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  • What part does self-awareness play in effective leadership? How can we intentionally develop our capacity for it and what might the benefits be? What responsibility do we really have for another person's experience of us?


    Highly Relational

    Season 3 - Episode 3

    Knowing Me, Knowing You - Raising Awareness of Awareness

    with Nia Thomas


    Nia Thomas is a charity director, fellow podcaster and author of ‘The Self-Awareness Superhighway’. Her doctoral research at the University of South Wales Business School explored the links between SELF-AWARENESS and LEADER EFFECTIVENESS. Previously Nia has worked in the NHS, local government and civil service in England and Wales. She is passionate - evangelical even - about raising awareness of awareness, because of the myriad benefits it can bring to our lives. In today's conversation we explore the crucial part self-aware leadership plays in creating generative working environments that meet the needs of our workforce, now and in the future.


    Nia Thomas:

    www.linkedin.com/in/nia-d-thomas

    www.knowingselfknowingothers.co.uk


    Robert Digings:

    www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Audio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Meghan Thomas   

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


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  • What can intact teams learn from the way creative project teams come together? How can you experiment in a working environment where you only get one chance to get it right? What are the leadership challenges of large-scale live event production?


    Highly Relational

    Season 3 - Episode 2

    Better Together - Delivering Successful Live Events

    with Karen Edwards


    Karen Edwards is a senior events specialist, Level Up mentor and founder of Bright Events - a done-for-you event management company. With 15 years’ experience of event production, Karen now partners with all sorts of clients, stakeholders and suppliers to realise large, complex live events. In today's conversation Karen shares the unique people and leadership challenges of live event production, and reveals how she creates short-term projects teams that are set up for success. There’s much intact teams can learn from diverse creative project teams that are required to get to know each other quickly, work together under considerable stress and get it right first-time once the audience turns up.


    Karen Edwards:

    www.linkedin.com/in/karen-edwards-events

    www.brighteventsltd.com


    Robert Digings:

    www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Audio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Meghan Thomas   

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • Could leadership be an act of creativity or perhaps even love? Could the highest goal of leadership be to create community? What part might The Muse play in inspiring us, if only we were open to it?


    Highly Relational

    Season 3 - Episode 1

    The Calling - Inspirational Leadership

    with Nick Williams


    Nick Williams is a coach, speaker, entrepreneur and best-selling author of 19 books, including ‘The Work We Were Born To Do’, ‘How To Be Inspired’ and ‘Powerful Beyond Measure’. He has over 3 decades’ experience in the coaching industry and has worked with clients ranging from Olympians to Golden Globe award winners. In today's conversation Nick argues that leadership isn’t just a skill to be developed - or a role that comes with direct reports - but can be an innate calling, which comes with its own responsibilities and an openness to inspiration, whatever the source - including the possibility of insights coming from ‘The Muse’.


    Nick Williams:

    www.linkedin.com/in/iamnickwilliams

    www.iamnickwilliams.com

    Books by Nick include:

    ‘The Work We Were Born To Do’

    ‘How To Be Inspired'

    'Powerful Beyond Measure'

    and 16 others


    Robert Digings:

    www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Audio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Meghan Thomas   

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • We’re back for a third series of Highly Relational! 


    We have 12 excellent guests lined up for this series, including:

    PENNY MALLORY - former champion rally driver and now international keynote speaker on mental toughnessNICK WILLIAMS - coach, speaker, entrepreneur and best-selling author of 19 books, including ‘The Work We Were Born To Do’WILL GLENDINNING - business owner, entrepreneur, author, creator and adventurerAnd ‘leader effectiveness’ expert - DR NIA THOMAS - Charity Director, fellow podcaster and author of ‘The Self-Awareness Superhighway’

    Tune in every Wednesday on your favourite podcasting app or YouTube to listen to our guest’s stories, tips and insights on how to create amazing teams at work. 


    And don’t forget, whether you’re new or fancy another listen we have two previous series available for you to catch up on - just scroll down!


    Your host is Robert Digings and the conversation focuses on relationships, teamwork and all the joys and messiness of human collaboration. 


    Do please subscribe - and consider writing a review - wherever you’re listening or watching!


    To join in the online conversation follow Robert on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Enjoy!


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  • In this bonus episode Robert reflects on the second half of the series, sharing his personal thoughts about the conversations he's had and the stand out themes of LISTENING and VULNERABILITY. He thanks the guests and listeners, asks for topic suggestions and guest recommendations and provides a Brucey Bonus!


    Listen here to find out more.


    If you enjoyed Robert's reflections and want to hear more try the mid-season reflection episode (BONUS #1: MID-SEASON REFLECTIONS - RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP) or if a particular clip drew you in listen to the full episode on Apple Podcast, Spotify or watch on YouTube.


    Honourable Mentions -

    Jill Clancy - S02 E07

    Best Behaviour - Effective Collaboration



    Philippa White - S02 E10

    Everything Is Broken - Leadership and Humanity



    Colin Smith - S02 E08

    Hear You Me - Listening To Connect



    Steve Hearsum - S02 E09

    Silver Bullet - The Myth of Fixability



    Simon Cavicchia - S02 E12

    Shame Shame - Embracing Our Vulnerability



    Kate Trafford - S02 E11

    Born This Way - Authentic Success



    Craig Goldblatt - S02 E03

    It Only Takes A Minute - Being on Purpose



    Robert Digings -

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


     

    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 


    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


     

    Production credits -

    Studio Manager at Spiritland Studio Kings Cross - Ed Gill

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall



    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

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  • How easy to you find it to say ‘I don’t know’? How does our childhood shame and anxiety shape us as leaders? Why do our beliefs about vulnerabilities impact the way we work together? 


    Highly Relational Season 2 - Episode 12

    Shame Shame – Embracing our Vulnerability with Simon Cavicchia  


    Simon Cavicchia is an executive coach and consultant whose work focuses on making vulnerability more ordinary and bringing our feelings of shame and anxiety into everyday conversations. 

    With a background of working with national charities, the media and social care and as a member at Hult Ashbridge Business School Simon is here today to share his journey with shame and anxiety as a consultant and a human himself. Simon discusses how our childhood experiences and perceived truths, grown from ideas mirrored to us by society, schools and sometimes our parents can impact us as leaders, team members and colleagues.

     

    Topics Covered:

    Developing ideas of self-imageSelf-awarenessWhat is self-image?Living up to ideals Shame and vulnerability UncertaintyNarcissismSimon's work with organisations Human connection Embracing difference

    Honourable Mentions:

    Brene Brown, WebsiteGestalt, Gestalt Centre WebsiteNarcissistic Process and Corporate Decay: The Theory of the Organisational Ideal by Howard Schwartz, Amazon

    Simon Cavicchia:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-cavicchia-1a6a521/

    https://www.simoncavicchia.com/

    ‘The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration’, Amazon

    ‘Gestalt Counselling In Action’, Amazon


    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios – Gemma Chester   

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall

    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited

    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • What is success? Why is authenticity the key to joyful productivity? How do we turn the 20% of the job we love into 80%?

     

    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 11

    Born This Way – Authentic Success

    with Kate Trafford   


    Kate Trafford has dedicated her career to helping people reach their authentic success and become joyfully productive. Kate draws on her years of working with teams, leaders and organisations to help us navigate our careers, jobs and team roles so that we are getting the most satisfaction out of our jobs by tapping into our authentic selves. 

     

    Kate is here today to talk about loving the journey to success as much as the success itself and that sometimes we need to strip back all the ‘talents’ and ‘skills’ we’ve developed along the way and do some self-reflection, and re-niching to remind ourselves who we truly are and what we’re naturally best at. 


    Topics Covered:

    Kate’s own journey of success Reflection and self-discovery as the place to start Authenticity and belongingHow to find your authentic self in the role you already do How do job descriptions play into changing the tasks within a teamThe importance of curiosity in a leaderCan this culture change happen bottom up or only top down?What research exits in this area?Wellbeing – that it is more than just not getting sickGoal with Soul 

    Honourable Mentions:

    ‘Finding Your Element: How To Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life’ Sir Ken Robinson, Amazon

    Kate Trafford:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/katetrafford/

    https://www.katetrafford.com/

    ‘Get There, Love Here: The Busy Professionals Guide to Authentic Enjoyable Success’, Amazon  


    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.


    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Spiritland Studio Kings Cross - Rich Andrews

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited

    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • How many companies can you name that you love working with? Why is business broken? What human assets are we lacking on our organisations?


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 10

    Everything is Broken – Leadership and Humanity

    with Philippa White  


    As founder and CEO of TIE Leadership Philippa is here to help us understand why business is broken and what we can do to fix it. Philippa is a global citizen, with links to Canada, Britain, Brazil and many other countries who advocates for everyone, but especially leaders, to leave the comfort of the ‘known’ and open up to other opportunities. 


    We are more creative and innovative when we are happy, challenged and can learn from our mistakes. Philippa discusses the impact leaders can have on businesses and our world if they became more resilient, more self-aware and more willing to say ‘I don’t know, but I do know who to speak to’. As a keynote speaker, global-trailblazer and now author there is no one better to help us understand how to bring humanity back to business.


    Topics Covered:

    Why is business broken?How human relationship create companies and their culturesHuman assets; vulnerability, self-awareness, resilienceThis movement is bottom upAccepting and learning from failureDo we have the businesses we deserve?21st century businesses Philippa’s experiential work with TIE leadershipPhilippa’s own inspiration Bursting our echo-chamber bubble of perspectives and opinions

    Philippa White:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippajanewhite/

    https://tieleadership.com

    ‘Return on Humanity: Leadership Lessons From All Corners of The World’, Amazon


    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.


    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios – Gemma Chester   

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • When was the last time you experienced true change in your organisation?When was the last time you hired a change consultant?What did it actually change? 


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 9

    Silver Bullet – Myth of Fixability

    with Steve Hearsum  


    Steve has spent decades working as an executive coach and consultant, working with organisations like Roffey Park, Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and the University of Sussex and has come to understand that there are no silver bullets, no quick fixes. 

    Steve is here today to highlight that we are all colluding in this myth of fixability, not just leaders and if we were more vulnerable with each other, got comfortable with saying I don’t know and listened we would be able to make meaningful change in our teams and workplace. 


    Topics Covered:

    What is the myth of fixability?What is a silver bullet? Culture changePower of internal enquiryOrganisational therapy Shame ands anxietyColluding in the mythEgoCourage to directly challenge and learnExistential element of fixability 

    Honourable Mentions:

    John Higgins and Mark Cole, AmazonDr Graham Curtis, Roffey Park WebsiteMagic Consultants, BBC Radio 4

    Steve Hearsum:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevehearsum

    https://www.hearsum.com/

    ‘No Silver Bullet: Bursting the Bubble of The Organisational Quick Fix’, Amazon


    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/

     

    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.

     

    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Brown Bear Audio – Tom Dalton  

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall

    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited

    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • How does listening affect a speaker’s quality of thinking?

    Why is it not a leadership skill we prioritise?

    What is the impact of interruption?  


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 8

    Hear You Me - Listening to Connect

    with Colin Smith


    Colin Smith is known as ‘The Listener’ and has coached organisations like Biffa, BNP Paribas and the Department of Health to understand and embrace the difference between hearing and listening. 

    Colin is here to tell us how the art of listening allows teams, leaders and individuals to improve the quality of their thinking and build better relationships.


    Everyone can ‘do’ listening but how do we ‘be’ the listener? Press play to find out!


    Topics Covered:

    Difference between hearing and listening Difference between doing and being listening Benefits of listening in this wayImpact listening has on the speaker’s quality of thinking Listening as a leadership skill The value of attention over advice The importance of silenceInterruptionCOVID, zoom, technology and listening The ‘Golden Minute’ 

     

    Honourable Mentions:

    Celeste Headlee, Ted Talk - YouTubeTattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, AmazonTime to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind by Nancy Kline, Amazon

     

    Colin Smith:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/colindsmith1/

    https://dexteritysolutions.co.uk

     

    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/

     

    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

     

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.

     

    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall

     

    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited

     

    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • Why is collaboration such a tricky thing to pull off?

    Why aren't team behaviours just good or bad?

    How does a team set itself up for sustainable success from the get go?


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 7

    Best Behaviour – Effective Collaboration   

    with Jill Clancy   


    With decades of experience in the workplace, Jill Clancy, has translated her own time as a coach, mentor, volunteer and even engineer student into her work as a change consultant. 

     

    With a focus on recognising and understanding our collaborative behaviours, Jill helps teams, organisations and teams of teams work together to decide what behaviours they want to see and how to create those traits in the workplace. 

     

    Jill is here today to help us understand why our behaviours are not only up to us but how by acknowledging their impact on others we can change the very culture of our teams. 

     

    Topics Covered:

    What is collaborative behaviour? How to create behaviours which are part of the team not just the individuals who come and goInappropriate and appropriate behavioursThe two sides of behaviours – the physical and communicating side The need to define and write a list of desired behaviours as a team What is ‘ego’ and why does it impact collaborative behaviourImportance of team agreementsThe power of debriefing and the need for regular conversations of reflection Conflict, collaboration and removing blame Shifting the focus from ‘culture’ to values and behaviours  

     

    Honourable Mentions:

    The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth, BBC iPlayer Episode 1

     

    Jill Clancy:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-clancy-8a61086/

     

    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/

     

    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

     

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.

     

    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Spiritland Kings Cross Studio – Ed Gill

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall

     

    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited

     

    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • UPCOMING GUESTS:

    Kate Trafford:

    LinkedIn  

    https://www.katetrafford.com

    Get There, Love Here: The Busy Professional’s Guide To Authentic, Enjoyable Success published by Right Book Press (Amazon)


    Colin Smith:

    LinkedIn  

    https://dexteritysolutions.co.uk


    Jill Clancy:

    LinkedIn  


    Simon Cavicchia:

    LinkedIn  

    The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration (Amazon)


    Robert Digings (LinkedIn), Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach


    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.


    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Studio Engineer at Spiritland Studio King's Cross - Will Thornton

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach, Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.


    Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Lucy Widdowson & Paul Barbour

    LinkedIn & LinkedIn

    performance-edge.co.uk/

    Building Top Performing Teams: A Practical Guide to Team Coaching to Improve Collaboration and Drive Organisational Success (Amazon)


    Craig Goldblatt

    LinkedIn

    https://www.craiggoldblatt.com

    https://livingonpurpose.global


    Gwen Stirling Wilkie

    LinkedIn

    https://omni-working.com/

    https://seedsoftransformation.co.uk

    Omni-Working: Work Effectively In All Ways, From All Places (Amazon)


    Julia Carden

    LinkedIn

    https://carden-consulting.co.uk/about-julia/


    Gabriella Braun

    LinkedIn

    workingwell.cc

    gabriellabraun.co.uk

    All That We Are: Uncovering The Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour At Work (Amazon)


    David Kesby

    LinkedIn

    https://organisationalcoachinghub.com

    Extra-Dependant Teams: Realising the Power of Similarity (Amazon)


    Production Credits

    Studio Engineer at Spiritland Studio King's Cross - Will Thornton

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


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  • What does it mean to be self-aware and how do you do it? 

    Why does it help us to give and receive real and honest feedback?

    What is the connection between self-awareness and getting comfortable with uncertainty?


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 6

    This Is Me - Self-awareness and Connection

    with Julia Carden  


    As an executive coach with a PhD in self-awareness and a background as a HR consultant, civil servant and Royal Navel Officer, Julia is perfectly placed to highlight why self-awareness allows us to become better leaders, team members and co-workers. Julia explains how self-awareness underpins every other form of self-understanding and how perspective and ego are part of what makes it so difficult to truly achieve.


    Topics Covered:

    Self-awareness and the inputs and outputs of itThe components of self-awarenessSelf-awareness and uncertaintyLeaders and self-awarenessHow can self-awareness be of tangible and meaningful value in the workplace?Self-awareness and collaborationWhat are we inhibiting in our teams by making it unacceptable to express anger and frustration?Time commitment involved in becoming self-awareWhy is it so difficult?How can you become self-aware?

    Honourable Mentions:

    Simon Sinex, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Game-Businesses-Achieve-Long-Lasting/dp/0241295599Johari Window Viktor FranklBrene Brown, https://brenebrown.com/Helena Clayton, S01, E03Duval & Wicklund 1972Gabriella Braun, S02, E02Daniel Goleman, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emotional-Intelligence-Matter-More-Than/dp/0747528306Jim Collins, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996Paul Barbour & Lucy Widdowson, S02, E01

    Julia Carden:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliacarden/

    https://carden-consulting.co.uk/about-julia/


    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.


    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


    Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube

    If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!


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  • Do all teams ‘team’ in the same way?

    Why is vulnerability the foundation of every great team?

    How do communities of practice raise industry standards?  


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 5

    Two Tribes - Inter- and Extra-Dependent Teams

    with David Kesby  


    With a background of working with executive teams and coaches David has dedicated his career to explaining and exploring the 2 types of team we can be part of, the inter-dependent team who work together to achieve a common goal, vs extra-dependent teams who are learning together to develop a common practice. As founder of Organisational Coaching Hub David works with organisations and coaches to team them that there is no one way to team. 


    Topics Covered:

    The two types of 'team' and why it hasn't been noticed beforeDefining a ‘team’ and the difference from a group Meaning of ‘teaming’Community of practice and extra-dependant teams Power of supervision groupsSkills, bills, thrills and spills Leaders need to create space for vulnerability Acknowledging similarity in teams as well as diversity Identity as the glue which holds together individuals and teams How prevalent are extra-dependent teams?

    David Kesby:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkesby/

    https://organisationalcoachinghub.com


    David’s Book:

    Extra-Dependant Teams: Realising the Power of Similarity 

    Published by: Routledge, 2018

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extra-Dependent-Teams-Realising-Power-Similarity-ebook/dp/B08LDMBTHC


    Robert Digings:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.


    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


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  • What is the purpose of a meeting, could your last meeting have been an announcement instead?

    How can we make the most of our working space?

    Why are we so pressured to get through an agenda when working online? 


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 4

    9 to 5 - Working All Ways, From All Places

    with Gwen Stirling Wilkie 


    With a background in organisational transformation Gwen has become an expert on work in the 21st Century. Founder of Seeds of Transformation and creator of the Omni-Working Framework Gwen is helping leaders and teams to grow, connect and work together more effectively, in all ways from all places. 


    Topics Covered:

    What does it mean to work?Performance data and benefits of hybrid working in organisationsThe ‘urgency’ and intensity of online meetingsThe omni-working framework - connection, relationships, working practices, outcomes, guiding principles, working spaces and technology Meetings – does it really need to be a meetingAsynchronous and synchronous working practices How to create spaces to bring the best out of each team member How does a leader enable their team to do the work which connects the team with other areas of the organisation What was the impact COVID had on work, was it all for the better?Viewing flexibility as a source of competitive advantage

    Honourable Mentions:

    Atlassian, https://www.atlassian.com/practices/use-cases/team-anywhereAtlassian Report, https://www.atlassian.com/blog/distributed-work/distributed-work-report

    Gwen Stirling Wilkie:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwen-stirling-wilkie-frsa-6171356/

    https://omni-working.com/

    https://seedsoftransformation.co.uk


    Gwen’s Book 

    Omni-Working: Work Effectively In All Ways, From All Places

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Omni-Working-all-ways-places/dp/1913483339


    Robert Digings

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.


    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


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  • Why do some people say we need to learn to breathe better?

    How can we live richer lives at work as well as at home?

    How do you know your true purpose? 


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 3

    It Only Takes a Minute - Being on Purpose

    with Craig Goldblatt


    Craig is a team coach, international keynote speaker and founder of the charity Giving Africa and strives to make every individual understand how unique and magnificent they are. Craig specialises in purpose and impact and has worked with companies including Microsoft, the World Wildlife Fund and easyJet.


    Topics Covered:

    Mental wellbeingHow organisations need to change the way they function to allow people to be human beingsThe importance of collaboration in organisations and corporatesImportance of breathingPower of intentionInternal and external worldsPersonal and professional purposeDaily practicesHow COVID caused us to become still, sedentary and overwhelmedThe importance of a minute at work

    Honourable Mentions:

    Nathalie Montille, https://www.transformationalbreath.co.uk/community/nathalie-montille/Dalai Lama Mahatma Ghandi Nichiren Buddhist NLP, https://www.nlp.com/what-is-nlp/Eckhart Tolle Viktor Frankl - Mans Search for Meaning, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mans-Search-Meaning-classic-Holocaust/dp/1844132390Martin Luther King Antony Robbins, https://www.tonyrobbins.comZig Ziglar, https://www.ziglar.comMark Victor Hansen 

    Craig Goldblatt

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-goldblatt/

    https://www.craiggoldblatt.com

    https://livingonpurpose.global


    Robert Digings

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

     

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.

     

    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall

     

    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited

     

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  • Do you always sit in the same seat at every meeting?

    Have you ever accidently called your boss Mum?

    Why do we make slips of the tongue, and what do they mean?


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 2

    Slip of the Tongue - Psychoanalysis at Work

    with Gabriella Braun


    Gabriella has set out to share how psychoanalysis is a tool that everyone can use in their day-to-day lives, especially at work, to help us grow and understand ourselves more deeply. With over 20 years applying psychoanalysis and systems theory to the workplace, her clients range from the British Library and Cambridge University to RADA and UNICEFF.


    Topics covered:

    Why psychoanalysis is the most sophisticated method for understanding human natureTransference and counter-transferencePsychoanalysis and the team processHow the unconscious affects teams and the 3 basic assumptionsHow we know we have an unconsciousThe size of our unconscious (clue - it's big!) and why it changesWhy so many change programmes failNot every team or organisation is suited to working with their unconscious processOur constructive and destructive drives and their importance to individuals, teams and organisationsFirst steps to working with the unconscious

    Honourable mentions:

    Alfred Adler Carl JungRoberto Assagioli Wilfred Bion Melonie Klein – paranoid-schizoid Sigmund Freud 

    Gabriella Braun

    linkedin.com/in/gabriellabraun

    workingwell.cc

    gabriellabraun.co.uk


    Gabriella's book:

    All That We Are: Uncovering The Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour At Work

    Published by: Piatkus 2023

    amazon.co.uk/All-That-Are-Uncovering-Behaviour/dp/0349427305/


    Robert Digings

    linkedin.com/in/robertdigings


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.


    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production credits:

    Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


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  • Have you ever wondered what team coaching really is?

    What’s the difference between coaching, mentoring and therapy, is there one?

    What is the crossover between training a coaching practitioner and a great leader? 


    Highly Relational

    Season 2 - Episode 1

    Living on The Edge - Team Coaching for Performance

    with Lucy Widdowson and Paul Barbour


    Lucy and Paul have been working together for the last 4 years as Performance Edge Partners exploring people, purpose and the power of identity and value. As lead tutors at Henley Business School, they offer a unique perspective into the team coaching industry and its future in an ever-changing world. 


    Topics Covered:

    Defining team CoachingThe importance of 1:1 conversationsCreating the Team Edge approachWhy team coaching is a human requirementThe importance of team purpose

    Honourable Mentions:

    Carl RodgersICF, coachingfederation.org/EMCC, emccuk.org/AC, associationforcoaching.comDavid Clutterbuck, 200713% of teams, Colin Price and Sharon Toye, 2017 – ‘Accelerating Performance: How Organizations Can Mobilize, Execute, and Transform with Agility’ 21% of teams, 6teamconditions.com/teams-reimagined/frameworkDr Gabor MateProfessor Alison Hardingham

    Paul Barbour and Lucy Widdowson

    linkedin.com/in/pauljbarbour/

    linkedin.com/in/lucywiddowson/

    performance-edge.co.uk/


    Lucy and Paul's Book

    Building Top Performing Teams: A Practical Guide to Team Coaching to Improve Collaboration and Drive Organisational Success

    Published by: Kogan Page, 2021

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Top-Performing-Teams-Employees/dp/1789666767


    Robert Digings

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach

    Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years. 

    He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.

    In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.


    Production Credits:

    Studio Engineer at Spiritland Studio Kings Cross - Ed Gill

    Post Production - Shaun Lawson

    Series Producer - Ella Halsall


    © 2024 Highly Relational Limited


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  • We’re back for a second series of Highly Relational! 


    We have 12 excellent guests lined up for this new series, including:

    LUCY WIDDOWSON & PAUL BARBOUR - team coaches and consultants who specialise in training existing and future team coachesCRAIG GOLDBLATT - is an impact coach emphasising the power of purpose at work and at homeGABRIELLA BRAUN - reveals the huge impact our unconscious has in building relationships and working together under stressDAVID KESBY - is a team consultant who’s identified two types of team and has coined the term ‘extra-dependant’ to help us understand the differenceJULIA CARDEN - is an executive coach and supervisor, who’s PhD on self-awareness brings insight to coaches and leaders alikeAnd ‘the future of work’ expert - GWEN STIRLING WILKIE - is the founder of Seeds of Transformation, home to the Omni-Working framework 

    Tune in every Wednesday on your favourite podcasting app or YouTube to hear our guest’s stories, tips and insights on how to create amazing teams at work. 


    And don’t forget, if you’re new to our channel we have our whole first series available for you to catch up on - just scroll down!


    Your host is team development expert Robert Digings and the conversation focuses on teamwork and relationships, along with all the opportunities and messiness of human collaboration. 


    Do give us a rate, like and subscribe wherever you’re watching or listening!


    To join in the online conversation follow Robert on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/


    Enjoy!


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