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- Feb 2
- 2 min
How to Get the Amazon Customer Experience Without Buying from Amazon
In this current episode Ken and Russell speak with Irina Poddubnaia, Irina started off as an Agile Leadership consultant but then stepped...
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- Jan 12
- 3 min
The Importance of Having Difficult Workplace Conversations
In any workplace, difficult conversations are an inevitable part of the job. Whether it's discussing a mistake that was made, giving...
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- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
Does the search for 'talent' actually hold us back from developing our employees?
In my corporate workshops I often talk with participants about taking a coach approach to leadership . Rather than seeing themselves as a...
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- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Leave Your F***ing Ego At The Door (A Career In Public Sector Leadership)
Fergus Lawson studied French at University and developed a love for France and the French culture. He has been an organizational...
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- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
Seven Is A Lucky Number ... And So Are These Seven Lessons Of Effective Leadership
Several years ago I struck up a conversation on the C-Train and the individual upon finding out what I did for a living, asked me 'What...
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- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
The Worst F***ing Bosses - who they are and what makes them so bad
Many of us have had or currently have a great manager, but many of us will also have had/have a f***ing nightmare of a boss, someone who...
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- Mar 10, 2021
- 5 min
Speak Up! ... 'You should fire him' ... What Next?
In our workshops I will discuss with participants how, despite planning out what you are going to say beforehand, often when the 'action'...
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- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
Don't Let Vikings Invade Your Organization?
Do you have co-workers or employees who cause you stress? Are you trying to implement a change of system, process or structure in your...
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- Jan 21, 2021
- 1 min
What did Winston Churchill and Queen Boudica ever do for us?
Apologies to Monty Python for stealing the idea, you can watch their original sketch here Listen to Episode 5, in which Ken responds to...
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- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
A Viking, a Construction Worker and a Graduate walk into a bar ....
Both in our corporate workshops and our recently published book 'I Need To F***ing Talk To You - The Art Of Navigating Difficult...
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- Dec 14, 2020
- 4 min
Are People Really 'Unmanageable'?
Both in our corporate workshops and our recently published book 'I Need To F***ing Talk To You - The Art Of Navigating Difficult...
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- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
Can You Create High Performing Teams If Everyone Is Working Remotely?
For many managers the reality of managing a disparate group of people, who are used to working in close proximity but now work remotely,...
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- Nov 3, 2020
- 1 min
Moving the Dial on Race
The #CMIRace network supports people to create more equal, diverse and inclusive organisations by driving change through professional...
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- Oct 20, 2020
- 1 min
Companies Need to Think Bigger Than Diversity Training
Workplace Diversity, Remote Working and COVID 19 are three of the big topics of 2020. Below I have shared three articles focussed on the...
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- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
RIP Eddie Van Halen & The Lesson Of The M&M's
As a big Rock fan I was saddened to learn earlier this week of the passing of highly influential guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Those of us of a
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