilience in the collaboration space.