Highly Relational

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 RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 11Born This Way – Authentic Successwith 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, AmazonKate 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 CoachRobert 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 AndrewsPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

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 RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 9Silver Bullet – Myth of Fixabilitywith 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 4Steve Hearsum:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevehearsumhttps://www.hearsum.com/‘No Silver Bullet: Bursting the Bubble of The Organisational Quick Fix’, AmazonRobert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/ Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert 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 LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

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 RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 8Hear You Me - Listening to Connectwith Colin SmithColin 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 CoachRobert 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 BennettPost 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!

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 RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 7Best 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 CoachRobert 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 GillPost 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!

UPCOMING GUESTS: Kate Trafford:LinkedIn  https://www.katetrafford.comGet There, Love Here: The Busy Professional’s Guide To Authentic, Enjoyable Success published by Right Book Press (Amazon)Colin Smith:LinkedIn  https://dexteritysolutions.co.ukJill 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 CoachRobert 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 ThorntonPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

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 BarbourLinkedIn & LinkedInperformance-edge.co.uk/Building Top Performing Teams: A Practical Guide to Team Coaching to Improve Collaboration and Drive Organisational Success (Amazon)Craig GoldblattLinkedInhttps://www.craiggoldblatt.comhttps://livingonpurpose.globalGwen Stirling WilkieLinkedInhttps://omni-working.com/https://seedsoftransformation.co.ukOmni-Working: Work Effectively In All Ways, From All Places (Amazon)Julia CardenLinkedInhttps://carden-consulting.co.uk/about-julia/Gabriella BraunLinkedInworkingwell.ccgabriellabraun.co.ukAll That We Are: Uncovering The Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour At Work (Amazon)David KesbyLinkedInhttps://organisationalcoachinghub.comExtra-Dependant Teams: Realising the Power of Similarity (Amazon)Production CreditsStudio Engineer at Spiritland Studio King's Cross - Will Thornton Post Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational Limited

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 RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 6This Is Me - Self-awareness and Connectionwith 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, E01Julia 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 CoachRobert 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 BennettPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!

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 RelationalSeason 2 - Episode 5Two 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.comDavid’s Book:Extra-Dependant Teams: Realising the Power of Similarity Published by: Routledge, 2018https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extra-Dependent-Teams-Realising-Power-Similarity-ebook/dp/B08LDMBTHCRobert Digings:https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/Team Development Consultant and Executive CoachRobert 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 BennettPost Production - Shaun LawsonSeries Producer - Ella Halsall© 2024 Highly Relational LimitedFind Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTubeIf you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!