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Today, Sally Tabbner, CEO of Dementia Support, explores dementia in the workplace. Sally places great emphasis on the indisputable importance of ensuring people truly understand what dementia is, but also what it is not. With a greater understanding of dementia, support can be provided to help with the challenges that those living with dementia and continuing to work, face daily. By employing transparent and open dialogue, discussions can be held regarding adjustment to the working role, as well as providing a secure environment for news of a diagnosis to be shared openly.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIq9IjWuXbs   Connect with Sally: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-tabbner-aa8a6942/ Website: https://www.dementiasupport.org.uk/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

From asking hundreds of questions a day as a child, to drastically less as an adult, we all become less curious as we get older. So, what is the benefit of creating a culture of curiosity in an organisation? Today, Josh Purvis, co-founder and chief product officer at Assembly, explores curiosity, listening to real problems and how to express counter-opinions effectively. Josh emphasises the importance of not only incentivising or promoting the wins but also the losses. Punishing losses will diminish the ability of people to experiment and be curious. Leading in this way limits innovation, creates fear-led leadership and ultimately results in more losses. Increasing the rate at which you experiment can help create a culture of curiosity.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwI02aa4sKw   Connect with Joshua: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuapurvis/ Website: https://www.joinassembly.com/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

Melissa Dinwiddie is an advocate for teaching people to turn on their creative taps and today will explore ways that we can unlock improvisation and creativity in order to benefit an organisation. Melissa highlights how a major part of improvisation is working to make your partner look good and thus discusses the powerful impact that this can have when applied to a business team. Melissa further emphasises the importance of listening with awareness, as well as the power of play. Designing your business to be more playful not only promotes learning and creativity, but restores energy back to your brain, ultimately demonstrating the high effectiveness of adopting these creative approaches into your business.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfHpTTs-_K4   Connect with Melissa: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissadinwiddie/ Website: http://melissadinwiddie.com/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

How can we create an organisational culture that contributes to creativity and innovation? Hear Jason Foo, founder, chairman and CEO of BBD Perfect Storm, explore how we can achieve this. Jason firstly emphasises the importance of clearly articulating the organisation’s purpose, or “north star” as he calls it. Ensuring that the organisation acts and works in support of its purpose is the core to creativity and innovation. Creativity and innovation can further be generated by employing people who match and radiate the organisation’s energy. A culture of creativity and innovation can be achieved by ensuring that your organisation's values and behaviours reflect its authentic nature but are also projective to encourage growth.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkRRH_97MQk   Connect with Jason: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-foo-11032/ Website: http://www.bbdperfectstorm.com/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

What parallels are there between sport and business, and what can we learn from them? Laura Siddall returns to Helping Organisations Thrive to discuss what parallels she has experienced throughout her life in both corporate positions and now as a professional athlete. Laura highlights how there is a focus on rest, recovery, sleep and nutrition in sport, as these are factors widely known to sustainably improve performance. Although these “tools" have the potential to be highly transferable in enhancing performance in a corporate setting, prioritisation of these aspects is limited. Laura goes on to discuss various other parallels she has found, and what we can learn from them, from receiving feedback on a regular basis, to ensuring a common goal resonates throughout a team.    Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJRhcSqk2JQ   Connect with Laura: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-siddall-120a51/ Website: https://laurasiddall.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmsiddall Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lmsid/       If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

How can leaders create a culture of continuous improvement? Dave Crysler, principal consultant of the Crysler Club, discusses what continuous improvement is, the importance of it, and how leaders can create it within their company culture. Dave shares how the value that continuous improvement adds to companies is vast, however, companies must constantly acknowledge this value and tackle operational inefficiencies continually, and not just when sales, for example, start to slow. Creating a culture of continuous improvement will make people feel valued and listened to, thus resulting in improved performance. Dave goes on to highlight some strategies that leaders can implement into their everyday routines that will encourage a culture of continuous improvement, including insights on how to “operate with excellence”.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r85QcSRfAeU   Connect with Dave: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcrysler/ Website: https://thecrysler.club/ Email: dave@thecryslerclub.com       If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

48 marathons, in 48 days, in 48 of England’s counties. John Clark, also two times winner of Britain’s Natural Strongest Man, shares the lessons he has learned about resilience throughout his 48-day marathon challenge. John highlights how resilience is not always just about having a “get up and go” attitude but also about learning, and recognising the things that are controllable, and the things that are not.  Facing many obstacles throughout the 48 marathons, including injuries, fainting, fatigue, and moments of doubt, John emphasises how easy and justifiable it would have been to give up and stop. However, his resilient mindset urged him to find a strategy to prevent these challenges from occurring again, rather than finding a reason to stop. By focusing on only trying to control the controllable, John truly demonstrates what resilience is.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utz7QcuIlGg   Connect with John: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebendingbarbell/       If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

Hear Cady Allen, management consultant, explore empathetic leadership and the benefits that it can have in the workplace. Some well-documented benefits of empathetic leadership include increased inclusivity, innovation, and engagement, as well as better employee mental health. These benefits profoundly highlight the importance of leading in this way and understanding how to. Cady shares some of the building blocks to leading in an empathetic way and tips on how to bring them into fruition in your leading style. Cady explores important aspects of leading empathetically such as creating psychological safety, providing support, as well as demonstrating vulnerability. We are all human, after all.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28R8F4dVNJM   Connect with Cady: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cady-allen-4343b52b/ Website: https://www.paconsulting.com/       If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

“More is more until it is not”. Taren Gesell, also known as Triathlon Taren, explores how we can create high performance while managing our stress levels. Taren’s experience as a triathlete and as founder and CEO of MOTTIV has allowed him to reflect and understand when he is pushing himself too far, requiring him to pull away from stress, rather than push through it. Taren emphasises the importance of making a conscious effort to create balance in your life, with tips for how to fully relax, even though you may think you already are. Combining good stress management efforts with strategies to work smarter, high performance with less stress could be achievable.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ5jOygp3OQ   Connect with Taren: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarengesell/ Email: taren.gesell@gmail.com Website: http://www.mymottiv.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TarenGesell     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

How relevant are leadership principles from ancient texts to business leaders today? Rabbi Dr Daniel Friedman, the founder of The Center for Torah Values, strives to make Torah meaningful, relevant, and inspirational to everyday life. Daniel explains how the core leadership principles that are explored in ancient texts are still completely relevant in leadership today but can be re-packaged to suit our current fast-moving business era. Daniel highlights how ancient texts demonstrate resilience, self-awareness, and recognition of personal strengths and weaknesses as vital values to leadership. Therefore, with the inevitable mirroring of past events or ideas in our world today, it is essential that we continue to apply the values emphasised in these texts, to business leadership today.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLDpdH6CAeI   Connect with Daniel: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabbidanielfriedman/ Email: rdf@rabbidanielfriedman.com     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

Be inspired to “just do it” by Aaron Phipps, gold medal-winning Paralympian, who lives his life by this motto. At the age of 15, Aaron’s life completely changed as he fell life-threateningly ill with meningitis. Having been given another opportunity to live life, Aaron now takes it in his stride to grasp all opportunities thrown at him and see where they lead him. Saying “yes” and “just do it” led Aaron to the Paralympic rugby team and to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro where he astonishingly crawled on his hands and knees for 4 days to reach the top. Aaron is a true inspiration in overcoming adversity and an advocate for seizing opportunities.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzAtfGOCBEo   Connect with Aaron: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-phipps-mbe-ply-062b3747/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronphippsgbwr/ Email: aaron@aaronphipps.com Website: http://aaronphipps.com/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

Gen Z, the “on-demand generation”: how do we manage them in the workplace? Rebecca Clayton, director of R Human Resources explains who Gen Z are, and how their reputation in the workplace is often portrayed very negatively. In 10 years, a third of the workforce will be made up of Gen Z, so Rebecca shares how important it is that we begin to reflect on this generation's qualities, expectations, and values. Understanding how to embrace Gen Z will help them flourish and thrive as a generation and the wider organisation.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJIP5suVXuM   Connect with Rebecca: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-clayton-fcipd-64793010/ Email: info@rhumanresources.co.uk Website: https://rhumanresources.co.uk/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

Hans Horlings, freelance public speaker, trainer, facilitator, and coach discusses how workplace engagement can drive an organisation's resilience. Hans emphasises how highly engaged employees have a drive and purpose, which allows them to overcome obstacles, be committed and have confidence and belief in themselves. With this level of engagement comes an automatic increase in resilience. Hans uses a fascinating analogy of being a sailing boat captain to describe the process of experiencing and overcoming obstacles, and how this ultimately builds confidence. A highly engaged and resilient workplace can be created by focusing on the things we can control and combining this skill with confidence, drive, and purpose.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDmvpqIi6QQ   Connect with Hans: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanshorlings/ Email: hanshorlings@gmail.com Website: http://fulloflifebooks.com/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/

This episode is a panel discussion interview on women in leadership in honour of International Women's Day, 8th March 2023. I was joined by three great examples of women in leadership, they are Julie Kapsalis, Rebecca Conroy and Tracy Aust.   Some questions I asked the panel: What motivated you to become a CEO, and how did you overcome any barriers or challenges along the way? In your opinion, what is the most significant obstacle for women in leadership roles, and what can be done to address it? What advice would you give to young women who aspire to become CEOs or hold leadership positions in their field?   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClUYCXNYAlc     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/  

How is your unconscious self impacting your work? Dr Susan Kahn, business psychologist and coach, explains what our unconscious self is, and how unlocking and thus bringing this buried side of us to the surface, can help us become better leaders.  Strategies to become more self-aware can help us engage with our unconscious self and can allow us to identify potential defence mechanisms which could be destructive at work. Dr Kahn emphasises how our defence mechanisms serve to be protective, however, they can limit what we can achieve at work and create negative differences in the way your team perceive you, compared to the way you perceive yourself. Dr Kahn suggests ways of identifying and addressing these behavioural patterns, which in time can help us become improved leaders.     Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMo97gLcPjE   Connect with Susan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-susan-kahn/ Email: drsusankahn@gmail.com Website: http://www.drskahn.com/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below.   https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min   https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/  

“Success=IQ x EQ x FQ”. Hear Faris Aranki, founder and CEO of Shiageto Consulting, share how his formula of success can help us to get the best out of our teams. Faris emphasises the importance of teams aligning their goals, and how being transparent and open are vital components to achieving this. Faris indicates that creating an environment in which everyone’s voice is heard is essential, and he shares various strategies that he has implemented within teams to successfully create this kind of environment. Faris highlights the common obstacles in each component of his formula to success that will limit success in a team, and simple solutions to overcome these obstacles, whether it be a hybrid, remote, or in-person team.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZLnm-yxpLs   Connect with Faris: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farisaranki/ Email: faris@shiageto.com Website: http://www.shiageto.com/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below. https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min

“Inpowerment”: the art of digging deep inside ourselves to find what really makes us unique and great, to then bring it to the surface and apply it to everything we do. Jonathon Cave, entrepreneur, coach and facilitator, discusses what “inpowerment” is, and how his personal journey led him to this inspiring process. At the age of 40 Jonathon decided to leave his incredibly successful career in law, in order to truly find himself, his purpose, and finally his central alignment. Jonathon emphasises how by questioning ourselves and looking deep inside, we can find our central alignment, and once you find your central line, the energy you radiate and feel will be completely freeing and ultimately “inpowering”.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQWNGdjuQfQ   Connect with Jonathan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-cave/ Email: jonathan@myphy.com Website: https://myphy.com/     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below. https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min

Anna Turney broke her back at 26 doing what she loved most: snowboarding. Through inspiration from a friend, Anna was determined to not be defeated by her paralysis and so dreamt of trying sit-skiing once recovered. Anna’s dream grew so big that it resulted in her ski racing for Great Britain, placing highly multiple times in the Paralympics. Anna, now an executive performance coach and inspirational speaker, is the epitome of growing from trauma. Anna discusses her journey and the lessons that she has learnt along the way, highlighting the importance of a routine, a team, and of dreaming big, and shares her strategies to success in each area.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJk5t_0zUms   Connect with Anna: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaturney/ Email: annaturney@gmail.com Website: https://www.annaturney.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/skiraceanna     If you are looking for a Blueprint to help you and your business manage uncertainty, deal with failure and navigate change then reach out to Julian on the link below. https://calendly.com/julianroberts/45min

Hear Paul Barber, CEO and deputy chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club, discuss how he goes about identifying and developing sustainable talent. Paul highlights how the foundation of acquiring sustainable talent lies within how the organisation’s vision and values align with the potential employee, and how advancing recruitment techniques can support this. From there, regular appraisals can be set up for continuous feedback and development, as well as training and development programmes, and succession planning programmes. Paul emphasises the importance of acting with integrity, thus “inspiring but with honesty”. In the context of the Brighton and Hove football academy, the majority of recruited talent will not make it into the professional football world. Paul says how this way of educating gives all talent the inspiration and confidence to develop, but that being honest provides them with a healthy tolerance for failure, thus preparing them for working life beyond the football academy.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0phF6wxL1U   Connect with Paul: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-barber-obe-164552a/ Email: paul.barber@bhafc.co.uk Website: http://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/     Attention: high performing leaders How would you like to have clarity of purpose and unstoppable confidence to become an exceptional leader?   Find out how the "Unlocking Leadership Potential" approach has helped successful leaders to become exceptional.   If you are interested in becoming an exceptional leader, then do take some time to hear from Julian Roberts the founder of the "Unlocking Leadership Potential" approach by clicking this link: https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/welcome  

“But we’ve always done it this way…”: The forbidden phrase according to Anita Lettink, partner at Strategic Management Centre and founder of HRTechRadar. Hear Anita share her insights into the future of work, and how emerging technologies and artificial intelligence will play a role in the future, thus requiring openness and willingness for change. Having a sound understanding of the demographics and required skill sets needed to achieve success in the future of your workplace is vital. And with Anita’s strong view on generational constructs created in the workplace, she emphasises the need to understand the personal circumstances of those in your workplace, and what skills they can develop and maintain for the future of our digital world.   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ael0GS3VDKs   Connect with Anita: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitalettink/ Email: anita@hrtechradar.com Website: https://www.anitalettink.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Let_Anita     Attention: high performing leaders How would you like to have clarity of purpose and unstoppable confidence to become an exceptional leader?   Find out how the "Unlocking Leadership Potential" approach has helped successful leaders to become exceptional.   If you are interested in becoming an exceptional leader, then do take some time to hear from Julian Roberts the founder of the "Unlocking Leadership Potential" approach by clicking this link: https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/welcome