The Needle Movers

Permission to Screw Up is the story of Kristen, a student who decided to set up a cleaning company and hire students to work in it. Kristen's story is packed with lessons, anecdotes, and laugh out loud moments. In this episode we cover:   1) Believing in People  2) Holding Difficult Conversation  3) FBI - a feedback technique  4) Engaging with others and  5) Leadership - what they don't...

On this weeks episode Mark and Valerio continue going through the more topics raised in Thinking, fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman . If you haven't listened already, we suggest you start with our previous episode which goes over system 1 and system 2, Anchoring, Priming and the Science of availability. This week we follow up with the concepts of Sunk cost fallacy, Loss aversion and Framing. L...

On this weeks episode Mark and Valerio outline Thinking, fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman . With the audiobook running at 20 hrs and 1 min in length we decided to give the most benefit without overwhelming you with principles we'd split the key principles out over two episodes. In part I we cover; system 1 and system 2, Anchoring, Priming and the Science of availability. Stay tuned for Part I...

This week's episode goes over The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson .  This book condenses expert people management practices into three effective techniques with sustained benefits. These are; one-minute goals, one-minute praisings and one-minute redirects (formerly reprimands).  If taking a one-minute based book and turning it into our most extended podcast so far isn&...

In today's episode, we go through the Chimp Paradox by Prof Steve Peters .  This book characterises your mind and its processes in evocative bizarre ways. Topics include; Taking control of your Chimp, How you are not your feelings, The Computer, then a summary of the Chimp, the Human and the Computer. Whether reading that made any sense or not, you're in for a treat. Enjoy! Support the s...

Today's episode goes through the highly acclaimed, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie , published in 1936, with self-help topics that still ring true today.  In this episode, Valerio and Mark discuss the topics of Handling relationships, Getting others to like you, Influencing others & getting them on board, culminating in Being a great leader. Let us know if you&apo...

In this week's episode, Valerio and Mark interpret Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell , addressing whether talent is overrated, introducing the 10,000-hour rule and discussing the impact circumstances can have on success.   Thanks for tuning in! Support the show Check us out and send us a message on our instagram, Tik Tok and Youtube platforms @the.needle.movers www.theneedlemovers.xyz

In this weeks episode, Valerio and Mark break down Atomic Habits by James Clear , covering the three main topics of the Marginal gains (The 1% Rule), the best ways to break a bad habit and tips/tricks to build new ones. As always, we hope you enjoy it! Support the show Check us out and send us a message on our instagram, Tik Tok and Youtube platforms @the.needle.movers www.theneedlemovers.xyz

Welcome to Episode 2!  In this episode, Valerio and Mark delve into The Unfair Advantage by Ash Ali & Hasan Kubba . Expanding on what it means to have an unfair advantage, the framework best used to understand what yours may be, and the differences in mindsets that allow you to best capitalise from your unfair advantage. The audio quality took a dip this week as we explored different options f...

Welcome to the Booklub Podcast! Your hosts Mark Jasons and Valerio Tomasso will dive into this week's book, Start with Why by Simon Sinek , and summarise its key takeaways.  We'll be exploring the relevance it has to both business prospects and personal lives, as well as how it relates to our own experiences.  If you have or haven't read it yet, we hope this gives you a better persp...