094: Q&A with Dan & Tim - Team Dynamics, Burnout, Mindset & more...

In this episode, Dan chats with one of the authors of The Social Brain - The Psychology of Successful Groups, Samantha Rockey. 
Samantha is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and is a tutor and faculty on the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme – one of the leading open leadership development programs in the world.
Samantha’s work on leadership development has won awards and has been written up in a number of books and publications. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of designing human-shaped organisations and is particularly interested in the interface between the forces of global connectivity, digital transformation and positive social impact and what this means for leadership. She is co-author with Professor Robin Dunbar (‘the Dunbar number’) and Tracey Camilleri, of ’The Social Brain: The Psychology of Successful Groups’.
You can find our more about the book and Samantha at:
https://www.thesocialbrainbook.com/
https://www.thompsonharrison.com/
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In this episode Dan & Tim tackle questions from our community. Topics up for discussion are:
How do true leaders get buy in?
What's our take on purpose?
What does Cultural Sensitivity Training look like and does it work?
 
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In this episode, Dan chats with Sophie Wade.
Sophie is a speaker, author and authority on Future-of-Work issues. Her book, Embracing Progress: Next Steps for the Future of Work, is an Executive MBA Program textbook and required reading for several management school leadership courses.
You can find out more about Sophie and her books at: https://www.sophiewade.com/
And you can connect with her and access her courses on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-wade-380b8/
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In this episode Dan chats with Jared Cooney Horvath, neuroscientist, educator, and author of Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick.
Amongst other topics they discuss: 
What we get wrong about learning in classrooms, boardrooms and sporting locker rooms. 
Why you can't multi-task
Why personality tests aren't worth all that much
You can find out more about Jared and get hold of his books at: https://www.lmeglobal.net/
You can check out his videos on his Youtube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/jaredcooney
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In this Bitesize, Dan & Tim chat about the challenges associated with Leading Change. 
This is the subject of Chapter 8 in Dan's new book, The Act of Leadership.
You can download the introduction for free at: https://www.actofleadership.com/
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In this bitesize episode, Dan & Tim chat about the work of Ed Deci and Richard Ryan and the implications that leaders need to be aware of when attempting to authentically engage their people. 
You can find out more about Dan's book at www.actofleadership.com
 

In this episode, Dan chats with Professor Richard Ryan, the co-developer of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), one of the most influential theories of human motivation. SDT underpins so much of our work here at Cut Through, so to be able to chat with Richard was indeed a treat!
In this conversation, Richard explains the fundamental requirements needed to ensure that people are "authentically" engaged, as opposed to merely complying with another's demands. 
You can find out more about Self Determination Theory here.
And you can connect with Richard on LinkedIN. 
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In this episode, Dan & Tim take on questions from the listening community around what books they would recommend, how to increase engagement in school communities, and what to do when leaders don't want to change the way they behave despite their teams complaints. 
Books we recommend.
Drive by Dan Pink
Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman
Mindset by Carol Dweck
The Fearless Organisation by Amy Edmondsen
Legacy by James Kerr
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
Useful Resource for Parental Engagement
Involve Us from the DECD South Australia
One more book...
What got you here won't get you there - Marshall Goldsmith
The other podcast Tim mentions
Humble Leadership with Edgar Shein
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