The Chief Psychology Officer

Send us Fan Mail Joe Wicks MBE is loved by millions for his unrelenting focus on helping families get healthier and happier. Recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate from St Mary's University, the raw passion and humility in Joe's acceptance speech prompted us to invite him to be a guest on our podcast.  In this episode, Joe tells his story of how with persistence and resilience he went fr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we interview the President of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Dr Nicky Hayes to explore the past, present and future of Psychology. Nicky is an exceptionally well-regarded social psychologist who has written over 25 books on psychology, management and neuroscience. She has made significant contributions to psychology, research methods and applied psycholog...

Send us Fan Mail Radical Candour (Candor) can be used to help facilitate courageous conversations, give difficult feedback and create an environment of trust and psychological safety. It is a management philosophy, originally coined by Kim Scott built on the concept of how to give feedback constructively by challenging directly, whilst also caring personally. As a boss, leader, or aspiring profess...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast we interview Belinda Matwali. Belinda is a spiritual meditation and inner work mentor and guide. In her words she "works with people to help them to connect with their essence, make peace with their self limiting beliefs, and lean into the magic of their highest potential". In this episode of the Chief Psychology Officer, we (Angela Malik and Dr Amanda Po...

Send us Fan Mail With quiet quitting being a hot topic in both business and HR recently, many might wonder what how responsibility and accountability influence their workplaces, colleagues and themselves. In this episode, Dr Amanda Potter is being interviewed by Tim Hepworth to talk about how to build a culture of accountability that leads to a thriving organisation and engaged employees. They wil...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode for Black History Month, we invite our guest Maurice Mcleod (pronounced as 'Morris' by his friends), the CEO of ROTA (Race on the Agenda), to give his views on how racism has changed over his lifetime, and how we as individuals and organisations can learn from and support Black, Asian and other ethnic minority colleagues. We discuss the impact on...

Send us Fan Mail We have probably all heard the well used phrase from Peter Drucker that "Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast", this podcast looks at the importance of culture for success, and the question of whether we should be assessing talent for cultural fit or cultural agility and what is the impact of assessing for cultural fit or values fit on diversity? The term culture fit has...

Send us Fan Mail For an organisation, department or team to succeed, they need the right environment for it to be great. As leaders, our success depends on our environment, so it is critical that we make sure what we are surrounding ourselves with the right people who will give us the energy, challenge, insight to thrive. To succeed, we need to surround ourselves with the right people, because you...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tim will be interviewing our Chief Psychology Officer - Dr Amanda Potter and Claire Dale, the author of Physical Intelligence, to understand the importance of Physical Intelligence in creating physical, emotional and mental stamina and staying power. The interview will look at tips for energy maintenance and for endurance. Amanda will also touch on the role of eac...

Send us Fan Mail We all have to have difficult conversations from time to time and some of these can be particularly challenging. What can we do to have more courageous conversations? In this episode, the Chief Psychology Officer explores how to navigate through uncomfortable topics with confidence, honesty and kindness and the impact avoiding these conversations can have on Psychological Safety....

Send us Fan Mail Most large organisations fail before they succeed, and the small failures are early warning signs that change is needed. All of our research is showing that to succeed in business as entrepreneurs and leaders in industry we must redefine failure. We need to get better at failing. We need to understand it, learn from it and share what we have learnt.  This podcast summarises our re...

Send us Fan Mail Change is constant and affects everyone from individuals to entire organisations. Acknowledging, understanding and managing change is crucial to thriving in an unpredictable, sometimes non-sensical world. In the latest episode of The Chief Psychology Officer, we invite Spencer Bull to share his inspiring story of change and triumph in the face of unpredictable challenges. Dr Amand...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be an effective CEO, C-Suite or Executive Leader? In this podcast our Chief Psychology Officer Dr Amanda Potter shares some of the research on what it means to be an effective leader at the highest level in an organisation. This episode is aimed at future and current leaders, as well as executive coaches or mentors of senior leaders. We look at the typical dec...

Send us Fan Mail Why do people procrastinate and hold back from making important decisions? In this episode, the Chief Psychology Officer shares some lessons we can all learn from decisive leaders and the reasons why people procrastinate. Amanda will also look at what happens from a neuroscientific perspective when people hold back from making decisions. Amanda will look at the data from executive...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our Chief Psychology Officer - Dr Amanda Potter will be talking to Kate Oliver, Chartered Business and Coaching Psychologist and the author of 'Rise and Shine - How to transform your life, morning by morning’. They will look at the evidence showing why it is that mornings matter and discuss how a morning routine can radically boost wellbeing and success, in t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Amanda Potter will share some insights into the Psychology and Neuroscience of habits and will look at simple 5 step approach for identifying and embedding healthy habits. Amanda will also look at the importance of healthy habits for managing stress and the role of Physical Intelligence in helping to make the habits unconditional or context independent.  In thi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr Amanda Potter our Chief Psychology Officer looks at resilience and positive self-talk. She also starts to look at the importance of attitude or paradigm shifts to understand and face up to the emotions that could be inhibiting you from being resilient.  Amanda and Tim the podcast host in this episode are joined by Martin Hewitt to talk about his recent expediti...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Amanda Potter shares her research and personal experience of Burnout - what are the causes, what is the relationship between stress, burnout and depression, and what actions could be taken to overcome the feelings and emotions associated with burning out. Amanda will also start to look at resilience and physical intelligence. These two topics will be explored further in later p...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Amanda Potter sharing her research on Cognitive Diversity - why it is critical for business and team effectiveness and how it is different from demographic or identity diversity. In this episode, Amanda is being interviewed by Tim Hepworth. The Chief Psychology Officer website is now available https://www.thecpo.co.uk/ To contact Amanda via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandapotte...

Send us Fan Mail An in-depth discussion about psychological safety in the workplace – why it's so important and how it impacts individuals and organisations. The Chief Psychology Officer website is now available https://www.thecpo.co.uk/ To contact Amanda via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandapotterzircon To contact Amanda via email: TheCPO@zircon-mc.co.uk Timestamps   Psychological Safety   00...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Amanda Potter discussing the importance of resilient leadership – how the last couple of years have created greater resilience and prepared our leaders to help us through an unknown and potentially imminent next crisis. The Chief Psychology Officer website is now available https://www.thecpo.co.uk/ To contact Amanda via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandapotterzircon To contact Am...