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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing long time friend and ‘Burnout Bestie’ Natalie Creasy for my Leadership Mindset Podcast Show. Nat had her own experience of burnout in 2008 while she was a HR Manager that took her out for 18 months! On the show we talked about: – Nat’s own experiences of burnout and how she got there – Her journey of knowledge and expertise...

My latest podcast episode features an interview with Dawn Wray, who is the first person to appear twice on the Leadership Mindset Podcast Show! The previous episode featuring Dawn was episode 059. Dawn is a Gestalt Psychotherapist and co-founder of The Listening Collective. The Listening Collective provides coaching with a difference. The difference being that all coaches are trained psychotherapi...

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Felicity Wingrove   for my Podcast Show ‘Leadership Mindset’. Felicity Wingrove (Fliss) is one of the UK’s leading experts in the applied psychology of language. A psycholinguistics undergraduate, she went on to study persuasion and influence, neuroscience, NLP, and voice dialogue, as well as qualify as a certified empowerment coach and trainer....

My TEDx talk ‘Unleashing Your Creativity By Escaping Your Survival Thinking’ is now live and you can watch it here   The feedback has been excellent and this is from people who were there on the day: “You absolutely nailed it!! Such an inspiration and such a powerful message that I really needed to hear today” DONNA E SMITH – The Burn Bright Coach for Lawyers “Tony delivere...

My book ‘Survival Psychology’ launches on April 11 th with a launch event at the Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club (you can book here ) The book has already got excellent feedback from a group of 11 test readers: “This is a unique and ground breaking book in the area of leadership mindset” – Professor Paul McGee, Sunday Times Best Selling Author, The SUMO Guy   “I wish I had read this bo...

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Katie Allen for my Podcast Show ‘Leadership Mindset’. Katie Allen is a specialist Equality and Inclusion Coach and Consultant, TEDx speaker, and host of the ‘Speaking of Inclusion’ podcast series. With decades of experience in people and culture and commercial leadership positions, Katie is now on a mission to make inclusive conversations the no...

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rachael Edmonson-Clarke for my Podcast Show. Rachael is a Health Coach and Performance Transformation Partner and we know each other through the Professional Speaking Association, where she is soon to become the East Midlands President! Rachael is healthily obsessed with the practical strategies that empower individuals and organisations to excel. Her...

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Andrew Bailey for my Podcast Show. Andrew is a Pricing & Negotiation Specialist and is focused on helping people win more deals, more often at higher prices! During the episode we discussed the Psychology of Pricing, including: The issues people face psychologically when pricing their services and products Where people go wrong with pricing What h...

My latest podcast episode features an interview with Dawn Wray, who I met through the Professional Speakers Association. Dawn is a Gestalt Psychotherapist (in final training) and co-founder of The Listening Collective. The Listening Collective provides coaching with a difference. The difference being that all coaches are trained psychotherapists. She also has a private therapeutic practice which s...

My latest podcast episode features an interview with my public speaking coach Helen Packham! Helen is a specialist in leadership behaviour and visual communications. She is a TEDX speaker and former curator of the TEDX Moseley. She covered evolutionary psychology as part of her psychology degree studies and has always had a fascination in relation to human behaviour since starting her career at Vi...

My latest podcast interview was with Beth Bearder Beth is a specialist Employment Law Solicitor. She is very well known for her professionalism and ability to provide her clients with confidence by cutting through legal issues to provide concise and easy to understand solutions. Beth has an interest in disability discrimination as well as strategic projects, such as collective consultation and TUP...

My latest podcast interview was with Martin Ingham, the Chief Executive of Motorpoint Arena and National Ice Centre. I was very excited for Martin to be on the series after seeing him present at the Nottingham City Business Club in March. In a fascinating discussion, Martin and I discussed The 20+ year journey for Martin and the Arena Some of the key highlights – Ed Sheran’s first arena gig, Beyon...

My latest podcast interview was with Taryn Lee Johnston, owner of 2 book publishing companies and she was the publisher for my first book in 2015! For Taryn, words are everything. She is passionate about stories, whether they’re personal or business related. She believes that with the right guidance, everyone can tell their story. Taryn loves helping an author bring their words to life. Tary...

My latest podcast interview was with Caroline Flanagan, the ‘Imposter Syndrome Coach for Lawyers’. Among many areas Caroline and I talked about: – Her understanding of what Imposter Syndrome is – Why she feels so passionately about this topic – Whether she believe being labelled with imposter syndrome is helpful or detrimental – How Imposter Syndrome manifests and the sympt...

Are you feeling optimistic at the start of 2023? Would you like to be more optimistic? Do you think it’s important? In my latest podcast episode I explore the topic in more detail and share strategies to be more optimistic in your outlook. *** In this episode I look at: Why our default wiring has a tendency towards Pessimism Why would you want to be more optimistic? What are some proven bene...

What a year 2022 has been! Globally, and I’m sure personally for you too. You have no doubt faced challenges, learned new lessons and made changes. The question for you now is what do you want 2023 to look like? In my latest podcast I help you with some important thinking to close this year down and start the next one in the best possible way. In this podcast I look at: The importance of reflectio...

Racism is still such a critical ‘stubborn devil’ for us all to work on and eradicate. Claudia’s journey and insights bring awareness for us all, especially those of us in more privileged positions. Among many areas, Claudia and I talked about: Why racism is still such an important matter to address in the workplace and society at large How the George Floyd killing has triggered changes for good an...

My latest podcast interview was with Andrea Pinchen, CEO of Leicester Tigers. Andrea started her career in sales at AXA Health, then spent 11 years in leadership training at Emirates. She has now been at Leicester Tigers for 18 years, as head of commerce, COO and then CEO from May 20. Just as the pandemic and lockdown hit! You may well know, but Leicester Tigers won the Premiership at the end of t...

Leadership Psychology with Fiona Kearns On the Podcast Fiona and I discussed: What the central parts are that Fiona does in her consultancy role The ‘hang ups’ she sees that stop leaders projecting a ‘confident powerful presence’ What Fiona’s views are on the ‘career injuries’ that can leave a lasting mark on leaders The most important things for a leader to work on to grow in their role What the...

In my latest podcast I help raise your awareness of how your survival psychology can hijack you across 5 key areas: The Belief you have Impostor Syndrome Developing a Defensive Mindset Destructive Negative Self Talk The damage done by Ego Isolation and the impact of Tribal Behaviour Over the past 12 months I have researched this area, given a number of talks, spoke to business leaders and become i...

My latest podcast interview was with Simon Raybould, presentation skills expert! Simon started his working life as a researcher in the UK’s largest social science research unit, after a PhD which used stats to look for causes of children’s leaukemia. That rigour stayed with him into his training days and what makes him unique is that he says he rarely “does opinion”. What p...

My latest podcast interview was with Charlie Whyman, expert marketer and head of B2B Curious Marketing. She is also my wonderful Marketing Coach! Charlie has sold olive oil from Sardinia, laser scanners at the bottom of gold mines and drones to commercial ships! She knows what marketing works, what doesn’t and she helps business leaders avoid the marketing injuries that cause pain and ensure the f...

My latest podcast interview was with Colin Mobey from Windward Coaching and Teamship expert! After 14 years working at EON in IT Consultancy and heading up Service Management & Support, Colin started Windward Coaching in 2020. This has a focus on team development, TEAMSHIP and moving away from the concept of leadership being focused just on leaders, to it being in the hands of the WHOLE TEAM....

On the podcast I interviewed Culture Change and Wellbeing Expert Sarah Markham. We looked at a range of areas including: – What Sarah’s path has been to creating Calm In A Box – How her thinking has caused her challenges through the years and what she has learned from that – Why Sarah thinks culture, engagement and wellbeing are so important for organisations and individual...

On my latest podcast Mark and I took a fascinating look at CREATIVITY. How can we be more creative? What are some brilliant examples of creativity? In what is often called a “portfolio career”, Mark has played the triangle at Carnegie Hall, performed a dangerous stunt as Batman on live TV and been Master of Ceremonies for the British Royal Family! Having spent many years on concert pla...