Impact Factory Podcasts

Negotiation is a game and those who enjoy playing are the best negotiators by far. Calling a game might make it sound frivolous; negotiation can be serious stuff. That's one of the things at the top that make negotiating such a trial- it can feel like a life or death, do or die, last man standing kind of thing, which puts huge pressure on the negotiator to get it right, get what they want, get the...

Resilient professionals and adaptable teams are vital in this constantly evolving and changing world. Organisations with mental and emotionally strong people have higher retention and engagement rate and more empowered cultures. Wouldn't be great if everyone could bounce back from adversity, just like that? Reality is very different and not everyone has those inner pools of reserve. Fortunately, b...

We're hardwired to listen, remember and repeat stories: a hero, an antihero, the struggle and the final victory. It's the most basic way of communicating and remembering ideas, and businesses aren't indifferent to it. Aware of that, the most successful companies, the ones positioning and differentiating themselves in the market, like Apple, connect with the audience by trying to create an emotiona...

"Could I be that assertive?" asked David Mitchell to himself before joining an Impact Factory session for his BBC programme on Manners. Having entered Impact Factory rather cynical and sceptical, he left with some new insights and tools. In case you missed the programme, you can listen to it here. Assertiveness training at its best can be a life-saver for those who endlessly find themselves accomm...