Helping Organisations Thrive with Julian Roberts

Are you a working parent, wondering how to balance thriving in your career with thriving as a parent? Codie James reveals her strategies for achieving success in both areas, as a management consultant, as well as Mum to two girls. Codie firstly highlights the importance of being in a job that you love which aligns with your purpose, thus giving you a sense of fulfilment. Codie shares the challenge...

Values and principles are important elements of any organisation and should be rooted in the decisions we make as leaders, but how do we make sure that they are? Tracy Aust, the Principal of West Thames College, discusses her insight into the values that she keeps at the forefront of her mind when making decisions. Tracy explains the importance of role-modelling the values and principles of your o...

The purpose-led culture within businesses and organisations has highly beneficial outcomes such as employee engagement, high performance, and profitability, as well as customer satisfaction. Hear Mike England discuss his 5 key elements to success in the journey to a purpose-led organisation. Mike explains how the core of any purpose-led organisation is focusing on why this business or organisation...

Trust and transparency: two vital components of an awesome workplace. Where transparency becomes fuel for trust. Hear Harini Sreenivasan, a business transformation evangelist, discuss how trust and transparency in a workplace lead to team members feeling valued and empowered. Harini emphasises how trust can be built through transparency, by allowing more junior team members to appreciate and conne...

“Chief Learner” Daniel de la Cruz discusses today how we can improve and develop our leaders by using team learning. Daniel offers perspectives from a business point of view, but also how stepping outside of his comfort zone, into the world of amateur boxing, has impacted the way he learns and approaches certain situations. Daniel emphasises the importance of leaders reducing their “blind spots” b...

Natalia Mank helps empower business leaders to experience life with renewed clarity and joy, and today discusses the isolation and loneliness that many top leaders experience. 61% of CEOs feel that loneliness hinders their performance at work, emphasising not only the importance of developing strategies to guide people out of loneliness but also that you are not alone in feeling lonely. Natalia me...

Hear David Brambell discuss how his 30 years of experience in military and commercial operations, including the Gulf War, and the Ebola breakout in Sierra Leone, has shaped the way that he leads others through a crisis. David explains how although emotive language such as “crisis” or “emergency” could be thought to panic people into thinking irrationally, it is important, to be honest with people,...

“Don’t die wondering” – the quote and value that Laura Siddall, professional triathlete, stands by to help drive her when making big decisions. How could incorporating this same value in your life impact the way you make decisions, whether they be personal, or business-related? Laura made a big leap from using sport as a hobby alongside her corporate job, to fully committing to sport, triathlon sp...

Imagine spending 110 days swimming 900 miles along the length of the UK. Would you quit? What challenges would you encounter? What would keep you going? Jasmine Harrison, 23-year-old, and the first woman to swim the entire length of the UK from Land’s End to John O’ Groats, shares her inspirational experience of her incredible and challenging adventure. Jasmine discusses the low points, how she de...

Hear Chico Chakravorty, founder and managing consultant of Doing Diversity Differently, discuss how organisations can enhance their diversity, inclusion and belonging culture. Chico explains how organisations can integrate genuine behavioural changes within diversity and inclusion by understanding that it will be a continual journey of learning, and by taking accountability for this learning by qu...

Hear Amani Fancy’s figure skating story, from the highs of two times British championship and dancing on ice, to the fall-downs and lows. Amani shares her battles with her mental health throughout her skating career, along with the dark side of high performance, and how this was impacted by those around her along with the internal mental game. And post her skating career, how her personal experien...

Extreme athlete Claire Smith discusses her incredible achievements, including being the first British person to complete a Double Deca Ironman. Claire explains how with every success there are challenges to overcome, and that the same applies within a business. Claire emphasises the importance of breaking down what feels impossible, to show that it can be possible. Visualising the process of break...

Are you a working parent? Struggling with confidence after returning to work? Lori Mihalich-Levin, founder and CEO of mindful return and author of the book “Back to work after baby”, highlights the additional, career-critical skills that we acquire through parenthood, and how these skills can make us better leaders. Lori discusses the importance of employers not making assumptions about what a per...

Success is unique to every person, and it is important that whatever your goals are, no matter how big or small, you should aim to reach them to the best of your ability. Effective leadership and developing strategic relationships within teams can help you reach your full potential. Alex Tremble, a chief culture officer and best-selling author, discusses the impact that leaders have on people’s li...

Kevin Kehoe is an entrepreneur and cancer survivor; co-founder of Aspire Software, and author of “One Hit Wonder - real life adventures of an average guy”. As the book highlights, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.   During 30 years of consultancy work in landscape management, construction in snow and ice, Kevin saw a need for new software in these industries – current software lacked th...

We are programmed to feel we add value by advising and having all the answers - particularly in a client-facing organisation. How much more value can we give by intentionally listening? Executive leadership coach Georgie Rudd is passionate about helping people find space to gain clarity by experiencing listening. Georgie describes listening as the single most important part of communication, as pe...

Stop and reflect on the last time a close friend went through something difficult, or made a mistake at work - how did you respond? Then think of how you respond to yourself when you go through challenging situations or get things wrong - how do you speak to yourself? A go to phrase we say to ourselves is, "You idiot!"   Well-being and mental health consultant and trainer Tom Cleary specialises in...

From insomnia to a full 7hours sleep, Tracey Howes has helped many people through Functional Breathwork, including elite athletes; cross channel swimmers; and free divers (of which she is one). Tracey is an Advanced Oxygen Advantage instructor, teaching the science behind functional breathing techniques. People who breathe poorly often snore; may have tense shoulders/back muscles; cold hands and f...

Power Fitness Events founder Elaine Hart is our guest on this week's podcast. Power Fitness essentially provide spin bike classes in a truly original way, and have to be experienced to be understood - the only real similarity with a normal spin class is that you are on a spin bike. Chief Banana Officer Elaine describes these sessions as an immersive group ride experience that connects and empowers...

"Is there anything that I can do today, no matter how big or small, that can push me towards my goal?" Elizabeth Batalla explains the 3 forces to achieve excellence, and how to "level up to move up".    Elizabeth is the Executive Director for the Institute of Achievement and Excellence, and has worked in multiple global companies.   In this podcast Elizabeth explores identity, connection and statu...

Simply Icecream founder and owner Sally Newell talks about how she successfully navigated her business through the pandemic, despite losing 70% of her customers. Sally explains how she had open and honest conversations with staff about the financial implications of covid, and maintained regular contact with them, whilst they were on furlough.    Sally's 4 adult children moved back home and helped...

At the end of your meeting/conversation, what do you want people to walk away saying? How do you want them to feel? How do you need to be, in order for others to leave your interaction feeling inspired and connected? Best selling author and founder of the Leaders Shift Project Shani Magosky discusses these questions in this latest podcast. Shani explains how people will remember how you made them...

Adaptability isn't just about surviving more punches, it is a key skill in being able to manage change effectively and thrive on both a personal and business level. CEO and founder of 3 companies Charles MacLaughlan discusses the Adaptability Quotient, and why it is both measurable and something we can see increase. One key concept within adaptability is being able to unlearn assumptions that have...

Lisa Gable has been helping companies return from the brink for 30 years. She is a US advisor to Fortune 500 companies, a Wall Street journalist and USA Today bestseller. In this podcast Lisa explains how to spot the telltale signs of failure; how to navigate the challenges of restructuring a company; and most importantly, how to identify and focus on exactly what needs to be done. If you could wa...

Is presenteeism costing your business? In 2021 people turning up for work unfit to do so cost UK businesses £24-28 billion in terms of lost productivity. In the public sector 42% of people will turn up for work even if not well enough to do so. In the private sector this rises to 51%. People struggling with aspects of their mental health are particularly likely to succumb to presenteeism as they f...