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How to Create a Culture Change–FAST from 2023-02-03T17:19:42
In this podcast I want to talk about how you can create a culture change quickly. First let’s start by looking at why creating the right culture is important. Why is creating the right culture i...
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Is Distraction Good for Your Productivity? from 2022-11-23T07:00:03
With the end of 2022 in sight, I’ve been looking at my productivity. My August went by so fast I missed it, and September wasn’t much slower. So much so that I began October with more work tha...
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Archetypes – The Impact of the Caregiver from 2022-11-07T19:08:08
What is an Archetype? Carl Jung was the first person to bring archetypes into the more mainstream. He said you could no more separate yourself from your archetypes than you could separate your...
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Why Smart Leaders Invest in Personal Development from 2022-10-04T16:44:56
This is an AI transcript of the podcast, please excuse any minor errors. Sadly there is still an all too common belief amongst leaders that they won’t benefit from personal development and it’...
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Learning From Risk from 2022-08-19T16:53:19
As a leader we’re constantly taking risks. Or should be. The question is are we mitigating, minimising or trying to eliminate and which is the best for the situation to encourage growth. I was ...
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Success Principles – Imagination from 2022-05-31T17:47:55
Welcome to the 2nd Podcast on Success Principles. Our mind has several higher faculties – these include reason, will, perception, intuition, memory and the one I’m going to talk about today –...
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Are You Using Your Creator Archetype Fruitfully? from 2022-04-26T16:28:39
In this episode of the blue pea leader, I want to explore the use of archetypes, well one specifically. But what are archetypes, well they’re a language of power and a route to know ourselves b...
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Working With Fear from 2022-02-24T07:00:53
This year I'm exploring and attempting to understand what drives fear(s) more. I know what a topic to pick. Maybe something smaller for next year 😆However fear is a powerful emotion. It stops ...
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SUCCESS PRINCIPLES–ATTITUDE from 2022-02-02T18:03:02
Welcome to a new series I’ll be covering throughout this year on Success Principles. The first principle I’ll be exploring is Attitude. Humans have one of those luxuries - something we take...
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10 Ways To Reduce Your Stress Levels from 2021-12-08T11:34:56
Burnout, exhaustion, stress gone too far. For some of us last year we found ways of getting through the turbulence and we entered this year hoping that things would improve. It’s possible th...
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Hybrid Working and Your Leadership from 2021-11-10T16:50:55
A return to the office and the more traditional way of working is starting to happen. Of course there are risks and rewards of doing this. And from several conversations I’ve had with clients ...
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The Best Way to Switch Your Mindset from Chaotic to Growth from 2021-05-03T18:04:07
Sometimes we can get stuck in thinking things that happen are random, uncertain or chaotic. And sometimes we get stuck in looking for THE reason behind every event. Yet there is a question tha...
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How Expectations Determine Your Success from 2021-03-10T13:04:12
Let's talk about expectations and goal achievement and let's be honest it's not the most attractive subject you know it's not it's not a sexy subject. I have to say that when I'm working with l...
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5 Ways To Avoid Over Thinking from 2021-02-17T10:22:29
Analysis is an essential leadership skill quality that produces better results, but there comes a point when overdone, we enter analysis paralysis, start over thinking everything and poor decisi...
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Diversity and Inclusion with Emily Foster from 2021-01-05T12:15:17
Hello and welcome to the blue pea leader podcast, and in this episode I'm going to be joined by Emily Foster, who is the APAC media leader for Colgate at WPP. And she's also a diversity and incl...
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What Are The Benefits Of Self Directed Learning from 2020-11-27T16:37:17
In this episode of the blue pea leader I’m going to be sharing my thoughts on self-directed learning, what it is, the benefits and how, as a leader, you can best support it. Pre Covid, we were m...
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Developing The Courage To Keep Going from 2020-11-02T12:30:09
In this episode of the blue pea leader podcast, I'm going to talk about the importance of developing your courage muscles. We often dismiss our level of courage or at times feel overwhelmed and ...
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How To Hold High Energy Remote Meetings from 2020-09-10T16:55:09
Hello and welcome to the latest blue pea leader podcast. I was recently asked by a client for help around doing high energy remote meetings, especially on a monday morning. Let's face it, it's t...
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Interview with Sue Swanborough on Increasing Your Resilience from 2020-06-03T14:52:06
Please be aware what follows is an AI Transcript, excuse typos’ and any other slightly weird stuff but you’ll get the gist of the interview….. Ruth: Hello and welcome to the blue pea leader po...
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Navigating Uncertainty Resourcefully from 2020-05-19T13:19:49
The following is an AI transcript, so please ignore any errors. Hello and welcome to this episode of the blue pea leader. And I want to share with you how you can navigate uncertainty, with styl...
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Interview with Anne Parker on Performance Management from 2020-04-16T15:57:31
Please be aware what follows is an AI Transcript, please excuse typos’ and any other slightly weird stuff but you’ll get the gist of the interview….. Ruth: Hello and welcome to the blue pea le...
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Money Doesn’t Motivate–So What Does? from 2019-12-09T09:27:44
In conversations with leaders, the topic of motivating staff often comes up. Either the company has gone through some lean times, or there is constant pressure on budgets. In some cases it’s a...
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Will The Real You Please Stand Up – How to Be An Authentic Leader from 2019-11-27T08:54:06
How often do you hold back or not say or do something because you're worried about how it will be perceived? If the frequency is higher than you'd like then take comfort, you're not alone, most...
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The Power of Connecting Company Purpose to Employee Passion from 2019-11-11T10:42:28
A company with a well-defined purpose and passionate employees who share it can unleash a massive boost of employee enthusiasm that can only be born when purpose and passion align. Unfortunate...
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The Benefit of Setting Boundaries At Work from 2019-10-30T16:42:12
Burnout, stress, overwhelm, overworked. Just a few of the side effects of having our boundaries at work crossed repeatedly. What are boundaries A boundary is a line or threshold or limit. Cross...
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6 Ways To Lead Your Former Peers from 2019-09-30T14:42:26
Moving up in an organisation isn’t always easy. While it's great for you and your career ladder, you will inevitably find yourself facing various barriers. Generally, the higher you go, the mo...
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How to Handle Your Emotional Team from 2019-09-04T12:18:49
Emotions are a fact of life. We all have them, and it's sometimes challenging to keep them in check. In the workplace, emotional outbursts can have a detrimental effect on the whole team, not ...
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Developing Your Emotional Intelligence from 2019-08-29T15:34:34
With the increase in change, employees are looking for more than just'work'and the quality of our relationships is key to engagement; As leaders we need more than tools, processes and skills. W...
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How Can I Get Better At Coaching Difficult People from 2019-08-21T16:55:21
Many years ago, (I won’t count how many if you don’t mind!,) I was introduced to a couple of different coaching principles that I was encouraged to use as I built my coaching expertise. Here ...
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Has busyfoolitus invaded your organisation or team? from 2019-08-12T08:48:11
It appears we’re all really busy these days. How are you? “really busy”, “crazy busy”, “manically busy” come the replies. Nope, ordinary “busy” is not enough to win a badge of honour these days....
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How Do You Find A Great Leadership Coach? from 2019-08-05T15:26:40
How do you find a great leadership coach, and do you do the coaching face to face, phone, what’s the best frequency, duration, industry? There are so many questions to consider when you choose ...
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Cultivating Confidence In Your Leadership from 2019-08-02T08:35:18
As leaders, we know we don’t have the answer for everything, and there will be times when we’re more unsure than others. What our team are looking for isn’t that we know everything, it is that ...
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When is it the right time to develop your future leaders? from 2019-07-30T13:12:42
Developing future leaders can be an expensive business. You’re second-guessing in some ways what’s going to be required in the future of a leader and how you can begin to equip them so they can...
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Feeling Stuck in Your Career? from 2019-07-17T10:51:32
Career Flat Spots I recently had a client tell me they felt stuck in their career. A sort of career stagnation or sense of spinning wheels. I know this sensation isn’t a rarity, so just what d...
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How To Handle Stress At Work from 2019-07-15T14:07:05
Have you ever wondered how many times a day you are distracted? And it’s not just because you are procrastinating over writing a report or avoiding having a challenging conversation with one of ...
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Life Long Learning the Mantra for Modern Leaders from 2019-07-08T17:28:17
Lifelong learning and leadership are two phrases destined to be together. Lifelong learning is a phrase that’s been around a while, and the thinking behind it was that knowledge, education and...
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5 Reasons to Stop Micromanaging Your Team from 2019-07-08T17:03:05
I have heard a phrase used many times in leadership training and when coaching one to one. It’s said with sincere conviction and a genuine belief that “it’s just me and who I am”, yet it is, w...
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Why Great Leaders Understand The 6 Levels of Change from 2019-06-11T10:39:09
Employees around the globe are reporting that change is a constant in organisations today, and while the focus may currently be on how technology is driving change mainly through artificial inte...
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5 Coaching Myths That Can Hold You Back from 2019-05-31T07:58:58
Coaching is a powerful technique for helping someone unlock the potential inside of themselves. It can be very empowering, motivating and inspiring for the person being coached. It can also be...
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Leadership Is A Service from 2019-05-28T10:43:47
[This is a transcript - apologies for any typo's] Hello, it's Ruth here. And today, I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts on leadership in this modern world. It is probably based on the...
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Active Listening is a Valuable Coaching and Leadership Skill from 2019-05-28T10:42:35
[This is a transcript of the podcast] How good is your active listening? Hi. It's Ruth here from Blue Pea POD, and today, I want to talk about what I think it takes to be good at listening. Whic...
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Why Epic Failure Done Right Strengthens Your Leadership from 2019-05-24T10:22:11
Failure, failing, screwing it up, making mistakes. Things we prefer to avoid like the plague. Yet in our desire to prevent this, we also miss out on the good stuff. Failure approached with the...
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The 5 Things Your Employees Want From You from 2019-05-15T11:35:51
On my way back from delivering a leadership course in Europe last week I was drawn to a post from Leigh Branham on why employees leave their organisation; it’s based on a book of his that is an ...
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3 Ways to Avoid Burnout in Your Team from 2019-05-02T12:05:01
The cost of employee burnout Burnout is a genuine and increasing concern for many leaders I’m working with today. Now their focus of interest regarding burnout is their staff. However, my obser...
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4 Fears Reducing The Performance Of Your Team from 2019-05-01T10:47:28
Do you have any of these in your team right now? Lack of Trust Poor Communication Disengaged Employees Averagely Performing Teams Lack-lustre conversations I feel the need, the need for..safety ...
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It’s time to re-write your life script to improve your leadership from 2019-03-12T11:34:13
This year some of my conversations and work with my clients have encompassed the power of our identity and our story, or script, that we unconsciously let shape our life and consequently our lea...
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Is A Lack Of Meaning and Fulfillment Impacting Your Teams Success? from 2018-10-24T16:34:19
There was a time when people looked for job security, for the right remuneration package and the career ladder. However what people want now is meaning and significance in their work. When we ...
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The Stories You Tell Predict Your Future from 2018-10-24T16:00:13
Fact and an uncomfortable one at that is; the stories we tell, to ourselves and others, predict our future. We are by nature story people, it’s a way of expressing ourselves, feeling valued, con...
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Coaching A Direct Report? A Challenge For Today’s Leader from 2018-10-24T15:50:52
Coaching a direct report... ummm. Is this a great idea for today's leader? The short answer is not always. A leader should be having a regular conversation to help develop their direct report i...
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Success Strategies-How To Get Off On The Right Track from 2018-10-24T15:40:37
Success strategies; ever Googled it? I know I have. It's pretty popular! We are all looking for that elusive guide on how to live a successful life, though the truth is it helps if you start off...
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Honest Communication In The Workplace: Inviting Honesty and Information Sharing from 2018-10-24T15:27:12
Aren't we all desperate for honest communication in the workplace? None of us want to operate in a silo. Agility, speed, handling change, adapting, innovating all require us to have a clear pic...
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Delegation: 4 Crazy Excuses That Leaders Use from 2018-10-24T15:02:28
Delegation is the name of the game and I want to play that game with you. Sir Bruce Forsyth obviously never sang it like that but if we want to be the king of our castle we have to learn to del...
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Resilient Leadership: Building A Resilient Culture from 2018-10-24T14:20:19
Resilient leadership and it’s relationship to your culture is a current hot leadership topic. One of the most powerful predictors of our ability to bounce back from difficult times or withstand ...
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Mental Agility and Open Mindedness from 2018-10-17T12:15:25
[Please excuse any typing errors as this is a direct transcription for your benefit.] Hello, this is Ruth Sanderson from Blue Pea POD. In this podcast, I want to talk about mental agility, speci...
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Intrepid Exploration from 2018-10-17T12:06:17
[Please excuse any typing errors as this is a direct transcription for your benefit.] Hi, this is Ruth Sanderson from Blue Pea POD and in this podcast, I want to pose the question: Are you an in...
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The Power Of Vision from 2018-10-17T11:48:40
[Please excuse any typing errors as this is a direct transcription for your benefit.] When there are times of high change, unknown, uncertainty, flux and a bucket load of problems just waiting f...
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Getting It Wrong Versus Getting It Right? A Dilemma from 2018-10-17T09:05
[Please excuse and typing errors. This is a direct transcription of the podcast for your benefit.] In this podcast, I want to talk about what if you're not prepared to get it wrong? Which might ...
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Give Me A Little Respect from 2018-08-15T15:00:36
[Please excuse and typing errors. This is a direct transcription of the podcast for your benefit.] Hello there. This is Ruth Sanderson from Blue Pea POD, and in this podcast, I want to talk abou...
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