More Than a Lumpy Jumper

Can you make “Sorry” sound like you don’t mean it at all? Or do you use it every other word out of habit, even when there is nothing to apologise for! In the last episode of the “Easter minis” Bobby and Bridge offer some gifts to help break the habit. #sorrynotsorry Links Stop Over-Apologizing at Work (hbr.org) Shira Miller: Stop the Apology Speak | TED Talk Hey Ladies, Stop Apologizing ... and Ot...

This week is International Leadership Week (15th – 21st April) celebrating this year’s theme of the Power of Collaborative Leadership. Bobby and Bridge offer some gifts around the topic including those inimitable words once again… Creativity and Communication #CollaborateForSuccess Links Just because we love minions! Betterup blog : Breaking Down Silos Five Vital Conversations for Getting Things D...

How do you introduce yourself? OK, fine…you might start with your name but then what? Your title? What does that actually mean or even say about you as a person? Bobby and Bridge explore some more Easter gifts in this mini to support Leaders in leading without a title. Step forward and be YOU! Links Leaders Without Titles: Unlocking the Power of People Who Am I?: Psychological exercises to develop...

Does your face often scream what you are trying not to say? Oh yeah! Bobby and Bridge have tried for years to curb both their Inner Voice AND their faces saying exactly what they are thinking! So in some sort of cathartic exercise, they are looking to share some Easter gifts with you on this topic. And then, of course, they will need to go and take heed of all these gifts themselves. Life remains...

Do not fear…they are not off sailing or map reading (both of which Bridge is good at…Bobby not so much!), instead they are off into a conversation around navigating tricky conversations, dealing with discomfort. How can you hang out there and learn to listen to understand rather than listening to respond. Join them for some ideas on how to cope and even thrive in such moments. And however, hard sh...

Happiness, in psychology, a state of emotional well-being that a person experiences either in a narrow sense, when good things happen in a specific moment, or more broadly, as a positive evaluation of one’s life and accomplishments overall—that is, subjective well-being ~ Brittanica On the cusp of International Day of Happiness (20th March), Bobby and Bridge explore their relationship with happine...

When was the last time you were an absolute beginner…learning something from scratch? Can you even remember or like so many of us, the discomfort of not knowing how to do something is just TOO much? Join Bobby and Bridge as they chat about learning styles, the benefits of having both a growth and a fixed mindset, how we expand our learning “blob” in different territories and not have it stay contr...

Sticky floors, broken ladders, glass ceilings? What on earth are these two up to now? Talking about “investing in women, accelerating progress” in preparation and to honour of International Women’s Day, this coming Friday (8th March). This, however, is NOT a podcast for women only. Bobby and Bridge talk collaboration for solutions to benefit ALL. How are we, TOGETHER, going to fix that ladder rung...

Leap Day is nearly upon us. The day where, tradition states, women can propose to men and men should be sure to carry cash and gloves with them to hand over to any woman’s proposal they wish to refuse! Don’t worry…Bobby and Bridge are not looking to make an episode out of this baloney…only to use it as a segway into conversation about all of us learning to stand our ground for what we believe in a...

Ooooooooooooooo A GUEST! Bobby and Bridge are joined by Neena Sims, coach, facilitator, poet and mother as well as formerly an actor and director. Needless to say…awesome! Together we explore how we can learn to love ourselves more. Our beautiful conversation meanders through some theory, depth and simplicity, a “real life” working example (where Bobby sweats a bit), and some interruptions from ou...

So, whilst romance isn’t entirely dead in either Bobby or Bridge’s house, it was much easier to focus this episode questioning whether there is a place for the word LOVE in leadership and the workplace. They even go as far as to explore the word INTIMACY in the workplace…NOT the naughty, naked type (that’s a whole other podcast!) Love and intimacy might not be the words many of you, as leaders, wa...

What have Barry Manilow, Bernard Matthews and Bernard Manning got to do with speaking from the heart? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! But other than this slight confusion about who’s who, Bobby and Bridge do manage to get into the topic as to why it really is SO hard to speak from your heart to another’s. Fear of rejection, vulnerability? Putting on an act to mask true feelings? Or blasting when you haven’t s...

Time to Talk Day is upon us which has prompted Bobby and Bridge’s conversation around the “I’m Fine” response to the question “How are you?” No really. How are you? Join them as they explore how to get underneath the “I’m fine” response and the impact it can have on psychological safety, mental health and wellbeing and feedback if you don’t. And seemingly a WRAP can be so much more than a lunchtim...

Ooooooooooooooo A GUEST! Bobby and Bridge are joined by Kelly Swingler, Coach for the HR World, Burnout Expert, Author…basically all-round Bonne Oeuf with a compelling story to tell about her recovery from Burnout and her crusade to ensure it doesn’t KEEP happening to HR Directors the length and breadth of the land. And all three of them have got colds whilst recording this episode. Promise it isn...

National Mentoring Month gives Bobby and Bridge a way into a conversation on how to establish a support system for growth, development and learning. Their history has clearly been spattered with support and help which, in their youth, they have clearly been CRAP at requesting or didn’t realise they had. So join them as they explore the importance of a support system for SELF as well as the need fo...

Well…you may feel like Bobby and Bridge are splitting hairs here as they try to fathom the distinctions between a vague and probably unachievable New Year Resolution versus making a Commitment…and then where the heck does an Intention fit in? But join them anyway as they get to grips with making Commitments for the year. Find out what BSQ stands for. And another of Bobby’s pet hates is revealed! L...

Whilst overwhelm can come calling at all times of the year, December can bring some added pressures to daily life…attending and throwing parties, entertaining extended family, gift shopping. And then there’s the December lurgies, the lack of daylight, more feelings of exhaustion than normal. Is overwhelm any real surprise? Join Bobby and Bridge as they search out a few more little gifts to help yo...

Bobby and Bridge do love the curiosity topic. Or is it more their toddler predilections of asking Why? Either way, they are very aware that curiosity as part of our make up has such benefits. It can make you happier, strengthens relationships, expands empathy and boosts achievement to name but a few. So join these two inquisitive creatures as they hand out some gifts to improve your curiosity. It...

What an awesome topic!! Eager to continue this conversation about the importance of play (and NOT just because they are an evil couple of mischief makers!!), but for now Bobby and Bridge offer you some gifts around play and rest…but mostly play, in the belief that when playing, you really are giving yourself a break. So don your fancy dress, grab a water pistol or a pillow, tell stories, jokes, la...

Centring is not just for Christmas because…. it’s a practice to help all of us whether we are celebrating this holiday period or not…it’s equally a practice that could help all of us every day of the year. So what is Centring? Centring or Grounding (interchangeable) usually refers to our mental and physical state of mind. It’s the place we know we have to get back to when we’re not feeling like ou...

To round off the series, Bobby and Bridge are joined by James Fulford-Talbot of nXsus People in Australia for a conversation about Boundaries. How do you keep a check on your own boundaries whilst working in an environment whose structures and habits may call for more…perhaps unreasonably so? What helps or hinders us setting healthy boundaries for ourselves, within our teams and indeed within our...

Bobby and Bridge talk about showing up as their most Bobbyist and Bridgeyist selves and what it’s like when you don’t. The difference that others can feel when you are all in and when you are not. And then once again, they meander off topic and begin surmising who would play them in the movie version of themselves. There’s even a story about stockings. Honestly, who let these two loose with record...

What’s the difference between a truly toxic workplace and being in an environment where there’s high pressure situations and people are stressed? Are they one and the same? Where do you find allies? How do you look after yourself? Bobby and Bridge talk about their different experiences in such environments AND what they found by way of connection and solace when finding community and making time t...

Ooooooooooooooo A GUEST! Bobby and Bridge are joined by Steve White - NED, Executive Coach, Board Advisor and Deputy Chair of BLESMA (the Armed Forces Charity for Limbless Veterans) as they chat about living and learning through their decades in Leadership Roles. What would they go back and tell their 20 something versions? What have they learnt along the way? And whilst Steve wanted to be introdu...

Curiosity starts with building a safe space for questions. Questions DO NOT mean you are somehow lacking. That is Boll*cks! Think about children you know, FOREVER asking “Why?”. Yes exhausting but SO necessary for learning and progress. When did you last ask Why? Join Bobby and Bridge as they explore the power of curiosity, harnessing playfulness for creativity (with or without alcohol) versus hid...