Value Through Vulnerability

I was grateful and inspired to spend 40 minutes with Neil Mullarkey during this podcast. I have watched Neil in action in the past, however back then 5-6 years ago, I was not myself 'awake' to the importance of our deepest, innate humanity.  Neil uses his expertise in Improv to help organisations step back into their innate creative and innovative selves, whilst having some fun along the way. We discussed a range of topics including vulnerability, leadership, listening, body language, presence, thinking, learning and so much more. Neil can be contacted via the following means: Website - https://www.improvyourbiz.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NeilMullarkey LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilmullarkey/ Seven Steps Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Steps-Improve-People-Skills/dp/0993501125/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1569759968&refinements=p_27%3ANeil+Mullarkey&s=books&sr=1-2 Bio: International keynote speaker, coach and author. Creativity, Collaboration, Communication. You can also

I just loved this conversation with Oleg who has dealt with his own range of challenges as he grew up to become the motivator and agent for positive change that he now is via his work and live events. We had a wonderfully rich and deep conversation around beliefs, vulnerability, awareness, mindset, belonging, courage, curiosity and so much more. Oleg's upcoming events include 'The Courage to be You' which is just one of the best names of an event I have heard and I would ask that you check this and his other events out. https://www.overcomingodds.today/upcoming-events-1 Oleg can be contacted via the following means: Website - https://www.overcomingodds.today/ Twitter  - https://twitter.com/OlegLougheed LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleg-lougheed-6aa2a1b5/ Email - connect@overcomingodds.today Bio: His start in life was inauspicious. At 9 years old, he relinquished his parents' rights and entered the Russian orphanage. At 12 years old, he decided to be adopted into a new family, in a new c

The weekly #HumansFirst open and inclusive calls can all be found here -> https://humansfirst.club/events Find the Aequip team at https://www.aequip.co.uk/ I really enjoyed this deeply insightful and diverse conversation with Eleanor Snare who has the wonderfully affectionate title of Business Witch who focuses on Getting Artists and Writers Organised with mindset coaching, operations advice + marketing expertise. Eleanor's insight, however, crosses every profession and every human being for me.  She shares what vulnerability means to her;  we discuss the power of intuition, non-violent communication, awareness, courage, emotions, leadership and so much more. Eleanor can be contacted via the following means: Email - hello@eleanorsnare.com Website - http://eleanorsnare.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/eleanorsnare LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanorsnare/ Bio: Someone described what I do as 'art counselling'. Someone else said it's 'sparkly PRINCE 2'. It's a mixture of coach

This was a wonderful conversation with Gethin, the 2nd time he has joined the podcast after being part of the #selfcareweek 10 x 15 mins podcast series back in Nov 2018 - a summary an be found here ->  https://my.visme.co/projects/9079jz0k-self-care-week-2018-10-x-15-mins-podcasts    Gethin and I had a great discussion around leadership, wellbeing, vulnerability, love and lots more.  Gethin can be contacted via the following means:  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/WorldofGoodBook LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gethinnadin/   Website -  https://www.hellobenefex.com/ Gethin's book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Good-Improving-Employee-Experience/dp/197393793X Bio:  A psych grad and guest lecturer who has worked in HR Tech for almost 20 years. I'm a frequent speaker and writer on the subjects of global employee engagement, HR, the employee experience, employee benefits and financial well-being.  As well as the most well known HR

I absolutely loved this conversation with freelance social change maker Mary Freer. We discussed at depth vulnerability, courage, awareness, compassion, leadership and lots more. Her live event, Compassion Revolution Conference, takes place across 10th and 11th Sept 2019 - You can still gets tickets here -> https://compassionrevolution.care/ Mary can be contacted via the following means: Twitter - https://twitter.com/FreerMary Website - https://compassionrevolution.care/ Bio: I'm activating a Compassion Revolution in health and aged care - join me http://compassionrevolution.care In 2016 Mary launched Compassion Lab, a space where leaders can practice together to uncover compassion in their organisations, their teams, and themselves. The link between innovation, creativity, workplace safety and compassion is now well researched - Mary's work unpacks what this means for individuals. Mary is a Westpac Bicentennial Social Change Fellow, a Member of the Australian Compassion Council, a TEDx speaker and

I really enjoyed this conversation with leadership consultant and middle manager advocate Renata Porter. I had the pleasure of meeting Renata via the #HumansFirst movement a few months ago and since then have really enjoyed her open, direct and thoughtful contributions to improving leadership impact. During this conversation we go deep into leadership, vulnerability, accountability, courage, awareness, mindset and much more. Renata can be contacted via any of the following means: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/renata-porter/ Website - https://www.renataporter.com/ Email - rp@renataporter.com Bio: WHAT I DO: I work with managers, small business owners and companies who want to go to the next level in Leadership. Where they build fully engaged teams that enjoy their place of work, know the value they bring and have the desire to exceed all expectations. I help them connect by being inclusive, transparent, inspiring and most of all, Lead through Action. WHY IT WORKS: Quite honestly, I stay out of

I really enjoyed speaking with Lee who has a varied and interesting background with a fascinating toolkit to help serve clients out of their own way by uncovering their blind spots. I loved the range of topics that Lee and I covered including vulnerability, leadership, self-awareness, inclusion, energy, fear, startups and so much more.  Lee's FREE Blindspot check can be found here -> https://www.leelam.co.uk/blindspothealthcheck  Lee can be contacted via the following means:    Website -  https://www.leelam.co.uk/ LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leelam/    Twitter - https://twitter.com/leelamconsult   Bio: I UNCOVER YOUR STARTUP'S OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC BLINDSPOTS. I'm a business consultant with over 14 years of coaching know-how and over 23 years of corporate knowledge, particularly in financial services. I deliberately look for those areas that could be stifling or stopping your ability to perform to your potential. And you may not even reali

I really enjoyed talking to Jo Menon who delivers large scale, global technology projects with a grace and presence that is honestly, incredible. Jo talks candidly about some scary personal life situations that were the catalyst for her shifting her approach to work and life.  We discuss mental health, vulnerability, courage, leadership, horses, mind, boundaries and so much more.  Jo can be contacted via the following means:  Website - https://www.themojoproject.co.uk/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-menon-5b12025/  Twitter - https://twitter.com/jojomenon Bio: Global Change management, Global systems (HRIS) implementation, Global Talent acquisition, Executive/ High Potential Talent assessment, Recruitment & HR Process Outsourcing, Coaching teams & individuals, Equine Facilitated Learning You can also find out more about Garry as follows: Web – Sign up for updates at www.hexochangenow.com Email - garry.turner@hexochangenow.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/

This was a sensational conversation with Minda Harts who is an author, speaker and adjunct professor, helping women of colour secure and own their seat at the table. We had a wonderful, meandering conversation that touched on inclusion, leadership, vulnerability, courage, volunteering, legacy, mindset and so much more. He book The Memo comes out on August 20th and can be pre-ordered here ->  https://www.amazon.com/Memo-Women-Color-Secure-Table/dp/1580058469  Minda can be contacted via the following means: Twitter -  https://twitter.com/MindaHarts  LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindaharts/  Web -  http://mindaharts.com/  Podcast -  http://mindaharts.com/podcast/  Bio:  A well-connected, sought after speaker and thought-leader, frequently speaking on topics of Advancing Women of Color, Leadership, Equity, and Entrepreneurship. In 2018, Minda was named as one of 25 Emerging Innovators by American Express. Minda is an assistant professor

Cornell is an International speaker, multiple title author, social entrepreneur, corporate trainer, mindset coach, former basketball coach, player, and trainer.  He also runs an Executive Coaching Program for CEO’s that focuses on EQ, team building, and culture.  This was one of the most impactful conversations, not only of this podcast, but my life. Cornell shares openly and vulnerably his personal journey as we meander though resilience, growth, vulnerability, mindset, family, inclusion, spirituality and so much more.  This truly was one of those WOW conversations. Conrell's positivity summit can be found here ->  http://cornell-thomas.com/positivity-summit-2/  Cornell can be contacted via the following means: Website -  http://cornell-thomas.com/  LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cornell-thomas-36689340/  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/CornellThomas  You can also find out more about Garry as follows: Web – Sign up for updates at www.h

What an awesome conversation this was. For the first time on this podcast, I had a conversation with a serial entrepreneur in Anil Dharni, who has set up multiple tech startups including his latest Sense.  Our conversation covered a range of topics including teamwork, leadership, culture, values, awareness, courage, purpose and much more.   I was particularly impressed, and inspired, by the fact that Sense's purpose is to help humanise the contingent labour market, thus tech enabling humans rather than what tends to happen, especially in big corporate, where tech and process rules humans. Anil can be contacted via the following means: Website -  https://www.sensehq.com/  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/adharni  Email -   Anil@sensehq.com Bio:  Anil Dharni is the co-founder and CEO of Sense. He founded Sense to help fix temporary employment for the 42 percent of the U.S. workforce that are contingent workers. Before founding Sense, Anil received his MBA from M

I absolutely loved this deeply inspiring conversation with Katrina Collier. We went deep on vulnerability, courage, recruitment, volunteering, HR, talent and so much more including Katrina bravely sharing her personal journey and the influence that has had on her drive and passion for inclusion, voice and community.    Bio:  Katrina Collier shows companies how to solve the problem of candidate engagement; HR, talent acquisition and hiring leaders don’t have an issue finding people, they have an issue evoking a response and keeping people in the recruitment process. She is the author of The Robot-Proof Recruiter and uses her extensive industry experience to deliver keynotes and facilitate offsites globally, which inspire all those involved in the recruitment lifecycle to use a human-first mindset. She is also the founder of 5 DisruptHR UK events, an Ambassador for Hope for Justice, and co-host of The #SocialRecruiting Show podcast. You’ll find her championing the #BeHuman cause on LinkedIn, Fa

I loved this conversation with Chris about a topic that I have spent little time understanding; Minimalism. Chris offers some wonderful insight and actionable steps to help us reduce our clutter and free our mind.  We touch on mindset, courage, awareness, values, work and so much more. Chris's article that I referenced during the conversation is ->  https://minimalism.life/journal/the-start?cookie=accepted  Chris can be contacted via the following means: LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lovett-29176933/  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/ChristoLovett  Bio: Minimalist. Coach. Visionary challenger. Progressive Leader. Talent discoverer. Speaker Trying to improve the workplace experience for people one step at a time.   You can also find out more about Garry as follows: Web – Sign up for updates at www.hexochangenow.com Email - garry.turner@hexochangenow.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryturnerstrategicadvisor/ Clubhouse - @vulnerablega

I am so inspired to share this recent conversation with the awesome Michael Gelb who is not only served the world with his thought-provoking work covering a span of 16 books, with a 17th to come, heavily based in operating at a higher level of consciousness, thereby improving innovation, creativity and outcomes for all, but he does all this with a fantastic humour and passion for the future. I love the absolute clarity that Michael has that by creating the healthy environments for people to thrive, by alleviating suffering and elevating joy, everybody benefits and reinforces what Barry Wehmiller states, that Everybody Matters. You can find The Healing Organization here ->   https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Organization-Awakening-Conscience-Business/dp/0814439810  You can find Michael's range of other books, his curriculum for conscious leadership as cited in the podcast can be found here - >    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Michael-Gelb/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AMichael+Ge

I really enjoyed my conversation with Mike Jones, founder of Leadership by Inspiration who is on a mission to enable senior leaders to create a culture where their employees and teams can thrive. Mike has a fascinating background spanning time in the forces, working with the English Rugby Union and is now serving organisations to rehumanise their leadership and cultures.  We had a great conversation crossing self-awareness, vulnerability, mental health, leadership, culture and so much more. Mike can be contacted via the following means: Website -  https://leadershipbyinspiration.com/  LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-h-jones/  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/leaderinspires  You can also find out more about Garry as follows: Web – Sign up for updates at www.hexochangenow.com Email - garry.turner@hexochangenow.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryturnerstrategicadvisor/ Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor

I really enjoyed this conversation with Tanya as we meandered through mental health, leadership, spirituality, vulnerability, listening, mind and so much more. I was particularly inspired to understand communication through a new lens; the lens of speaking our truth.   Tanya offers two deeply impactful courses which she shares with us during this conversation and I cannot recommend connecting with Tanya enough so which not reach out to her via any of the following means: Web -  https://www.communicationdoctor.co.uk/  LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-obeng27/  Facebook -  https://twitter.com/lifted_gifted  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/lifted_gifted  Bio   After ten years working in mainstream education, I experienced a full-scale burnout. Looking back now, it’s clear that I was showing signs for a long time before I actually gave myself a break. I realised that I needed to be more in control of my time, and also, more importantly, that I w

I was so inspired by my recent conversation with Rebecca-Monique Williams who is head of people at tech startup Attest and one of the most authentic heart-led leaders I have had the pleasure to meet. I first met Rebecca-Monique after watching her deliver her first Disrupt HR talk in London in March 2019 - you can find that here ->  https://vimeo.com/325942049  Rebecca-Monique is a deep thinker, a pragmatist and believer in the value of humans to transform themselves and the organisations they work for. We discussed a range of topics today including her origin story, vulnerability, leadership, emotional intelligence, education, inclusion and so much more. Rebecca-Monique can be contacted via the following means: LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccamonique/  Website -  https://www.rbccmnq.com/  Bio:   I'M ON A MISSION TO ENABLE OTHERS TO ACTUALISE THE HIGHEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES. MY INTENTION IS THAT BY HELPING THEM ALIGN THEIR PURPOSE WITH THEIR C

This was an incredibly rich and insightful conversation with Jarik as we flowed between a wide range of topics including inclusion, awareness, vulnerability, leadership, technology and so much more. We even learned about a new Equity at Work council which is a super exciting development bringing together major thought leaders across multiple disciplines. Jarik can be contacted via the following means: Web -  http://conradconsultinggroup.com/   Web - https://www.ultimatesoftware.com/   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cornellians/  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/DrJarikConrad  A recent whitepaper from Ultimate Software can be found here -> https://www.ultimatesoftware.com/ContactForm/7010d000001LXB6   Jarik Conrad, EdD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the Sr. Director of Human Capital Management Innovation for Ultimate Software. In this capacity, Dr. Conrad helps organizations stay abreast of the latest workforce trends and innovative approaches to people m

I just loved having this discussion with the passionate and inspiring Mike Vacanti. Mike shares openly that he has only stepped into his vulnerability and sought feedback from a range of data points in recent years.  In a very open and free-flowing conversation, we discuss vulnerability, leadership,  organisational design, culture, love, the #HumansFirst club and so much more. The #HumansFirst Playground is now open and can be accessed here ->   https://www.humansfirstplayground.com/  Mike can be contacted via the following means: Web -  www.mjvacanti.com  LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjvacanti/  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/MJVacanti  Web -  https://humansfirst.club/  You can also find out more about Garry as follows: Web – Sign up for updates at www.hexochangenow.com Email - garry.turner@hexochangenow.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryturnerstrategicadvisor/ Clubhouse - @vulnerablegarry --- Send in a vo

I was blown away by the insight and clarity with which Nilofer deliveries her inspiring messages around our unique Onlyness. Nilofer and I have a lovely conversation touches on vulnerability, courage, collaboration, innovation, power and how Steve Jobs taught her an interesting lesson by swearing at her! I cannot recommend her incredible book Onlyness enough which you can buy from here ->  http://nilofermerchant.com/books/the-power-of-onlyness/  I also wrote about the impact that this book had on me here ->  https://valuethroughvulnerability.com/2018/03/10/the-power-of-onlyness-unique-book-title-next-generation-thinking/  Twitter -  https://twitter.com/nilofer  Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/nilofer/  Web inc newsletter -  http://nilofermerchant.com/  My blog on Investment which is relevant to this conversation ->  https://valuethroughvulnerability.com/2019/02/10/investment/  About Nilofer Nilofer Merchant not only illuminate