S4 E2. Working 9-5, not the only way to make a living

Do you listen to music whilst you work? There are countless studies and arguments on whether music can really make us more productive. We often hear radios playing in forecourts, offices and shops, and since the launch of Spotify and shrinking of headphones, playing music at work has become much less frowned upon. But what is the scientific impact on our brains? Should we be encouraging or discouraging our teams to embrace Beethoven whilst working? (or in Marks case, Metallica…)

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Leadership & Life Chat - Practical guide to de-stressing with Havening Technique expert Tony Burgess

Impromptu Business Chat - Up Your Energy - Increase your energy levels (part 1 of 2)

Andrew Huberman – Huberman Lab podcast

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This conversation is far from a laugh riot, but is a fascinating insight into the reality of what it’s like for many teams members out there right now working under bad bosses. The stats will blow your mind!

Fearless Organisation Practitioner Rob Kalwarowsky, famous for his speech ‘How to Avoid Becoming an As*hole Boss’; outlines the 6 different destructive leader types:

•    The arrogant or violent boss 
•    Abusive narcissist 
•    Messy boss
•    Cowardly boss (ghost managers)
•    Passive aggressive boss
•    Passive egocentric boss

Do you recognize yourself as any of these? If so, it might be time to make a change. They seem extreme but Rob outlines the data and research behind how these categories came into the lexicon and how too much stress on teams will result in costs for businesses in the long term.

There is a demand for the right people needed in businesses, but there’s a disconnect with the overall quality of leadership in businesses across the world – recent trends of quiet quitting and the great resignation are directly tied to specific managers.  Rob believes that his insights can literally help to change your business and the lives of those working with you, forever.

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Contact Rob:

elitehighperformance.com

Watch the full speech How to Avoid Becoming an As*hole Boss here

Find Rob on:

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Youtube
Linked In
TikTok
Spotify

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Mindfulness Meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jamesclear.com
No Bad Parts - Dr Richard Schwartz
Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself – Michael Singer
7 Rules of Power: Surprising - But True - Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance your career – Jeffrey Pfeffer

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In this episode we talk all things chaos theory. No, not the ‘interdisciplinary area of scientific study and branch of mathematics focused on underlying patterns and deterministic laws of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions’ (thanks Wikipedia). Rather, how our unpredictable behaviour can impact our work and those around us.

Mark and Becky discuss how there’s a difference between chaotic and energetic, how the differences impact our productivity, and how the pros and cons of what can be perceived as chaos in the workplace impact our relationships. 

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Leadership & Life Chat - How to cultivate creativity at work

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Psychotherapist, Gin Lalli, supports people in finding practical solutions for mental fitness when feeling out of control, and how to avoid negative thinking with the aim of limiting your stress.

Stress is a consequence of negative thinking, and the responses come from the part of your brain that is designed to keep you safe – they were vital for survival in caveman days, but we don’t need them daily in 2024. We can retrain our brains to understand that thoughts and internal chatter are NOT facts. It takes time and commitment, but it is possible.

Gin outlines the scientific role sleep plays in our mental health; how to cope if we don’t get enough sleep; the importance of micro-interactions; what the cause and effect of modern-day stress is and how our cortisol levels really work for and against us.

There’s a lot of polar bear talk, supermarket self-checkout rage, and ‘Producer Lizzie’ even manages to wedge in the psychological benefits of horror films!

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Visit Gin's website at Ginlalli.com

Gin’s book - Solution-Focused Therapy Handbook: How to Empty Your Stress Bucket & podcast - Stress Bucket Solutions

The Chimp Paradox – Prof Steve Peters

The work of Trevor Moawad

Susan Jeffers – Feel the Fear and do it anyway

Just One Thing – Michael Mosley podcast

Sleep is your superpower – Matt Walker TED Talk

Why We Sleep – Matthew Walker 

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We are back for series 7! Loyal listeners will know that Mark and Becky are huge fans of Jim Collins, so they decided it was time to dive deep into his work, and look at the seven key questions he claims all leaders need to ask themselves. They outline how each question can help with recruitment and retaining our talented people! Jim once said leaders should be “rigorous, not ruthless.” Can this really be applied to success?

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Jim Collins – Good to Great

Value setting within business episode of Leadership & Life Chat –  Working 9-5, not the only way to make a living

Leadership & Life Chat - You’ve got the power

The 7 questions

1. Are you beginning to lose other people by keeping this person in the seat?
2. Do you have a values problem, a wills problem or a skill problem?
3. What is the person's relationship to the window and the mirror?
4. Does the person see work as a job or a responsibility?
5. Has your confidence in the person gone up or down in the last year?
6. Do you have a bus problem or a seat problem?
7. How would you feel if this person quit?

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Do you think you’ve grown as a person, or as a leader, or have you allowed your challenges or failures to hold you back?

Human Potential Coach Kamini Wood is passionate about helping people to understand their worth and grow their personal and professional paths, or as she puts it, “I mess with how people think!” Do you ever feel like you don’t belong? You don’t fit in? What do you allow your inner critic to tell you?

Kamini started her journey into personal development after realising, as a mother of five, she needed to start adopting a more conscious parenting tactic, as she was projecting too much of her own emotion onto her children. She could see people doing this at her family law firm too. Our relationship with ourself is the most important one we’ll ever have, so Mark and Becky chat to Kamini about how we can tap into our goals and values, and reject the fear response for the better of our businesses and brains!

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• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kamini.wood.5 
• Instagram https://www.instagram.com/itsauthenticme/?hl=en 
• LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminiwood/
• Kaminiwood.com
• RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way podcast
• Atlas of the Heart – Brené Brown
• Viktor Frankl
• Russ Harris – The Happiness Trap 

 

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This week, Mark and Becky reflect on a topic which keeps coming up with their guests – the importance of emotional intelligence. They look back on their AI episodes and how the human in the loop theory will become more important in the future, extending past the technical aspects of a job, and into how to retain the people in your team; after all, people join organisations but leave managers. 

They discuss how EQ skills can be taught and learned, and why it’s so important for leaders to get hold of their own self-awareness, set the drum beat and audit their own emotions and how others perceive you. 

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AI Special roundtable with Alison & Alix

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This episode is a complete refresh on the topic of leadership. Antonio Garrido, former architect and author of My Daily Leadership: A Powerful Roadmap for Leadership Success, has dedicated the latter half of his career to helping CEO’s better tap into their emotional intelligence, understand the art of truth telling and create more productive working relationships. His energy and experience offers a reinvigorated perspective on modern day business, as he philosophises with Mark over the reality of business ownership and management in 2023, he gives some uncomfortable examples of the type of personalities still allowed to operate at top levels, and why those businesses open themselves up to failure. Do you want to create a carrot or stick culture?

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• LinkedIn
• www.mydailyleadership.com
• Email Antonio: antonio@mydailyleadership.com
• Blinkist 
• Leadership & Life Chat – How to cultivate creativity at work
• My Daily Leadership book
• Example of someone who has worked from the bottom up – Karen Hester COO of Adnams on Tourism Business Chat.

Books

• Freedom from Command and Control: A Better Way to Make the Work Work
• Ted X – Itay Talgam - Lead like the great conductors
• The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, Gary Keller
• 10x Is Easier than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less, Dan Sullivan 
• Eating the Big Fish: How Challenger Brands Can Compete Against Brand Leaders
• Seth Goden books
• Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
• Servant Leadership in Action: How You Can Achieve Great Relationships and Results
• The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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The world of business is changing again and, where once we were encouraged to be proactive in our businesses, now, thanks to the advancement in AI, we might have to start being predictive – but how easy is this for humans, and will the world look like Minority Report! 

Mark and Becky reflect on their special roundtable chat this summer with AI experts, Alison Alexander and Alix Rübsaam, and discuss their fears around AI and the reliance that we might put on it, going forwards. They discuss the bias that will exist in the algorithms, how we must always be questioning AI’s answers, the potential stunt in creativity, and the possible dangers around predicting human behavior, especially in business. 

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•    AI SPECIAL - Roundtable with Alix Rubsaam & Alison Alexander
•    Jocko Willink - Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
•    Minority Report (2002)

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Studies suggest that selling your business or retiring early do not necessarily make someone happier. Dawn Bloomer, a former veterinarian turned strategic advisor, knows this all too well. 

Dawn guides us through her journey after selling her successful practice and finding herself adrift – she hadn’t planned what to do next! She chats to Mark and Becky about the importance of exit plans and considering ‘what comes next’.

They talk about the accountability and logistics often over-looked in any move, and the toxic ‘workaholic’ culture that still exists despite its known impact on our wellbeing. Dawn prefers to look at work-life balance as ‘integration’.

This is a great episode for anyone looking to climb the career ladder, but who’s worried about the sacrifices they think are needed; those planning for an exit; and managers who need to better understand the implications of their teams returning after maternity, sickness or other forms of leave. 

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Contact Dawn - www.productivepressure.com

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Books

Transitions (40th Anniversary): Making Sense of Life's Changes - – William & Sue Susan Bridges

The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level – Gay Hendricks

Reinventing Yourself – Steve Chandler – get the audio-book!

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