Join us for personal stories, trends and the latest approaches to team development and engagement used by leaders and organisational psychologists from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Hear from Rhodes scholars, early-stage Founders, remote work specialists and organisational psychologists as we consider all things teams.
What is a theatre director's perspective on psychological safety? How can the more rationally-inclined learn from the creative sector's distinct team-building strategy? How can fostering possibilities for liminal space result in groups that are more content and perform better?
Maja Maletkovic offers us a novel method for working together that draws on her varied expertise in the arts and culture-for-profit. Listen to Maja as she discusses her views on: what OKRs & other performance frameworks miss; what liminality means and how it can help teams perform better; whether creative teams are different, with a unique set of needs; and high-purpose cultures & engagement.
This interview is with Muloongo Muchelemba. Ex-banker, Rhodes Scholar, Oxford PPE grad, author, entrepreneur and current Director of Selections at Rhode's Trust scholarship program, RISE, Muloongo Muchelemba has lived in 9 countries and visited over 50. There is truly no-one better to discuss finding and developing talent in a global context, inclusion, and the importance of being mission-driven in high-performance cultures. In this conversation we cover: Whether or not the world is ready for truly global teams; inclusive selections processes & the tools that can support them; the company vs individual balance: and the company with the best team culture that she has ever worked for.
This interview is with Aakash Gupta. Aakash is the Founder and CEO of Sorry I Was on Mute, a blog dedicated to managing remote and distributed teams. Aakash built the blog in the early stages of the pandemic when remote work was forced upon the world, and has grown it substantially over the last two and a half years. Aakash tells us about some of the ways in which managing a remote team differs from managing a regular team, what tech he uses, and explains the current trends in remote work.
This interview is with Sonia Kurah. Sonia has deep expertise within the start up scene- the former Program Director of the Stockholm chapter of Antler, a global early stage and accelerator program, and now as a consultant for key nordic players like the Danske Bank accelerator and the Second Foundation. She’s had an international career and seen the formation (and break up!) of a lot of teams. In this interview we talk about: the nature of founder team relationships, some of the fundamentals that help them be successful, how VCs assess founder teams, soft versus technical skills in team success, the role of accelerators.
This interview is with Ingrid Molan. Ingrid is a Director at Nous Group and an Organisational Psychologist with almost 10 years experience working with all things people. She works across a range of topics including leadership, learning and development, capability, culture, talent identification and performance management. In this conversation we talk to Ingrid about leadership, with a focus on what constitutes a great team leader.
In this episode we speak to psychologist Therese Muirhead about workplace wellbeing. Therese is passionate about working with organisations that are focussed on wellbeing as a metric, with leaders who want their people to flourish; find purpose, meaning and positive connection at work. Her experience spans over 17 years of working across many industries both within organisations and as a consultant.
In this interview we cover what is workplace wellbeing and its components; how is it measured; practical tips for leaders looking to increase their focus on employee wellbeing and why wellbeing is fundamental to success.