063: Everything I Knew About the Brain Was Wrong - Chatting with Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett

In today's episode Dan chats with Cheri Torres and Jackie Stavros. Cheri is CEO and lead catalyst of Collaborative by Design, a consulting firm that helps organizations improve performance, retain talent, and transform communication and culture, whilst Jackie is a professor at the College of Business and Information Technology, Lawrence Technological University, and an Appreciative Inquiry advisor at the David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry.
This conversation explores how Appreciative Inquiry can be used to create much better conversations, both in groups and one-on-one.
If you find the conversation useful, you should register for their free upcoming webinar here.
You can also learn more about the book, and access some useful resources at: https://conversationsworthhaving.today/
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In this episode Dan & Tim discuss what they see as some of the key considerations that Leaders must be cognisant of as restrictions ease and workplaces and schools re-open.
In the podcast they refer to the following episodes and resources:
Ep. 20 - Discussing Psychological Safety with Amy Edmondson
Ep. 30 - Resilience with Lucy Hone
Ep. 34 - Our reflections in June 2020
Ep. 50 - Personising with Ed & Peter Schein
Ep. 54 - Chatting with Tal Ben Shahar
The article Tim mentions at Be Become Belong
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Dan & Tim are back with a Q&A Episode featuring questions from the listening community. 
1. What's the difference between coaching & mentoring? 
2. What are the best wellbeing programs you've seen?
3. How can you remain an optimist and a realist?
4. How can we use The Act of Leadership book to help develop our team? 
 
You can find out more about Dan's book at www.actofleadership.com
 
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In this episode, Dan chats with Tal Ben Shahar, one of the world's leading experts in the field of positive psychology, wellbeing & the science of happiness. 
Tal's new book Happier No Matter What is out now and was written specifically for the challenging times we find ourselves in during the Global Pandemic. 
You can find out more about Tal's work at: https://talbenshahar.com/ and https://www.happinessstudies.academy/
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Finally, you can learn more about Dan's new book at https://www.actofleadership.com/
 

In this bitesize episode, Dan & Tim chat about the importance of recognising the danger of making assumptions. Things we take for granted are most likely preventing us from being our best. 
This is the focus of Chapter 3 of Dan's new book, The Act of Leadership. 
You can download the introduction and get your hands on heaps of resources at https://actofleadership.com/
 

In this episode, Dan & Tim talk about the importance of acting mindfully, not mindlessly and share a simple way of thinking about how you might regulate your responses, rather than just reacting to what's in front of you. 
You can pre-order Dan's book and download the introduction at: https://www.actofleadership.com/
 
 

In this episode, Dan & Tim chat to Ed & Peter Schein about how taking a more 'humble' approach to leadership can boost psychological safety, engagement and performance in your team. 
Ed Schein is Professor Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He is the 2009 recipient of the Distinguished Scholar-Practitioner Award of the Academy of Management, the 2012 recipient of the Life Time Achievement Award from the International Leadership Association, and the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award in Organization Development from the International OD Network.
Peter Schein is a strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.  He provides help to start-ups and expansion-phase technology companies. Peter’s expertise draws on over twenty years of industry experience in marketing and corporate development at technology pioneers.
Their website is http://ocli.org/
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In this episode Dan sits down with Professor Damian Hughes, co-host of the wildly popular High Performance Podcast. 
Damian was appointed as a Professor of Organisational Psychology and Change for Manchester Metropolitan University in September 2010 and has served as a member of the coaching team for England Rugby League, Scotland Rugby Union and a wide range of international and national sporting teams.
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You can find out more about Damian and his work at: http://liquidthinker.com/
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