A Half Dozen Things Podcast by Pete Rushmer

Climbing for Clarity with Simon Philp, in this episode Pete interviews Simon and explores his NLP journey so far. Simon has owned several businesses and is an expert in the field of fire and security.  His passion though is getting out in nature and has recently launched his awesome business 'Climb for Clarity' which he and Pete explores in this episode! If you are feeling demotivated, confused or...

The 'Too Busy Trap' in this episode Pete explores simple strategies to unlock time and prioritisation in your work. One of the most frustrating things is hearing 'I'm too busy'.  This is an excuse and unhelpful.  Leaders need to ensure they prioritise the most important stuff.  SO make sure you aren't Too Busy for the important stuff by utilising time management and and prioritisation skills. If y...

Performance Excellence - Unlocking the best from your team, in this episode Pete explores simple strategies to unlock high performance in your team. Focusing on the areas of Direction, Skills, Motivation and Energy - what Pete calls the Performance Trifecta, will drive performance excellence in your team. If you are feeling demotivated, confused or lack clarity in your life, if you are thinking ab...

Workplace Mental Health made simple for Managers, in this episode Pete explores simple strategies to promote and support workplace wellbeing. Providing useful information on how to support colleagues as a leader and line manager without the need for training and expensive workplace schemes.  (Although training and schemes may help!) If you are feeling demotivated, confused or lack clarity in your...

Focus on Men's Mental Health in the Workplace, in this episode Pete explores the iwhat to look out for when it comes to men's mental health in the workplace. This gives useful tips to managers and leaders on the relevance of workplace mental health initiatives for men. 6 things to look out for: 1) are you considering, encouraging mental health training for men? Ensure it is really relevant for the...

Onboarding Excellence for Managers, in this episode Pete explores the importance of giving a an excellent onboarding experience to people joining your organisation. This gives useful tips to managers to help them understand why the onboarding experience is vital to developing your culture and supporting people joining your organisation.  We cover the key features and things to consider when buildi...

Learning Style Fundamentals for Managers, in this episode Pete explores the 4 key learning styles, as well as how they link to the Representational Systems which we process information and the world around us. This gives useful tips to managers to help them understand their people will be different, and process the information around them in different ways, this will support their training and dev...

Optimising Performance through Skills Development with John Henderson.  In this episode Pete interviews John Henderson from Sara Penrose.  They discuss how businesses can optimise their performance through developing skills and discovering skills in their teams. John explains in depth about lateral thinking skills, problem solving skills and innovation as well as providing thought provoking commen...

We're all going on a Summer Holiday! That's right it is that time of year where we take a little break from the podcast and have some downtime. Pete is off to Egypt for a few weeks and tends to take a break from recording during August and between Xmas and New Year each year. So stay tuned and catch up on some you may have missed from the back catalogue. If you are feeling demotivated, confused or...

6 steps to clarity in your vision RUSHcast with Pete. Are you unclear on your future, your vision or what you want from life? In this episode Pete explains 6 simple steps for you to follow to achieve clarity on your vision. 1) create a shit list 2) think about your future vision 3)work out your values 4) realign your vision 5) consider what is holding you back 6) check, is it future focused? If yo...

Focus on what's going well to fix problems! Sarah Stones, motivation and coaching specialist joins Pete to discuss a range of subjects around fulfilment and wellbeing. In this episode Pete and Sarah discuss, focus on positive things, appreciative enquiry, positive psychology including PERMA - engagements, relationships meaning and achievement. As well as touching on sleep, neuroscience and goals....

The importance of community for wellbeing - why we shouldn't isolate ourselves and look to likeminded folk for support. In this episode Pete discusses the importance of being part of a community, how we are wired to interact with likeminded people.  As well as ideas of where to look to find your tribe! If you are feeling demotivated, confused or lack clarity in your life, if you are thinking about...

Men's Health Week and the Internet.  The week before this podcast was released in June 2023 was Men's Health Week and the theme was the Internet. In this episode Pete discusses the importance of focussing on Mens Health and why this awareness week is so vital.  As well as looking why the internet can be a great tool but also a huge challenge for people's wellbeing.  He also explores the CAN DO mod...

6 top tips from 5 years in business. Let's be honest the odds a stacked against small businesses lasting beyond 5 years. So Flagship Partners are very proud of this milestone! In this episode Pete shares 6 top tips that he has learnt over the last 5 years since Flagship was founded in 2018. Join Pete on this RUSHcast as he explores the 6 top tips which are; Market, market, market Profit and cash i...

Focus on intrinsic NOT the extrinsic motivations! Intrinsic goals are better because they are internal to YOU. You can control them, things like autonomy, mastery and purpose. Extrinsic goals are external to you and often you can chase something you have no control over achieving. Examples are meeting an external goal, garnering praise or approval, winning a competition or award. Join Pete on this...

What are employee engagement surveys?   Join Pete on this RUSHcast as he explores these employee surveys and the impact and benefits they have with clients he has worked with, explaining how they work and the way that data can be utilised.   If you are feeling demotivated, confused or lack clarity in your life, if you are thinking about how coaching or mentoring could help you fulfil your potentia...

Are 4 day weeks really a good idea?  In this RUSHcast Pete explores the impact the recent 4 day weeks in May have impacted himself and local businesses.   Many people are pushing for a 4 day week, however is it really practical?  Following, the Kings coronation, Easter and other May Bank Holidays, join Pete as he explores the challenges that have been caused.   If you are feeling demotivated, conf...

Awareness, Technology and Happiness with Bevis Moynan.  Bevis is an NLP Trainer & Master Practitioner (in fact he actually trained me!) as well as completed 121 coaching with him. Bevis and I discuss the journey to Awareness.  The part that Technology can play both positively and negatively with Awareness and the overall impact on Happiness. Key takeaways from this session is to know when your bel...

Understanding Performance - in this podcast I explain why understanding performance is vital to develop performance in ourselves and our teams. What the contributing factors are to performance, including, direction, skills & motivation. We also explore how as leaders we can influence peoples, direction, skills & motivation, to improve their performance and impact the team positively creating a fan...

What are Motivational Maps? Motivationals Maps are a tool that Motivational Maps Practitioners like Pete, can use to understand, analyse and coach people & their leaders on how best motivate them. Motivation is the energy, particularly positive energy and impetus to deliver great work and is a highly contributing factor to our overall performance.  Motivational Maps give you, leaders and teams the...

Introducing the Black Top Method with Paul Ward. Paul is a breakthrough coach and NLP Trainer (he trained me in NLP). In this episode Paul explains the Black Top Coaching and his Black Top Method too.  Fascinating stuff and sounds a fantastic programme too! if you are thinking about how NLP could help you please do not hesitate to get in touch with me Peter Rushmer, via Linked In or the Flagship P...

What is NLP? Neuro linguistic programming is a set of principles that enable people to clarify and understand the way they think and behave. The ANLP define NLP as; “NLP combines theories, models and techniques from a range of scientific and esoteric fields, to create accessible, understandable ‘tools’ which can be used by individuals, teams and organisations and applied in a variety of contexts t...

Master your business culture in these 6 easy ways - in this episode listen to Pete explain what Culture is, how VIsion & Values can influence that culture and how even if you do not nurture your culture as a leader, a culture still exists! The 6 steps are; 1) Commit to a vision & values that is inspiring for your people 2) Involve your people, let them have their say 3) Agree collaboratively as a...

Keep well in 2023 with Mike and Pete! Recently Mike and Pete shared a podcast about new years resolutions and how only 16% of people manage to stick to them! This podcast was recorded in mid Feb. Pete and Mike had actually made some new 'intentions' or 'resolutions for 2023! So we decided to check in and see how progress was being made and we were surprised at the results!

The benefits of becoming a B-CORP with Mark Shortland.  Mark is co-founder of Shoplight a supplier of lighting to the retail sector.  Shoplight is nearly 9 years in business and has recently gone through the process of becoming a B-Corp certified business.   Shoplight have previously signed up to the Better Business Act and Mark and his co-founder and wife Mel are keen to ensure their business mak...