Highly Relational with Robert Digings

Over the next few weeks Season 3 of Highly Relational will continue with more great guests, sharing what they’ve come to understand about what enables people to gel together and get stuff done. And if you’re new to this podcast, do check out Series One and Two!&nbsp;You’ll find conversations about APPLIED CREATIVITY, SYSTEMS COACHING, COLLABORATIVE EDGE, STRATEGIC NARRATIVE and PSYCHOANALYSIS AT WORK. So what’s in store for the remaining six episodes of Season 3? Well, we return next week with guests including: <ul><li>PENNY MALLORY - champion rally driver and now international keynote speaker on mental toughness</li><li>WILL GLENDINNING - executive producer and director, designer, writer and occasional adventurer</li><li>GARRY SANDERSON - is a coach, consultant and expert in behavioral science - he’ll be joining us to explore what he calls collaborative performance</li><li>And CLARE CRACKNELL - an enterprise Agile coach and highly experienced Equine Assisted Learning practitioner</li></ul> Do join us then for more fascinating conversation about all things TEAM! Robert Digings:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings</a> Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;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 Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

Season 3 Mid-Season Trailer: Highly Relational 

In this first bonus episode of Season 3 Robert shares his reflections on the six conversations we’ve had so far - in the hope it’s a welcome opportunity for you to reflect too. We really do want you to make these ideas your own - to incorporate them into your leadership style or consultancy practice, so they make a difference to the individuals and teams you’re in relationship with.&nbsp;Robert's two standout themes are, firstly the importance of really getting to know those we work with, so that we create a level of professional INTIMACY, and secondly how our approach to learning can lead to insight and WISDOM that can be applied for everyone’s benefit. With expert contributions from: Nick Williams:S03 E01: The Calling - Inspirational Leadership Karen Edwards:S03 E02: Better Together - Delivering Successful Live Events Anise Bullimore:S03 E05: Walk of Life - Resilience and the Great Outdoors Andrew Gibbons:S03 E04: School's Out - Active Learning Nia Thomas:S03 E03: Knowing Me, Knowing You - Raising Awareness of Awareness Graham Curtis:S03 E06: Don't Change - Relational Complexity Robert Digings:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings</a> Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;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 Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

Bonus #1: Mid-Season Reflections - Intimate Wisdom

What can complexity theory reveal about organisational life? Why are curiosity and doubt such useful leadership qualities? How might you go about bringing the desired future into the living present? Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 6Don't Change - Relational Complexitywith&nbsp;Graham Curtis Graham Curtis is&nbsp;an expert in organisational development and the former Director of Learning &amp; Research at Roffey Park Institute.&nbsp;With a background in senior leadership - both operational and human resources - Graham's doctoral research focused on the role of OD practitioners in culture change. He's passionate about group dynamics and the transformative power of relationships. In today's conversation we explore the power of curiosity and doubt, and discuss why functional collision in organisations is so problematic and what senior leadership teams can do about it. Graham Curtis:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-graham-curtis-6b931911" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/dr-graham-curtis-6b931911</a> Robert Digings:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings</a> Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

Don't Change - Relational Complexity with Graham Curtis

How could going for a walk with your team be good for business? What's the best preparation for a difficult conversation or meeting? How can you build resilience one step and one breath at a time? Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 5Walk of Life - Resilience and the Great Outdoorswith&nbsp;Anise Bullimore Anise Bullimore is&nbsp;a coach and consultant who specialises in resilience and walking!&nbsp;With a previous background in educational technology and teaching leadership development, Anise’s work now looks at the physical and mental side of coaching - using our environment and breath to have those difficult to face conversations.&nbsp;Anise has come to understand that building resilience and ‘walkshops’ are the key to solving problems, managing stress and finding the space to combat our potentially overwhelming thoughts. In today's conversation we explore why developing resilience together is a terrific way for teams to develop not only the skills to survive, but the ability to thrive.&nbsp; Anise Bullimore:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anise" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/anise</a><a href="http://www.walkcoachlearn.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.walkcoachlearn.co.uk</a> Robert Digings:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings</a> Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

Walk of Life - Resilience and the Great Outdoors with Anise Bullimore

How do we turn our passive learning into something more active? Why is reflecting on past events not necessarily the best form of reflection? Who could be our learning partner and what value might we get from finding one? Highly RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 4School's Out - Active Learningwith&nbsp;Andrew Gibbons Andrew Gibbons is&nbsp;a coach and consultant who is fascinated by LEARNING - in our businesses, in our teams and as individuals.&nbsp;Andrew has over four decades of working in the coaching industry, is a podcast host, and the creator of the Learning Locker Group. He is of course also committed to his own learning having kept a handwritten learning log since 1987 - 1.5 million words and counting!&nbsp;Andrew certainly believes that ‘everyday is a school day’ and that we all have the ability to continuously learn, grow and develop - his work is all about the HOW. In today's conversation we explore why ACTIVE LEARNING and rewarding those who commit to it, should be the new norm - and that this is the true key to creating exceptional leaders.&nbsp; Andrew Gibbons:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-gibbons-fcipd-10707317" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-gibbons-fcipd-10707317</a><a href="www.andrewgibbons.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.andrewgibbons.co.uk</a> Robert Digings:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings</a> Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;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 Nozzle Media - Richard Lannen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

School's Out - Active Learning with Andrew Gibbons

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 RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 3Knowing Me, Knowing You - Raising Awareness of Awarenesswith&nbsp;Nia Thomas Nia Thomas is a charity director, fellow podcaster and author of ‘The Self-Awareness Superhighway’.&nbsp;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:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nia-d-thomas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/nia-d-thomas</a><a href="https://knowingselfknowingothers.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.knowingselfknowingothers.co.uk</a> Robert Digings:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings</a> Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

Knowing Me, Knowing You - Raising Awareness of Awareness with Nia Thomas

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 RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 2Better Together - Delivering Successful Live Eventswith&nbsp;Karen Edwards Karen Edwards is a senior events specialist, Level Up mentor and founder of Bright Events - a done-for-you event management company.&nbsp;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:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-edwards-events?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BYmChw8VDSMKpRO4GDr86rg%3D%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/karen-edwards-events</a><a href="https://www.brighteventsltd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.brighteventsltd.com</a> Robert Digings:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings</a> Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

Better Together - Delivering Successful Live Events with Karen Edwards

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 RelationalSeason 3 - Episode 1The Calling - Inspirational Leadershipwith&nbsp;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’.&nbsp;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:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamnickwilliams/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/iamnickwilliams</a><a href="www.iamnickwilliams.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.iamnickwilliams.com</a>Books by Nick include:‘The Work We Were Born To Do’‘How To Be Inspired''Powerful Beyond Measure'and 16 others Robert Digings:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings</a> Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

The Calling - Inspirational Leadership with Nick Williams

We’re back for a third series of Highly Relational!&nbsp; We have 12 excellent guests lined up for this series, including: <ul><li>PENNY MALLORY - former champion rally driver and now international keynote speaker on mental toughness</li><li>NICK WILLIAMS - coach, speaker, entrepreneur and best-selling author of 19 books, including ‘The Work We Were Born To Do’</li><li>WILL GLENDINNING - business owner, entrepreneur, author, creator and adventurer</li><li>And ‘leader effectiveness’ expert - DR NIA THOMAS - Charity Director, fellow podcaster and author of ‘The Self-Awareness Superhighway’</li></ul> 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Do please subscribe - and consider writing a review - wherever you’re listening or watching! To join in the online conversation follow Robert on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/</a> Enjoy! Production credits:Studio Engineer at Premiere Podcast Studios - Freddie ScraggPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall © 2024 Highly Relational Limited Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

Season 3 Trailer: Highly Relational

FEBRUARY '24 UPDATEWe’re back!Tune in every Wednesday to hear what stories, tips and insights our guests have to help you create amazing teams at work. JANUARY '24 UPDATESeason Two will be launching next month - 12 brilliant guests sharing stories and insights to help you create terrific teams where you work. DECEMBER '23 UPDATESeason Two is now in production and we will be launching in the New Year. Yay! NOVEMBER '23 UPDATEWe're sad to say that Season Two of Highly Relational has had to be delayed due to Robert's health. He is keen to get back in the studio as soon as possible. Do you want to unlock the secrets of successful teamwork and bring your people together in a way that realises their full potential?Highly Relational is a brand new podcast for business leaders, HR professionals, coaches, consultants and trainers, looking to create, lead and develop great teams at work.Join executive coach and team development consultant Robert Digings each week, as he speaks to some of the most accomplished CEOs, executives, coaches, authors and all-round brilliant minds in the business world.Highly Relational is a podcast teeming with actionable advice and no-nonsense tips that will inspire you to connect and collaborate more deeply.

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