E126 | The Hardiness Effect with Dr Paul Taylor

Resilience helps people bounce back from adversity, but hardiness goes further, it helps people come back stronger, faster and better equipped for the next challenge. That's the distinction Dr Paul Taylor draws from his PhD research, showing that unlike resilience, hardiness can actually be learned…

E125 | Mega Focus with Adam Williams

Talent and motivation matter less than where you actually point your attention, because misallocated focus quietly drains performance even when you're busy. Adam Williams calls this the attention tax, and it's at the centre of his debut book, Mega Focus.  Adam is an award-winning innovator and key…

E124 | Clear In Tension with Tim Duggan

Most workplace tension doesn’t need to be avoided. It needs to be studied, because conflict handled well produces better decisions, stronger relationships and more creative work than harmony ever does. That’s the case Tim Duggan makes after spending three years researching why so few leaders are ev…

E123 | Why Great People Don’t Always Make a Great Team with Mike Robbins

Great teams don't fail because of a lack of talent or technology, they fail because the relationships between teammates never get the attention that trust, alignment and shared purpose actually require. That's according to Mike Robbins, who has spent 25 years working with leaders and teams on what …

E122 | The DNA of Performance with Alessandra Edwards

Discipline, ambition and experience are not enough to sustain high performance, because what actually runs out is biological capacity, not capability. That's according to executive performance advisor Alessandra Edwards, author of The DNA of Performance, which introduces the DNA energy signature, a…

E121 | Is Technology Making Us Less Capable? With Dr Kristy Goodwin

Dr Kristy Goodwin has spent her career studying what technology does to the way we think, work and perform, and her own descent into burnout taught her the cost of ignoring the warning signs. With a PhD examining the impact of digital technologies, she works with leaders and organisations to unders…

E120 | Who should facilitate the company's planning session?

The best person to facilitate a company’s planning session is often the one who knows the business least. Because their job is to challenge assumptions, surface disagreement and create genuine alignment. A plan only becomes powerful when the people responsible for executing it have helped build it.…

E119 | The Cognitive Athlete with Clint Rahe

You can't out-hack evolution, says cognitive performance specialist Clint Rahe. Business leaders who try to operate at peak intensity all year are setting themselves up for burnout instead of sustainable results.  A former Royal Air Force physical training instructor, Clint has since worked with b…

E118 | Have you outgrown your business operating system?

The right business operating system isn’t the one with the best software or the most passionate followers. It’s the one that helps your people consistently execute, adapt and achieve what the business needs at its current stage.  I’m joined by Evolution Partners leadership coaches Andreas Zylberbe…

E117 | The Founder Effect with Lawrence Lam

Lawrence Lam has spent his career studying why founder-led companies consistently outperform, and his answer comes down to three traits: bold judgment, aligned incentives, and public influence. Founders with real skin in the game make decisions salaried executives rarely can.  Lawrence is Founder …