The Chief Psychology Officer

Send us Fan Mail What would you say about yourself if introduced to a new potential employer or client for the first time? What would be the most important things you would like to share about yourself? In this episode of the CPO we look at Elevator Pitches, are they useful, how do we prepare one and what is important to share? The Chief Psychology Officer episodes are available here https://www.t...

Send us Fan Mail How can you build your self-confidence and have a happier life? In this podcast, Kristian and Dr Amanda interviewed Dulcie and Iain the authors of DOSE a book that articulates 52 Science based ways for a happier and more confident life. They share both the psychological and neuroscientific benefits of each of the 52 actions in terms of the positive neurotransmitters and chemicals...

Send us Fan Mail For many years a large proportion of global organisations have been using the 360/multi-rater approach to giving feedback for coaching, development and learning. But how effective are they? What does an effective 360 look like? When should we be applying qualitative or quantitative 360s? In this podcast Caitlin and Amanda look at the science behind robust and valid 360 measures an...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking about succession planning, it's importance for organisational success and the role it plays in individual development and talent planning. We will look at good and bad practice and some of the key success factors. Succession planning is a crucial tool for managing and retaining top talent especially in private organisations where it is more commonly pract...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to have Self-Compassion, why is it important? How can we practice self-compassion and what is the impact of this on how we interact and engage with family, friends and colleagues? We look at the research from the most prolific self-compassion author Dr Kristin Neff and her look at Fierce and Tender Self-Compassion and the role of each for helping us to extend com...

Send us Fan Mail Compassionate leadership is a type of leadership where there is a clear focus on building relationships through careful attending to, understanding, empathising with and supporting other people. Compassionate leaders value, respect and care for their team members enabling them to reach their potential and do their best work. In this podcast we examine what it means to be a Compass...

Send us Fan Mail There are many components to being a successful leader, and there is a plethora of research looking at leadership strengths and qualities, however few look at what makes a leader Inspirational. We often question, challenge and encourage our clients to be more Inspirational as leaders, but what does this really mean? In this podcast episode we will explore what makes leaders Inspir...

Send us Fan Mail What is Executive Presence and how is it different from being Inspirational as a leader? For many years clients have asked our executive coaches to help their leaders with their presence and impact, and to have more gravitas. However, Executive Presence is a bit like the dark science of leadership and it eludes many leaders who want to have presence and make a positive impact but...

Send us Fan Mail Over the past 5 years, we have increasingly been talking about Psychological Safety, how to define it, measure it, and diagnose the level of psychological safety in teams and organisations. However, many clients are struggling with how to create a psychologically safe environment in their organisation, once the level of safety is diagnosed. Once we have identified a risk - what no...

Send us Fan Mail The role of the CEO has changed drastically in the past 20 years, and our expectations of them has both increased and changed. Since the 1990s the median tenure of CEOs has shortened to 10 to 5 years, and "it has become challenging for a CEO to advocate, motivate and embed their strategic direction in this reduced time frame". In this episode Kristian Lees-Bell and Dr Am...

Send us Fan Mail Happiness - We are all trying to find it or work for it, yet it is something quite intangible and difficult to define, and it can mean something completely different for two different people. In this episode of the Chief Psychology Officer. Amanda is being interviewed by our new podcast host Kristian and we explore the topic of Happiness: what it is, what does science say about it...

Send us Fan Mail Creating a "Just culture" that has Psychological Safety at its core is the life work of Martin Bromiley OBE since personal tragedy hit his family over 17 years ago. Martin is the founder and Chair, and now Trustee of the Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG). It is the mission of CHFG to show how a better understanding of the role of human factors can have a significant im...

Send us Fan Mail Self-limiting beliefs have the potential to negatively impact our lives. They can hold us back and prompt us to make fear-based decisions, which can at times, lead to the very same painful experiences they have been created to help us avoid. If we do not take action and challenge these beliefs, we can stay stuck in the damaging cycle. It is important to create empowering beliefs w...

Send us Fan Mail The Covid Pandemic has been the biggest global stress event since WW2 and has encouraged us as business leaders and HR managers to have a greater focus than ever on the mental health and wellbeing of our people. In this podcast we explore hybrid working, the research behind creating successful and happy hybrid workforces, and how we can get the best out of our people to drive indi...

Send us Fan Mail Increasingly we are hearing about organisations considering their social responsibility, or sustainability, to achieve this they consider their ESG rating. But what is it? In this episode, we have a guest James Lewry, Director of Social Risks who is an expert in ESG. James has been working for the past 20 years for Control Risks and is responsible for their (Environmental, Social,...

Send us Fan Mail Research suggests that there are many characteristics that contribute to an individual making it to the top of their sport or industry. Less information exists however about the critical elements that make the real difference and catapult people to the dizzy heights of the Olympics, Global Business or West End success. Here, success means a person being at the top of their game, a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our guest Maria Paviour is being interviewed by Dr Amanda Potter and Angela Malik. Maria is a multi-award-winning IT/App innovator, the founder of the NeuChem® coaching model, a best-selling author and a respected international speaker. Maria is passionate about taking wellbeing out of HR and into the Boardroom. She firmly believes that by putting wellbeing at the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Angela Malik will be interviewing our Chief Psychology Officer - Dr Amanda Potter and our guest George Karseras, the author of Build Better Teams and CEO of TeamUp, to understand how teams can create successful outcomes in a virtual/hybrid working environment. The interview looks at way we can quickly build trust and overcome the challenges of creating successful,...

Send us Fan Mail After decades of using personality tools to support assessment for recruitment, succession, development and coaching, in this podcast we are debating the pros and cons of a personality versus strengths approach to assessment. We look at the various personality questionnaires developed since the work of Eysenck, Cattell and Jung, and the role personality has played in helping us un...

Send us Fan Mail Imposter Syndrome is something most of us have experienced, or at least been aware of, at some point in our careers, but how can we overcome it? In this episode, the Chief Psychology Officer explores what Imposter Syndrome is, the different biases that contribute to feelings of imposter syndrome, and the underlying causes. Amanda will also discuss Zircon's own research into t...

Send us Fan Mail This week we interview a client Megan Gianinni, Global Head of Talent, Development and Organisational Effectiveness at Philips, on the topic of building strong, high performing teams. Megan has been a client of Zircon for over 5 years and has been responsible for rolling out a number of initiatives across the organisation to improve team performance and collaboration. In this podc...

Send us Fan Mail Why should your organisation consider having a strengths-based culture? Dr Amanda Potter with her host Angela Malik explore how strengths play a critical role in both personal satisfaction and organisational success in an inclusive environment.  They discuss the importance of diversity in the context of organisational culture with examples how certain companies holding onto corpor...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast we interview Matthew Benjamin (also known in the music world as Bushwacka). Matthew is a DJ, producer, recording artist and performer. We discuss Matthews personal life changing journey from addiction to finding personal acceptance, compassion, forgiveness and recovery. Recently trained as a psychotherapist, Matthew set up his therapy business with his wife Belinda...

Send us Fan Mail What is mentoring and why is it important? What are the benefits of mentoring for individuals and for the organisation? Who is suitable to be a mentor and what are the skills? In this podcast we will also explore the difference between being a coach and a mentor, and what it would take to be a successful mentor for a colleague or leader. We will also help new mentees prepare and g...

Send us Fan Mail In this special Christmas episode, the table is turned and Amanda asks Tim and Angela a few questions about that they have enjoyed, learnt and appreciated about their first year podcasting. In the spirit of fun at Christmas, together they will share some Psychology jokes gathered from their Psychology peers on LinkedIn, and have a few funny moments together to mark the fabulous fi...