Break the Mould

My final solo coaching episode so there is only one way to finish & that is by helping you to have the conversations you want to have as a leader. Your impact is created through your conversations & the leaders who are enthusiastic about their conversations are those leaders who embrace the importance of their conversations. You can choose the conversations you need to have & this epis...

How well do you really listen? Many people, especially leaders fail to take the opportunity to choose to listen. This wastes time & means that conversations have to be repeated. By listening to this episode of the podcast, you will save time & create your desired impact by being able to choose active listening as your default level of listening & choosing empathic listening at the time...

How well do you ask powerful open questions. Many leaders fail to be the leader they want to be because they can’t resist the urge to tell everyone what to do or to do it all themselves. By developing an Ask; Don’t Tell habit, you can choose to ask powerful open questions at the right time in the right conversations. This habit drives accountability in your teams & means that you can build tru...

Part two of my two special episodes on Emotional Intelligence helps you develop & apply your EI capabilities. I explore each capability & share tips & experiences that will help you to choose how best to develop your EQW & most importantly, how you can practically apply it in the situations you face as a leader. Enjoy this episode. Keep smiling. Keep being you. #ITALWAYSSTARTSWITHY...

Emotional Intelligence will get you further in life than anything else. This episode explores what your emotional intelligence is, the key capabilities within it & why it is so important to leaders & teams. This is the first of two episodes dedicated to helping you develop your Emotional Intelligence & starts by getting clarity on what it means to you. Enjoy this episode. Keep smiling....

Everyone loves a boring meeting right?...... WRONG!  Yet so many hours every day around the world are wasted to attending boring meetings. In this episode, Tim challenges you to make sure your meetings are the ones that people want to attend & lead to positive action.  Tim shares some tips for how to make your meetings purposeful by changing your approach & by making sure that you look for...

This episode introduces you to something that we don’t talk about enough – creating your desired environment for you & your team.  Let’s stop hoping & assuming that people will behave in a positive way at work & instead have the conversations that lead to people taking accountability for themselves & contributing to creating the environment where you & your team are engaged &am...

No-one wants to be a dickhead right? This episode of the Break the Mould podcast is Tim coaching you to make the positive choices to make sure that you never do the things that leaders do to make them the dickhead.  Tim shares the story of one of the biggest dickheads he ever worked with & the traits they had to turn them into the dickhead. This episode also challenges you to have the conversa...

Leaders can often have a fear of feedback & it is one of the best ways to grow your confidence & build your relationships.  In this episode, Tim explains how to give & receive feedback in an open & honest way & how to role model this to your team so they want to give & receive feedback to you.  Tim also challenges you to be clear on the difference between your opinion &...

Every leader is better with heightened self-awareness & this episode is your chance to achieve that. Tim explains what self-awareness really is including helping you to understand more about your internal & external self-awareness, how the two are aligned & what you can you do to develop them. The story that Tim shares on this episode will make you laugh through his brutal honesty abou...

The first of Tim’s solo episodes sees him coaching you on how to make It Always Start With You. This episode brings to life the importance of making it always start with you & what this really means. Tim shares a personal experience of his when he did NOT make it always start with him & the problems that he experienced as a result. He also shares how he changed his approach to inspire you...

With the guest episodes done for series one, Tim provides a summary of the key themes from the guest’s insights. Tim pulls out from the interviews, what Leaders must always do, what leaders must sometimes do & what leaders must never do to be their true, authentic selves. As always, Tim leaves you with some powerful coaching questions to help you to do something as a result of listening to the...

Paul is Head of Leadership Development at Jardine Motors Group whose aim in life to unlock individuals hidden potential, and to empower them to achieve a fulfilled professional and personal life. Paul’s interview makes his passion for you being your true, authentic self shine through & he uses some powerful yet simple language to help authenticity resonate with you. Paul challenges you to put...

Kirsty is a sister, daughter, girlfriend & coach who works with leaders & organisations with one key goal – to get people having the right conversations with the right people in the right way. If you like a candid interview on your podcasts then you’re going to love Kirsty Mac! Kirsty shares some fantastic honesty & brilliant articulation about how to work from your identity & what...

Carrie is Director of People & Culture at Peel L&P who is very passionate about people being 100% themselves at work. Carrie’s interview shows her determination to bring down the corporate masks & create a culture where people can choose a positive response & not feel like they always have to react to their perceptions. During this episode, listen out for how Carrie explains the im...

Ad is Head of Talent & Performance at Gymshark & is also joint Manager of Atherstone Town Football Club who is passionate about coaching & creating environments where people can thrive & grow.  You’ll get a real sense of d being a leader who takes accountability for his own attitudes & behaviours & helping others to do the same. He shares some of his personal experiences of...

Aimee founded learning platform Careercake & is a global rockstar of LinkedIn Learning. Aimee now supports female founders to help them make their start-up & their own experience as a leader what they want it to be. Aimee’s episode is one you will go back to time & time again & one you will definitely tell other people about! Her honesty & bravery in sharing really personal exp...

Kelly is an Executive Coach, Inspirational Speaker & Author. Kelly helps leaders all over the world to succeed without giving up their career or jeopardising their wellbeing. Really listen out to Kelly’s challenge to you to truly know who you are & to be core-led. That shines through from Kelly & how she is so passionate about people being able to lead as who you are. Kelly shares some...

This week’s episode is with the cool as fxxk Jules Darvill. Jules is Exec Director for Puratos Group & more importantly is a proud mother & People Warrior. This episode really is a privilege to share because Jules is the ultimate role model of a senior leader who shows that being your authentic self is far more important that job titles & perceived authority. Jules shares some wonderfu...

Beth is Head of People at Lunio where her belief in ‘people over process’ is brought to life by her work & her drive that people need trusting & empowering to be at their best really comes to the fore. If like Beth, you work in the People (or HR) profession then this episode is particularly relevant for you as Beth brilliantly articulates the specific examples that are present for people i...

Jo is co-founder & CEO of Coaching Culture. She loves nothing more than getting her soapbox about the benefits of coaching & spreading the word for how to make work better. Jo’s passion shines through in this episode & she shows how much she gives a shxt about people being themselves. There are a couple of challenges that Jo lays down for listeners in how you need to look in the mirror...

Gavin Oattes is an international keynote speaker, award-winning comedian, and bestselling author, his inspiration comes from where he began his career….Primary School Teaching. Considering this podcast is all about authenticity & honesty then you are about to listen to someone who exudes both of those things! Gavin shares his experiences & what he has learnt about himself along the way inc...

Garry is an International product Manager who helps individuals and teams to leverage complexity, vulnerability and community through reconnecting to themselves, to one another and to systems at large. Listening to this episode will help you take massive steps to role modelling what we all want to do & what we want from others because Garry is doing exactly that in how he has changed his attit...

Andrew is VP of L&D for Etihad Aviation Group & is a HR Professional with more than thirty years of senior Human Resources Management practice in Retail, Hospitality, Leisure and Aviation. His interview with Tim reveals his passion for being authentic & he shares some fascinating experiences from working all over the world. Something that Andrew reveals in his interview is the masks th...

Check out Tim’s short intro episode that helps you to know what to expect from the Break the Mould podcast & shares his advice for how to get the most from listening to it. The whole point of the podcast is for you to do something as a result of listening to it & this short intro episode explains how you can best do that. Whilst it’s up to you, Tim recommends that you listen to his short i...