The Workplace Podcast in association with Dynamic Partners

Conflict isn’t the problem, mismanagement is! Listen to this episode as Marlene Chism joins host William Corless to discuss how mismanagement can lead to conflict and workplace drama. Marlene is the leading authority on stopping workplace drama. She works with C-Suite leaders to build drama-free cultures that drive growth and reduce costly mistakes. Marlene is known for helping managers address “t...

Smadar Cohen-Chen joins host William Corless in this episode to discuss negotiation through the female lens. Smadar is currently a senior lecturer in the management department, in the Sussex Business School at University of Sussex.  She received her PhD in social psychology from the University of Sheffield in 2014 and then spent two years as a visiting Assistant Professor in The Kellogg School of...

In this episode host William Corless is joined by Berry Kruijning, Principal and Founder of Crowning Communications. A trained and accredited professional life coach, certified NLP Master Practitioner coach and mediator, Berry uses the principles of Authenticity, Courage and Excellence to guide new and introverted individuals to become impactful leaders.   As an introvert coach and leader, Berry u...

Lifelong cowgirl Beth Anstandig joins host William Corless in this episode where they discuss tapping into your natural leadership. A licensed psychotherapist and university faculty member for over 25 years, Beth has worked with human herds providing leadership, corporate culture, and well-being programs, through  The Circle Up Experience . She has trained thousands of CEOs, managers, and teams fr...

Globally recognized leadership educator, John Baldoni joins host William Corless for this episode about creating a community in your team and organisation. John is a certified Master Corporate Executive Coach, LinkedIn Live host, and author of 15 books that have been translated into ten languages.   In 2022, the International Federation of Learning and Development named John a World-Class Mentor a...

A lecturer in the management discipline for over 20 years, Dr. Deirdre Curran joins host William Corless in this episode to discuss the role of an apology in mediation. Together with her colleague Alec Coakley, Deirdre has recently published on this topic with the Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis. Deirdre is actively involved in researching the lived experience of hospitality worke...

In this episode, host William Corless talks to Dr. Michael Gervais, Sport and Performance Psychologist. Together they tackle the all important question ‘How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You’.   Drawing on his experience over a 20-year career working with world class performers and organizations, Dr. Gervais delves into topics around, managing the fear of other people’s opinion...

A globally recognised authority on Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Jonathan Ashong - Lamptey joins host William Corless in this episode to discuss Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. Currently on his mission to help 1 million people around the world make the workplace more inclusive, Jonathan offers his insights on important questions such as: how to create a sense of belonging in the workplace...

Future of Work Strategist and Professor of Leadership, Marianne Roux joins the Workplace podcast to discuss Leadership Development through the lens of "Future of Work".   Marianne joins our host William Corless to discuss: Best practice approaches to designing a leadership development framework -focusing on mindsets versus competencies Understanding contextual intelligence through six dimensions:...

Cinnie Noble is a pioneer of conflict management coaching. In this episode, Cinnie and our host William Corless discuss the cross over between coaching and mediation. They share their insights and experience, our listeners will discover: Why people elect to choose conflict coaching over mediation The benefits of conflict coaching The framework using the CINERGY model  Internal reaction to conflict...

Denise White-Hughes, head of employee relations with LIDL Ireland and Northern Ireland joins our host William Corless to discuss mediation in relation to employee relations.  In this episode Denise highlights the benefits and cost savings the mediation has brought Lidl. Lidl's learnings about implementing mediation in a large organisation Examples where mediation has worked with a real life scenar...

Our host William Corless is joined by Dr Rasphal K Dhensa-Kahlon, an organisational psychologist with Birkbeck, University of London. In this episode we discuss trauma of the pandemic, terrors attacks and the impact on leaders in the workplace. Of interest to people will be how compassion and self care are crucial, along with sense making as people return to the workplace. Rashpal conducts researc...

Cali Yost (Futurist, Strategist, Author, Speaker) joins our host William Corless to discuss returning to the workplace. With the recent relaxation of restrictions Cali offers insights and guidance for employers and employees on best practice. Cali has over 27 years of experience in flexible and remote workplace and is globally recognised as an expert in the future of work. In this episode Cali pro...

Naomi Shragai, Author of The 'Man Who Mistook his Job for His Life' Executive Coach, Business Psychotherapist and Journalist; joins our host William Corless to discuss her book. A quote from the book provides a glimpse of what to expect from this podcast. "The workplace is a theatre where everyone is acting out their own unique family drama while simultaneously attempting to co-operate and deliver...

Sally Helgesen, cited in Forbes as the world’s premier expert on women’s leadership, is an internationally best-selling author, speaker and leadership coach. She is ranked number 6 among the world’s top 30 leadership thinkers by Global Gurus and number one coach for women leaders by Thinkers50/ 100 Coaches. Sally joins our host William Corless to discuss Women in Leadership, where we discuss her b...

Mediation pioneer and trailblazer Michael Lang joins the Workplace Podcast. For over 40 years Michael has mediated family, workplace and organizational disputes. He has designed and presented introductory and advanced mediation and conflict management courses, workshops and webinars in the US and internationally.   Michael joins our host and fellow mediator William Corless to shares his vast wealt...

Ken Cloke is a world-recognized mediator, dialogue facilitator, conflict resolution systems designer, teacher, public speaker,  author of  numerous books  and  articles , and a pioneer and leader in the field of mediation and conflict resolution for over 40 years. In this extensive episode our host William Corless speaks with fellow mediator Ken Cloke. William and Ken explore what it takes to prac...

Loretta Dignam CEO of The Menopause Hub joins our host William Corless to discuss why menopause matters in the workplace. Loretta takes an evidence based approach to focus on the impact on women and the workplace. Loretta was blindsided by her own experience and with a focus on gender equality, she is passionate that no one should suffer like she did. She wants to short cut this journey for others...

Wendy Ryan, the CEO at Kadabra, speaker, advisor and facilitator joins the workplace podcast. As an advocate for equity & inclusion, Wendy is the author of "Learn Lead Lift: How to Think, Act and Inspire Your Way to Greatness". Her book has received from Marshall Goldsmith "Brave, compelling and thoroughly original". Sally Helgesen, author of "How Women Rise" stated she found valuable lessons in e...

Fiona Buckley, a work behaviourist and International Key Note speaker joins the workplace podcast to discuss the evolution of coaching through the pandemic. This special episode was broadcast live from the 10th annual EMCC conference. EMCC, The European Mentoring and Coaching Council has over ten thousand members globally. Fiona who is an executive, empowerment and performance coach, discusses the...

Sonata Kucin joins our host William Corless to discuss creating a culture of mentoring in the workplace. Sonata is a Mentoring Culture Consultant, Program Manager, Mentor, Conference speaker, a member of the International Mentoring Association  (IMA) and European Mentoring and Coaching Council  (EMCC). More than ten years ago, Sonata started her Mentoring Journey. One day at work, she was trying t...

Neil Mullarkey, co-founder of the Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers joins us on the workplace podcast joins us to discuss improv and his book  “Seven steps to improve your people skills”. Neil has appeared on television shows Have I Got News For You, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Saturday Live and QI as well as the Austin Powers movies. Neil an executive coach and facilitator has been teaching impro...

Sertrice Grice, an industrial organisational psychologist joins our host William Corless to discuss how we can support people of colour in the workplace. Sertrice has deep experience helping complex, global organizations interpret organizational data and create action plans that help drive meaningful change. Sertrice writes and presents frequently on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion and...

Colin James is one of Australia’s most respected and well-known keynote speakers and facilitators; his deeply engaging, humorous and provocative presentations are the highlight of any conference. He excels at imparting practical skills and workable knowledge – whilst making the whole audience howl with laughter! Winner of Australian Educator of the Year in 2008, Australian Keynote Speaker of the Y...

Professor Connson Locke of the London School of Economics joins the Workplace podcast to discuss Making your voice heard -How to own your space, access your inner power and become influential. During this podcast we discuss influencing upwards and why it matters, personality type and introversion, the difference culture and gender makes plus we dive into imposter syndrome and the role of personal...