Helping Organisations Thrive with Julian Roberts

Hari Budha Magar shares his astonishing life-changing story, which is the epitome of inspiration. Whilst serving for his country in the British Gurkha regiment in Afghanistan, Hari lost both of his legs. Hari shares his story from the event itself to the ups and downs throughout his journey of facing adversity. Despite this huge life-altering challenge, Hari refused to let it define him and his li...

What valuable leadership lessons can we learn from Formula 1 racing? Paul Teasdale is not only an expert in F1 but also a coach and facilitator, and today explores what we can learn, as leaders, from the high-pressure and fast-paced environment of F1. Paul describes the success of consciously moving to a “decisions at the point of most knowledge” leadership style within F1. By empowering those wit...

What do you do when your career has been derailed? Catherine Morgan, award-winning career transition expert, shares how to manage the journey from losing a job, to finding yourself and new opportunities. Catherine firstly emphasises the importance of acknowledging the inevitable emotional rollercoaster, or identity crisis, and being gentle with yourself throughout the ride: truly allowing yourself...

Exciting announcement!   I am pleased to share that the Helping Organisation Thrive podcast will be partnering with Lodge Court, Experts in HR. This podcast is all about Helping Organisations Thrive, and as much as leadership and culture play a role. The role of HR plays a significant one in establishing organisations to thrive. That is why I am partnering with Lodge Court. And today I interview I...

Spencer Gallagher, agency founder and author, is dedicated to supporting independent agencies and founders to scale up their agencies. Today, Spencer explores culture, with a focus on flat organisational structure and resistance to change. Spencer discusses the unquestionable importance of culture in a business, however, addresses the challenges that come with retaining culture once the business s...

Today, Sally Tabbner, CEO of Dementia Support, explores dementia in the workplace. Sally places great emphasis on the indisputable importance of ensuring people truly understand what dementia is, but also what it is not. With a greater understanding of dementia, support can be provided to help with the challenges that those living with dementia and continuing to work, face daily. By employing tran...

From asking hundreds of questions a day as a child, to drastically less as an adult, we all become less curious as we get older. So, what is the benefit of creating a culture of curiosity in an organisation? Today, Josh Purvis, co-founder and chief product officer at Assembly, explores curiosity, listening to real problems and how to express counter-opinions effectively. Josh emphasises the import...

Melissa Dinwiddie is an advocate for teaching people to turn on their creative taps and today will explore ways that we can unlock improvisation and creativity in order to benefit an organisation. Melissa highlights how a major part of improvisation is working to make your partner look good and thus discusses the powerful impact that this can have when applied to a business team. Melissa further e...

How can we create an organisational culture that contributes to creativity and innovation? Hear Jason Foo, founder, chairman and CEO of BBD Perfect Storm, explore how we can achieve this. Jason firstly emphasises the importance of clearly articulating the organisation’s purpose, or “north star” as he calls it. Ensuring that the organisation acts and works in support of its purpose is the core to c...

What parallels are there between sport and business, and what can we learn from them? Laura Siddall returns to Helping Organisations Thrive to discuss what parallels she has experienced throughout her life in both corporate positions and now as a professional athlete. Laura highlights how there is a focus on rest, recovery, sleep and nutrition in sport, as these are factors widely known to sustain...

How can leaders create a culture of continuous improvement? Dave Crysler, principal consultant of the Crysler Club, discusses what continuous improvement is, the importance of it, and how leaders can create it within their company culture. Dave shares how the value that continuous improvement adds to companies is vast, however, companies must constantly acknowledge this value and tackle operationa...

48 marathons, in 48 days, in 48 of England’s counties. John Clark, also two times winner of Britain’s Natural Strongest Man, shares the lessons he has learned about resilience throughout his 48-day marathon challenge. John highlights how resilience is not always just about having a “get up and go” attitude but also about learning, and recognising the things that are controllable, and the things th...

Hear Cady Allen, management consultant, explore empathetic leadership and the benefits that it can have in the workplace. Some well-documented benefits of empathetic leadership include increased inclusivity, innovation, and engagement, as well as better employee mental health. These benefits profoundly highlight the importance of leading in this way and understanding how to. Cady shares some of th...

“More is more until it is not”. Taren Gesell, also known as Triathlon Taren, explores how we can create high performance while managing our stress levels. Taren’s experience as a triathlete and as founder and CEO of MOTTIV has allowed him to reflect and understand when he is pushing himself too far, requiring him to pull away from stress, rather than push through it. Taren emphasises the importanc...

How relevant are leadership principles from ancient texts to business leaders today? Rabbi Dr Daniel Friedman, the founder of The Center for Torah Values, strives to make Torah meaningful, relevant, and inspirational to everyday life. Daniel explains how the core leadership principles that are explored in ancient texts are still completely relevant in leadership today but can be re-packaged to sui...

Be inspired to “just do it” by Aaron Phipps, gold medal-winning Paralympian, who lives his life by this motto. At the age of 15, Aaron’s life completely changed as he fell life-threateningly ill with meningitis. Having been given another opportunity to live life, Aaron now takes it in his stride to grasp all opportunities thrown at him and see where they lead him. Saying “yes” and “just do it” led...

Gen Z, the “on-demand generation”: how do we manage them in the workplace? Rebecca Clayton, director of R Human Resources explains who Gen Z are, and how their reputation in the workplace is often portrayed very negatively. In 10 years, a third of the workforce will be made up of Gen Z, so Rebecca shares how important it is that we begin to reflect on this generation's qualities, expectations, and...

Hans Horlings, freelance public speaker, trainer, facilitator, and coach discusses how workplace engagement can drive an organisation's resilience. Hans emphasises how highly engaged employees have a drive and purpose, which allows them to overcome obstacles, be committed and have confidence and belief in themselves. With this level of engagement comes an automatic increase in resilience. Hans use...

This episode is a panel discussion interview on women in leadership in honour of International Women's Day, 8th March 2023. I was joined by three great examples of women in leadership, they are Julie Kapsalis, Rebecca Conroy and Tracy Aust.   Some questions I asked the panel: What motivated you to become a CEO, and how did you overcome any barriers or challenges along the way? In your opinion, wha...

How is your unconscious self impacting your work? Dr Susan Kahn, business psychologist and coach, explains what our unconscious self is, and how unlocking and thus bringing this buried side of us to the surface, can help us become better leaders.  Strategies to become more self-aware can help us engage with our unconscious self and can allow us to identify potential defence mechanisms which could...

“Success=IQ x EQ x FQ”. Hear Faris Aranki, founder and CEO of Shiageto Consulting, share how his formula of success can help us to get the best out of our teams. Faris emphasises the importance of teams aligning their goals, and how being transparent and open are vital components to achieving this. Faris indicates that creating an environment in which everyone’s voice is heard is essential, and he...

“Inpowerment”: the art of digging deep inside ourselves to find what really makes us unique and great, to then bring it to the surface and apply it to everything we do. Jonathon Cave, entrepreneur, coach and facilitator, discusses what “inpowerment” is, and how his personal journey led him to this inspiring process. At the age of 40 Jonathon decided to leave his incredibly successful career in law...

Anna Turney broke her back at 26 doing what she loved most: snowboarding. Through inspiration from a friend, Anna was determined to not be defeated by her paralysis and so dreamt of trying sit-skiing once recovered. Anna’s dream grew so big that it resulted in her ski racing for Great Britain, placing highly multiple times in the Paralympics. Anna, now an executive performance coach and inspiratio...

Hear Paul Barber, CEO and deputy chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club, discuss how he goes about identifying and developing sustainable talent. Paul highlights how the foundation of acquiring sustainable talent lies within how the organisation’s vision and values align with the potential employee, and how advancing recruitment techniques can support this. From there, regular appraisa...

“But we’ve always done it this way…”: The forbidden phrase according to Anita Lettink, partner at Strategic Management Centre and founder of HRTechRadar. Hear Anita share her insights into the future of work, and how emerging technologies and artificial intelligence will play a role in the future, thus requiring openness and willingness for change. Having a sound understanding of the demographics...