071: The Importance of Empathy with Sophie Wade

In this episode, Dan chats with Tracey Ezard, a keynote speaker, author and educator, who is dedicated to inspiring people to collaborate and thrive in the workplace.
Tracey works with senior leadership teams, whole organisations and systems to create environments of safety and stretch through leadership and collaborative learning cultures. Using evidence base approaches from the latest findings in leadership, emotional intelligence and neuroleadership, she also develops her own thought leadership based on observation of excellence in practice.Tracey is the author of three books, ‘Glue -The Stuff that Binds Us Together to do Extraordinary Work’ for leaders across all sectors who want to lift beyond convention to create high performing teams and ‘The Buzz – Creating a Thriving and Collaborative Staff Learning Culture’, designed for education leaders to support schools to bring about transformation in education. Her latest book ‘Ferocious Warmth - School Leaders Who Inspire and Transform was released March 2021.
You can find out more about Tracey at https://www.traceyezard.com/ and use the codeword HABITS to claim a 20% discount off her books. 
You can learn about her Buzz Academy for School Leaders at: https://www.thebuzz.academy/ and connect with her on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyezard/
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In this episode, Dan chats with one of the world's leading neuroscientists Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett. 
Dr Barrett is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University. She also holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she is Chief Science Officer for the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior.
In addition to the books Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain and How Emotions are Made, Dr. Barrett has published over 240 peer-reviewed, scientific papers appearing in Science, Nature Neuroscience, and other top journals in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, as well as six academic volumes published by Guilford Press. She has also given a popular TED talk with over 6 million views.
You can find out more at https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/
The podcast Dr Barrett refers to about her college suffering a 'Widowmaker' heart attack can be accessed here. 
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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 chats with Holly Ransom, the author of The Leading Edge, in which she helps people harness their potential to lead by asking better questions, thinking beyond biased answers, and build collective momentum for change. In The Leading Edge, Holly brings the real-world leadership lessons of so many diverse thinkers and pioneers she’s met to the fore.
You can find out more about Holly and the book at: https://hollyransom.com/
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In this episode Dan & Tim chat with the author of Radical Candour, Kim Scott.
Radical Candour offers a very practical lens through which to look at how we give and receive feedback in our relationships, both professional and personal. 
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This episode will give you plenty to think about. 
Radical Candour Matrix
Radical Candour Website
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In this episode, Dan sits down with Therese Joyce, a Wellbeing Strategist with Fisher Leadership Consultancy Group. 
Therese has over two decades experience in international management and leading change. She has worked with a diverse range of corporate, education and not-for-profit clients to help deliver creative, evidence-based practical solutions to increase employee engagement and ensure exceptional performance. With a firm commitment to pragmatic real-world application of the science of positive psychology, her expertise lies in driving employee engagement and creating new initiatives for leadership development as well as building a high-performing culture amongst leadership teams and organisations.
Louie Schwartzberg’s Gratitude Talk
Connect with Therese at www.breathingspace.global
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In this episode, Tim Perkins sits down with Rachael Robertson, the author of Respect Trumps Harmony and discusses why teams that strive for harmony sometimes miss out on the benefits of constructive conflict. 
You can get a copy of Rachael's Book here. 
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In this episode Dan talks with Dr Barbara Watterston about her new book Step In, Step Up - Empowering Women for the School Leadership Journey. 
In a profession where the overwhelming majority of teachers are female, why is there a disproportionate amount of male school leaders? 
In this chat Dr Watterston explores some of the barriers women face as well as some suggestions as to how individuals and schools can address this. 
Dr Watterston is an advocate for women in leadership. She sees the lack of representation of women in leadership roles as missing out on the incredible potential of women to influence and positively impact reforms and outcomes. She has been recognised for her contribution to leadership and professional learning. She was the inaugural recipient of the Women of Achievement Award (Western Australia, 2005), is an honorary fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and is a national fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. Her expertise is regularly sought out to contribute in an advisory capacity as a member of numerous university, departmental, school and professional boards.
Her book Step In, Step Up - Empowering Women for the School Leadership Journey is available at: https://www.hbe.com.au/barbara-watterston.html
And you can follow her on Twitter at: @BarbKW
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