Keywords Resilience - Mindfulnes - Performance - Leadership - Workplace Culture - Stress In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Andrew McNeil, a leadership consultant who helps individuals and teams thrive under pressure, discusses how mindfulness can be used as a tool to improve both well-being and performance in high-pressure environments. Andrew spent 20 years in senior leadership and throughout his career led large teams in high pressure environments. He is also an accredited mindfulness t...
Oct 02, 2023•27 min
Keywords - Resilience - HIV - Grief - Loss- Caregiving - Affordable Healthcare - 30/30 Project In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Julie Lewis, a 38-year AIDS survivor, and mother to Grammy Award winning musician, Ryan Lewis, talks about how she was infected with HIV in 1984 following a blood transfusion. She was not diagnosed thorough until the early 1990s when she was given three to five years to live. After years of silence about her disease, she found an unlikely community of friends ...
Sep 25, 2023•27 min
Keywords Resilience - Autonomic Nervous System - Nature - Martial Arts - Human Biology In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Frank Forencich, an internationally recognised leader in health and performance education with black belt rankings in karate and aikido talks about the autonomic nervous system and its influence on our health and performance, as well as our relationship with the natural world. Frank introduces two African concepts: ubuntu, which refers to social identity and group membe...
Sep 18, 2023•31 min
Keywords - Resilience - Bold Voice - Communication - Self-talk - Verbal Regulation In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Vasavi Kumar talks about the power of resilience and developing a bold voice. She emphasises the importance of being kind to oneself and how negative inner voices stem from external sources like parents or authority figures. Vasavi stresses that tone of voice is crucial in communication, especially when giving feedback, and offers training programs to help people play with ...
Sep 11, 2023•17 min
Keywords - Resilience – Neurodiversity – Neuroplascity – Creativity – Brain - Emotions In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Chris Marshall, a behavioural scientist who specialises in decision making and foresight. discusses the relationship between stress and pessimism. Chris has a wealth of life experience and a unique perspective. As a High Functioning Autistic (HFA), Chris has always seen the world a little differently. But this different perspective has fuelled his curiosity and led him ...
Sep 04, 2023•32 min
Keywords Resilience - Passion - Purpose - Female Entrepreneurs - Leadership - Values - Renewal In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Julie Perkins. After a 20-year career with Specsavers which included opening up the business in the Netherlands and Northern Europe, Julie decided to use the experience and learning she’d gained to support female entrepreneurs as grow their businesses in a more seamless way. Julie has witnessed the ins and outs of a business founded in a spare room and launched ...
Aug 28, 2023•32 min
Keywords - Resilience - Success - Failure - Vision - Goals In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Dr Russell Thackeray talks to Jim Harshaw, a personal performance coach and host of the Success Through Failure podcast. Despite humble beginnings as the son of a construction worker and secretary, Jim became an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler and later the youngest Division I head coach in the country. Jim initially struggled to achieve his goal of becoming an All-American wrestler but on ...
Aug 21, 2023•33 min
Keywords - Resilience – Subconscious Mind – Emotions – Mind Body Healing - Balance In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr Friedemann Schaub, MD, PhD a physician, researcher, personal development coach and author talks about mind-body healing and the importance of balancing emotions and thoughts for overall wellness. Dr Friedemann shares his background as a physician specialising in cardiology and how he eventually transitioned to focus on the mind-body connection and subconscious mind. Real...
Aug 14, 2023•28 min
Keywords Resilience - Grief - Loss - Purpose In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr. Russell Thackeray talks to Marv Weidner about his experience with grief after losing his wife to cancerbvin 2017. After he lost his wife, Marty, Marv was unsure how to find the resilience and sense of purpose to begin living his life again. With the help of Carol, a counsellor for over 22 years who specialises in grief, Marv learned valuable lessons about facing grief head-on, embracing loss as an integral ...
Aug 07, 2023•22 min
Keywords Resilience – Science – Spirituality – Positive Change In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Susan Bauer-Wu discusses her background in nursing and meditation research and how she became President of the Mind and Life Institute. This is an organisation co-founded by the Dalai Lama in 1987 that aims to bring science and contemplative wisdom together to better understand the mind and create positive change in the world. In her work with Mind & Life, Susan has championed “human-earth...
Jul 31, 2023•34 min
Keywords Resilience - Perpetual Style Theory - Perception - Senses In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Dr Russell Thackeray talks to Lynda-Ross Vega, and Gary Jordan about their Perceptual Style Theory which focuses on a strengths-oriented approach that helps people understand what they do well. Lynda-Ross has over 35 years of experience in senior management and as a business owner/entrepreneur and is an expert at harnessing the power of perception to help individuals and organisations imp...
Jul 24, 2023•36 min
Keywords Resilience - Negotiation – Conflict Resolution – Mindset – Authenticity – Bias – Cultural Difference In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Dr Russell Thackeray talks to Beth Fisher-Yoshida, a global expert and educator in intercultural negotiation and communication. She’s the program director of Columbia University’s Master of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and a negotiation consultant for the United Nations. IN this podcast Beth talks about how everyone can make a d...
Jul 17, 2023•26 min
Keywords Resilience – Valuepreneurship – Productivity – Value – Perspective In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Dr Russell Thackeray talks to Sanjeev Loomba, a distinguished business leader and an expert in the field of Valuepreneurship™. Sanjeev has worked with leaders from major companies like Johnson & Johnson, Vodafone, Reckitt Benckiser, Cognizant and in this podcast he shares his background, starting as a junior auditor, his disillusionment with the way business was done and even...
Jul 10, 2023•36 min
Keywords - Resilience – Future Proofing – Adaptive Transformation – Processes and Systems In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Lisa L. Levy an author, speaker, coach, consultant, and entrepreneur talks about future proofing your organisation. Lisa is the author of FutureProofing Cubed and founder of Lcubed Consulting , a management consulting firm that focuses on aligning people, processes and technology. Her secret sauce to success is leveraging key elements of Project Management, Process P...
Jul 03, 2023•29 min
Keywords Resilience – Communication Style – Leadership Alignment – Performance –Talent-centric In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Dr Russell Thackeray talks to Carol Schultz a talent equity and leadership advisory expert. Recognised for her proficiency in corporate leadership, Carol has spent three decades helping executives gain clarity in their careers, make bold leadership moves, and create cultures of performance. In this podcast Carol talks about her work helping companies build tale...
Jun 26, 2023•30 min
Keywords Resilience – Working Remotely – Travelling - Change In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Ali Green, a digitaln nomad who has been traveling full time since 2017, shares her experiences of working remotely and living a life of constant change. She talks about how she learned to keep in touch with her company while traveling and how she found success as an employee, freelancer, consultant, and writer. Ali also discusses the challenges of building deep relationships while constantly on...
Jun 19, 2023•27 min
Keywords - Resilience – Leadership – Intentionality – Implicit Bias In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr Kristen Albert, a leadership coach and podcaster with 30 years of experience in education, discusses her definition of leadership, the importance of intentionality and the aspects positively correlated to leadership effectiveness. Kristen believes that everyone at every level is capable and responsible for leading within their sphere of influence and talks about the need to change the ...
Jun 12, 2023•29 min
Keywords Resilience – Leadership – Poetry – Control - AI In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Aneace Haddad, an executive coach and author based in Singapore who talks about his background as a former tech entrepreneur turned leadership coach and writer. He talks about his recently published book, "The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar," which explores the concept of lyrical leadership through the five-step path of transformation - entering the path, resilience, limiting beliefs, innovatio...
Jun 05, 2023•25 min
Keywords - Resilience - Storytelling - Narrative - Journaling In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Molly Sider, a storytelling coach, shares her journey to discovering the power of personal narratives and how telling our stories can create connections with others. She encourages people to get vulnerable and share their stories in whatever way feels comfortable for them, whether it be with friends or writing it down. Molly emphasises that sharing our stories helps us humanise ourselves and ot...
May 29, 2023•25 min
Keywords: Resilience – Leadership – Empathy – Entertainment Industry – Executive Coaching In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Dawn Kohler a writer and executive coach in the entertainment industry discusses how media and entertainment are going through cataclysmic change right now due to streaming services like Netflix and Amazon. This has kept her busy coaching leaders who struggle to develop themselves and their teams during times of uncertainty or turbulence. She discusses the evolution...
May 22, 2023•28 min
Keywords: Rewiring the Brain - Resilience - Mental Health - Repairing the Brain In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Scott Warwick, an attorney and human resources professional for over 41 years, talks about his interest in mental health which stems from his son's Asperger's autism diagnosis. Scott has conducted subsequent research that revealed western medicine has a limited understanding of how the brain works. He highlights that chronic distress is the number one threat to people’s healt...
May 15, 2023•31 min
Keywords: Resilience - Addiction - Running - Therapy – Psychosocial - Grief In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Jess Keefe, a writer and advocate for mental health and substance use disorders, discusses her personal experience with the issue after losing her younger brother to addiction. She highlights the need for science-based addiction treatment and challenges the stigma surrounding it. The conversation also touches on societal factors that contribute to addiction, including glamorisati...
May 08, 2023•34 min
Failure and success can be defined in many ways and, because we are all constantly evolving, failure can be part of the journey. People often don't even know what success looks like for them because it is different for everyone. There is more than one indicator of success and Andrew defines it as finding a way to join yourself with your calling, by identifying and using your talents to their highest impact which many not necessarily be monetary. In this podcast: The definition of failure The fiv...
May 01, 2023•26 min
Some people never have an actual sense of awakening but if you’re not happy to get out of bed and face your life then it can be a sign you’re stuck. People can throw themselves into their professional life because they’re not happy in their personal life whilst others seem externally happy but know something is missing or not quite right. You might not realise it but if you’re on the wrong path something will be tapping on your shoulder. There is a feeling that we should be somewhere else and if...
Apr 24, 2023•26 min
Family businesses are the backbone of the global economy but one of the biggest challenges they face is the relationship between different aspects of the business, the corporate role/personal relationship or the owner/employee. Although their share in the company may be small, people may want to to put their ownership hat on when really they need to be wearing their employee hat. There is also the relationship between the founders of the business, the 2nd generation who drive things forward and ...
Apr 17, 2023•34 min
The sense of the collective and feelings of emptiness when the focus is solely on the self comes from recognising that we are part of the greater fabric of humanity. We are the behaviours we engage in; in how we think and in the actions we take. When somebody engages in their own leadership journey and comes to this awareness, there is more conversation as people move up the hierarchy of basic needs. In this podcast: How leadership is a personal journey The 7 Pillars of leadership How to be a co...
Apr 10, 2023•32 min
Nick wanted to know if he was the only one suffering from the feelings of isolation so he sent out a survey to other senior executives to find out how lonely they were in their roles. His first finding in 2019 was before the pandemic and showed that 30% of the senior executives he surveyed actually admitted they were suffering from loneliness in the workplace. He went back to the same group in 2020 during the pandemic and the figure had gone up to 59%. The next question he asked then was whether...
Apr 03, 2023•28 min
Grief is a big emotion. It’s challenging and there's no right or wrong way to grieve. There is also no right or wrong way to deal with different types of grief. There can be a sudden loss or longer-term illness, the death of a child or a suicide. No matter how prepared you are for someone to die there is always an element of shock even if you've been grieving for a while. When it comes specifically to suicide, there are so often things that we want to say to people and don't. With any type of lo...
Mar 27, 2023•31 min
Any time we define anything in our external world we use ourselves as the foundational context. Who you are affects how you define something. We start with the mind and a simple question is who am I or what have I become. Everything starts with how we think. Narrative is the foundational understanding of who I am. The more we learn about our own narrative the more we can recognise the narrative of others. In this podcast: Moving from problem orientated thinking to solution orientated thinking Ap...
Mar 20, 2023•36 min
Under the surface of our awareness, our body, mind and spirit are constantly communicating using energy. This communication is a language that we can learn to participate in and speak. It influences our health and wellbeing and, to a certain extent, what happens around us. Energy medicine helps to shift the dynamic of energy. Our culture helps us believe that if we have a headache we can get rid of it with a pill but we have trouble in believing that doing a yoga pose will do the same thing. It ...
Mar 13, 2023•29 min
